Child Development Program (CDP)
Current Programs
On Site Pre-school consultation (1989 - present): We have been providing pro bono services to San Francisco pre-schools since 1989, when Shahla Chehrazi began volunteering time and then recruited Zenobia Grusky to consult under her guidance. In 1995, Eileen Keller joined the project and volunteered for six years at a low income pre-school, Great Beginnings, in the East Bay.
She also supervised a mental health professional, Piera Piagentini, in a tutorial that included services to another east bay pre-school, Little Learners, under her supervision.
Ken Roberson, a candidate at SFCP, joined this program in 2001, volunteering his time under Dr. Chehrazi's supervision, at Marin Day School.
Era Loewenstein, an adult and child analyst also consults to Eureka Learning Center.
In addition, CDP funds Marilyn Gradeck, a child psychologist, to lead a group of pre-school director's that has been meeting monthly since 2001.
In 2004, Era Loewenstein, with the help of Phyllis Cath, former chair of CDP, won two grants to support the pre-school work that she and Marilyn Gradeck are performing.
Under those grants, Dr. Cath and Dr. Loewenstein will offer three workshops to the staff and directors of the preschools involved through the directors' group.
In addition, Drs. Gradeck and Loewenstein will receive a small stipend for the consultation in the pre-schools. SFCP continues to support the directors group, through CDP.
CDP also enabled the member of the directors’ group to join APsaA, under the new educator associates category and attend the 2004 Spring APsaA a conference held in San Francisco.
Child Psychotherapy Seminars
Early Childhood Mental Health Program (1999-present)
Program Director: L. Eileen Keller, Ph.D., psychoanalyst and psychologist
Mental Health Consultants: Joanne Crawford, Ph.D., Jessica Herbold, Ph.D., Mike Scott, LCSW
Consultant: Shahla Chehrazi, M.D.
San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis receive a grant from San Francisco Community Mental Health, funded by state and federal grants, to provide mental health consultation services to three sites, two San Francisco Unified School District Child Development Centers and one community day care administered by EOC.
Our consultants provide a variety of services, including playgroups, parent consultation, teacher consultation and family support activities, developed in collaboration with the site staff.
Our primary goals are to increase the awareness of and knowledge about children's need for secure relationships in early childhood care and education.
We focus on staff development and teacher/child, teacher/parent, and parent/child relationships, since we believe that all learning in young children occurs in the context of relationships to adults.
The Four Protective Factors:
1. Consistency
2. Structure
3. Emotional Support
4. Appropriate Stimulation
These are the factors we believe enhance a young child's environment at home and at school and protect the ordinary course of development.
Our activities are geared toward increasing knowledge and implementation of these factors in the overall school setting.
In addition, we work with teachers and staff to identify individual children and families in need of services.
Our services are organized in three areas: family development and support; staff training and development; therapeutic interventions with children.
We meet with teachers weekly to discuss classroom issues and to facilitate development of an understanding of each child in the classroom.
When a child needs support with an area of development, first, the weekly classroom study team will discuss the child in order to get a fuller understanding of the issues.
Then, the team develops a classroom intervention plan. After the implementation of this plan, or in some cases, simultaneous with the plan, a child may be referred for therapeutic playgroup.
Parents are encouraged to participate at all levels of discussion, and required to give consent for their child's participation in a play group.
Family development includes a weekly parent support group, with dinner and childcare provided.
We also host a monthly Family Fun Night with the goals of increasing playtime of parents with their children, and decreasing the social isolation that plagues these communities.
Staff is help to build relationships with parents to foster collaboration in the development of the child.
Our consultants also collaborate with the site directors on environmental, staff and child issues.
In addition, staff develops other projects in collaboration with the members of the individual site.
For example, at Bret Harte last year, Dr. Trotter developed a Parent Participation Project, resulting in a significant increase in parental presence at the school.
At The Burnett Child Development Center, Mike Scott, LCSW, worked with the C-PAC group on their successful bid for funds to run the Family Fun Night.
SFCP has been granted long term approval as a provider of these services, though each year, the programs are contingent on the funding.
Ongoing Consultation Group in Psychoanalytic Pre-school Consultation
Facilitators: Era A. Loewenstein, Ph.D. & Leslie Banta, M.A.
Starting September 2009, The Preschool Consultation Project of SFCP Child Development Program will be offering a monthly consultation group. The group is designed for senior consultants affiliated with the CDP, beginning preschool consultants, and psychoanalysts and mental health professionals who would like to become preschool consultants and join the Preschool Consultation Project.
The group will be limited to 12 participants and will be meeting on the third Thursday of each month, 7:30 - 9:30 PM at SFCP (9 meetings September through June). The consultation group will focus on developing consultation skills through case presentations of ongoing consultation, and discussion of issues in psychoanalytically oriented preschool consultation. We will also read current literature. In addition, we will explore the role of the consultant, initiating and developing a consultation, the emotional, cognitive and social development of the preschooler, working with preschool directors, teachers, parents of preschoolers, and the preschool as a group.
Commitment for a year is required. Participation is free for members of the CDP and CDP community members. Fee for all other participants is $360 for the year. 13.5 CEU will be available (cost per unit will be $10-12). Participation in the Consultation Group is the first step for those who are interested in pre-school consultation training and becoming affiliated with the Preschool Consultation Project.
Deadline for application: September 15th, 2009
For more information please contact: Era Loewenstein:
415-695-9656 or eraaloewenstein@gmail.com
For application please contact: 415-563-5815 or email: finance@sf-cp.org
The Child Development Program and
The Members of the Pre-school Consultation Project
Cordially invite you to our 4th Annual Event and Fundraiser
Loss and Mourning in Early Childhood:
Holding the Child, the Family, and the Preschool Community
Wednesday, December 2, 2009, 7:00-9:30 PM
Watch selected excerpts from the award winning French film Ponette, which sensitively and movingly portrays the uncontained grief of the four-year-old Ponette, who has lost her mother.
Hear how two child analysts, Jan Baeuerlen, M.D. and Tina Lapides, L.C.S.W. think about loss and bereavement in early childhood.
Share your experiences and thoughts with other panelists: Eileen Keller, Ph.D., a pre-school consultant, and Ilene Pollack, an early childhood educator. Explore how professionals can help a bereaved child, her family, and the pre-school.
Learn about our consultation services, training opportunities in pre-school consultation, and our 2010 series of Workshops for Early Childhood Educators.
Enjoy light refreshments while meeting and reconnecting with the pre-school consultants and early childhood educators affiliated with our project.
Take Note: Due to time constraints we will not be able to view Ponette in its entirety. We suggest viewing the film beforehand. At the time of registration a list of local video rental stores that stock the film is available upon your request.
Registration deadline: November 24, 2009
Program Fees:
Mental Health Professional $60
Student $25
Pre-school Director $35
Teacher $25
The event can be counted toward professional growth hours for teachers.
(see fact sheet below)
Registration form: PCP 4th Annual Event and Fundraiser
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Cancellation policy: No refund for cancellation.
Mail or Fax Registration form and Payment to:
SFCP
2340 Jackson Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone 415-563-5815/Fax 415-563-8406
E-mail: finance@sf-cp.org
Facts Sheet
All proceeds from this 4th Annual Event will be used to establish a Bridge Fund that would enable our consultants to continue providing consultation services to qualified preschools while these pre-schools work on making arrangements for full funding of the consultation in subsequent years.
Each of our consultants provides one year of pro bono consultation to their pre-school program with the understanding that it will become the pre-school responsibility to assume the total cost of the consultation in subsequent years. The Bridge Fund will provide matching funds on a dollar for dollar basis for a period of not more than one year to those schools who are actively seeking funding but need additional time to fully fund the consultation.
Every $200 contributed to the fund will allow this valuable service to San Francisco Bay Area children to continue for another month.
A gift of $1,000 will underwrite the entire cost of the Annual Event allowing every dollar raised by participants to directly fund the consultation services.
Any contribution you make over the basic cost of the program will be greatly appreciated!
Please make checks to: SFCP – PCP Annual Event and mail to
Attention: Aaron Chow
San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis
2340 Jackson Street, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94115
