Child Colloquium Series 2012 - 2013

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 a fantastical world of art, film, adventure and gothic romance as "Heavenly Creatures" recreates a true life story of two New Zealand girls whose shared fantasy world drifts into matricide.  Provocative and elegant, Director and writer Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings) was nominated for Best Original Screenplay.  The movie won Venice's Festival Silver Lion and Toronto Fest's Critics Award.

Reyna Cowan is a psychoanalyst and child therapist.  She is a graduate of PINC and faculty at SFCP.  She currently teaches at, NCSPP, PINC, the Psychotherapy Institute and SFCP.  Topics include: clinical development, Winnicott, film and the dream, psychoanalytic thinkers and working with pre-verbal communication in the consultation room.  Her recent article Shaping the Unknown: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly was published in Fort Da.  She consults to ACCESS Institute and the Ann Martin Center and is film critic for KPFA Radio.  She is in practice in Oakland where she works with individuals, couples, children and adolescents.

Course Objectives:

Participants will be able to:

1. differentiate between pathological and normal narcissistic development of adolescents.
2. list 3 themes in complex clinical issues that are addressed in the film.
3. will identify how beta elements can be projected to create a shared psychotic world between child patient and therapist.

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_Report...

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., Harold Bornstein, M.D., Sharon Karp-Lewis, Psy.D., L.C.S.W. and Reyna Cowan, Psy.D., L.C.S.W... All conflicts of interest have been resolved in accordance with the ACCME Updated Standards for Commercial Support.