Psychoanalytic Events & News

Presenter: Susan Drobis, LICSW
Friday, January 28, 2011 12:30pm – 3:30pm

This workshop will help us understand how mindfulness can transform both the therapist and the therapy. In many instances, we can find it difficult to stay grounded and centered with our clients – the client may be challenging, or we may be preoccupied with our own concerns. Therapists need an enhanced capacity to hold anxiety and intense affects. Mindfulness skills help to develop embodied self-awareness and emotional resilience. They also increase our ability to sit with and hold affectively charged material, to remain calm, and to regulate anxiety and uncertainty. Through experiential exercises and discussion, we will explore together the complementary relationship between psychotherapy and mindfulness and the ways they support each other to help relieve emotional and physical suffering.

Registration: Free for WSPP members; $20 for non-members. (Non-members are invited to join WSPP for $60.00 and save on registration.) This workshop earns 3 Continuing Education credits (sponsored by the APA)- for an additional cost of $5.

Light refreshments will be offered.
Location: BCC Services Center

WSPP: A Local Chapter of the Division of Psychoanalysis (39) of the APA.  For more information about learning objectives, CE’s, registration and WSPP policies, please visit our website: www.wspp-dc.org.

Sunday, February 13, 2011

2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Baltimore Washington Center for Psychoanalysis

14900 Sweitzer Lane, Suite 102

Laurel, MD 20707

Please join us to learn more about training programs at the Baltimore Washington Institute for Psychoanalysis.  After brief descriptions of Institute programs, we will have an informal open discussion.  There will also be opportunities for one-on-one discussion.  Faculty, graduates and current psychoanalytic candidates will be available to talk with you about any issues and questions you may have.  We will serve refreshments.

To register, please contact the BW Center office admin@bwanalysis.org or by phone at 301-470-3635 or 410-792-8060. Visit the Center’s website at www.bwanalysis.org

Just Can”t Get Enough: A 3-Session Seminar on Sexual Addictions
Presenter: Lisa Drexler, PhD

Dates and Times:

Jan 29, 2011 – Saturday, 10am-1pm
Feb 4, 2011 – Friday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Feb 11, 2011 – Friday, 12:30-3:30pm

Many of us are hearing more about sexual addictions lately, both in our practices and in popular culture. But what are sexual addictions, and how do we talk to our patients about them in productive ways? This workshop will focus on how to assess for a sexual addiction, to explore the underlying dynamics of secrecy and shame, and become familiar with treatment options and resources. We will define the addictive cycle, review examples of specific sexual behaviors, including Internet pornography addiction (the “crack cocaine” of sexual addictions), and explore the secondary functions of addictive/compulsive sexual behaviors. The presenter will offer a framework for exploring sex addict\’s inner world, and will invite participants to discuss their own case examples.

Registration: The course will be limited to 10 participants. This program is intended for those with an intermediate-advanced level of knowledge and experience. This earns 9 CE\’s (sponsored by the APA).

Fee: $185 for WSPP members; $275 for non-members.  (Non-members are invited to join WSPP for $60.00 and save on registration.)  Nine Continuing education credits are included in the price.   Registration fees are non-refundable.

Light refreshments will be offered.
Location: Office of Dr. Drexler – Friendship Heights

For more information about learning objectives, CE’s, registration and WSPP policies, please visit our website: www.wspp-dc.org.

This post was submitted by WSPP.

The Baltimore Society for Psychoanalytic Studies

Presents

Donald Ross, M.D.

Psychodynamically-Informed Treatment of Patients with Complex Depression

Sunday, January 23, 2011

9:30 a.m. Refreshments, Sign In and Registration
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Presentation

Sheppard Pratt Conference Center
6501 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21285

Program Description:
Dr. Ross will present clinical material from several cases which illustrate the problems and potential solutions of working analytically with patients with serious depressions. The main idea that will be explored is that a catastrophic loss very often involves a parallel loss of the self, which must be recognized and worked with therapeutically if the patient is to recover. This work is relevant to issues of narcissistic vulnerability, developmental crises, relationship complexities, and trauma, which often complicate grief and depression.

About the speaker:
Donald Ross, M.D. is a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and educator from Baltimore MD with 30 years of clinical experience. He is the Medical Director of the Retreat at Sheppard Pratt, which is a residential program that works intensively with patients who suffer a variety of psychiatric disorders, with a preponderance of treatment resistant depression. He also teaches at the University of Maryland, where he is Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry. He serves as a Supervising and Training Analyst on the faculty of the Washington Psychoanalytic Institute. He has a longstanding interest in the interface of Axis I and Axis II disorders, narcissistic disturbances, and self-psychology.

Please see reverse side for additional information

Objectives:
1. To recognize the central role of loss in a variety of complex depressions.
2. To appreciate the narcissistic component to a serious loss and know how to work with this in psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
3. To learn avenues of questioning that can open up productive work with patients who are stuck in serious depression.

Who Should Attend?
Mental health professionals (psychiatrists, psychologists, clinical social workers, licensed professional counselors, pastoral counselors) and persons with an interest in psychodynamic and psychoanalytic thinking and application.

CE Credits:
CE credits are granted to participants with documented attendance and completed evaluation forms. Attendance is monitored. Credit will not be granted to registrants who arrive late, or depart early. Credit will be granted to participants who submit a completed evaluation form at the end of the session. It is the responsibility of participants to comply with these requirements.

Upon completion of this program, participants will be given 3 CE credits.
This program is being co-sponsored by The New York Freudian Society (NYFS). NYFS is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education programs for psychologists. The New York Freudian Society maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Baltimore Society of Psychoanalytic Studies is recognized by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners as a sponsor of continuing education activities.

Registration
• Pre-registration fees: $35 BSPS and NYFS members, $60 Non-members, $5 Full-time student members, $15 Full-time student non-members
• Pre-registration fees apply only if payment is received by 01/19/11.
• Registration received after 01/19/11 or at the door: $45 BSPS and NYFS members, $70 Non-members, $15 Full-time student members, $25 Full-time student
non-members
• Make checks payable to Baltimore Society for Psychoanalytic Studies
• Register on our website BSPSmaryland.org
• Program fees are non-refundable

Important disclosure information:
None of the planners and presenters of this CE program have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Contact Person:
For additional information, please contact Amanda Polk via email: contactbsps@BSPSmaryland.org
Or call: 410-665-3550

This post was submitted by BSPS.

Sometimes our best intentions with trauma clients backfire or do not work. We’re challenged to find ways to help them stabilize, find a glimmer of hope, or even trust us. Innovative trauma treatment approaches can increase our effectiveness but they seem foreign to our traditional training as psychodynamic therapists. We’ll look at basic principles and some tools which can be integrated into traditional therapy. Bring your most difficult cases and we’ll explore how some of these tools could make a difference.

Cost: Registration is free to Members, $20 for non-members
CEU’s: Earns 3 CEU’s for an additional $5.

Registration: Contact Lynn Hamerling (LynnHamerling@gmail.com) or (202) 722-1507.
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The rest of our 2010-2011 program titles are:

I Can See Clearly Now – Susan Drobis, LICSW (Mindfulness)
Friday, January 28, 2011 12:30pm – 3:30pm

Both Sides Now – Jack Melamed, PhD, MS (Clin. Psychopharm), APA-CPP (Psychopharmacology)
Friday, March 18, 2011 9:30am – 12:30pm

These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things – Rosemary Segalla, PhD (Self Psychology)
Friday, May 6, 2011 12:30pm – 3:30pm

For More Info go to WWW.WSPP-DC.ORG

This post was submitted by WSPP.

Dr. Cortina will review some basic concepts in attachment theory, particularly those concepts most useful for the practice of psychodynamic psychotherapy. Attachment theory adds to our understanding of motivation, affective regulation, defenses, and developmental and interpersonal processes. Clinically, it helps us work with many kinds of challenging patients: patients who remain preoccupied and enmeshed in the past with attachment figures, and/or who remain entangled in the present with romantic relations; patients who avoid, idealize or dismiss the importance of close intimate relationships; and patients with highly controlling interpersonal patterns. Dr. Cortina will illustrate these concepts with clinical vignettes and will also welcome cases that demonstrate disruptive or traumatic attachments.

Cost: Registration is free to Members, $20 for non-members
CEU’s: Earns 3 CEU’s for an additional $5.

Registration: Contact Lynn Hamerling (LynnHamerling@gmail.com) or (202) 722-1507.
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The rest of our 2010-2011 program titles are:

When You Walk Through A Storm - Cynthia Margolies, PhD (Trauma)
Friday, November 5, 2010 9:30am – 12:30pm

I Can See Clearly Now – Susan Drobis, LICSW (Mindfulness)
Friday, January 28, 2011 12:30pm – 3:30pm

Both Sides Now – Jack Melamed, PhD, MS (Clin. Psychopharm), APA-CPP (Psychopharmacology)
Friday, March 18, 2011 9:30am – 12:30pm

These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things – Rosemary Segalla, PhD (Self Psychology)
Friday, May 6, 2011 12:30pm – 3:30pm

For More Info go to www.WSPP-DC.org.

This post was submitted by WSPP.

Linda S. Stern, Ph.D. and
Richard C. Fritsch, Ph.D., ABPP

Sunday, October 3, 2010 – 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM at the Sheppard Pratt Conference Center
Coffee, Sign In & Registration 9:30 AM

Using several pre-assigned readings, the presenters will review basic typologies and concepts pertaining to the supervisory encounter. The objective is to understand the relationship between theory and related supervisory procedures. The dialectics among experiential learning, personal growth and received wisdom will be addressed in a presentation on “teach or treat”. Group leaders and group members will present material to bear upon the conceptual discussion. In order to enliven discussion and to maximize learning, participants are encouraged to read the suggested readings and to bring examples from their own supervision experiences, as both supervisors and supervisees.
Readings will be emailed to participants upon preregistration.

Additional Information
Save the $10.00 at-the-door registration charge and pre-register online by September 26th!

To register, join BSPS, or for more information about BSPS programs or this meeting, please visit our new website: www.BSPSmaryland.org,

Continuing Education Credits
The BSPS is an authorized sponsor of Continuing Education credits by Maryland Board of Examiners of both Psychology and Social Work. Attendees at this program will receive 3.0 C.E. credits.

This post was submitted by BSPS.

Adult Psychotherapy Course Now Accepting Applications for Fall 2010

The Baltimore Washington Institute for Psychoanalysis is now accepting applications for the Two Year Program in Adult Psychotherapy for the class beginning fall 2010. The Adult Psychotherapy course is a two year continuing education program for mental health professionals who wish to enhance their psychoanalytic understanding and therapeutic skills in their work with adults. Classes meet for approximately 32 weeks per year and alternate between theoretical and clinical seminars. Both classical and contemporary approaches will be emphasized. In addition, each student will have weekly individual supervision of an ongoing psychotherapy case. For more information or an application, please visit our web site www.bwanalysis.org. You may also call the Center at 301 470-3635 or 410 792-8060. The Director of the program, Lori Marcus Post, MSW, would also be happy to discuss any questions you may have; please contact her at 301 570-7500 #8.

This post was submitted by BWCP.

The American Psychoanalytic Association will hold its 99th Annual Meeting at the Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel from June 9-13, 2010. The Meeting will offer a rich lineup of discussion groups, panels and symposia on a medley of psychoanalytic topics. Registrants will also be able to take advantage of two off-site special events: a display of Sigmund Freud artifacts and memorabilia at the Library of Congress and a behind-the-scenes tour of the Washington Nationals Park and prime tickets to the game that evening against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

To view the Preliminary Program and to register for the Meeting visit www.apsa.org/AnnualMeeting . Discount hotel and registration is available through May 17th.

This post was submitted by BWCP.

Institute of Contemporary Psychotherapy & Psychoanalysis
16th Annual Conference
Countertransference Dilemmas: On Knowing and Being Known
with
Steven Cooper, PhD – Terror and Inhibition of Negative Countertransference
Karen Maroda, PhD – Self-disclosure and Advice: Understanding How and
When the Therapist’s Disclosures Are Therapeutic
Saturday, May 8, 2010
9:00am – 4:15pm (coffee and registration begins at 8:30am)
The Cosmos Club of Washington, DC
2121 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008

5.0 CE Credits Available
Conference held in conjunction with the Relational Perspectives Institute
For more information, visit www.icpeast.org or call 202-686-9300 ext. 5 or email icpeastadmin@att.net
REGISTRATION FORM
Name: _____________________________________________Designation__________________
Street Address: ____________________________City/State_______________________________
Phone: (w) _________________ (h) _________________E-mail: _________________________

Please note: Pre-registration is required and walk-ins will not be accepted. Parking is available at the Hilton Hotel, just west of the Cosmos Club on Massachusetts Avenue.
Fees: (check the appropriate box) Make checks payable to: ICP&P and send to: 4601 Conn. Ave., NW, Suite 8, WDC 20008.
Early Registration – □ICP&P Member $145.00 □Non Member $170.00 □Students $65.00
Late Registration (after April 19th) – □ICP&P Member $160.00 □Non Member $185.00 □ Students $80.00

Continuing Education Credit

ICP&P maintains responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this educational program. ICP&P is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. ICP&P has been approved by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners to offer Category I continuing education credit. Because ICP&P has received this approval from the Maryland Board, CE credits hours awarded by ICP&P may also be claimed by social workers licensed in Virginia and the District of Columbia. These continuing education credits meet the ANCC approval standards for nurses and the approved standards for Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). ICP&P has been accredited by MedChi to provide continuing medical education for physicians and 5.0 hours AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) will be awarded for this activity. Attendees will earn 5.0 CE credits for attending the conference. Full attendance is required to receive the designated CE credit.
ICP&P received no financial support for this program.