The past several weeks have been trying as our economy reels, our elections draw nigh and Presidential candidates are slouching towards Bethlehem. I was thinking today about Neville Symington's idea of the internal act of freedom.

THOMAS H. OGDEN'S REDISCOVERING PSYCHOANALYSIS

Classifieds: 

ATTACHMENT, RELATIONAL THERAPY, MINDFULNESS & THE BODY: With David Wallin, Ph.D., January 17, 2009, 9 am - 4 pm. CIP Members: $90, Non-Members: $120. 415-459-5999 x 101.

UNDERSTANDING HAKOMI AND ITS USES IN PSYCHOTHERAPY: With Rob Fisher, MFT, beginning Wednesday Jan 21 (4 weeks) 1 PM - 3 PM. CIP Members: $120, Non-members: $160. 415-459-5999 x 101.

I AM INTERESTED IN A SUBLET: In a downtown analytic office for T, W, and Th mornings. Please contact Marian Joycechild, (415) 346-9466.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR-THE PSYCHOTHERAPY INSTITUTE BERKELEY, CA: October 15, 2008. The Psychotherapy Institute is seeking a new Executive Director with strong administrative experience and clinical acumen to lead our well established and successful organization beginning in early 2009. Our website at www.tpi-berkeley.org provides an overview of our activities and a detailed job description for the Executive Director position. 30 hours/week, Salary $60,000 - $80,000 DOE (FTE), plus health and pension benefits. To apply, please send a cover letter and resume tojobapplication@tpi-berkeley.org by no later than November 14, 2008. Position open until filled. Applications without an individualized cover letter will not be considered. 

CLINICAL WORK GROUP FOR PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPISTS: This group will make use of psychoanalytic thinking to inform a collaborative and supportive environment in which members will develop skills and capacities of central importance to their work as psychoanalytic psychotherapists. Listening together to ongoing case presentations, we will study and consider all elements of the therapeutic relationship, focusing particularly on transference, countertransference, containment and the art of interpretation. Mondays 12:50 pm - 2:15 pm. 3321 Sacramento Street, San Francisco. Contact Beth Steinberg, Ph.D., (415) 441-5302,besteinberg@comcast.net.

Appointment Book: 

SFCP Peninsula Seminar: Shame Veiled and Unveiled
Sat, Nov 1 / 9 AM - 12 PM / Christ Episcopal Church 1040 Border Road / Los Altos
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Mali Mann, M.D. / $75

SFCP Opera on the Couch: Boris Gudunov
Sun, Nov 2 / 5 PM / Books Inc. Opera Plaza, Van Ness / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Steven Goldberg, M.D. / free

Henri Rey and the Reparative Function
Wed, Nov 5 (begins) / 7:30 PM - 9 PM / St. John's Presbyterian Church / Berkeley
NCSPP / (415) 457-9949 / Bob Bartner, Ph.D. / $110 - $265

SFCP Community Members East Bay Clinical Forum
Wed, Nov 5 / 7 PM - 9 PM / Herrick Hospital 2001 Dwight Way, Rm CC / Berkeley
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Ortal Kirson-Trilling, Psy.D. and Alice Jones, M.D. / free

Beyond the Consulting Room: A Conversation with Maureen Murphy, Ph.D.
Fri, Nov 7 / 7 PM - 9 PM / Address will be emailed to registrants / San Francisco
NCSPP / (510) 273-9229 / Maureen Murphy, Ph.D. / $10 - $12

SFCP Totc: Quality of Life (Jane Anderson) 
Fri, Nov 7 / 8:05 PM / ACT, Geary St. / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Mardi Horowitz, M.D. and Linda Lagemann, Ph.D. / $10 - $42

SFCP Conversation on Adolescents: Sex and Sexualities
Sat, Nov 8 / 10 AM - 12 PM / Flamingo Conf. Resort and Spa, 2777 4th St. / Santa Rosa
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Maureen Katz, M.D. / free

Geographical Dislocation, Mourning, and the Healing Impact of Poetry
Sat, Nov 8 / 9 AM - 3:30 PM / Preservation Park, Nile Hall, 668 13th Street / Oakland
The Psychotherapy Institute / (510) 548-2250 ext. 106 / Salman Akhtar, M.D. / $105 - $155

SFCP Scientific Meeting with Antonino Ferro
Mon, Nov 10 / 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM / 2340 Jackson St., 4th Floor / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Antonino Ferro, M.D. / free

SFCP Community Members Welcoming Event
Mon, Nov 10 / 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM / 2340 Jackson St., 4th Floor / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / free

SFCP Psychoanalytic Students Seminar: Countertransference
Wed, Nov 12 (begins) / 7:30 PM - 9 PM / 2340 Jackson St., 4th Floor / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Catherine Mallouh, M.D. / free

SFCP Ext. Div. Day Long with Antonino Ferro
Sat, Nov 15 / 8:25 AM - 3:30 PM / UCSF Laurel Heights, 3333 California Street / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Antonino Ferro, M.D. / $55 - $155

Lutecium Film Event: Are you going Hollywood?
Sat, Nov 15 / 1 PM - 5 PM / Alliance Fran�aise, 1345 Bush St. / San Francisco
LPTG / Eric Essman, M.A., Jacques Siboni, M.D., and Garrick Duckler, Ph.D. / $10 - $20 / NOTA

SFCP Peninsula Seminar: How Do We Listen, What Do We Hear?
Sat, Nov 15 / 9 AM - 12 PM / Christ Episcopal Church, 1040 Border Road / Los Altos
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Sharon Levin, LCSW and Susan Yamaguchi, LCSW / $75

Lutecium Workshop: The Ethics of Psychoanalysis
Sun, Nov 16 / 11 AM - 3 PM / 870 Market St., Rm. TBA / San Francisco
LPTG / Jacques Siboni, M.D. / $20 - $60

SFCP Community Members SF Clinical Forum
Tue, Nov 18 / 7 PM - 9:30 PM / 2340 Jackson St., 4th Floor / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Sheena Craig, MFT, and Erin Mullin, Ph.D. / free

SFCP Community Members South Bay Clinical Forum
Tue, Nov 18 / 7 PM - 9:30 PM / Psychiatry Buiding, 401 Quarry Rd. Rm 2209 / Stanford
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / TBA / free

SFCP Grand Rounds at Stanford: A Tour of the PDM 
Wed, Nov 19 / 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM / Psychiatry Buiding, 401 Quarry Rd. Rm 2209 / Stanford
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Neil Brast, M.D. / free

Lutecium: Case Conference with Jacques Siboni, M.D.
Thu, Nov 20 / 6 PM - 8 PM / 870 Market St., Rm. TBA / San Francisco
LPTG / Jacques Siboni, M.D. / $20 - $60

Lutecium: Writing Group Reception Night
Fri, Nov 21 / 6 PM - 8 PM / 870 Market St., Rm. TBA / San Francisco
LPTG / Michelle Baker, M.A. & group participants / free

On Corruption in Perversion: A Psychoanalytic Approach
Tue, Dec 2 (begins) / 7:30 PM - 9 PM / SFCP, 2340 Jackson Street, 4th Floor / San Francisco
NCSPP / (415) 457-9949 / Margo Chapin, MFT / $75 - $165