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The Resurgence of Malignant Narcissistic Leadership

October 15, 2024
6:00PM - 7:30PM
Virtual
Zoom

Conference Description:

In this talk, I hope to review the historical foundations of malignant narcissism as a diagnostic construct; I will lay out the core dynamics of malignant narcissism; and I will explore the reasons why so many of us become entranced with this dangerous form of leadership.

Learning Objectives:

As a result of participation in this event, participants should be able to:

Clearly understand historical conceptions of malignant narcissism
Identify what its key markers and dynamics are
Articulate why malignant narcissism has drawn so many of us to its siren call when it is embodied in the leader of a state

Presenter

Richard Wood, Ph.D

Richard Wood, Ph.D., received his baccalaureate from Cornell and his doctorate from Wayne State University. He served as staff psychologist at Mount Sinai Hospital, was an associate professor in the Department of Behavioral Science, University of Toronto Medical School, and for the remainder of his career was in full-time private practice working with a largely high-risk population until semi-retirement in 2017. He was president of the Ontario Psychological Association and one of six founding members of the Canadian Association of Psychologists in Disability Assessment. He was director/founder of the Thornhill Multidisciplinary Assessment Center and is the author of three books, A Study of Malignant Narcissism: Personal and Professional Insights, Psychoanalytic Reflections on Vladimir Putin: The Cost of Malignant Leadership, and Narcissism, a Contemporary Introduction.

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Call Tracy Ashworth 847-869-1500 ext. 207

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