Jungian Psychology in Clinical Practice: Jung in Context

Presented by Marybeth Carter, Ph.D.  

We will explore the origins of Jungian psychology within the history of depth psychology, a psychology that attempts to understand the language and the dynamics of the unconscious as it manifests in the work with clients and in the world. The various psychoanalytic theories are the basis of Western theories of personality and the characterization of core mental health-related issues. We will highlight similarities and differences between Freud’s and Jung’s psychological theories and then compare some neo- and post-Freudian psychoanalytical theories to Jungian psychology.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe key concepts of depth psychology. 
• Compare and contrast personality development as theorized by various depth psychological perspectives. 
• Demonstrate a clinical understanding of trauma in the development of personality as understood by various depth psychologies. 
• Apply key concepts of depth psychology to a clinical context.

Marybeth Carter, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and Jungian analyst. She serves on the Board of Directors of the C. G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles and on the Executive Board of the International Association for Jungian Studies (IAJS). She is an adjunct faculty at Pacifica Graduate Institute and Antioch University and has a special interest in the creative arts and transcendent states. Marybeth has had an extensive career in nonprofit leadership and has published often in the victim and trauma services field. She is co-editor with Steven Anthony Farah of The Specter of the ‘Other’: Political, Psychological, and Sociological Perspectives (Routledge).