For evidence that the psychoanalytic lens can clarify much beyond the clinical scene, one need look no further than this month's roster of analytic happenings in our community. From cinema, to politics, to theater, to spirituality, a wide array of subjects will be examined from the analytic point of view.

Those seeking insight in their clinical work will also find much to enjoy in November, as critical issues like eating disorders, medication consultations, and pain management receive careful consideration at the hands of experienced clinicians. We encourage you to use our event listings as means to deepen your investment in the collaborative work of our community.

We hope you enjoy this month's issue, and we hope you'll join NCSPP to assist us in fostering a vibrant psychoanalytic community in Northern California.

This month I'd like to highlight two compelling and significant events happening in the coming weeks. Each addresses crucial community needs, each in a different way.

The first is Healing the Trauma of War, a remarkable and very timely training sponsored by Deep Streams Zen Institute, together with Psychoanalysis for Social Responsibility, Division 39, the East Bay Chapter of California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, the San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute, and a consortium of other Bay Area organizations.

The training offers psychotherapists and counselors interested in serving families and children of soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan a chance to learn more about the needs of this large population and to form a Bay Area cohort of engaged clinicians. The event is part of Deep Streams' The Coming Home Project, which Joseph Bobrow shares more about in this month's PIECE OF MIND, below. See APPOINTMENT BOOK for event details and get involved with this important endeavor.

Another exciting event, the fall NCSPP Scientific Meeting, allows local clinicians to present their thinking and their work, and for participants to attend for a very low fee. In Drowning in the Sea of Love, presented by Maureen Franey, Ph.D., the visual gaze and musical audio effects used in the film Ladies in Lavender will be used to depict a transformative and healing journey, not unlike the experience of the psychoanalytic process. Dr. Franey will illustrate how the film succeeds in portraying key elements of a transference/countertransference love: remembering, repeating and working through, along with Winnicott's concept of the fear of breakdown, Bollas' "unthought known," and Grotstein's use of the concept of autochthony. This event is also listed in our collective APPOINTMENT BOOK below.

These events represent a sample of the rich diversity of responsive and innovative psychoanalytic events and programs we're all privileged to have access to. I hope to see you there.

Beth Steinberg, Ph.D.
President, NCSPP

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Nearly 20 percent of the soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan have acute Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. More than one million men and women have been deployed so far. Factoring in troops' family members, approximately 40 million Americans have already been directly impacted.

Coming Home is an innovative series of group workshops, retreats and support groups sponsored by Deep Streams Zen Institute that addresses the mental, emotional, spiritual and relationship problems of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and their families, using psychoanalytic, contemplative, and expressive approaches.

It invites veterans to join one another to share experiences and stories, struggles and breakthroughs in an atmosphere of mutual support, safety and trust; to learn new tools such as mindfulness meditation for reducing stress and anxiety and enhancing well-being; to improve communication and relationships; to use writing to express what cannot be spoken; to address a continuum of problems, including those that do not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD; and to tend to the wounds of heart, mind, identity, spirit, and relationships that can shatter the foundation and meaning of our lives.

Coming Home begins on Friday evening, January 19 with a community meeting to raise awareness and appreciation for the impacts of service on the lives of veterans and families. Presenters will include Sharon Salzberg, Joanna Macy, Marine Col. Darcy Kauer, and others. It includes excerpts from recent films that convey what the war and its impacts on lives really are.

On December 3, we are offering a unique training, Healing the Trauma of War. The faculty has direct, "on the ground" experience. We are planning to form a cohort of psychotherapists interested in offering an hour a week of pro bono service.

For more information visit our web site at http://www.deepstreams.org/.

Joseph Bobrow, Ph.D.
Director, Deep Streams Institute

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Are you a candidate in psychoanalytic training? We invite you to contribute an informal, 200 word "blog" on a monthly basis. Please email us for details.

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Appointment Book offers a sampling of the psychoanalytically oriented events taking place in Northern California over the coming month. Where available, simply click an event title to view details on the sponsoring organization's web site.

San Francisco Student Outreach
Wed, Nov 1 (begins) / 7:30 - 9 PM / SFPI&S Library, 2420 Sutter Street / San Francisco
SFPI&S / (415) 563-5815 / Catherine Mallouh, M.D. / free

Preschool Project Annual Lecture: Early Childhood Educators & Psychoanalysis
Wed, Nov 1 / 7:30 - 9:30 PM / SFPI&S Library, 2420 Sutter Street / San Francisco
SFPI&S / (415) 563-5815 / Holly Veldhuis, Ph.D. / free

theater on the couch: Little Foxes by Lillian Hellman
Fri, Nov 3 / 8 PM / A.C.T. Theater, 415 Geary Street / San Francisco
SFPI&S / (415) 563-3366 / discussant Lee Grossman, M.D. / $21 - $65

The Art of Psychoanalytic Listening
Fri, Nov 3 (begins) / 12 - 1:30 PM / Northbrae Community Church / Berkeley
NCSPP / (415) 457-9949 / Jeanne Harasemovitch, L.C.S.W. / $85 - $130

Extension Division: Seminar on Psychoanalytic Writing
Sat, Nov 4 (begins) / 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM / Epworth Methodist Church, 1953 Hopkins / Berkeley
SFPI&S / (415) 563-5815 / Annie Sweetnam / $150

Working with Parents
Sat, Nov 4 / 10 AM - 4 PM / St. John's Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. / Berkeley
NCSPP / (415) 457-9949 / Laurie Goldsmith, Ph.D. & Reyna Cowan, L.C.S.W / $75 - $110

Extension Division: Maternal Ambivalence — the Dark Side of Maternity
Sat, Nov 4 / 9 AM - 1 PM / Elks Lodge, 4249 El Camino Real / Palo Alto
SFPI&S / (415) 563-5815 / Barbara Almond, M.D. / $100

The Psychology of Medications
Sat, Nov 4 / 9 AM - 4:30 PM / JCC, California St. @ Presidio / (415) 561-6771 / San Francisco
SFPRG / S. Foreman, M.D.; M. Lowenstein, M.D.; N. Sohn, Ph.D., LCSW; P. Wood, Ph.D. / $85

A Psychoanalytic Journey through the Film Ladies in Lavender
Sun, Nov 5 / 10 AM - 1 PM / CPMC, Davis Room 2333 Buchanan (at Clay) / San Francisco
NCSPP / (510) 717 5330 / Maureen Franey, Ph.D. / $0 - $30

Pain: Analytic and Developmental Perspectives
Sun, Nov 5 / 9 AM - 1 PM / SFPI&S Library, 2420 Sutter Street / San Francisco
SFPI&S / (415) 563-5815 / Stephen Fisk, M.D.; Luke Moix, M.D.; Beth Taylor, M.D. / $60

The Essential Function of Intuition: Bion's View of Optimal Capacity
Tue, Nov 7 / 6:30 - 8:30 PM / CPMC -P Board Room, 2351 Clay / San Francisco
NCSPP / (415) 457-9949 / Elizabeth de Bianchedi, M.D. / $25 - $65

The 10th Annual Frances Tustin Memorial Lecture
Sat, Nov 11 / 8:30 AM - 4 PM / (310) 478-4347 / Los Angeles
Frances Tustin Memorial Trust / Jeffrey Eaton; Lia Pistiner de Cortinas / $75 - $135

Attachment Theory: History, Recent Research, and Clinical Applications
Sat, Nov 11 / 8:15 AM - 1 PM / Lucy Stern Center, Ballroom, 1305 Middlefield Road / Palo Alto
SFPI&S / (415) 563-5815 / Mary Main, Ph.D.; Erik Hesse, Ph.D. / $55 - $90

Style Changes in the Work of Rene Magritte: Denial and Childhood Trauma
Sun, Nov 12 / 3 - 5 PM / 450 Sutter, Floor 9, Room 941 / San Francisco
Institute for Psychoanalytic Studies / (415) 679-0997 / Paul Ransohoff, presenter; Stephen Walrod, discussant / $10

Scientific Meeting with Elizabeth Tabak de Bianchedi
Mon, Nov 13 / 7:30 - 9:30 PM / SFPI&S Library, 2420 Sutter Street / San Francisco
SFPI&S / (415) 563-5815 / Elizabeth Tabak de Bianchedi, M.D. / free

Special Program: WHY WAR? Reflections of a Psychoanalyst
Tue, Nov 14 / 7:30 - 9:30 PM / SFPI&S Library, 2420 Sutter Street / San Francisco
SFPI&S / (415) 563-5815 / Imre Szecsody, M.D. / free

East Bay Student Outreach: Intersubjectivity
Wed, Nov 15 (begins) / 7:30 - 9 PM / SFPI&S Library, 2420 Sutter Street / San Francisco
SFPI&S / (415) 563-5815 / Louis Roussel, Ph.D. / free

Sausalito Salon: Psychoanalysis and Spiritual Perspectives
Fri, Nov 17 / 6:30 - 8:45 PM / Home of Cleopatra Victoria / Sausalito
NCSPP / (415) 309-0222 / John Deri, M.D. / $15 - $20

Extension Division: A Day with Elizabeth Tabak de Bianchedi
Sat, Nov 18 / 9 AM - 3:30 PM / SFPI&S Library, 2420 Sutter St. / San Francisco
SFPI&S / (415) 563-5815 / Elizabeth Tabak de Bianchedi / $55 - $140

SFPI&S Friends Clinical Forum
Tue, Nov 21 / 7:30 - 9 PM / SFPI&S Library, 2420 Sutter St. / (415) 563-5815 / San Francisco
Friends of SFPI&S / Kym Sites, MFT, presenter; Lee Grossman, M.D., discussant / $0 - $15

Psychoanalytic Grand Rounds @ Stanford
Wed, Nov 29 / 6:15 - 7:30 PM / SFPI&S Library, 2420 Sutter Street / San Francisco
SFPI&S / (415) 563-5815 / Joseph Caston, M.D. / free

Eating Disorder Conference: When Nothing Stays Inside
Sat, Dec 2 / 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM / SFPI&S Library, 2420 Sutter Street / San Francisco
SFPI&S / (415) 563-5815 / Kathy Dewitt, Ph.D.; Jana Kahn, Ph.D.; Shela Fisk, Ph.D.;
Michael Loughran, Ph.D.; Robin Duetsch, Ph.D. / $80 - $90

Extension Division: Dreams, a Road to Understanding Attachment Issues
Sat, Dec 2 / 9 AM - 1 PM / Elks Lodge, 4249 El Camino Real / Palo Alto
SFPI&S / (415) 563-5815 / Eugene Woods, M.D. / $100

Healing the Trauma of War: Iraq Veterans and Their Families
Sun, Dec 3 / 9:30 AM - 5 PM / CPMC, Buchanan @ Clay / (415) 387-0800 / San Francisco
Deep Streams Inst. / Jaine Darwin, Psy.D.; Ken Reich, Ph.D; Robert Grant, Ph.D. / $60 - $125

PINC Open House
Wed, Dec 6 / 7:30 - 9 PM / 2252 Fillmore St. / San Francisco
PINC / (415) 434-2002 / Linda Tucker, Ph.D. / free

To submit an event, please see our submission guidelines.

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PSYCHOTHERAPY GROUP: For adults concerned about their alcohol use. Focus is on implementing individualized goals for change. Wed 6:00-7:30 PM in SF. Co-leaders: Jordana A. Templin, LCS 20773, (415) 255-9413, David A. Wasserman, PSY 11897, (415) 263-0980.

CASE CONFERENCE: Psychoanalytic case conference and study group. Friday afternoons in Oakland. Annie Sweetnam, (510) 428-2913.

EATING DISORDER CONSULTATION & READING GROUP: One Monday evening per month beginning October 2006, 7:30 to 9:00 PM. Location to be determined in the Penninsula/South Bay area. Individual sponsors: Ann Martini, LCSW, (408) 358-1862, and Jana Kahn, Ph.D., (650) 947-0262.

OFFICE SUBLET BERKELEY/ALBANY BORDER. Anytime except Tuesdays and Fridays after 1:00 pm. $200/full day, $100/half or weekend day. $500 minimum. Ground floor of beautiful, well-maintained building constructed especially for therapists. Sophisticated sound-proofing, call lights, separate therapist entrance, wheelchair accessible. Office newly painted and decorated. Large window looking onto nice landscaping. Naomi Low, Ph.D. at (415) 751-1170.

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Beth Steinberg, Ph.D., NCSPP President
Cleopatra Victoria, M.A., MFT, Editor
Cate Corcoran, M.A., Features Editor
Brad Falconer, M.A., Managing Editor

Each month, IMPULSE reaches over 1,440 psychoanalytically oriented professionals and students in Northern California.

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