The Sudden End of Your Psychotherapy Practice: Ethical and Practical Considerations, with

Ernest Braasch, MD
and Heather Craige, MSW

Program Description 

The end will come one day for each of us. Planning for the possibility of a sudden illness or death while actively in practice is essential. Planning protects your patients and family, while it prepares you to make a thoughtful and orderly transition out of practice. 

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About the Presenters:

Ernest Braasch, MD, is a Training and Supervising Psychoanalyst and on the teaching faculty of the Psychoanalytic Center of the Carolinas. He also serves as Assistant Consulting Clinical Professor in the Psychiatry Department at Duke Medical Center. Dr. Braasch provides psychoanalytically-oriented psychotherapy and psychoanalysis in a private practice setting in Raleigh. When appropriate, he uses EMDR processing and mentalization techniques. His psychoanalytic approach integrates Freudian, relational, and attachment theory with the work of Kohut and Kernberg. Dr. Braasch is the coordinator of the PCC’s new Colleague Assistance Service.

Heather Craige, MSW, is a clinical social worker and psychoanalyst in Raleigh. She works with adults and children, and provides case consultation and supervision to psychotherapists. Ms. Craige serves on the faculty of the Psychoanalytic Center of the Carolinas. Her interests include contemporary psychoanalytic theory (British object relations, attachment and relational), developmental trauma and its impact on the body, and the termination and post-termination phases of therapy. As a member of the PCC’s Community Service Committee, Ms. Craige leads the team that brings Circle of Security Parenting facilitator training to North Carolina each year.

Learning Objectives:  By the end of the session, learners should be able to

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Target Audience:  Open to mental health professionals and anyone else with an interest in this topic.  This program is at an intermediate instructional level.

CE and CME
This 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 Psychoanalytic Center of the Carolinas. The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The 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.

IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION FOR ALL LEARNERS: None of the planners and presenters of this CME program have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.

The Psychoanalytic Center of the Carolinas is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Psychoanalytic Center of the Carolinas maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

The Psychoanalytic Center of the Carolinas has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6518. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Psychoanalytic Center of the Carolinas is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.

If you have special needs or want information about our cancellation policy, please contact the Administrator.