CHILD PSYCHOTHERAPY SEMINARS 2009-2010
PROGRAM COORDINATORS:
Tina Lapides, L.C.S.W. (510-654-6430); Laurie Goldsmith, Ph.D. (510-652-1223)
Graeme Hanson, M.D., Consultant
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 these relational, environmental and intrapsychic processes 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 of this two-year program reviews the basics of psychodynamic work with children and then focuses 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 and then 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. Students are entitled to attend all Child Colloquia held at SFCP.
INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAM AND FACULTY
Wednesday: September 9, 2009
REVIEW OF PSYCHODYNAMIC TECHNIQUES AND PRINCIPLES
In this course we will review basic psychoanalytic treatment concepts as they pertain to children. This will include the interpretation of defenses, conflicts, drives, and transference. We will particularly emphasize how to modify interventions to make them suitable for child treatment. We will also introduce participants to the function of play, in both development and treatment, and use readings and clinical material to examine the function of play as the vehicle for communication and as one form of observable evidence of therapeutic change.
Phyllis Cath, M.D., Member and Faculty, SFCP
Graeme Hanson, M.D., Previous Director of Training, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Langley Porter Institute, UCSF; Previous Director, Edgewood Center for Children and Families
Wednesdays: September 16, 23, 30, October 7, 2009
INFANT OBSERVATION
This course will consider earliest child development and the states of mind of babies and their caregivers through transcripts of infant observation and literature. We will explore implications of the methods and the findings of infant observation for child and adult psychotherapy and analysis.
Celeste Schneider, Ph.D., Affiliate Member, SFCP; Member, Tavistock-Oriented Infant Observation Group
Wednesdays: October 14, 21, 28, November 4, 2009
NORMAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH
This seminar will begin with an overview of attachment theory and research. We will then examine infant research from the perspectives of interpersonal theory and Kleinian theory. We will conclude with a look at the clinical applications of infant research using a case presentation.
Shahla Chehrazi, M.D., Child Psychoanalyst, Member and Faculty, SFCP Wednesdays: November 11, 18, December 2, 9, 2009
ACUTE AND CHRONIC LOSS: PSYCHOLOGICAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL EFFECTS
We will examine the impact of unexpected loss on the lives of children, and the factors that can mitigate traumatic consequences. Using this lens, we will also consider the difference between simple and complex trauma.
Toni Heineman, D.M.H., Founder and Executive Director, “A Home Within”; Clinical Faculty, Department of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, UCSF
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Location: TBA; 9:30 am — 12:30 pm
WORK WITH INFANTS AND PARENTS
Infant –Parent Psychotherapy, developed by Selma Fraiberg, is a relationship-based model of treatment that shifts the focus to the live moments of interaction between the infant and primary care givers, while addressing and removing the impediments to a secure attachment. In the first session, we will discuss the use of this model in infant mental health treatment. In the second session, we will examine relationship-based intervention with infants who show early signs of Autistic Spectrum Disorder. We will explore case examples through video-taped treatment vignettes.
Barbara Kalmanson, Ph.D., Infant-Parent Program, UCSF; Child Development Center, California Pacific Medical Center
Wednesdays: January 6, 13, 2010
CLINICAL DESCRIPTIONS OF OEDIPAL CHILDREN
We will examine behavioral descriptions of oedipal -age children, consider the various meanings of “oedipal” dynamics, and discuss clinical work via a case presentation of a five-year-old boy.
Tina Lapides, L.C.S.W., Child Psychoanalyst, Member and Faculty, SFCP
Wednesdays: January 20, 27, February 3, 2010
WINNICOTT'S THINKING ABOUT THE BASICS: ISSUES OF LOSS, CONNECTION, AND RUTHLESSNESS IN THE YOUNG CHILD
This seminar will explore the mind of the young child and how the child interacts with caregivers. We will look at Winnicott’s theory of the use of the object and use it as a map to understand how a young child engages with his or her world. In addition, we will think about these issues clinically, focusing on how to enter a child’s inner life through play.
Reyna Cowan, L.C.S.W., Member, PINC; Instructor, PINC and NCSPP
Wednesdays: February 10, 17, 24, March 3, 10, 2010
WORK WITH TRAUMATIZED CHILDREN
In the first session, we will view videotapes of work with catastrophically traumatized children of various ages, and discuss a theory of posttraumatic behavior. In the second session we will view videos of two traumatized preschool children treated at Cornerstone Nursery. We will show progress from behavioral enactment to therapeutic facilitation of mentalization.
Gilbert Kliman, M.D., Child Psychoanalyst, Member and Faculty, SFCP
Wednesdays: March 17, 24, 2010
PSYCHIC DEVELOPMENT AND ATTACHMENT IN THE SECOND YEAR
In this seminar we will review videotaped toddlers in a preschool setting and observe psychic development and attachment patterns in the second year of life— patterns that will influence future development. Cases include a child with separation anxiety disorder, an obsessive compulsive child, and a pseudo-mature independent child.
Mali Mann, M.D., Child Psychoanalyst, Training & Supervising Analyst, SFCP
Wednesdays: March 31, April 7, 14, 2010
TOUCHING, TANTRUMS, TOILETS, AND TREATS: CHALLENGES OF CHILD TREATMENT
This course will focus on the interplay between theory, clinical technique, countertransference, and the inevitable unplanned actions of therapist and child when one is engaged in psychotherapy. We will be looking at how to think about and how to manage toileting accidents, children who refuse to come into the office (and refuse to leave), and lying, cheating, and stealing from us. How do we keep the therapist and child safe in the face of physical rage and fury, guaranteeing both will survive? Participants' clinical cases and quandaries will be a welcomed aspect of this course.
Myrna Frankel, L.C.S.W., Child Psychoanalyst, Member, SFCP
Wednesdays: April 21, 28, 2010
REVIEW OF ATTACHMENT THEORY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO OBJECT RELATIONS THEORY
We will cover a history of the main originators of attachment theory, discuss Mary Main interviews, and then read a paper by the instructor that describes her preschool interventions. This will be an opportunity to reconsider attachment theory specifically from an object relations perspective.
Zoe Grusky, Ph.D., Training & Supervising Analyst, SFCP
Wednesdays: May 5, 12, 19, 2010
Class meetings: Wednesdays, from 7:30 p.m.—9:00 p.m., September 2009 through May 2010;
All class meetings will be held at SFCP, 2340 Jackson St., 4 th Floor (entrance on Webster St.), San Francisco, CA. Only Dr. Toni Heineman’s seminar will be on Saturday and offsite (see above description);
33 sessions; 51CE credits; $1400; maximum enrollment of 12; Cost of readers is not included in tuition. For complete fees and refund policies, see Fees and Payment Policy.
Please submit a short description of your clinical experience with your application.
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