Webinar
from the
20th Anniversary
Garden Party
The WILLIAM J. PIEPER, M.D. LECTURE
A History of the Origins and Evolution of Intrapsychic Humanism
Martha Heineman Pieper, Ph.D.
Member Rates: Regular: $20 | Early Career Professional: $15 | Student: $10
Non-Member Rates: Regular: $25 | Early Career Professional: $20 | Student: $15
1 CE for Psychologists, Social Workers, and Professional Counselors
Description
Martha Heineman Pieper, Ph.D., will describe the process by which she and William J. Pieper, MD discovered their original and comprehensive psychology and philosophy of mind, Intrapsychic Humanism. Dr. Pieper will discuss the challenges and false starts she and William Pieper encountered as well as the eureka moments that fueled their discoveries. This presentation will include the Piepers’ reformulations of the most important aspects of human experience, including the nature of consciousness, the milestones of normal child development, the causes and dynamics of psychopathology, and the goals and some of the techniques of Inner Humanism® Psychotherapy. There will be an opportunity for questions.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:
- Identify the two stages of Inner Humanism psychotherapy.
- Describe two ways in which the Piepers’ concerns with existing theories and approaches compelled them to develop a new integrated theory of child development, parenting, and psychotherapy.
- Describe the importance of the Piepers’ understanding that children and adults search for the meaning of being loved and loveable.
- List two ways of helping parents better understand their child’s needs for focused attention.
- Describe two diametrically opposing motives that all clients bring to treatment and why therapists should avoid the trap of therapeutic ambition.
Presenter
Martha Heineman Pieper, Ph.D.
Martha Heineman Pieper, Ph.D. is an author and psychotherapist who works with children and parents and serves as a consultant to agencies and other mental health professionals. She graduated from Radcliffe College and received her Ph.D. in clinical social work from the University of Chicago. She is a founding Board member of Smart Love Family Services, for which she provides ongoing consultation and insight to the clinical and early childhood education staff. She also serves on the Board of the Intrapsychic Humanism Society. Both of these non-profit agencies are based on Intrapsychic Humanism, the comprehensive psychology of child development, psychopathology and treatment developed by Dr. Pieper and her late husband, William J. Pieper, MD. in Intrapsychic Humanism: An Introduction to a Comprehensive Psychology and Philosophy of Mind (Falcon II Press, 1990), the best-selling parenting book, Smart Love: The Comprehensive Guide to Understanding, Regulating, and Enjoying Your Child (Smart Love Press, LLC, 2011), and the popular adult self-help book, Addicted to Unhappiness: How Hidden Motives for Unhappiness Keep You From Creating the Life You Truly Want, And What You Can Do (2nd Edition, Smart Love Press, LLC, 2019). Martha Heineman Pieper, Ph.D. also authored two best-selling, award winning children’s books, Mommy, Daddy, I Had a Bad Dream! (Smart Love Press, LLC, 2012) and Jilly’s Terrible Temper Tantrums: And How She Outgrew Them (Smart Love Press, LLC, 2017), as well as The Happiest Preschool: A Manual for Teachers with Kelly Perez (Smart Love Press, LLC, 2024). She has written and presented on Inner Humanism® psychotherapy, and also on applications of the theory of Intrapsychic Humanism to teaching, parenting, foster care, the question of free will, and children’s dreams and fantasy life, among other topics. Many of her presentations and articles are available as On Demand webinars for continuing education credit here.