Volume 33 Number 3Summer 2010

2010 NAAP ConferenceBrain ChangeSpirituality &

Psychoanalysis

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Uniting the Schools of Thought

Overseer and two sub-committees: one,the Think Tank Committee and the other,the Event Planning Committee. We wouldlike the Think Tank to have a representativefrom each school of thought and represen-tatives from all institutes on both commit-tees, so that the overall ConferenceCommittee is reflective of the diverseNAAP membership.

The Think Tank would decide upon theconference theme, keynote speaker and/orpanelists, and the workshops and theirleaders. The Event Planning Committeewould be the facilitators of the conference.

We would like membership on each com-mittee to be staggered so that there arealways at least half the people who havebeen on the committees and half new, inorder for learning from each group to betransferred to the other. Eventually, after alearning curve in collaboration using thisnew method (always a work in progress),many hands will mean both lighter workfor all and hopefully a richer experience forboth conference committee members andconference participants.

We would like to plan our conferencesseveral years ahead. In this way, the ThinkTank will have time to explore the issues ineach school of thought that are old andenduringly important, as well as the newideas we would all be interested to learn. Itwould give time to study what the insti-tutes and organizations outside of NAAPare talking and writing about, so that wecan learn from them as well. Ideally, theThink Tank would gain an overview of theimportant new and enduringly old issues inthe field of psychoanalysis, as well as thepeople writing and talking about them, toshare with our NAAP community at ourannual scientific conferences.

Keep looking at NAAP's E-Bulletin formore detailed information on how to takepart in our new Conference Committees.

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The National Association for the Advancementof Psychoanalysis

PresidentPamela Armstrong-Manchester

Vice President and TreasurerPam Donleavy

Executive DirectorMargery Quackenbush

NAAP News© 2010 The National Association for theAdvancement of Psychoanalysis. Summer 2010. Volume 33, Number 3.

Editor-in-ChiefPamela Armstrong-Manchester

Executive EditorKirsty Cardinale

Editorial BoardArthur PomponioMarge BlaineGinny Rachmani

ContributorsPatricia BrattSusan Kavaler-AdlerJodi KosofskyMillicent LambertRobert MarchesaniSteve McCombsRobert Quackenbush

International CorrespondentsAnn Casement, EnglandAlberto Fergusson, South AmericaJohn Gosling, South AfricaRoberto Pani, Italy

Art DirectorElliott Hom

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PRESIDENT’S REPORTFrom a Field ofDiscord and Schismto a Field Full of Vigor— A Mindset Shift

As you know, a “defin-ing characteristic ofpsychoanalysis sinceits founding has beendiscord and schism.NAAP, established in

1972, is the first concerted effort to unitethe various psychoanalytic schools ofthought….”

Each year at NAAP’s annual conference webring together a selection of the many psy-choanalytic schools of thought for lively dis-cussions focusing on specific theoretical andclinical psychoanalytic topics. Our goal is toinclude all the schools of thought over sev-eral years.

This year it is our pleasure to bring youDonnel Stern as the keynote speaker ofour conference — Do You Know Me ?The Value of Multiple Theories inPsychoanalysis.

Donnel Stern notes: “…as long as thepractitioners of conflicting theories areconducting genuine conversation with oneanother, the existence of multiple concep-tions of practice is a sign of the field’svigor.” How exciting is that! Come join usfor another day of stimulating ideas, a deli-cious lunch, and the pleasure of one anoth-er’s company at the cocktail hour onNovember 6, 2010, at the DowntownMarriott in New York City.

Turning from the conference proper toconference planning, we have a proposalwhich should spark even more interest inour future conferences, bringing us — ourschools of thought and institutes — moretogether in the conference planningprocess. This will be an opportunity for“genuine conversations with one another,”both fascinating and invigorating!

We would like to introduce a ConferenceThink Tank to the conference planningprocess. In brief, the organizational struc-ture of the Conference Committee wouldbe as follows: there will be a Conference

Pamela Armstrong-Manchester

Pamela Armstrong-Manchester

At NAAP’s annual leadership cocktail party held on May 2, outgoing presidentJennifer Harper introduced NAAP’S new president, Pamela Armstrong-Manchester, who gave a stirring acceptance speech. She spoke of the historyof medicine fromthe 1500’s to thepresent day andhow psychoanalysisbegan making itsown history in 1891,just after medicinebecame licensed inNew York State, andwhere psychoanaly-sis is today. Sheasked, “What is thepublic understandingof psychoanalysistoday?” and “What isappropriate research for psychoanalysis today?” She compared the currentfield, with its many schools of thought, to the well-known folk tale of five blindmen trying to identify an elephant. Her talk was followed by observationsfrom audience members, including Harold Davis, one of NAAP’s founders,who talked about the formation of NAAP 38 years ago, and ShermanPheiffer, president of NPAP, who talked about the founding of the journalPsychoanalytic Review.

It was a splendid intellectual evening filledwith warmth and good cheer, enough tomatch the warmth of the second day ofMay with its sunny, comforting weather,long overdue.

SCENES FROM NAAP’S 6TH ANNUAL LEADERSHIP COCKTAIL PARTYby Robert Quackenbush

Photo credits: Robert Quackenbush

The new president praises the former president, Jennifer Harper, who receives an ovation

The audience responds to the new president's questions

Pamela Armstrong Manchester, NAAP's new president, addresses the audience

Eleanor Davis takes notes during the discussions at the event

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WHERE WILL YOU BE?

Join us on November 6 for the 38th Annual Conference to cele-brate NAAP’s mission honoring the rich diversity of thoughtamong its institute members and providing forums for anexchange of these ideas.

Do You Know Me? The Value of Multiple Theories inPsychoanalysis

The quest to understand the individual, the psyche, motivationsinfluencing behavior, and the interpersonal forces shaping culturedrives all psychoanalytic study. But what are the root values of theindividuals and schools of thought guiding theory developmentand the techniques derived from them? What values define thegoals informing the techniques analysts use? We can observe theend product of theoretical formulation, but do we really knowwhy the subject was approached in a certain way? Can we ident-ify the underlying values of the theoretician or clinician from theirtechnique?

The Keynote SpeakerDonnel Stern, Ph.D.

“Implicit Theories ofTechnique and the ValuesThat Inspire Them”

Donnel Stern is Trainingand Supervising Analystand a Faculty Member atthe William Alanson WhiteInstitute in New York. Heis also a Faculty Memberand Supervisor in theNYU PostdoctoralProgram in Psychotherapy

and Psychoanalysis. Dr. Stern is the editor of “Psychoanalysis in aNew Key,” a book series from Routledge, and former editor ofContemporary Psychoanalysis journal. He is the author of Partnersin Thought: Working with Unformulated Experience, Dissociation, andEnactment (Routledge, 2009), and Unformulated Experience: FromDissociation to Imagination in Psychoanalysis (The Analytic Press,1997).

Dr. Stern will discuss the ideas presented in his paper, “Implicittheories of technique and the values that inspire them”, exploringthe importance of inquiry into the origins of psychoanalytic the-ory of technique. Stern asserts that all theories are grounded invalues that are not necessarily articulated, particularly over timeand with the evolution of ideas, and therefore we may not fullyrecognize the original motives or bases for fundamental concepts

underpinning our theories.Clinical techniques areinspired by theoretical posi-tions that are expressions ofthe values through which thepractitioner, or theoretician,views the meaning of emo-tional well-being and healthyfunctioning. The value con-text defines what is aspiredto in the treatment, as thetheory informs technique.Therapeutic techniques aredesigned to move functioningtoward a prescribed matura-tional model.

According to Stern, the more values are made explicit, the betterable we are to evaluate both theory and technique. He describesa method for studying value systems underlying theory and tech-nique development, and for making the implicit in theory explicit.Dr. Stern notes, “…as long as the practitioners of conflicting theo-ries are conducting genuine conversations with one another, theexistence of multiple conceptions of practice is a sign of a field’svigor.” That itself is an example of an underlying value informingtheory of technique. When one holds the position that the exis-tence of multiple models of practice is a positive indicator in adiscipline, one evaluates them from a different perspective thanwhen multiple conceptions are considered a negative.

Dr. Stern will explore an important tool for knowing ourselvesand each other. It is a way in which we can re-establish andreassess a connection with the fundamental values we implementin our work. Just as important, it can provide a window on thevalue systems of other theoretical frameworks within our disci-pline, providing a means to understand better how they arrive ata theory of technique and how their guiding principles are similarto or different from one another.

The PanelDonnel Stern, Ph.D., Gerald Gargiulo, Ph.D., Jane Hall, LCSW, Patricia Bratt, Ph.D. - Moderator

The Va lue of Multiple Theories in P sychoana lysis

Is it important to think alike? Are there universal ideals guiding allschools of theoretical thought or do unique perspectives and val-ues inform viewpoints? Is it possible that having many approachesto the same phenomena enriches a discipline with intellectualcuriosity and growth when ideas and results are shared?

THE 2010 NAAP ANNUAL CONFERENCE – DO YOU KNOW ME? THE VALUE OF MULTIPLE THEORIES IN PSYCHOANALYSIS

by Patricia Bratt

Donnel Stern

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ferent. Audience participation in the exploration of these ideaswill be an important part of the morning.

Lunch and the Gradiva® Awards

The New York Marriott Downtown,www.nymarriottdowntown.com, will provide an elegant setting fora delicious lunch and for the presentation of the Gradiva®

Awards. There is a wonderfularray of nominees for the 2010Awards, as you can see on page6. The Marriott's Chef Edwardprepared a fabulous tasting ses-sion for the conference commit-tee to help select the lunchofferings. The delicious tempta-tions include specially createdchicken and vegetarian dishes,and Chef's “Death byChocolate” dessert. Stay tunedfor upcoming details and menuchoices in NAAP mailings.

The Afternoon Workshops

Interested in expanding your perspectives? Enjoy sharing stimulat-ing, interactive experiences with colleagues? NAAP’s ConferenceWorkshops always offer an extensive menu of choices for you tolearn more about what is happening in the field. This year’s work-shops will follow the theme of the day, providing demonstrationsand explorations of the ways our different schools of thoughtarticulate underlying values in a variety of situations, from clinicalpractice to corporate and educational venues to community serv-ice.

The Cocktail Hour

Join us for NAAP’s traditional post-conference moment to relax,decompress, and chat with friends after a stimulating day together.

We are looking forward to seeing you in New York on November 6!

Jane Hall

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Gerald Gargiulo

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Gradiva® Award Nominations — 2010

BOOKS

Clinical

BRENNER, IRA. Injured Men: Trauma, Healing, and the Masculine Self. New York: Jason Aronson, 2009.

LEVINE, SUSAN S. Loving Psychoanalysis: Technique and Theory in the Therapeutic Relationship.New York: Jason Aronson, 2009.

WILLOCK, BRENT, REBECCA C. CURTIS, and LORI C. BOHM, Eds. Taboo or Not Taboo: ForbiddenThoughts, Forbidden Acts in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. London: Karnac Books, 2009.

Historical

BENVENUTO, SERGIO and ANTHONY MOLINO. In Freud’s Tracks: Conversations from the Journalof European Psychoanalysis. New York: Jason Aronson, 2009.

SLAVET, ELIZA. Racial Fever: Freud and the Jewish Question. New York: Fordham University Press, 2009.

STEPANSKY, PAUL E. Psychoanalysis at the Margins. New York: Other Press, 2009.

Theoretical

FEINBERG, TODD E. From Axons to Identity: Neurological Explorations of the Nature of the Self.New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 2009.

FERNANDO, JOSEPH. The Processes of Defense: Trauma, Drives, and Reality—A New Synthesis.New York: Jason Aronson, 2009.

NUSSELDER, ANDRÉ. Interface Fantasy: A Lacanian Cyborg Ontology. Cambridge: MIT Press,2009.

ARTICLES

BABEJOVÁ, ELEANÓRA. “And the River Swelled with Horses,” Spring 82, Symbolic Life: A Journalof Archetype and Culture, Fall, 2009, 131-151.

BISAGNI, FRANCESCO. “The sound-hand,” Journal of Child Psychotherapy, Vol. 5, No. 3, December 2009, 229-249.

MORRIS, KAREN. “Torture and Attachment: Conscience and the Analyst’s World-Seeing Eye,”Psychoanalytic Review, 96 (5), October 2009, 841-855.

STUDENT PAPERS

BREWSTER, FANNY. “Window to Eternity: A Personal View of Death.” C.G. Jung Institute, New York, New York, 2009.

FROELICH, ROYCE JEFFREY. “The Dorje and the Bell: Symbols for Transformation in EasternReligious Traditions and Their Usefulness for Psychotherapy.” C.G. Jung Institute, New York, NewYork, 2009.

TAVERAS, MARIA DE LOS ANGELES. “Transformation of the Feminine: The Woman, The Serpent,and the Voice.” Thesis. C.G. Jung Institute, New York, New York, 2009.

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While there have been several conferences devoted to theexploration of psychoanalysis and spirituality or religion recently,Washington Square Institute’s 34th Scientific Conference broad-ened the topic to also include philosophy and history. If it wouldseem daunting to address such sweeping topics in one day, trywriting a 500-word synopsis on any one of them let alone all ofthem!

There is something of a continuum in the evolution suggested inthe very title of WSI’s Conference — Psychoanalytic Self-Understanding: A Socio-Cultural Construct Evolving Through TimeFrom the Standpoint of History, Philosophy and Religion.

Gerd H. Fenchel, dean and director of the Institute, gave his intro-ductory remarks on psychoanalysis as a socio-cultural constructbefore introducing Professor Martin Bergmann. “The compellingurge to know oneself was inscribed on the temple of Apollo andalso advocated by Plato,” Fenchel said. “In our field there is someconsensus about basic technique that comes in part from accu-mulated wisdom and thought. It helps, therefore, to reflect back-ward and see what the common element of human nature is.”Like every good analysis, the history of the person is part of thematuration process. So it is with disciplines and philosophies likeour own. And we are still maturing….

Even at 97, Bergmann held up the mantle that Freud first con-structed as clearly as anyone in his presentation “Philosophy andPsychoanalysis”, yet not without his own critique of the father ofpsychoanalysis. Regarding Freud’s famous statement about notreading Nietzsche so as to avoid “anticipatory ideas,” Bergmanncountered, “Freud was an avid reader; why did he not fear the‘anticipatory ideas’ in other writers and thinkers?”

According to Bergmann, “Psychoanalysis, as a special kind of ther-apy, is the philosophy that emphasizes the role of the repressedunconscious in its considerations.” Interestingly, he sees Jung as“the creator of a romantic psychotherapy.”

Referring to the later Freud (The Future of an Illusion andCivilization and Its Discontents), Bergmann noted that “psychoanaly-sis was no longer confined to a technique of therapy but led to anew understanding of the world we live in.”

Bergmann ended his speech calling psychoanalysis “the philosophywhich our era needs,” and Rev. Dr. Amy Bentley Lamborn calledthe analytic process “an urgent issue for the human race.” Herpresentation, “Theology After Jung: Revisiting A PsychologicalApproach to the Dogma of the Trinity,” followed Bergmann’s.

Using Richard Kearney, a philosopher of religion, to understandthe Trinity from the Greek term perichoresis as a divine rounddance, Lamborn extended this metaphor as “a dancing around ofself and other, identity and difference: meeting, communing, anddiscoursing without fusion, totalizing, or dissolution.” Sounds likethe perfect analysis! But Lamborn was describing what might be

the dance of psychoanalysis and religion as both struggle to findinterdisciplinary possibilities as they draw closer to one another.

“Psychoanalysis has a lot to offer theology,” Lamborn said duringthe discussion. Lamborn was faced with an objection by one ofher parishioners who asked, “Isn’t psychoanalysis that thing thattakes away your faith?” She responded, “What about the possib-ility of psychoanalysis enlarging your faith?” Even as a minister,Lamborn makes it a point to talk in church about the psychoana-lytic enterprise not needing to be seen as an enemy of faith.

The third presenter, George Makari, MD, whose talk wasRevolution in Mind: The Creation of Psychoanalysis, gave a rich,detailed account of how the ideas that engendered psychoanaly-sis came together and how those ideas attracted a community offollowers around them. “There is no competing model of mindthat compares to psychoanalysis in richness,” Makari said.

And that is something we can all agree with.

Rob Marchesani, MSSC, LP, is the dean and executive director of theWestchester Institute for Training in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapyin Bedford Hills. He is also in private practice in New York City.

WSI's 34th conference was co-sponsored by NAAP and internationalpsychoanalysis.net. For a complete review of the confer-ence presentations, see WSI’s upcoming journal Issues inPsychoanalytic Psychology.

WSI 34TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE: THE PHILOSOPHY OUR ERA NEEDSby Rob Marchesani

JULY16: Getting into the Skin of Your Patients (workshop), ObjectRelations Institute, (ORI), orinyc.org25: Infidelity in Psychotherapy with Individuals and Couples,(workshop), New Jersey Institute for Training in Psychoanalysis,(NJI), njinstitute.com25: Assertive Communication and the Development of the Self,(workshop), NJI.

AUGUST2-6: 26th Annual Cape Conference, Boston Graduate School ofPsychoanalysis (BGSP), bgsp.edu

SEPTEMBER12: Open House, NJI13: 2010 Fall Courses begin, Center for Human Developement,(CHD), thecenterforhumandevelopment.org25: Time as an Object (workshop), ORI

OCTOBER23: Dances of Intimacy (workshop) ORI

NOVEMBER6: Thirty-Eighth Annual Conference, NAAP, naap.org

PSYCHOANALYTICCOMMUNITY CALENDAR

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With the mapping of the human genome and use of functionalMRIs, neuroscientists have forged ahead to investigate how envi-ronment influences genetic expression. The 10th AnnualConference of the Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy StudiesProgram of the New Jersey Institute for Training in Psychoanalysissuccessfully bridged the gap between contemporary neuroscienceand psychoanalysis—a rapprochement between research scien-tists and clinicians.

The conference addressed the topic, “What We Have LearnedAbout How the Brain Can Change and Grow: Implications forPsychotherapy with Children and Adolescents,” and was held inTeaneck, New Jersey, on March 14. The N.J. Society for ClinicalSocial Work co-sponsored the conference.

Chair of NJI’s Executive Board and president of the N.J. Societyfor Clinical Social Work, Janice Victor, opened the conference. JodiKosofsky, director of NJI’s Child and Adolescent PsychotherapyStudies Program, introduced the topic and placed it firmly in ahistorical context, noting that Freud himself had spoken of thebrain’s plasticity as early as 1896.

In recent years attention has turned to the emerging field of epi-genetics, the study of the epigenome (meaning “above” thegenome), which regulates genes in two ways, by DNA methyla-tion and histone modification. These processes govern what scien-tists term “gene expression” or behavior. In DNA methylation,chemical tags, or markers, are attached to genes and loosen ortighten them; in histone (i.e., protein) modification, genes and theirchemical tags encircle histones, also turning genes on and off.Unlike genomes, which are fixed and encode hereditary traits,epigenomes act as an interface between genes and environmentalfactors (e.g., diet, drugs, physical activity, social relationships, andstress reactions).

Neuroscientist Brian Koehler is a faculty member of the NYUSchool of Social Work and the Postdoctoral Program inPsychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, the Manhattan Institute forPsychoanalysis, and the Institute for Contemporary Psycho-therapy. Koehler began with a review of relevant plant and animalstudies, noting, for example, how seedlings of the lowly radishplant successfully repelled caterpillars following their mother’sexposure to predators, an adaptive response to the mother’senvironmental experiences not encoded in the DNA.

Well-versed in the biochemical nature of the brain, Koehler con-centrated on human brain research. One NIMH study concludedthat treatment of depressed mothers resulted in better maternalcare of their children. The attachment process between motherand child involves several biochemical/physiological changes, thehidden regulators of attachment. They affect what Koehler terms“the social brain” and are also brought into the transference intreatment.

One of Koehler’s own studies correlated neural alterations withdepression, social isolation, and social defeat in those afflicted withthe more severe mental disorders. He found that stress inhibitsneurogenesis, causing individuals to focus on social survival ratherthan on learning. There was a greater risk for PTSD, bipolar disor-der, and an increase in the aging of brain cells. In short, one’scapacity for change and self-reflection is very much compromised.

Analysts observe how past traumas enter the transference, butover time, Koehler stated, synaptic connections in the brain canbe built up to increase neural regulation. As Eric Kandel observed,“The regulation of gene expression by social factors makes allbodily functions, including all functions of the brain, susceptible tosocial influences . . . The environment can alter the expression ofgenes and thereby modify the anatomical construction of thebrain.”

This theme lay at the heart of the conference. In treatment, apatient’s relationship with the analyst causes a reduction in fearand anxiety and alters heart rate and blood pressure. It is not aquestion of nature vs. nurture but of recognizing the interplaybetween environmental influences on gene function and con-comitant changes in the human brain.

Fathy Abdalla, psychiatrist, psychopharmacologist, and NJI psycho-analytic candidate, drew from disparate scientific fields in his pres-entation, “The Three Blind Men and the Elephant”—Psychoanalysis, Neuroscience, and Quantum Physics: AnIntegrative Therapeutic Perspective.”

Abdalla first elaborated on various aspects of quantum theory asthey relate to psychoanalysis. He then provided a useful, extensivereview of several meta-studies regarding the efficacy of psy-chotherapy. One rigorous meta-analysis of various treatmentmodes by Bruce Wampold in 2001 determined that long-term,psychodynamically oriented therapy consistently produced bettertreatment outcomes because of the close relationship formedbetween therapist and patient, when both believed in the ther-apy’s efficacy and shared a similar worldview. In contrast, short-term therapies and those based on a medical model of pre-scribed treatments for specific disorders were consistently lesssuccessful. However, there were some serious design flaws (e.g., apaucity of subjects) in this and similar studies.

Abdalla embraces an integrative therapeutic perspective, whichincludes a patient’s own introspection and the analyst-analysandrelationship. But the thrust of his presentation was related to thethird element of his perspective: the need for a greater numberof robust evidence-based studies. This perspective, he stressed,better demonstrates the efficacy of psychoanalysis and psy-chotherapy to health care managers, pharmaceuticals, and insur-ance corporations, thus supporting clinical practitioners in theirwork.

WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED ABOUT HOW THE BRAIN CAN CHANGE AND GROW

by Jodi Kosofsky and Millicent Lambert

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The last speaker was Burton N. Seitler, former director of NJI’sChild and Adolescent Psychotherapy Studies Program, who pre-sented “Can Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Promote BrainPlasticity in the Treatment of Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum? APsychoanalytic Case Study.” Seitler focused on psychoanalytic psy-chotherapy with a young patient who lacked a seemingly vitalbrain organ. Seitler first demonstrated the effects of a brain injuryby summarizing the case of Phineas P. Gage, who in 1848 surviveda freak accident in which a rod pierced his brain. Gage had sus-tained substantial damage to his frontal lobe and experienced amarked change in his personality and behavior.

“Clay,” Seitler’s aptly named fifteen-year-old male patient, wasborn without a corpus callosum, the physical bridge in the brainconnecting the two brain hemispheres so that information canpass from one side to the other. Clay was emotionally labile,unaware of social cues, impulsive, lacked insight, and demon-strated rigid thinking and poor planning. At best, Clay’srelationship with his parents and siblings was conflicted andtroublesome.

Though classified as neurologically impaired, Clay’s early schoolingwent well. Only later did he demonstrate social awkwardness anda seeming inability to interpret the subtle cues of others. AsSeitler described him, he seemed autistic. In treatment, Seitlerencouraged Clay to “imagine” and “describe” emotional states.Gradually, Clay reached the point where he was less impulsiveand could engage in dream analysis and play chess, both of whichdemonstrated higher-order thinking.

Conference speakers successfully linked recent discoveries in neu-roscience with their applications in psychoanalytic psychotherapy,thus answering the question, “What have we learned about howthe brain can grow and change?” Apparently, a great deal.

Jodi Kosofsky, MA, LP, NCPsyA, is a faculty member, control supervisor,and training analyst at NPAP and NJI and is director of NJI’s Childand Adolescent Psychotherapy Studies Program.

Millicent Lambert, MA, NCPsyA, is a NJI-trained psychoanalyst andfreelance editor.

WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED continued...

The Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis (BGSP) held itsbi-annual graduation ceremony on Friday, May 15, at the OakleyCountry Club in Watertown, Massachusetts. In all, 35 candidatesreceived certificates and promotions to advanced degrees in thefield of psychoanalysis.

Opening remarks were made by Provost Jane Snyder, Ph.D. AnHonorary Degree was granted to Stephen Hayes, Psy.D., and pre-sented to him by Dena Reed, MD, President of BGSP. Dr. Hayeshas devoted his life to community mental health and to trainingmental health practitioners. Dr. Hayes’ service to the Institute inevery capacity from serving on the faculty, to administrative andfinancial oversight of Institute affairs, to the logistics of facilitymaintenance and oversight, were mentioned in his long history ofdevotion and service to BGSP. He is currently serving BGSP asChair of the Board of Trustees, a position that he has held twice.He is also a co-founder of the Lynn Community Health Center.

Ted Laquercia, Ph.D. and certified psychoanalyst, was the evening’sguest of honor. Dr. Laquercia has been a mover and shaker inmany of the roles necessary to enable Freud’s vision of psycho-analysis as an autonomous and independent profession tobecome a reality.

Ted graduated from the Center for Modern PsychoanalyticStudies (CMPS) in New York in 1979. While there, he was oneof their first teaching fellows beginning in 1975. At CMPS he hasbeen a leader, currently serving as their Director of SpecialProjects and on the CMPS Board of Trustees.

Ted has taught at BGSP for about 30 years. At BGSP he is a pro-fessor and faculty member serving as teacher, supervisor, andtraining analyst. In 1981-84 he served as the school’s President.Subsequently, he chaired their Certificate Division. He has alsoserved as Provost and Director of Special Projects. At this event,the BGSP Gala, he received the honor of Professor Emeritus.

On the national level Ted has been involved in NAAP, ABAP, andSMP, the Society of Modern Psychoanalysts. When NAAP wasfounded he played an active role in helping to lay its foundation.In NAAP’s first newsletter (Vol.1:1, April 1978), it states:“Theodore Laquercia: Editor, Education and AccreditationCommittee.” Before the U.S. Department of Education requestedthat all national accrediting bodies become separate from theirnational membership organizations, Ted served as the secondchair of ABAP. Currently, Ted is president of the Society ofModern Psychoanalysts where he has played an active role sinceSMP’s inception. In addition, he has been both a gracious host andMC as the organizer of Modern Psychoanalytic trips to and con-ventions in many parts of the world, exploring psychoanalysis inother countries and sharing all things Modern Psychoanalytic withothers while also sharing his warmth, wit, and energetic exuber-ance.

A Silent Auction was also held during the evening and all pro-ceeds from the event went to support the advancement of thefield of psychoanalysis. The graduation ceremony was followed bya cocktail hour, with dinner and dancing continuing late into theevening.

BOSTON GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PSYCHOANALYSIS:GRADUATION, GALA, AND TED LAQUERCIA, HONOREE

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This unique conference, attended by approximately 70 people,began The Nineteenth Annual Object Relations InstituteConference: with a psychoanalyst from Argentina entering theart-lined walls of the restaurant and exclaiming, “This is just likeBuenos Aires!” Well-known scholars in psychoanalysis came topresent their thoughts on why “spirituality” as a phenomenon wassuddenly coming out of the closet, when it had been neglected inthe past in the psychoanalytic realm of both discussion and prac-tice. The day commenced with Dr. Lewis Aron’s paper, “Going outto meet You I found You coming toward me: Transformation inJewish Mysticism and Contemporary Psychoanalysis.” Dr. Aronconveyed a youthful experience in Yeshiva Studies in Jerusalem,

where a voice, seemingly comingfrom heaven above, transformedhis consciousness. If God is as inneed of man as man needing toinvent or find God, as Dr. Aronproposes from his studies of theTorah, Old Testament, andKabbala, then even the God/manhierarchy can have the dialectic ofmutuality, just as is true of psycho-analyst and analysand. Thus MartinBuber’s “I and Thou” that chal-lenges psychoanalysts to not playGod.

In discussing Dr. Lewis Aron’spaper, Dr. Susan Kavaler-Adler offered a paper of her own thatentered the clinical realm. She drew on various in-depth studiesfrom her book, Mourning, Spirituality and Psychic Change, to illus-trate how spirituality is a natural phenomenon that emergesthrough the unconscious of the patient, and which can evolveinto meaningful and defining self-experience through the dialecti-cal communication of analyst and analysand — but only when thepsychoanalyst is a receptive container for such spiritual phenom-ena. Referring to the British Romantic Poets, John Keats andWilliam Wordsworth, as well as to the British theorists, MelanieKlein and D. W. Winnicott, Dr. Kavaler-Adler gave voice to the res-onance of spirituality in these poets and thinkers as they emergein the visions of psychoanalytic patients. June enters a state ofspiritual heat in the treatment room after emerging from a psy-choanalytic symbiosis, just having dreamed of her body separatingout from her mother’s body. June’s process has involved visions ofcoming to Tibet, of the analyst being a shaman, of the analyst andherself wearing spiritual colors in dreams, and visions of parts ofherself emerging in a new feminine spirituality through womendancing together in gold and orange gowns. In a male analysand,Phillip, Dr. Kavaler-Adler shows how a profound mourning processleads to states of meditation in which Phillip encounters andmerges with images of Jesus Christ. This is after Phillip forswearsorganized religion. Dr. Kavaler-Adler tells how this leads to acapacity for monogamy in a fulfilling marriage, to fatherhood, and

to trans-formingfrom a high-level corpo-rate careerto the prac-tice of“energyhealing”after manyyears ofstudy.

Throughout these papers, and the latter events and papers, Dr.Jeffrey Lewis serves as a proficient moderator who connects thethemes and personalities of the various speakers and topics. Abuffet lunch allowed everyone to stay and enjoy conversation.They were promised not only a physical dessert, but also a spiri-tual dessert, which transpired to be a professional-level Argentinetango performance with Sid Grant, Gayle Madeira, and Dr.Kavaler-Adler.

The afternoon brought Dr. Jeffrey Rubin, who has a new bookentitled Psychoanalysis in our Time, who presented a paper on“Psychoanalysis and Meditation as Partners in Healing.” Dr. Rubinconfronted everyone with the prospect of a world in which nei-ther meditation nor psychoanalysis existed, and then proceededto speak of how spiritual practices he had been engaged in foryears allowed him to be truly in the moment with even the mostdifficult patients, responding from a depth of consciousness thatwould not be available to him with premeditated theoreticalagendas binding him. (This provided an apt analogy to the “nonanticipation” of the follower in Argentine tango.)

Last but not least in the line of speakers came Dr. Jeffrey Seinfeld,author of such books as The Bad Object, The Empty Core, andInterpreting and Holding. Dr. Seinfeld related a blow-by-blow childtherapy encounter in which he learned how staying awake with aschizoid child became a profound Zen experience.

This naturally led to a dynamic discussion with the conferenceaudience. From Hegel and German philosophy to the question“Don't we have to speak about death?” to questions about Dr.Kavaler-Adler's receptive response to her patient's description ofcore trauma located in Past Life Experiences, and to her sugges-tion that object relations theory lent itself to consideration ofpast and future lives in its view of an “internal world” that couldgo beyond the body, the field of discourse was engaging to all.

Susan Kavaler-Adler, Ph.D., ABPP, D.Litt., NCPsyA, is Founder andDirector of the Object Relations Institute for Psychotherapy andPsychoanalysis in New York City. She has received numerous awardsfor her contributions to the field of psychoanalysis.

SPIRITUALITY AND PSYCHOANALYSIS — THE NINETEENTHANNUAL OBJECT RELATIONS INSITITUTE CONFERENCE

by Susan Kavaler-Adler

From left to right: Dr. Jeffrey Lewis, moderator; Dr. JeffreySeinfeld, discussant; Dr. Jeffrey Rubin, presenter; Dr. Susan

Kavaler-Adler, discussant; Dr. Lewis Aron, presenter.

Susan Kavaler-Adler

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Gestalt Associates for Psychotherapy is pleased to announce thepublication of Elegant Failure: a Guide to Zen Koans, by RichardShrobe, a member of GAP Faculty and Zen Master in theKwanum School of Zen. Zen koans are stories of exchangesbetween Zen masters and their disciples at the moment ofenlightenment or near-enlightenment. These stories have long fas-cinated Western readers because of their wisdom, humor, andenigmatic quality. Drawing on over thirty years of practice andteaching, author Richard Shrobe has selected cases from The BlueCliff Record, Book of Serenity, and Wu-men kuan that he has foundto be deeply meaningful and helpful for meditation practice.

Fisher King Press recently published a new edition of the Jungianclassic, Divine Madness: Archetypes of Romantic Love, by John RyanHaule. Divine Madness examines the transforming experience ofromantic love in literature, myth, religion, and everyday life. Aseries of psychological meditations on the nature of romantic loveand human relationships, the book takes the perspective thathuman love is a species of divine love and that our experience ofromantic love both conceals and reveals the ultimate Lover andBeloved. John Haule draws on depth psychology, the mystical tra-ditions of the world, and literature from Virgil to Milan Kunderato lead the reader inside the mind and heart of the lover.

Ruth Lijtmaer is author of the chapter “Migration, Cultural Valuesand the Medical Model: Pittu Laungani and Psychotherapy” inBridging East-West Psychology and Counseling, Moodley/Rai/Alladin,Eds. (Sage Publications: India), and “The Beauty and the BeastInside: The American Beauty. Does Plastic Surgery Help?” in TheJournal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis and DynamicPsychiatry (38, 2: 203-217, 2010).

AUTHORS IN OUR MIDST

Institute Spotlight will be back in the fall

Claude Barbre has been appointed Associate Professor, ClinicalPsychology Psy.D. Department, at the Chicago School ofProfessional Psychology. The Chicago School is the nation’s oldestand largest APA-accredited graduate school dedicated exclusivelyto psychology and related behavioral sciences, emphasizing thepractitioner scholar and community engagement. Dr. Barbre isCourse Stream Coordinator of the PsychodynamicsConcentration at TCS, and is a lead faculty member for the newlyfounded Psychology and Spirituality Concentration in the ClinicalPsy.D. Program.

Brian Feldman was recently in Mexico for a meeting of InfantObservation Trainers. The meeting was held at the MexicanPsychoanalytic Institute and was attended by a small group ofinvited analysts who specialize in the Bick Method of InfantObservation. Different aspects of the Bick methodology were dis-cussed as well as its applications in psychoanalytic training.Currently, Dr. Feldman is organizing the infant observation courseat the Jung Institute in San Francisco, which will be part of theinstitute’s new child and adolescent analytic training.

MEMBER NEWSRobert Quackenbush, who has written and illustrated manybooks for children, was invited to lead a workshop in May forEnglish and Art majors at the University of Texas, San Antonio.During the workshop, participants had the opportunity to devel-op stories and book dummies from start to finish, ready for sub-mission to publishers and agents. In addition, Quackenbushaddressed the new frontiers in publishing, from E-Books to Kindlebooks. Quackenbush also gave a talk about his career as artist,writer, psychoanalyst, and teacher at an “Author Speak” programfor students, teachers, and alumni at the home of Joyce andRichard Harris, who also sponsored the workshop.

Lynn Somerstein, Director of IEA, presented her paper, “Togetherin a Room to Alleviate Anxiety: Yoga Breathing andPsychotherapy,” at the World Conference on Psychology,Counseling and Guidance, in Antalya, Turkey, in April.

Ruth Lijtmaer presented the paper, “The Analyst Suffers Trauma”at the American Academy of Psychoanalysis and DynamicPsychiatry conference, Trauma, Resiliency and PsychodynamicPsychiatry, held in New Orleans this May.

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Creating a Vision and Mission for your Practice

Part One: The Vision

Have you ever asked yourself,without irony, “Why am I apsychoanalyst?” Can you, inone succinct sentence, expressthe impact you wish to haveon the world as a result ofhaving practiced your particu-lar brand of psychoanalysis? Ifso, then you have begun theprocess of visioning. Thinkingthrough your vision isundoubtedly a somewhatdaunting task, yet we all, I

think, yearn to have some kind of impact on the world, and yourvision is a way to articulate that.

The second task is having a clearly thought out mission thatdescribes what you will do to create that vision. Together, theyarticulate the purpose of your practice.

Why Vision is Important to Purpose

Creating or discovering a vision of the world that you wish tohave a part in creating is the most important step to success,whether in business, personal growth, or even, arguably, psycho-analysis. A clear vision can bring inspiration to every task in whichyou engage and make it joyfully difficult to stop working toward itat the end of the day!

Whenever organizations struggle with performance, whether theindicator is financial or having to do with the quality or quantityof service provided, the difficulty typically stems from confusionregarding the purpose of the organization. On the other hand, anorganization without a documented purpose may be successful.This can work incredibly well for one-, two-, or three-personorganizations that have an extremely small pool of customers. Butonce the organization grows beyond more than a few employeesand a few clients, living by and carrying out your purpose in a uni-form way becomes increasingly difficult. However, it can workwith an incredible amount of good luck and hard work.

How to Begin Visioning

Albert Einstein said, “Imagination is more powerful than knowl-edge.” While knowledge allows you to see things as they are,imagination allows you to see things as they could be. In otherwords, if the appropriate clientele, in the appropriate numbers,accessed your services, how would the world be a better place?

As a sole practitioner, it is highly desirable to have a trusted teamof advisors to gain a diversity of input. If you are in a group prac-tice, or an institute or organization, gather together a few trustedmembers of the staff. Ask everyone present, and yourself, toimagine, describe, and discuss your ideal practice in the followingcontext:

Imagine and describe your ideal practice in the present tenseto create positive energy. In other words, how will it look whenyou are doing well enough (read: adequately compensated) to doenough good, in a way that will make the world a better place?Here’s an example of how this works with a different type of“vision:” Imagine you are enjoying your favorite food, right now.Imagine it in all your senses. Do you salivate? Do you even beginto taste the flavors and textures of the food? If you stay focusedon that experience you will likely be motivated to get and eatthat food. Imagining it in the present tense helps to create ten-sion, or conflict, if you will, so that the ideal “vision” is nearly irre-sistible.

Describe your emotions upon the fulfillment of the vision.Do you feel happy, proud, fulfilled, euphoric, etc? (In spite of thepositivity of the foregoing, I'll admit I don't always get 100% posi-tive feedback at this point in my workshops. However, we alwaysgive voice to, and talk through, contrary points of view).

Describe the sensory details that will be experienced uponthe fulfillment of the vision. Do you feel warm, chilled, orembraced? Will people be hugging or shaking hands? How do thehugs and handshakes feel, physically? Will it be a beehive of noisyactivity or a quiet calm place with classical music playing in thebackground? Will there be comfortable furniture, will the wallslook new with a fresh coat of paint, or the smell of new carpet?

For this process, you may want to take an hour or two at a timeover the course of three to four weeks. Then, take the results andnotes from that discussion and formulate a one-sentence descrip-tion of your vision. There may not literally be much from thosediscussions in the statement but you will be in the correct frameof mind to begin drafting the vision.

However, having a clear vision is only the first piece of the puzzle.The next piece is having a clearly thought out mission thatdescribes what you will do to create that vision. We will explorethat task in the next issue.

Steve McCombs is a Performance Consultant at Western TechnicalCollege in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and a Public Board Member of ABAP.He can be contacted at stevemccombs@netscape.net..

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FORUMby Steve McCombs

Steve McCombs

Don’t Forget!NAAP’s 38th Annual Conference takes place on Saturday,November 6, 2010, at the Downtown Marriott in NYC.

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Self-Sabotage, Fear of Success, and Fear of EnvyExperiential & Support Group Accepts New Members

Group Leader: Dr. SUSAN KAVALER-ADLERPlace: 115 E. 9th St. (3rd Ave.), 12P, NYC - Mondays, 7:45-9:15 PM

(summer break mid-July to mid-September)

Dr. Kavaler-Adler assists participants in understanding the underpinnings of self-sabotage, fear ofenvy, and fear of success in both their patients and themselves, by helping them to understand theunconscious loyalties that bind them to patterns of self-sabotage. Participants have a unique oppor-

tunity to look into their internal world experiences during the psychic guided visualization; are encouraged to share their expe-riences; and develop a group bond to aid each other in working with their fears and conflicts.

Monthly Therapy & Support Group with emphasis on

Individual Mourning, Grief, & Psychic Change Process: Opening Blocks to Love and Creativity

First Saturday of the month, 12-4 PM, September - June

Participants help one another to deepen their awareness of the defensive processes that block psychic surrender and thereforeblock the capacities to connect, both with one's internal deeper self for creative self-expression and with others, for love andintimacy.

Group Supervision & Mentoring for Mental Health Practitioners Accepting New Members!

First Friday of the month, 1:30-3 PM, September - June

Participants will utilize Object Relations clinical theory in discussing cases from their own practice. Emphasis is on such chal-lenging topics as envy, self-sabotage, developmental mourning, and erotic transference.

New Study & Experiential Group Forming! Working with Resistances in Psychotherapy

8 weeks on Thursdays, 7:30-9 PM, October-November 2010

Participants will explore and learn to work with resistances through both readings and role plays with Dr. Kavaler-Adler, “get-ting inside the skin of your patients.”

Bio: Susan Kavaler-Adler (Ph.D., ABPP, D.Litt, NCPsyA) is the Founder and Executive Director of the Object Relations Institute forPsychotherapy and Psychoanalysis (since 1991). She has practiced as a psychologist and psychoanalyst for 35 years. She is the author ofthree books and 58 articles (in journals and edited book collections). She won the Gradiva ®Award in 2004 for her third book, Mourning,Spirituality and Psychic Change: A New Object Relations View of Psychoanalysis (Routledge, 2003). She has won ten other awards for herwriting in psychoanalysis. Her two earlier books are: The Compulsion to Create: Women Writers and Their Demon Lovers (Routledge1993, Other Press, 2000), and The Creative Mystique: From Red Shoes Frenzy to Love and Creativity (Routledge, 1996). Dr. Kavaler-Adler’s three recently published journal articles are: “Pivotal Moments of Surrender to Mourning the Parental Internal Objects”(Psychoanalytic Review), “Object Relations Perspectives on Phantom of the Opera and Its Demon Lover Theme: the Modern Film”(American Journal of Psychoanalysis, June 2009), and “Seduction, date rape, and aborted surrender,” (International Forum of

Psychoanalysis, Fall 2009, pp. 1-12).

To schedule an individual consultation for psychotherapy, clinical supervision, mentorship in creativeprocess, please call Dr. Kavaler-Adler at (212) 674-5425 or Email to DrKavalerAdler@gmail.com.

For more information, visit www.kavaleradler.com

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Explore Our Multiple Programs at www.ORINYC.org

The Object Relations Institute (ORI) for Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis is a NY State CharteredEducational Institute founded in 1991. Our training programs include programs for matriculated studentswho are enrolled in psychoanalytic and psychotherapeutic tracks.

We offer various introductory courses for new mental health and other practitioners, and courses forexperienced clinicians of any school of psychoanalytic thought who wish to enhance their practice by theapplication of Object Relations (OR) theory.

1-Year & 2-Year Object Relations Clinical Theory Day Program for Practicing Clinicians & New Graduates of Training Institutes

Five semesters of theory, with “Analyst as Instrument” group supervision component. (These programscan be integrated further in the 4-year certificate program.) Learn how to process “objective counter-transference,” and study concepts such as “transitional space” & “transitional object,” “holding environ-ment,” “psychic container,” and many more.

For more information about this program, please contact our Institute's Founder & Executive Director,

Susan Kavaler-Adler, PhD, ABPP, NCPsyA at (212) 674-5425 or @ DrKavalerAdler@gmail.com

1-Year & 2-Year Object Relations Evening Program: Introduction to & Advanced Studies of Object Relations Theory & Clinical Technique

Each year consists of three trimesters of theory (first three are: Introduction to OR; Freud & OR; andFerenczi & Balint on Trauma & OR), with complementary “Analyst as Instrument” group supervisioncomponent. (These programs can be integrated further in the 4-year certificate program.)

4-Year Certificate Training Program in Psychotherapy & PsychoanalysisCurriculum features introduction of experiential dimension of psychoanalytic learning, including the pro-cessing of “objective countertransference,” associations, visceral experiences, while in supervisiongroups, the group process is used as a learning medium.

1-Year Supervisory Mentorship Program for Psychotherapists & PsychoanalystsIncludes mentorship supervision and exposure to the work of advanced clinicians utilizing the ORapproach.

For more information about the above three programs, please contact ourChair of Admissions, Audrey Ashendorf, LCSW at (212) 684-2097 or ashendorf@earthlink.net

New courses and seminars offered in 2010-2011 academic year

•Working with Children in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (seminar)•Infant Research: Impact on Psychoanalytic Theory and Technique (seminar)

•Advanced Dream Interpretation (credit course)•Neurobiology of the Mind and Its Object Relations (seminar)

•Psychopathology Review for Mental Health Professionals (seminar)

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THE NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE FORTRAINING IN PSYCHOANALYSIS, INC

In April, NJI held its spring conference“The Supervisory Experience: What ReallyResonates?” in Teaneck, NJ. The conference(co-sponsored by the American Associationfor Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Workprovided two live supervisions from twotheoretical orientations to demonstrate theprinciples of supervision. Participantsincluded Deborah Bunim, Jean Jacques(Jack) Debrot, Judy Ann Kaplan, Crayton E.Rowe, Jr., Charlotte Schwartz, Psy.A, SylviaTeitelbaum, and Stanley H. Teitelbaum. Wethank all our participants and co-sponsorfor allowing us to bring a “live supervisionexperience” to New Jersey.

In early May, NJI held its annual graduationbrunch for our psychoanalytic candidates.These were Rachela Paul (Certified AdultPsychoanalytic Program); Liora Moshe andLinda Sheehan (Child and AdolescentPsychotherapy Studies Program); andLorise Mayer, Judy Wimpfheimer, and LynnSiepser, who completed our 2-yearSupervision of the Psychoanalytic ProcessProgram. We offer our congratulations toour graduates and look forward to theircontinued involvement with the NJI com-munity.

Later in May, NJI organized a fundraisingcruise aboard The Spirit of New Jersey. Thisnovel psychoanalytic community event wasarranged with the Academy of Clinical andApplied Psychoanalysis (ACAP) and theCenter for Psychotherapy andPsychoanalysis of New Jersey (CPPNJ).Participants from the different institutesenjoyed the networking opportunitiesalong with a buffet lunch, a guided tour ofthe Manhattan harbor, and a DJ and liveshow. A good time was had by all.

NJI hosted an open house on June 13,which highlighted our Child and AdolescentPsychotherapy Studies Program and a dis-

CENTER FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

CHD is a New York State-registered psy-choanalytic program and is licensure-quali-fying. Once students graduate and are cer-tified by CHD, they can apply directly toNew York State to sit for the licensingexam in psychoanalysis.

Save The Date: Our Group TrainingProgram re-launches in September 2010,with the first course in the sequence taughtby Dr. Susan Jakubowicz. The programmeets the requirements for AGPA certifica-tion and this class satisfies a basic require-ment of both our Psychoanalytic andGroup Programs. Contact CHD at (212)642-6303 for further information.

We offered many unique June workshopsthis year, such as Psychoanalysis andEpigenetics, Chronic Unhealthy Attachments,and Chronic Loneliness, all of which werewell attended. Fall 2010 courses can beviewed on our website. In addition to therequired courses for the psychoanalyticprogram, we are pleased to include the fol-lowing seminar, to be offered on four differ-ent dates: “What Do I Tell My PatientsWhen They Ask about the Process ofDivorce in New York?” This seminar willprovide a survey of legal issues that ariseduring divorce and discuss the hiddenemotional and financial toll. Dror Bikel, Esq.,who heads the Family and Matrimonial Lawpractice of Bikel & Associates, will lead theseminar. Registration information is includedin the fall offerings on our website.

CHD continues to offer programs of studyleading to certification in individual andgroup psychoanalysis, marriage and familytherapy, and to the CASAC credential.NASW and NBCC continuing educationcredits have been approved for all classes.Many of our courses can be appliedtoward Heed University doctoral credit.CHD’s Fieldwork Program and TreatmentService are expanding: several studentspresented their Fieldwork cases in January

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and join their fellow candidates in theTreatment Service.

Copies of the first issue of our journal,Current Trends in Psychoanalysis andPsychotherapy, are still available. It containsstimulating articles by some of the leadersin our field. Order your copy today!

For further information about our manyprograms, journal, and upcoming OpenHouses, contact CHD at (212) 642-6303or CtrHumanDev@aol.com . Visit us atTheCenterforHumanDevelopment.org.

HEED UNIVERSITY’S COLLEGE OF PSYCHOANALYSIS

The College of Psychoanalysis of HeedUniversity has many new candidatesenrolled in both the Ph.D. and Psya.D. pro-gram. Heed’s mentors are working wellwith the currently enrolled students, whosedissertation topics will make significantadditions to the field of psychoanalysis. Youcan view dissertation abstracts on the web-site: http://heed.edu/dissertation/index.htm.

Dr. Susan Blumenson, Student Liaison andAlumni Association Coordinator, is planningfuture events for the College ofPsychoanalysis. We welcome all interestedpersons who wish to attend the informa-tive Heed Alumni functions. For furtherinformation, please contact Dr. Blumensonat (212) 332-0905 or SusanRBlu@aol.com.

CHD offers classes in conjunction withHeed’s doctoral program; students can takeclasses for advanced credits toward theirdoctoral degrees. For information aboutthe CHD courses which are approved forHeed credit and taught by Heed faculty,please contact CHD at (212) 642-6303 orCtrHumanDev@aol.com.

of Dreams & Object Relations ClinicalTechnique (Advanced course);Psychopathology for non-Psychiatrists; andNeurobiology of Object Relations (semi-nar). Go to www.orinyc.org to find outmore about these exciting courses.

THE PSYCHOANALYTICPSYCHOTHERAPY STUDY CENTER

The Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy StudyCenter (PPSC) continues its tradition as aninstitute embracing multiple theoretical ori-entations, using Contemporary Freudian,Modern Analytic, Relational Theory, ObjectRelations, Self Psychology, andIntersubjectivity as points of reference.

New Approved LP Program

We are happy to announce that PPSC hasbeen approved by the Board of Regents tooffer the License Qualifying Program inPsychoanalysis, which will begin inSeptember 2010. For more information,email ppsc@att.net or call (212) 633-9162.

WESTCHESTER INSTITUTE FORTRAINING IN PSYCHOANALYSIS AND

PSYCHOTHERAPY

On May 1, the Institute held its springmembership meeting and graduation.Carlota Zitreen, president of the Society,addressed the candidates with her thought-ful presentation entitled “The Journey toEnlightenment - Vocation, Vocation,Vocation.” Using the search for the HolyGrail and the tale of Siddhartha, Carlotadescribed the path to becoming an analyst,citing a lecture to incoming trainees by Dr.Shahid Najeeb, a psychiatrist and traininganalyst in Australia, who used HermannHesse’s Siddhartha to illustrate the qualitiesthat he felt were essential in the making ofa psychoanalyst.

On behalf of the Board and the Society wewould like to congratulate each of our sixgraduates for their hard work, persever-ance, and dedication: Kimberly Bush, ATR-BC, LCAT; Neil Diller, MA; Dianne Disston,MS; Tim Ives, DMin; Daniel Lehrman, MHL;and Emily Aber, LCSW. May their journeyto enlightenment continue….

cussion on the Ghosts of UnconsciousLoyalties. A second open house is sched-uled for Sunday, September 12, to acquaintprospective candidates with NJI’s trainingprograms. A light lunch will be served whileyou meet with faculty, members, and cur-rent candidates.

The Clinic of NJI now offers several newpsychoanalytic/psychotherapy groups overthe summer. These groups include twosocial skills groups for adolescents, ages14 -16 and 17-20, as well as a discussiongroup for older adults. To register for thegroups, to make a referral, or for moreinformation, contact NJI at (201) 207-1534or www.njinstitute.com .

OBJECT RELATIONS INSTITUTE

Be sure to visit the ORI website fordetailed information on their new pro-grams (beginning in the 2010-2011 aca-demic year): Two-Year Certificate Programin Object Relations Theory & Technique;Child Development & Application ofObject Relations Theory to Working withChildren (seminar); Infant Research &Object Relations Approach; Interpretation

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