Offerings by Date Offerings by Location Offerings by Type NCSPP Faculty Registration & Payment CE Credits Scholarship Fund Policies			Six Month Course: Great Works: Literature and Poetry for Clinicians Mike Zimmerman, Ph.D. Mondays, Oct 6, 2008 - Apr 27, 2009 (no class 12/1, 12/22, 12/29, 1/19, 2/16) 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM PINC Library, 2252 Fillmore St., San Francisco 37.5 CE Credits Fees: $500 - $1000 * * Registration Deadline REGISTRATION CLOSED Course Overview In Promises, Promises (2001) Adam Phillips writes, "I think that reading what used to be called Literature is probably a better preparation for the practice of psychoanalysis than the reading of anything else…" Indeed, starting with Freud, who noted that his case histories read like novellas and peppered other writings with quotes from his favorite authors, the most creative thinkers in psychoanalysis have found inspiration in great fiction and poetry. Contemporary mental health training programs, however, rarely include the study of literature in their curricula. In an effort to address this gap this course will offer participants the opportunity to closely read several great novels and poems with an instructor who is both a professor of literature and a practicing psychoanalyst. Primarily exploring the ways these works of art illuminate the human condition on their own terms, versus the how they exemplify psychoanalytic concepts, our aim will be to enrich how we imagine, conceptualize and listen to the universal and unique in our patient's lives, as well as our own. Works to be read include Melville's Moby Dick, Conrad's Heart of Darkness, Faulkner's The Sound and The Fury, Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises, and Mann's Death in Venice as well as poetry by Eliot, Plath, and Lowell. Course Objectives Analyze, critique and compare the depiction of individual psychology in great works of literature and poetry. Analyze and discuss the relationship between aesthetics and unconscious mental functioning in great works of literature and poetry. Discuss the relevance of literary aesthetics, poetics and representations of individual psychology for psychodynamic clinical work. Faculty Mike Zimmerman, Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus of English at San Francisco State University, Professor of English at the Fromm Institute, University of San Francisco, a Graduate of the San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute and a Member of the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis. CE Credit 37.5 CE credits will be awarded for this course. This course meets the requirements for CE credits for LCSWs and MFTs through the BBS (Provider #PCE 508). Psychologists will have their participation registered through Division 39. Division 39 is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education credits for psychologists. Division 39 maintains responsibility for this program and its content. In order to receive CE credit for any course held over multiple weeks, 80% attendance is required during any given course segment. Registration & Refund Policies Refunds will be allowed according to the following policy: Enrollees not admitted due to space limitation will receive full refunds. Prior to September 8, 2008: Full refunds minus $35 administration charge. Unfortunately, no refund is possible after this time. THERE WILL BE A $25 BANK CHARGE AND AN ADDITIONAL $15 ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGE ON ALL RETURNED CHECKS. Class Size and Eligibility for Enrollment Course size is limited to 30 participants, on a first come/first served basis. Class minimum will be 6 to 8 participants. If the course does not fill it will be cancelled and payment will be refunded. In filling courses, priority will be given to members of NCSPP. Enrollment is intended for mental health practitioners, students,and interns, as well as others interested in the study of psychoanalytic psychology. Confirmations and Readers Enrollment confirmation with course location and reader information will be emailed to enrolled participants approximately two weeks before the first meeeting. Tuition does not include the cost of readers. Scholarship Information We have established the NCSPP SCHOLARSHIP FUND to broaden community access to our events by subsidizing the greater part of our tuition costs for a limited number of attendees. For information regarding elegibility and availability, please contact Michele McGuinness. Disabilities Division 39 and NCSPP are committed to accessibility and non-discrimination in its continuing education activities. If participants have special needs, we will attempt to accommodate them. Please contact Michele McGuinness for any special needs. NCSPP and Division 39 are committed to conducting all activities in strict conformity with the American Psychological Association's Ethical Principles for Psychologists. If you believe that a violation of ethics has occurred during this presentation, or if you have concerns about such issues as handicapped accessibility, distress with regard to program content or other. Questions For program related questions, please call Michael Levin, Psy.D., 415-441-2377. For questions related to enrollment, locations, CE credit, special needs, course availability and other administrative issues contact Michele McGuinness by email or 415-457-9949.
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