The idea for daylight saving time is that we turn back the clock in autumn, arising in darkness, so that we can enjoy an extra hour of light in the evening. Perhaps this concept is familiar to us as psychoanalytic clinicians? Hopefully, a deep, rich, and textured treatment feels something like this. We choose to enter the shadows of our past, our demons and our unconscious, to find the dragons and meet them so that, if all goes well enough, we emerge into more lightness at the end of treatment...or perhaps a better understanding and compassion for our own darkness.

The point? Sometimes one has to endure the gloom and embrace discomfort, in the hopes of discovering light at the end of the couch. It can be cataclysmic for analyst and patient alike, to stumble around in the dark fumbling for things, disoriented, where nothing looks familiar in the blackened landscape. One falters, falls, and curses the darkness, to use a familiar expression. We turn on harsh lights and gaze into the blindingness of our own pitch-black depths. The sacrifice can be worth it, illuminating, the glimmering of light, and the flickering of hope. This month, may all your hours glow in the dark.

In my last column I touched on some of the projects the Board of NCSPP has been working on this year. In this column I'd like to describe some plans for the future. These follow our goals of promoting active participation in our community, providing frameworks for affiliation and for institutional identification to psychoanalytic practitioners who lack this in their professional lives, and providing education and structures for creative thinking on issues arising from all psychoanalytically-derived practice. We are especially interested in widening the scope of learning from psychoanalysis proper to psychoanalytic psychotherapy, because of the challenges that derive from adapting intensive psychoanalytic treatment to work with patients who may be able to meet only once a week, whose treatment is "managed" by an HMO, and the like.

Our future plans include: offering more classes and workshops on professional development; offering courses on professional writing; offering PEP to our membership; implementing an online directory and an online members' area; and continuing to facilitate more opportunities for interaction and active participation. (Along these lines, we have created two clinical interest groups centered on listserves, which we hope will eventually morph into whatever kind of organization their members would want.) We very much hope to find more ways to involve our more advanced members in providing teaching and mentoring, and we call on those of you who are interested to make yourselves known. We are exploring instituting consultation groups and case conferences; and we would love to create a group that is creatively thinking about issues in psychoanalytic psychotherapy. Of course, we will continue with our current program, offering courses, workshops, seminars and lectures in as wide an area of the psychoanalytic sphere as we can.

Adam Kremen, Ph.D.
President, NCSPP

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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.

Happy Hour (hosted by NCSPP's Prelicensed Clinicians Committee)
Thu, Nov 1 / 6 - 8 PM / Varnish, 77 Natoma St. / San Francisco
NCSPP / (510) 273-9229 / free

SFCP Theater on the couch: The Rainmaker by Richard Nash
Fri, Nov 2 / 8 PM / ACT Theater, 415 Geary Street / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-3366 / Mardi Horowitz, M.D.; Linda Lagemann, Ph.D. / $19 - $82

SFCP Child Colloquium: One Mind
Sat, Nov 3 / 10 AM - 12 PM / 2420 Sutter Street / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Roy Aruffo, M.D. / free

SFCP Ext. Div. Peninsula Saturday Seminar: Wrecked by Success
Sat, Nov 3 / 9 AM - 12 PM/ Christ Episcopal Church, Fireside Rm., 1040 Border / Los Altos
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Sharon Levin, L.C.S.W. / $75

Psychoanalytic Views On Working With Foster Children
Sat, Nov 3 / 10 AM - 1 PM / CPMC, 2333 Buchanan (at Clay) / San Francisco
NCSPP / (510) 717-5330 / Diane Ehrensaft, Ph.D.; April Fernando, Ph.D; Kelley Gin, Psy.D.;
Eileen Keller, Ph.D / $0 - $10

Gayle Wheeler Memorial Filmfest Screens Almodovar's Volver
Sat, Nov 3 / 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM / Nestrick Room, 142 Dwinelle Hall, UCB / Berkeley
PINC / (415) 921-1166 / Jeanne Wolff Bernstein; Barbara Artson; Diane Borden; Eric Essman; Marilyn Fabe; Francisco Gonzales / free

SFCP Child Development Program: Annual Lecture 2007
Wed, Nov 7 / 7:30 - 9:30 PM / 2420 Sutter Street / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Prof. Alicia Lieberman; Lynn E. Hazen, M.A.;
Era Loewenstein, Ph.D. / free

Friends of SFCP East Bay Clinical Forum (Case Presentation and Discussion)
Wed, Nov 7 / 7 - 9 PM / Herrick Hospital, Conf. Rm. CC, 2001 Dwight Way / Berkeley
Friends of SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Carolina Bacchi, Psy.D. (presenter);
Sandy Bemesderfer, Ph.D. and Barbara McSwain, L.C.S.W. (discussants) / free (CE $15)

Beyond the Consulting Room: A Conversation with Susana Winkel
Fri, Nov 9 / 7 - 9 PM / Private Home, Emailed to Registrants / Oakland
NCSPP / (510) 273-9229 / Susana Winkel, Ph.D. / $10

New Treatments, New Hope: Update for Families & Professionals
Sat, Nov 10 / 9 AM - 3 PM / Marin Civic Center, 10 Ave. of the Flags / San Rafael
Community Institute for Psychotherapy / (415) 459-5999 x101 / Dr. Susan Smiga, M.D.; Dr. Stephen P. Hinshaw, Ph.D.; Dr. Scott Smolar, D.O. / $10 - $95

SFCP Scientific Meeting with Danielle and Jean-Michel Quinodoz
Mon, Nov 12 / 7:30 - 9:30 PM / 2420 Sutter Street / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Danielle and Jean-Michel Quinodoz / free

SFCP Friends Clinical Forum in San Francisco
Tue, Nov 13 / 7:30 - 9 PM / SFCP Library/2420 Sutter Street / San Francisco
Friends of SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Genie Dvorak, Psy.D. (presenter); Phyllis Cath, M.D. (discussant) / free (CE $15)

Friends of SFCP South Bay Clinical Forum
Tue, Nov 13 / 7 - 9 PM / Stanford Psychiatry Building, 401 Quarry Rd / Stanford, CA
SFCP / (650) 248-0754 / David Lake, M.D. SFCP / free

SFCP Extension Division Day Long with Danielle and Jean-Michel Quinodoz
Sat, Nov 17 / 9 AM - 3:30 PM / UCFS Laurel Heights, 3333 California St. /
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Danielle and Jean-Michel Quinodoz / $55 - $145

SFCP Ext. Div. East Bay Student Outreach: Adolescence
Tue, Nov 20 (begins) / 6:30 - 9 PM / Herrick, 2001 Dwight Way, CC Conf. Room / Berkeley
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Madeleine Lansky, M.D. / free

SFCP Stanford Grand Rounds: Timelessness, Time and Transference
Wed, Nov 28 / 6:15 - 7:30 PM / Psychiatry Building, 401 Quarry Rd., Rm 2209 / Stanford
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Jeanne Harasemovitch, L.C.S.W. / free

Friends of SFCP East Bay Clinical Forum (Case Presentation and Discussion)
Wed, Dec 5 / 7 - 9 PM / Herrick Hospital, Conf. Rm. CC, 2001 Dwight Way / Berkeley
Friends of SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Megan Rundel, Ph.D. (presenter); Bob Bartner, Ph.D. (discussant) / free (CE $15)

Happy Hour (hosted by NCSPP's Prelicensed Clinicians Committee)
Thu, Dec 6 / 6 - 8 PM / Beckett's Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. / Berkeley
NCSPP / (510) 273-9229 / free

To submit an event, please see our submission guidelines.

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CLINICAL PROCESS CONSULTATION GROUP: Robert Carrere, Ph.D., ABPP. Fridays 10:00 - 11:30 AM. Alternating weeks starting November 16, 2007. San Francisco. Through case presentations and discussion as well as discussion of professional issues that arise in clinical work, participants will learn how to discern and conduct a psychoanalytic process that emphasizes the development and maturation of the therapist's use of self in therapeutic engagements. A focus on living into transference and countertransference states will position us to formulate unconscious dynamics operating in the dyad and in group work. Working with hateful transferences and difficult treatment issues/impasses is expected. (415) 970-1572 or carrere@sbcglobal.net for more information. $65 per session. CE Credits (LCSWs & MFTs) Approval No. PCE 3686. MCEP Approval Pending.

ANALYTIC GROUP THERAPY: Mixed group, two spaces available, especially interested in male referrals. Group relational experience is either adjunctive to individual therapy or independent treatment. Tuesdays, 7 - 8:30 PM, San Francisco. Fee: $60-$100 Group Leader: Sue Saperstein, Psy.D. Contact: (415) 641-4146 or drsuesaperstein@sbcglobal.net.

STUDY ON MEDICAL ILLNESS: Seeking volunteers for brief phone interview regarding experiences related to medical illness: I am seeking volunteers to do a brief phone interview regarding their experiences with medical illness. The purpose of this is for my new book with Jason Aronson/Rowman publishers. Although I treat a number of people who have medical illnesses, I would like to talk with mental health clinicians who have experienced illness, as mental health clinicans often have a unique ability to articulate the ramifications of illness, including (but not limited to) the problems with the current U.S. medical system, implications of illness on physical and psychological functioning, how illness affects relationships, the need to be more internally focused during illness, and how illness impacts self-esteem. All information will be kept confidential and if used in the book will be disguised and cited in composite form unless additional explicit consent is obtained. This is an opportunity to contribute to the literature in an area that deserves more attention, especially as the population ages. I have published and taught widely in this area and can provide you with samples of my writing before consenting to an interview, if you are interested in reading more about my approach. Please e-mail or call if interested. Tamara McClintock Greenberg, Psy.D., M.S., tamaragreenberg@sbcglobal.net or (415) 775-7220.

SF INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDIES PROGRAMS: · Dec. 8: Robert Caper: Paper: Klein and Bion; Case Consultation / · Jan. 19: Walter Stone. Dynamic group treatment of severe mental illness. / · Mar. 1: Dr. Donovan Memorial Program: Film, discussion with Diane Borden, and Mark Levy / · Apr. 27: Diane Santas and Sharon Witkin. Child assessment. See www.sfips.org/programs.php or contact frozy@concentric.net or (415) 679-0997.

GOT CONSULTATION? Find a Bay Area consultation or study group through the bulletin board maintained by the Friends of SFCP and SFCP's Extension Division.

Old couches, new books, hot jobs, cool internships? Post classified ads on NCSPP's online bulletin board at no charge. We will also feature your listing in IMPULSE for a modest fee. Please see our submission guidelines for details.

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The Northern California Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology (NCSPP) is committed to the study of psychoanalytic psychology and the encouragement of its interest in the professional and general communities. We are a multi-disciplinary, non-profit membership organization open to mental health professionals and all others interested in the study of psychoanalytic psychology.

Our more than 650 members form a community that spans the greater Bay Area and Northern California. NCSPP is a local affiliate of Division 39 (psychoanalysis) of the American Psychological Association. Our vast array of lectures, intensive study groups, scientific meetings, courses, our journal fort da, and numerous special events and projects are all brought to you by scores of volunteers who work to support NCSPP's mission. Our educational programs include continuing education credit for psychologists, marriage and family therapists, and licensed clinical social workers. We welcome you into the psychoanalytic community in Northern California. Join us.

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Adam Kremen, Ph.D., NCSPP President
Cleopatra Victoria, M.A., MFT, Editor
Cate Corcoran, Psy.D., Features Editor
Meg Earls, M.A., Copy Editor
Brad Falconer, M.A., Managing Editor

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