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Child Colloquium Program 2011 - 2012

The Child Analytic Program of the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis welcomes you to a series of presentations representing the remarkable scope of child psychoanalysis today. These discussions will offer us an increasingly sophisticated understanding of the mind and of human development seen through the lens of clinical experience with children and adolescents. We also will examine the use of film portraying the thinking processes of children.

These programs are offered free of charge through the support of the San Francisco Center of Psychoanalysis and the Sophia Mirviss Fund.

Join us in thinking about what motivates parents to consciously and unconsciously damage or destroy their own children; we know the complex psychological effects of high conflict divorce, but how do we understand the contribution of narcissism, envy and perverse thinking? Dr. Donner, psychoanalyst and forensic psychologist, will take an analytic approach to questions usually considered part of the family court system.

Michael B. Donner, Ph.D. Member and Faculty, San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis. Private practice in Oakland, Court Appointed Child Custody Evaluator and Special Master.

H. Spencer Bloch, M.D., an adult, child and adolescent psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, has a distinguished history in the mental health field. His training included Cornell University, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Harvard University, the Judge Baker Guidance Center and the San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute. Author of "Adolescent Development, Psychopathology, and Treatment" and a soon-to-be-published article in the Psychoanalytic Study of the Child 2012, he has a particular interest in the ongoing effects of divorce on child development.

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Course Objectives:

1. List 3 characteristics of adolescent psychological functioning that indicate a positive outcome in psychoanalysis.
2. Identify 4 methods of conducting a psychoanalytic treatment with a psychotic adolescent.
3. Compare and contrast the ideal treatment techniques for neurotic vs psychotic adolescents.

The San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis is accredited by the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical Association (IMQ/CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis takes responsibility for the content, quality and scientific integrity of this CME activity.

PHYSICIANS: The San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis designates this educational activity for a maximum of 2 credits as listed for each individual program, AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This credit may also be applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education.

LCSWs/MFTs: The San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis is a provider approved by the Board of Behavioral Sciences, Provider Number PCE623, for 2 CE credits on an hour for hour basis.

PSYCHOLOGISTS: Psychologists attending SFCP events approved for CME credits may report AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ toward their CE requirements and are now able to directly submit their verification letters at the end of each renewal cycle using the MCEP credit reporting form that can be found on the internet at: http://www.cpapsych.org/associations/6414/files/mcepaa/files/MCEP_Reporting_Form.pdf

REGISTERED NURSES: The San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 02677, on an hour for hour basis.

SFCP is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. SFCP maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.

Commercial Support: None

Faculty Disclosure: The following moderators and planning committee members have disclosed NO financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with commercial companies who have provided products or services, relating presentation(s) or commercial support for this continuing medical education activity: Myrna Frankel, L.C.S.W., Kenneth Roberson, Ph.D., Cheryl Goodrich, Ph.D., Claudette Heisler, Ph.D., Michael B. Donner, Ph.D. and H. Spencer Bloch, M.D... All conflicts of interest have been resolved in accordance with the ACCME Updated Standards for Commercial Support.