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Spring II: Classes begin the week of April 6, 2026, on Zoom

The Inner World of Childhood: A Jungian Approach to Working with Children
5 Wednesdays, 6:00 – 7:30 pm Eastern Time, USA, online via Zoom.
Beginning April 8, 2026
Instructor: Helaine Ciporen, MSW, MEd

7.5 CE contact hours for licensed NYS Social Workers, Psychoanalysts and Creative Arts Therapists.

Jung's approach to psychotherapy extends to work with children. Many adult psychological difficulties are rooted in early wounds of childhood, raising essential questions: How do we reach and heal children? How might this understanding inform our work with the wounded inner child in adulthood?

This course offers an introduction to the Jungian approach to working with children. Grounded in the work of C.G. Jung, Frances Wickes, and Marie-Louise von Franz, it emphasizes symbolic understanding, rather than intervention techniques or behavioral outcomes. Participants will explore how children express their inner lives through play, images, symptoms, and fantasy and how these expressions can be understood as meaningful communications of the psyche rather than problems to be corrected. These early symbolic expressions form the foundation upon which adult psychological life is built.

Through case material, discussion, and guided reflection, we will examine the impact of adult expectations, projection, and intervention on the developing child psyche. Experiential exercises will invite participants to deepen their symbolic literacy by reconnecting with their own childhood experiences of fantasy and expression. This course supports professionals in developing a reverent, ethically grounded approach that protects the child’s inner world while fostering long-term psychological growth.
Learning Objectives:

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
• Describe key Jungian concepts relevant to childhood, including symbol, complex, and individuation
• Differentiate symbolic understanding from behavioral or stage-based interpretations of children’s experience
• Recognize children’s play, symptoms, and images as meaningful expressions of the psyche
• Identify the role of transference, projection, and the adult’s inner child in professional relationships
• Apply principles of ethical restraint and containment when working with children’s symbolic material

These are online courses, given through the program Zoom.
Please download the Zoom program in advance of the first class session at Zoom.us

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TUITION

All 5-week courses are $175 for the general public and $150 for members.

REGISTRATION

The full fee must be paid at the time of registration.
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$175 General Public


$150 Members

IMPORTANT NOTES

When you pay you must also email your current email address and telephone number to the Foundation at cgjungny@aol.com. The Foundation will send you an email message and you must reply to confirm receipt. If you are taking this course for 7.5 CE contact hours for licensed NYS Social Workers, Psychoanalysts and Creative Arts Therapists, please specify which license you hold and give your NYS license number.
Class size is limited. Early registration is strongly recommended. Refunds for continuing education courses, less $15 for administrative services, will be made up to seven days before the first session. There will be no refunds issued after classes have begun. No exceptions will be made. Programs are subject to change without notice.

For more information, call or write:

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The C.G. Jung Foundation of New York
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