CHILD PSYCHOTHERAPY SEMINARS
Laurie Goldsmith, Ph.D., Graeme Hanson, M.D., Tina Lapides, L.C.S.W.
Program Co-Chairs
Contemporary clinical observation and research have augmented and corrected psychoanalytic understandings of the processes of development, arrests in development, and resumption of development.
This two year series of seminars addresses relational, environmental and intrapsychic processes, for both child and parents, and offers in depth examples of interventions, including individual psychotherapy for the child, parent guidance, and collaboration with schools and other community supports for children.
The first year reviews the basics of psychodynamic work with children, focusing on normal development, pathology and treatment in infancy and early childhood. The second year addresses school-age children and adolescents, reviewing normal latency and adolescent development, focusing on pathology and treatment.
The seminars use class discussion, readings, video, and case presentations by instructors and participants. Students may enter at either year. Please include a short summary of your clinical experience with your application.
Introduction to Seminars and Faculty
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
SFCP, 2420 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94115, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Review of Psychodynamic Principles and Technique
This seminar will introduce the function of play in both development and treatment. We will present case material and discuss papers that look at the function of play, in addition to the content and meaning, and understand play as a form of communication, interaction, and a means to master developmental tasks. The course will review basic psychoanalytic concepts and interventions, including interpretation of defense, conflicts, drives, and transference /counter-transference . We will emphasize modifications of technique suitable for child work.
Phyllis Cath, M.D., Member, Faculty, SFCP.
Graeme Hanson, M.D., Former Director of Training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Langley Porter Institute, UCSF; Psychiatric Consultant, San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center.
Wednesdays, September 12, 19, 26, October 3, 2007.
SFCP, 2420 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94115, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m
Defenses in Childhood
We will use the film "Ponette", and pertinent literature, to examine how young children cope with emotional pain and anxiety.
Janis Baeuerlen, M.D., Member, Faculty, Child Supervising Analyst, SFCP.
Tina Lapides, L.C.S.W., Member, Faculty, Child Analyst, SFCP.
Wednesdays, October 10, 17, 2007.
SFCP, 2420 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94115, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m
The Therapist's Use of Play with Children
This seminar will explore in greater depth the use of play in treatment.
How do we enter a child's inner world? How do we create space for it to unfold? What are the obstacles?
We will look at contemporary theories about the use of play in child treatment and provide case examples to elucidate the work .
Laurie Goldsmith, Ph.D., Advanced Candidate, SFCP.
Reyna Cowan, L.C.S.W., Advanced Candidate, PINC.
Wednesdays, October 24, 31, November 7, 14, 28, December 5, 2007
SFPI&S, 2420 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94115, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Impact of Childhood Loss
Our readings and discussions will focus on acute and chronic loss in children. We will also consider the impact of anticipated loss, when terminal illness of a parent or sibling becomes part of a child's life.
Toni Heineman, D.M.H., Founder and Executive Director of A Home Within; Clinical Faculty, Department of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, UCSF.
Saturday, December 8, 2007
Location: TBA; 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m
Challenges of Child Treatment: Touching, Tantrums, Toilets and Treats
How do we understand the myriad of clinical quandaries that child psychotherapists face every day? We will focus on the repertoire of acting in, by our patients and ourselves, which underlie transference, counter-transference and developmental imperatives.
Myrna Frankel, L.C.S.W., Member, Faculty, Child Analyst, SFCP.
Wednesdays, January 2, 9, 2008.
SFCP, 2420 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94115, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
On Feelings and Being Felt with: Preschoolers and their Parents
Through the work of Erna Furman, and clinical material presented by the instructor, we will explore the development of the capacity to feel deeply and richly.
We will study how the young child learns to recognize, name, contain, and communicate feelings, and how parents and teachers can help or impede the ability to be in tune with one’s own feelings and the feelings of others.
Era Loewenstein, Ph.D., Member, Faculty, Training and Supervising Analyst, Child Analyst, SFCP.
Wednesdays, January 16, 23, 30, February 6, 13, 2008.
SFCP, 2420 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94115, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Work with Infants and Parents
Illustrating with case material and video tape of infant -parent psychotherapy, we will discuss developmental and psycho-social factors impacting early relationships.
Key concepts and principles of practice in infant-parent psychotherapy will be presented.
Barbara Kalmanson, Ph.D., Clinical Director at Oak Hill School; Faculty, Infant-Parent Program in the Department of Psychiatry at San Francisco General Hospital, UCSF and the Child Development Center, CPMC. Zero to Three: The National Center for Clinical Infant Programs.
Wednesdays, February 27, March 5, 2008
SFCP, 2420 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94115, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Work with Traumatized Children
In some traumatic situations, and with some methods, there are objective treatment outcome indicators. These include the number of transfers among foster homes, the Children’s Global Assessment Scale for treatment, and cognitive status as measured by the WPPSI-R. Two methods will be described and video-illustrated, as a means for treating traumatized children.
Gilbert Kliman, M.D. ,Member, Faculty, SFPI&S.
Wednesdays, March 12, 19, 2008.
SFCP, 2420 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94115, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Toddlers and Preschoolers: Pathology and Treatment
We will review attachment disorders and pre-oedipal psychopathology in the Separation-Individuation process of toddlers and preschoolers.
Shahla Chehrazi, M.D., Member, Faculty, SFCP.
Zenobia Grusky, Ph.D., Member, Faculty, Training & Supervising Analyst, SFCP.
Mali Mann, M.D., Member, Faculty, Child Analyst, SFCP.
Wednesdays, March 26, April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, May 7, 14, 21, 28, 2008.
SFCP, 2420 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94115, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
35 sessions; 52.5 CME credits; $1400; Maximum enrollment of 12.
Readers cost not included in tuition; for refund policies see registration.
