What Makes Austen Riggs Different?

Austen Riggs Center: Fostering Self-Direction through Understanding and Connection

Lacan

Bion and the Psychoanalytic Theory of Groups

Erik Erikson Explained: His Life, Psychosocial Development, Identity & Lasting Legacy

The British Middle School: Fairbairn, Guntrip, and Winnicott

Personality Development: The Theories of Melanie Klein and Otto Kernberg (& the Riggs Opportunity)

Ego Psychology

Sándor Ferenczi & the Hungarian School of Psychoanalysis | David Mintz, MD

Freud and the Beginnings of Psychoanalysis

Resting Places: Desecration and Restoration of the Sacred

Learning to Speak: A Filmmaker's Story of Life Before, During, and After Riggs

Who Is Riggs For?

What Makes Riggs Unique: A Staff Psychiatrist's Perspective

What Is Individual Therapy Like at Austen Riggs?

What Is Distinctive About the Treatment Approach at Riggs?

How Do We Think About Medications at Austen Riggs?

Who is Austen Riggs for: A Perspective from Admissions

Psychiatric Treatment in an Open Setting

Anxiety About Making the First Call to Admissions

Next Steps After the Admission Interview

Admissions Consultation and the First Day

Admissions Interview

Austen Riggs Center Activities Program Overview

What are the benefits of working as a clinical social worker at Riggs?

What are the challenges of working as a clinical social worker at Riggs?

What is your most memorable experience working as a clinical social worker at Riggs?

How is working as a clinical social worker at Riggs different from other settings?

What is the role of clinical social work at the Austen Riggs Center?

What do you enjoy most about being a clinical social worker at Riggs?

What are some of the key benefits Fellows enjoy?

What is the treatment environment like at Riggs for Fellows?

What is life like in the Berkshires for Fellows?

How long does it take to complete the Fellowship?

How is the Fellowship different from other analytic training programs?

How are Fellows evaluated?

What are Fellows' core responsibilities?

What does a typical week look like for a Fellow?

What is the application and interview process for prospective Fellows?

What types of patients would the Fellows see?

What does the trajectory of the four years look like for Fellows?

What are the primary training opportunities afforded to the Fellows?

Riggs training directors talk about their experience in the Austen Riggs Fellowship

What is the theoretical orientation of the Austen Riggs Center?

What scholarly work do Fellows engage in?

What does the Fellowship prepare Fellows for in their professional lives post-graduation?

How does the Fellowship differ for psychiatrists and psychologists?

Are there things trainees can do to become more competitive for the Fellowship?

What is the Austen Riggs Center Fellowship and who is it for?

Austen Riggs Activities Program - Woodworking

Austen Riggs Activities Program - Visual Arts

Austen Riggs Activities Program - Ceramics

Austen Riggs Activities Program - Riggs Theatre

Austen Riggs Activities Program - Nursery School

Austen Riggs Activities Program - Fiber Arts

Austen Riggs Activities Program - Greenhouse

"Refugee Psychoanalysts 1920-1955: Enriching Psychoanalysis in the Americas"

"Genocide, What Psychoanalysis Lost in the Holocaust"

"Beyond Forced Emigration: Contemporary Émigré Experience in Psychoanalysis"

After Vienna: A conversation with Otto Kernberg, MD, and Thomas Kohut, PhD