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Scientific Meeting CONCEPTUALIZING CONCEPTION: Hope, Despair and Assisted Reproductive Technology Instructors: Adam Kremen, Ph.D., Diane Ehrensaft, Ph.D. Discussants: Tamara McClintock Greenberg, Psy.D., Maureen Murphy, Ph.D. CE: 3 CE Credits Location: CPMC Pacific Campus, Enright Room, 2333 Buchanan Street, SF (tentative) Date: Saturday, March 27, 2010 Time: 10:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Fees: $15 - $40 online registration closed, registration will be accepted at the door Course Description Medical treatment of infertility brings numerous complications to the psychological processes associated with conception, gestation, birth and the transition to parenthood. Along with issues for each partner there are also complications for the couple itself; as each partner copes with losses and anxieties, the couple must find a way to rebalance itself and to mourn the loss of its biological creative capacity so as to find its psychological creative capacity. In concrete ways the couple is faced with evidence of its inability to create, and thus its inadequacy as a creative couple, and this may lead to processes of retribution and/or hopelessness and despair. The couple must find a way to mourn the loss of their fantasized and idealized naturally-born child, while at the same time holding open the potential for a different mode of creativity. This panel will focus upon these issues at the level of the couple as well as implications for psychoanalytic treatment, mourning and reparation. Other issues considered will include the basics of reproductive technology, the experience of medical technology for conception, and how sexual desire is affected. We will address the necessity and limitations of the concrete aspects of medical and infertility treatment and how these influence both individual and couple psychologies. Course Objectives
Fees: * Registration for this event for NCSPP Members is free during early registration. Early registration will remain open through March 12, 2010. After this date an additional $15 will be added to all registrations. About the Instructors Adam Kremen, Ph.D., has worked as staff psychotherapist at the Boyer House Foundation, supervised at the Wright Institute, taught at the California School of Professional Psychology, and consulted at WestCoast Childrens Clinic and at Counseling Services at the California College of the Arts. He is a past president of NCSPP and is in private practice in Oakland working with adults, couples and adolescents. Diane Ehrensaft, Ph.D., is a faculty member of the Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California, a founding member of PINCs reproductive technology research group, a founding member and senior clinician of A Home Within, and a supervisor and consultant at WestCoast Childrens Clinic. Her research and publications focus on child development, gender, parenting, parent-child relationships, and psychological issues for families using assisted reproductive technology. She is in private practice in Oakland. About the Discussants Tamara McClintock Greenberg , Psy.D., MS, is an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco. Her most recent book is Psychodynamic Perspectives on Aging and Illness (Springer, 2009). She also is a blogger for Psychology Today, in which she writes about aging, medical, and psychoanalytic topics for a popular audience. She is in private practice in San Francisco. Maureen Murphy, Ph.D., is a supervising analyst and faculty member at the Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California as well as on faculty at California Pacific Medical Center Department of Psychiatry and Access Institute. She was the founding president of PINC, past president of NCSPP and Division 39, and is currently publication chair for the International Association of Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. She is in private practice in San Francisco. CE Credit 3 CE credits will be awarded for this course. For any course held over multiple weeks participants must attend 80% of the program in order to receive CE credit. Upon completion of a conference evaluation form, a certificate will be issued. This serves as documentation of attendance for all participants. LCSWs/MFTs: These courses meet the requirements for CE credits for LCSWs and MFTs through the BBS. (Provider #PCE 508). Psychologists: Division 39 is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Division 39 maintains responsibility for these programs and their content. Target Audience & Instructional Level All licensed mental health professionals, residents, interns, and graduate students in training, as well as members of the lay public who have an interest in psychoanalytic psychology. This is an intermediate level course. Cancellation & Refund Policies Enrollees who cancel at least seven days prior to the workshop date or the first class of a course with multiple meetings will receive a refund minus a $35 administrative charge. No refunds will be allowed after this time. THERE WILL BE A $25 BANK CHARGE AND AN ADDITIONAL $15 ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGE ON ALL RETURNED CHECKS. 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 complaints, please contact Michele McGuinness. Questions 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. For other questions please call Lisa Bialy Winston, Psy.D., 415-948-8823 |
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