Impulse is a community newsletter produced by the Northern California Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology (NCSPP) and distributed electronically at no cost to subscribers. We envision Impulse as an integrative source for local news, events, and thinking of interest to the psychoanalytically inclined. Our goal is to be your guide as you explore the Bay Area's rich array of analytic resources.
We invite you to become a member of NCSPP, if you are not already. And, we welcome you as a subscriber to Impulse. Join us as we highlight the exceptional diversity of psychoanalytic thought and practice in Northern California.
Impulse is ten years old. In honor of its anniversary, Impulse founder Cleopatra Victoria shares her thoughts with us.
PAPA WAS A ROLLING RIBOSOME
by Cleopatra Victoria, MA, MFT
South of Houston, we're hurtling towards the end of the continent, gas drops to $1.49/gallon, and we pass $39 motels. We're speeding towards Galveston, a 27-mile-wide island of brown sand flung on the Gulf of Mexico. A hundred scientists, astrobiologists, biochemists, and NASA's top stars are about to explore the origins of life.
by Karisa Barrow, PsyD
As I lean into the role of NCSPP president on the heels of our annual retreat, I am enthusiastic about the future of our organization. Our dedicated board and committee volunteers are off to a fabulous start offering a range of programs and events for psychoanalytically minded folks. If you have not seen this amazing spring line-up, I encourage you to do so.
4th ANNUAL UCL-CCM-SFCP JOINT CONFERENCE
Chaired by Abbot A. Bronstein, PhD
Saturday, April 30, 2016
9:30am - 5:00pm
SFCP, 444 Natoma Street, San Francisco
Speakers: Donald Campbell, Claire Cripwell, Chris Mawson
by Leora Benioff, PhD
2016-2017 PSYCHOANALYTIC COUPLES THERAPY TRAINING
San Francisco Bay Area Psychoanalytic Couples Therapy intensive study program, sponsored by PCPG, is extending the deadline for application for courses starting in fall of 2016. Develop and ground your practice and your couple therapy skills, join a group of dedicated and interesting colleagues, and become part of the Bay Area psychoanalytic couple therapy community--a friendly referral and learning resource. Course meets Friday afternoons from fall of 2016 to spring of 2017, and includes rich didactic and clinical case conferences, and video classes with both PCPG and international faculty from the Tavistock in London.
by Alexandra Guhde, PsyD
TO BE A PTERODACTYL
It was the little girl's passion--to be a pterodactyl for Halloween. It’s refreshing--still--to see a girl surrounded by endless Elsas and Belles make a choice that isn't "just for girls." The girl's mother, a friend of mine, agreed. She bought the girl a Cretaceous-green costume with oh-so-even ridges down the spine; a beak like a Venetian Carnival mask; and, of course, wings--those most vital appendages--cut just-so from cloth the color of a gingko leaf in autumn. But, despite the costume's store-bought perfection, the girl's mother preferred--and I agreed--the "practice pterodactyl" her daughter made herself: no more than paper wings strapped to arms with yarn and covered in all the available colors of glitter on earth. Leaving a coruscating trail, the girl flapped around her living room--exalted--soaring above eons.
by Ripple Patel, MA
A New Vision for Dreams of the Dying. A researcher in neurobiology explores the dreams of the terminally ill.
The Benefits of Awkwardness. A psychoanalyst explains why awkward encounters should be embraced--not avoided.
Just One More Question. A patient remembers the poignant last sessions of an analysis.
by Jason Brand, LCSW
NCSPP IS GOING DIGITAL: GET INVOLVED
NCSPP's newly formed Technology Special Projects Committee (TSPC) is looking for new committee members. TSPC will use digital technologies to expand the reach and accessibility of NCSPP to members and the wider community. Our initial project is delivering digital video of NCSPP courses and events on the web.
We are currently looking to fill two volunteer roles:
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