Publications, Workshops and Presentations

          Hunter, L. & Tobin, J.  (2011, May).  ‘E-Therapy’: A critical review of practice characteristics and ethical standards.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA.

          Fauni, N., & Tobin, J. (2011, May).  Social comparison, the ‘thin ideal,’ and disordered eating.   Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA. 

          Tobin, J. (2011, February). One way out of enactment: The patient’s differentiation from the therapist. In G. Bruss (Chair), Countertransference. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Orange County Psychological Association and Argosy University, Orange, CA.

          Tobin, J., Bruss, G.S., Parekh, B., & Lopez, T. (2011, January). Socializing clinical psychology students to life-long learning at the predoctoral level: A pilot program. Poster presented at the annual winter meeting of the National Schools of Professional Psychology, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

          Tobin, J. (2010, September). Toward a view of “positive resistance”: One perspective on change in psychoanalytic psychotherapy. Paper presented at the meeting of the Orange County Psychological Association/Argosy University Faculty Lecture Series, Orange, CA.

          Tobin, J. (2010, March). Parent-teen conflict and problematic family communication patterns: A model of listening for parents. Paper presented at the meeting of the Orange County Psychological Association: CE Presentation, Irvine, CA.

          Tobin, J. (2010, March). Needing to be known: Adolescent emotional experience and how adults listen. Paper presented at the meeting of the Orange County Department of Education/Division of School and Community Services, Costa Mesa, CA.

          Tobin, J. (2009, October). Parent-teen conflict and problematic family communication patterns: Empowering parents with a model of listening. Paper presented at the meeting of the Community Service Programs, Inc. Continuing Education Series, Santa Ana, CA.

          Tobin, J. (2009, September). Parent-teen conflict and problematic family communication patterns: A model of listening for parents. Paper presented at the meeting of the Orange County Psychoanalysts Group, Irvine, CA.

          Tobin, J. (2006, Summer Issue). How the analyst listens. Report of open scientific meeting. The Psychoanalytic Institute of New England, East Newsletter, Cambridge, MA.

          Tobin, J. (2006, May). The “New Erotic™”: A workshop on overcoming contemporary dating dilemmas. Workshop presented at the meeting of The Post Club, Newton, MA.

          Tobin, J. (2006, March). The therapeutic function of group psychotherapy for children and adolescents. Paper presented at the meeting of the Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Residency Program/Clinical Case Conference Series, Boston, MA.

          Tobin, J. (2006, February). Common countertransference reactions in the treatment of substance abuse and addiction. Paper presented at the meeting of the Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Residency Program/Substance Abuse Lecture Series, Boston, MA.

          Tobin, J. (2005, March). Omission in psychoanalysis: Reflections on the patient’s desire to hide and to be seen. Paper presented at the meeting of the Massachusetts General Hospital-Charlestown Psychiatric Service/Clinical In-Service Training Series, Charlestown, MA.

          Tobin, J. (2004, March). An analysis of a dream in adolescent group therapy. Paper presented at the meeting of the Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Residency Program/Clinical Case Conference Series, Boston, MA.

          Tobin, J. (2003, February). Resistance, enactment, and co-creation in adolescent group psychotherapy. Paper presented at the meeting of the Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Residency Program/Clinical Case Conference Series, Boston, MA.

          Tobin, J. (2002, July). Ethical dilemmas in the psychological treatment of children, adolescents, and young adults. Paper presented at the meeting of the legal firm of Holland and Knight, Boston, MA.

          Tobin, J. (2002, April). The dissociative function of chronic pain in a distressed couple: A psychodynamic perspective on reparation. Paper presented at the meeting of the Tufts University Medical School/Pain Clinic Grand Rounds, Boston, MA.

          Tobin, J. (2002, February). An introduction to adolescent group psychotherapy process. Paper presented at the meeting of the Massachusetts General Hospital-McLean Psychiatry Residency Program/Clinical Case Conference Series, Boston, MA.

          Wagner, B. M., Aiken, C., Mullaley, P. M., & Tobin, J. (2000). Parents’ reactions to adolescents’ suicide attempts. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 39, 429-436.

          Tobin, J., Clyman, R., & Metalonis, K. (1998). Tapping toddlers’ internal representations of parental aggressive and prosocial behavior: The Scripts Coding Manual. Unpublished manuscript, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, D.C.

          Clyman, R., & Tobin, J. (1997). The Observational Coding Manual of Children’s Verbalized Narratives: The assessment of prosocial and aggressive behavior. Unpublished manuscript, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, D.C.

          Tobin, J. (1997, April). A developmental critique of the violence prevention research. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Washington, D.C.

          Tobin, J. (1997, October). The interpretation of defense: A case presentation. Paper presented at the meeting (Contemporary Approaches to Defense Analysis) of the Washington School of Psychiatry, Washington, D.C.

          Tobin, J. & Wagner, B.M. (1997, April). Why do some securely-attached adolescents attempt suicide? Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Washington, D.C.          

          Hustead, L., Wagner, B.M., Tobin, J., Aiken, C., & de Sousa, J. (1996, April). Daily activities of adolescent suicide attempters. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Suicidology, St. Louis, MO.

          Wagner, B.M., Schuman, M., Tobin, J., & Aiken, C. (1996, April). Can teen suicide attempts have a family function? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Suicidology, St. Louis, MO.