Dialogues in Contemporary Psychoanalysis 2012 - 2013

Henry Markman, M.D. and Julie Ruskin, Ph.D., Co-Chairs
John Dimartini, Ph.D., John Jemerin, M.D., Israel Katz, M.D., Maria Longuemare, M.D., Ph.D.
Patricia Marra, M.F.T., Catherine McKenzie, Ph.D., Mitchell Wilson, M.D., Committee Members

The Dialogues in Contemporary Psychoanalysis Program aims to foster meaningful discussion on major current trends in psychoanalysis — in terms of clinical practice, as well as application of psychoanalytic theory to topics such as politics, history, aesthetics, literature and film, gender, and development.  Leading contributors present original work that is discussed by experts in that particular area.  This program is intended for clinicians and others interested in psychoanalytic thinking.

PRESENTER: Stephen Seligman, D.M.H.
Training and Supervising Analyst and Faculty, SFCP; Personal and Supervising Analyst, PINC; Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Infant-Parent Program, UCSF; Faculty, NYU Postdoctoral Program in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy.  Dr. Seligman is also Joint Editor-in-Chief, Psychoanalytic Dialogues and Associate Editor, Studies in Gender and Sexuality, and founding Editor, Journal of Infant, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy.  His article on baseball will be published in Raritan in fall, 2012.

DISCUSSANT: Mitchell Wilson, M.D.
Training and Supervising Analyst and Faculty, SFCP.  Dr. Wilson was awarded the Heinz Hartmann Memorial Lectureship at the New York Psychoanalytic Institute in 2001, the Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association Journal Prize in 2003, and the Karl A. Menninger Memorial Award in 2005.  Most recently, he has taught "Theory and Psychoanalytic Identity" and "The Limits of Theory."  He has published widely, and is currently working on a paper titled "Desire and Countertransference."

MODERATOR: John DiMartini, Ph.D.

Course Objectives:

Participants will be able to:

1. Explain how patients’ imaginative ways of thinking about their past and everyday experiences affect their behavior and interests.
2. Describe the role of sports in psychological life; understanding them as a distraction, an avocation and as an area for growth or rigid fixation.
3. Be more alert to the effects of imagination and of sports in general as they work to understand patients’ interests and emotional commitments.

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 3 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 3 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: Henry Markman, M.D., John DiMartini, Ph.D., John Jemerin, M.D., Israel Katz, M.D., Maria Longuemare, M.D., Ph.D., Patricia Marra, M.F.T., Catherine McKenzie, Ph.D., Julie Ruskin, Ph.D., Mitchell Wilson, M.D. and Stephen Seligman, D.M.H.. All conflicts of interest have been resolved in accordance with the ACCME Updated Standards for Commercial Support.