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How Do We Think About Sex? Jeanne Wolff Bernstein, John Conger, Samuel Gerson, Shelley Nathans 32 weeks, September 23, 2010 through May 19, 2011 Thursdays, 10 AM to 12 PM St. Clement's Episcopal Church, 2837 Claremont AVenue, Berkeley, 94705 $1,800 Non-Members / $1,700 NCSPP Members Limited to 15 participants on a first-come/first-served basis. Pirority for enrollment will be given to NCSPP members and associate members. Registration ends 9/2/10. Program Segments
Program Overview Sexuality may be the most volatile force in psychic life. Both vitalizing and transgressive, it can serve a multiplicity of functions: it may bolster a fragile sense of self, or offer an experience of abandonment from the constrictions of self. It can generate the most profound experiences of intimacy with others, or it can obliterate otherness altogether. It is inherently traumatic, and it can offer a pathway for the healing of trauma. Sexuality is fundamentally enigmatic, evoking both an intimate familiarity and a radical otherness. It stands at the crossroads of nature, culture, and psyche, of self and other, and of conscious and unconscious, thus forming a continuum that links the earliest somatic experience to the highest forms of symbolic/creative expression. Sexuality is particularly hazardous and delicate to address in the clinical setting, since in speaking of sexual feelings we risk arousing them, in ourselves as much as in our patients. Whereas at one time “psychoanalytic” and “psychosexual” seemed almost synonymous, many now feel that sexuality has all but disappeared from psycho-analytic thought. In Freud’s theory, the sex drive is foundational to psychic life and the Oedipus complex the crucible of psychological development. Object relations theory, starting with Klein, shifted our thinking toward the centrality of pre-Oedipal phenomena, as did attachment theory; where at one time relation-ship needs were seen as defined by their motivating sexual drives, now sexual material is often seen as masking more fundamental needs for nurturance and closeness. The French theorists, notably Laplanche and Green, have emphasized another reading of these seemingly different viewpoints, conceiving the infant-parent interaction as vibrantly sensual and laden with unconscious sexual meaning. Our evolving view of the nature of sexualities, additionally, has moved the concept of perversion virtually out of the sexual realm. In this year’s Intensive Study Group we bring together an outstanding group of local clinicians to take up the multi-faceted nature of sexuality. We aim to broaden and deepen how we think about sex, while increasing our comfort dealing with sexual issues as they arise in the consulting room. We’ll look at our ever-evolving view of sexualities, and how this view arises in a changing socio-historical context. We’ll discuss erotic transference and countertransference, sexuality in couples therapy, infant-parent erotics, and less pathologizing ways of understanding sexual perversions. We kick off the year with the viewing and discussion of a film that brings to life the themes of sensualities, erotics, and intimacies. Please join us for an enlivening, evocative, and provocative year of learning. Course Objectives
Instant Registration & Payment Online NCSPP now offers online course registration and payment using PayPal, the Internet's most trusted payment processor. All major credit cards, as well as checking account debit payments, are accepted. To register and pay online, simply select the Register Now link:  While online registrations save valuable administrative time for NCSPP, we still offer a paper registration form on our Registration & Payment page. Faculty John Conger, Ph.D., is an international trainer in bioenergetic analysis and a psychoanalyst. He is the author of Jung & Reich: The Body as Shadow (1988; 2002) and The Body in Recovery: Somatic Psychotherapy and The Self (1994). Dr. Conger teaches locally as well as trains and credentials students and professionals in an analytically based Bioenergetic Analysis. He maintains a private practice in Berkeley. Jeanne Wolff Bernstein, Ph.D., is past president of the Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California. She is on faculty at PINC, NCSPP, and Lutecium. She is a contributing editor to Psychoanalytic Dialogues and on the editorial board of Studies in Gender and Sexuality and Contemporary Psychoanalysis. Dr. Bernstein was the 2008 Fulbright Scholar at the Sigmund Freud Private Foundation and Museum in Vienna. She maintains a private practice in Berkeley. Sam Gerson, Ph.D., is a founder and past-president of both NCSPP and the Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California, where he currently serves as faculty and as personal and supervising analyst. He is an associate editor of Psychoanalytic Dialogues and an editor for Studies in Gender and Sexuality and Psychoanalytic Quarterly. In 2007, he received the Elise M. Hayman Award for the Study of Genocide and the Holocaust from the International Psychoanalytic Association in Berlin. Shelley Nathans, Ph.D., is on faculty at the California Pacific Medical Center. She is a member of The Bay Area Couple Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Group (BACPPG) and is on the International Advisory Board for the journal Psychoanalytic Couple and Family Psychoanalysis. Dr. Nathans has completed the Tavistock Center for Couple Relations Advanced Training and has taught courses on couple psychotherapy at many local venues. She maintains private practices in San Francisco and Oakland. Registration Deadline & Information Deadline for Registration: Thursday, September 2, 2010. General Public: $500 deposit with registration; $1,300 remainder due September 2. Members: $300 deposit with registration;$1,400 remainder due September 2. Tuition does not include the cost of reading material. Registration & Refund Policies Refunds: Students not admitted due to space limitation will receive full refund of their deposit. Prior to September 2, 2010: Full refund of deposit minus $100 administration charge. After September 2, 2010: No refund provided. THERE WILL BE A $25 BANK CHARGE AND AN ADDITIONAL $15 ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGE ON ALL RETURNED CHECKS. CE Credit 16 CE credits will be awarded for each 8-week section of the San Francisco Intensive Study Groups. Participants must attend 80% of any given segment. Upon completion of a conference evaluation form, a certificate will be issued. This serves as documentation of attendance for all participants. LCSWs: 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. These are intermediate level courses. Enrollment is limited to mental health practitioners, students and interns. Priority for enrollment will be given to Members and Associate Members of NCSSP. 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. The Northern California Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology is the local chapter of Division 39, American Psychological Association. NCSPP is committed to the study of psychoanalytic psychology and the encouragement of its interests in the professional and general communities. It is a multi-disciplinary, nonprofit educational membership organization open to all mental health professionals. For information call (415) 457-9949 or visit our website at www.ncspp.org. The Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California (PINC), an International Psychoanalytic Association Provisional Society, was established in 1989 as a center for comparative psychoanalytic inquiry, research, and training. PINC provides professionals from all mental health disciplines the opportunity to study the full scope of psychoanalytic theory and practice. For information regarding training or referral for analysis, call (415) 922-4050. Intensive Study Group Committee Anne Dinklespiel, Ph.D., Co-Chair Diane Swirsky, Ph.D., Co-Chair Susanne Chassay, MFT, PINC Liaison Genie Dvorak, Psy.D. Boukje Eerkens, Psy.D. Eric P. Essman, M.A. Diane Goldstein, Ph.D. Paula Mandel, Ph.D. Ortal Kirson-Trilling, Psy.D. For program related questions, Anne Dinkelspiel, Ph.D. (510) 527-4589 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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