MPS Scientific Meeting – April 26th – Dushyant Trivedi, M.D.

FREUD AND GANDHI’S RELEVANCE IN THESE TIMES OF TURMOIL

Presenter: Dushyant Trivedi, M.D.
Lecturer, Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute

April 26, 2025
2:00 – 4:00 PM (Eastern Time)

Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute, 32841 Middlebelt Road, Farmington Hills, MI  

HYBRID 2 CME and CE Credit Hours($30 per credit hour for non-MPS members)      

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About the presenter: Dushyant Trivedi M.D. is a graduate psychoanalyst in private practice in Ann Arbor, MI. He is on the faculty of university of Michigan Department of psychiatry, Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute and the psychiatry residency training program of Trinity Health.   

Practice Gap/Need and Course Description: As social, cultural and political conflicts are rising in the US and the world at large, like all citizens psychoanalysts, too, are confronted to define their role and responsibilities in their respective societies. Clinical psychoanalysts, generally, have remained focused on their individual clinical practices and patient care separating it from their role as a citizen.Do psychoanalysts have something to say about understanding and resolving these broader conflicts drawing on their ability in working through intrapsychic and interpersonal conflicts? What is the ethical and moral duty of psychoanalysts in these times of turmoil? This essay responds to these questions by engaging in a comparative analysis between the Freudian ideas and Gandhian ideas for the change processes in an individual through psychoanalysis and the society through social activism. It will provide a relevant review of Freud inspired psychoanalytic “movement” along with Gandhi inspired social activism movements over the last seven decades. The presenter will show similarities between these two perspectives in these otherwise seemingly incongruent endeavors. By raising the question ‘Can a society be put on the couch?’ The presenter will offer some methodological and technical recommendations to address intractable conflicts and effect a change at micro and macro levels.   

After attending this presentation, participants will be able to: 1.   Characterize how social activism is analogous and in some cases is influenced by clinical and applied psychoanalysis and vice versa.2.   Appraise their own ethical and moral social responsibility as a citizen that goes beyond that their usual clinical activities.
   

CONTINUING MEDIC AL EDUCATION ACCME Accreditation StatementThis activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of American Psychoanalytic Association and Michigan Psychoanalytic Society. The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. AMA Credit Designation StatementThe American Psychoanalytic Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Disclosure StatementThe APsA CE Committee has reviewed the materials for accredited continuing education and has determined that this activity is not related to the product line of ineligible companies and therefore, the activity meets the exception outlined in Standard 3: ACCME’s identification, mitigation and disclosure of relevant financial relationship. This activity does not have any known commercial support. 
CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR SOCIAL WORK The Michigan Psychoanalytic Society is an approved provider with the Michigan Social Work Continuing Education Collaborative.
CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR PSYCHOLOGISTS The Michigan Psychoanalytic Society is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. 

The Michigan Psychoanalytic Society maintains responsibility for this program and its content. The views of the speakers do not necessarily represent the views of the Michigan Psychoanalytic Society. 

Please call or email Monica Evans at 248-851-3380, mevans@mpi-mps.org to register for CEs or for additional information