Tolerance in Crisis: Forgiveness, Otherness and the Challenges of Psychoanalysis

In this three-hour seminar, participants are invited to explore one of today’s most urgent questions: what does it mean to practice tolerance when faced with painful forms of otherness? Drawing on the edited book Tolerance: A Concept in Crisis and the paper “Tolerance and Forgiveness: Theoretical and Clinical Perspectives on Coping with Painful Otherness,” the seminar examines how tolerance is tested in both clinical settings and everyday life.

Through theoretical reflections and clinical vignettes, the discussion will address encounters with different forms of otherness—such as gender, identity, and the traumatic realities of war—and consider how psychoanalysis can help move beyond defensive closure toward creativity, forgiveness, and transformation. The seminar invites participants to engage with theory, clinical experience, and their own reflections in dialogue.

This seminar is apart of the Holding the Frame: Navigating Politics, Permeability, and Fear in Therapy series.

Workshop Information

Date

January 11, 2026

Time

10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. EST

Location

Online, live via Zoom

CEUs

3 CE contact hours available for NYS: Psy, SW, MHC, MFT & Psychoanalysts and APA: Psy

Fee

$85 – General Admission
$60 – Derner Alum, Adelphi faculty/clinical supervisor, Non-Adelphi psychoanalytic Candidate/student
$30 – Derner student/Postgraduate candidate

Registration will close 48 hours before the start of the event.

Speaker

Gila Ofer, PhD

Gila Ofer, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist, training psychoanalyst, and group analyst. Co-founder and past President of Tel-Aviv Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis (TAICP) and a founding member of the Israeli Institute of Group Analysis (IIGA). Lecturer and supervisor in the Program of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy at Tel-Aviv University, and is on the faculty of TAICP and IIGA.

Her edited books are: “A Bridge over Troubled Water: Conflicts and reconciliation in Groups and Society” (2017), (with Dr. Avi Beman) “Tolerance- A Concept in Crisis: Psychoanalysis, Group Analytic, and Social Perspectives” (2024).

Credentialing Information

Adelphi University is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Adelphi University maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Adelphi University, Derner School of Psychology, is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0024 and by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0607 and by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0185; for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0083; and for licensed psychoanalysts #P-0058.

Disclaimer Statement

This continuing education seminar, seminar instructor/s, and the Postgraduate Programs as the seminar’s sponsor, receive no commercial support for the content of instruction (e.g., research grants funding research findings etc.), or benefit for endorsement of products (e.g., books, training, drugs, etc.) that are known to present a conflict of interest.

Cancellation Policy

Full refunds are issued for cancellations made up to 7 working days before the event. Cancellations of less than 7 days for any reason, or no-shows are not refunded. Credit towards a future event/workshop are issued for cancellations less than 7 days and up to 24 hours before the event. No credit is issued for cancellations less than 24 hours before the events or no-shows.