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ICP&P
UPDATE - SEPTEMBER 2004
Contents of This Newsletter:
Note
from the Editor - Becky Peterson
Note
from the Co-Director - Wendy Fischer
Note
from the Programs Coordinator - Sheila Cahill
Upcoming
Events
Bulletin Board
The Institute of Contemporary Psychotherapy & Psychoanalysis
3000 Connecticut Ave., NW Suite 108A Washington, DC
20008
(202)
686-9300 / FAX: (202) 232-2565
(e-mail:
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Editor:
Becky Peterson
Note
from the Editor: Becky Peterson
It’s
September already! Vacation is over, the pools are closing,
school is starting and… it’s time to pay
your ICP&P dues! Many of you are facing the onerous
task of sorting through the piles of paper that have
accumulated on your desks during vacation. For those
of you with school-aged kids, you are in the midst of
filling out countless forms (why can’t they use
the emergency care card from last year?) and writing
way too many checks. So before you succumb to “check-writing
fatigue,” please take the time to send me your
dues payment and your corrected
directory page. Thank you!
Note
from the Director: Wendy Fischer
I hope this
finds you in good spirits after a replenishing summer.
Even though there are still technically two weeks remaining
before the end of summer, Labor Day is the transition
point for me. Soon after Labor Day, the slower pace
of summer becomes a distant memory as vacations are
over and meetings and conferences start up again. Similar
to January 1, Labor Day can also feel like a fresh start.
I find myself making resolutions just as I do at the
New Year. Unfortunately, these too often fall by the
wayside. But I am still hopeful that I will actually
get the piles on my desk under control this fall. If
not, they will have to stay on my list for the New Year.
This fall
marks the beginning of another two-year cycle for ICP&P.
The new Board will have its first meeting on September
14, and a new set of study groups begins this month.
As I prepare for my own study group, I have been thinking
about what an important part of ICP&P study groups
have been. When we first organized ICP&P, participation
in a study group was a requirement of membership. This
made us unique in that all members had regular contact
with at least eight to ten other members. Rotating study
groups every two years further expanded members’
familiarity with each other. Exploring ideas and concepts
together and struggling with difficult clinical cases
are not only intellectually stimulating and technically
useful, but also promote feelings of connectedness among
group members. I think this has served to make ICP&P
a more cohesive group and has contributed significantly
to the friendly and warm atmosphere that has become
a hallmark of our organization. Although belonging to
a study group is no longer a requirement, I hope that
members will continue to choose to be part of one. Particularly
for new members, it is an excellent way to begin to
feel integrated into ICP&P. If you have not yet
joined, I encourage you to contact Kathy Beck and sign
up so that you can attend the September meeting. In
this era of managed care, it is immensely reassuring
to have the support of colleagues who are committed
to finding the most effective ways to treat patients
and are not willing to succumb to pressures to resort
to a quick fix when it is not in the best interest of
the patient.
As the year begins, I look forward to seeing you on
October 16 at our special conference honoring Rosemary
Segalla. Brochures were mailed at the end of August,
so everyone should have received one by now. This will
be an extraordinary opportunity to increase our understanding
of the role of spirituality in the psychotherapeutic
process. It will also be a fitting tribute to the enormous
contribution that Rosemary has made to ICP&P.
Note
from the Programs Coordinator: Sheila
Cahill
Wow! We have
exciting news about our Annual Conference.
This year’s topic is “Developing
the Self in the Context of the Couple.”
Marian Solomon, a prolific author and
internationally-recognized couples therapist has accepted
our invitation to present to us. She and David
Shaddock, whom some of you heard at the Self
Psychology Conference a few years ago, will make a terrific
duo, and we are working on plans to incorporate small
discussion groups, so participants can work up close
with each of our speakers. Please mark your calendars
to SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, April 16, 2005.
Reservations are rolling in for the October 16 conference,
“Integrating Spiritual Perspectives
in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis: Exploring the Mystical
Traditions.” Make sure to get yours in early,
in order to obtain a seat in the Workshop of your choice.
Please look at the Upcoming Events section below so
that you can mark other important ICP&P events on
your calendar. It promises to be a wonderful year, and
I look forward to seeing many of you at our events.
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THE
INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY
PSYCHOTHERAPY & PSYCHOANALYSIS
OFFERS
THREE SHORT COURSES FALL 2004
ICP&P is dedicated to providing its membership
and the psychoanalytic community with learning
opportunities that will deepen clinical work,
from both theoretical and experiential perspectives.
Our membership has expressed a lively interest
in a wide range of topics, and suggested that
these be presented in a format that is something
more than a conference and less than a school
semester. The “Short Course” has been
our answer.
Suggestions
for topics for future courses are welcome. If
you have a topic that you are interested in learning
about or teaching, please call 202-686-9300, Ext.
5 or e-mail Jane Jones at farhill@csi.com.
COURSE 1: Using Self Psychology
Concepts to Treat Eating Disorders
Eating
disorders (anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and
binge eating disorder) are extremely complicated
dynamically and present many dilemmas for the
treating clinician because the stakes are so high.
Using self-psychological techniques and concepts,
the aim of this course is to introduce participants
to working with eating disordered patients. It
will focus on understanding their medical and
psychosocial components as well as their psychodynamics
and implications for intervention. Participants
are encouraged to bring in cases for discussion.
5 weeks: October 22, 29, November 5, 12,
19
Friday, 9:30 -11:00 am in McLean
Fees: $100 members, $150 nonmembers
Adina
Shapiro, LICSW, BCD, is in private practice
and has over 20 years experience in counseling,
teaching and management in mental health settings.
One of her areas of specialty is eating disorders,
where she has provided individual and group therapy
to adults and adolescents.
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COURSE
2: A Contemporary Perspective on Dreams
This
course will integrate new discoveries about sleep
and dreaming with self psychological and psychodynamic
perspectives. Reviewing the research on the mind/brain
processing of subliminal and supraliminal stimuli,
the course will cover dream construction and dream
interpretation, focusing on dream images as they
appear in the manifest content of the dream. Transference
interpretations, self-states and the way the dream
is a part of the free associative process of the
session will also be studied within the manifest
content of the dreamwork.
3
weeks: November 22, 29, December 13
Monday, 7:30 - 9:00 pm in Cabin John, MD
Fees: $60 members, $90 nonmembers
Fonya
Helm, Ph.D., ABPP is a faculty member
and supervising analyst at ICP&P. A graduate
of the New York Freudian Society’s training
program in psychoanalysis, Washington, DC, she
is in private practice in Cabin John, MD.
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COURSE
3: An Introduction to Hypnosis: Techniques for
Managing Stress: Awareness, Mindfulness, and Self-hypnosis
The
need to effectively manage stress is a major health
concern for most people. We often see patients
in therapy who are either overworked, overwhelmed,
anxious, or have resorted to self-medication with
alcohol or drugs. Unfortunately, many psychotherapists
view stress management and anxiety reduction techniques
as “too behavioral” to be compatible
with dynamically-oriented psychotherapies. In
fact, the inability to manage stress can be conceptualized
as a failure of self-soothing ability, and as
such is an essential focus for treatment. This
one session didactic/experiential workshop will
serve as an introduction to hypnosis and mindfulness-based
techniques for managing stress. Participants will
learn how some of these techniques can be utilized
with patients in a manner that enhances therapy
of any orientation.
Friday,
November 5, 1:00-3:00 pm in Bethesda
Sharon B. Spiegel, Ph.D., ABPP,
a psychologist in private practice in Bethesda,
is also an Adjunct Clinical Professor at the University
of Maryland and past President of the Washington,
D.C. Society of Clinical Hypnosis
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CE
credit hours will be awarded to participants.
ICP&P is approved by the American Psychological
Association to offer continuing education for
psychologists. ICP&P maintains responsibility
for the program. ICP&P has been approved by
the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners to
offer Category 1 continuing education credit.
With the Maryland Board approval, CE credit hours
awarded by ICP&P may also be claimed by social
workers licensed in Virginia and the District
of Columbia.
For
more information, call 202-686-9300, ext. 5
REGISTRATION
FORM
Name:_____________________________________________________
Address:___________________________________________________
Phone(s)
(w)_______________________(h)______________________
Email
address:____________________________
Indicate
for which course(s) you are registering: _____1_____2_____3
If
you are interested in learning more about ICP&P,
please check:
_____I
would like information about membership in ICP&P
_____I would like information about ICP&P’s
training programs
Make
your check payable to “ICP&P”
and send it along with this form to:
The Institute of Contemporary Psychotherapy &
Psychoanalysis
3000 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 108A, Washington,
D.C. 20008
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Upcoming
Events:
••
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2004
– “Integrating
Spiritual Perspectives in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis:
Exploring the Mystical Traditions.”
A day to honor Dr. Rosemary Segalla’s contribution
to ICP&P.
• SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2004,
8:30 am to 12:30 pm: Virginia Demos,
Ed.D., on affect theory and its meaning for the clinical
encounter.
• SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 2005,
8:30 am to 3:30 pm: “Kohut Then and Now:
A Day with Marian Tolpin, Ph.D., Ernest Wolf, Ph.D.,
and Paul Ornstein, Ph.D.
• SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 2005,
8:30 am to 12:30 pm: Professional Ethics for
Mental Health Workers, a seminar with Richard
Bloch, Esq.
• SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 2005,
8:30 am to 4:30 pm, ICP&P’s Eleventh
Annual Spring Conference, Couples Therapy and Self Psychology,
with David Shaddock and Marian
Solomon.
• GRADUATION AND POTLUCK
DATES TBA
OTHER CONFERENCES
YOU MAY WANT TO ADD TO YOUR CALENDARS:
• SATURDAY,
October 2, 2004 - 4th Annual Conference of
the Association for Autonomous Psychoanalytic Institutes
(AAPI) - "The Implicit and Explicit Domains in
Psychoanalytic Change," The New York Blood Center
Auditorium, NYC.
• SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4 -7, 2004
- 27th Annual International Conference of the Psychology
of the Self--" How Does Analysis Cure? Understanding
the Complexities of the Therapeutic Process Through
Pluralistic Dialogue," Westin Horton Plaza, San
Diego, CA.
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HAVE
YOU HEARD?
We are pleased to announce a new service for ICP&P
members. Because we recognize the value to our
members of being able to communicate directly
with one another, we have decided to create a
forum to facilitate that communication. We
have established an Internet user group on Yahoo,
which is open only to ICP&P members.
Many of you are part of user groups and understand
how they work. For those of you who aren’t,
here is a quick explanation. When you sign up
to be part of the “icp-info” group
your e-mail address will be added to the group.
Once you are signed up, it is very easy to send
a message to the entire group. Simply type icp-info@yahoogroups.com
in your address line, and all ICP&P members
enrolled in the group will receive your e-mail.
Remember, only members of the group may send e-mails
to the group, and only ICP&P members are eligible
to join the group.
You should have received e-mail inviting you to
become a member of the group. If you didn’t
receive the e-mail and would like to be part of
the group, please notify Becky Peterson at icpeastadmin@att.net
She will send you another invitation, and all
you will have to do to join is simply click “Reply”
and the “Send” button in your e-mail
program. You will receive an e-mail confirmation
that you have joined the group. You may withdraw
from or rejoin the group at any time.
We envision this user group to be a way to request
and share information that wouldn’t necessarily
go into the newsletter. It is a way for a community
of busy professionals to connect with one another
between meetings. It could be used to share information
about other professional organizations and their
activities, present ideas that are important to
you, solicit input on issues that arise in your
work, etc. Your feedback and participation are
important to the success of the group. If you
have any questions, please contact Becky Peterson,
who will be moderating the group.
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Bulletin
Board
Group
Opening - opening for a male in an ongoing
mixed adult psychotherapy group that I have been running
for four years. Issues are primarily around relationships,
focusing on intermember dynamics as much as possible.
All members are in or have been in individual therapy.
Group meets Tuesdays, 7:00 – 8:15 pm at my office,
4601 Connecticut Ave., NW. Fee is low so that members
can remain in their individual therapy. Call or email
for further information: 202-686-1177 or gwinston@gailwinston.com.
Men's
Psychotherapy Group - Using men's strengths,
untapped emotional resources, and relational skills
to assist men in helping each other grow. Many of the
issues that men face today, including dealing with feelings,
intimate relationships, gaining a sense of empowerment
and genuine strength, and breaking away from negative
male stereotypes can be addressed in the context of
men helping and encouraging other men. Group therapy
is an ideal context for men to improve their sense of
themselves, deal with feelings more effectively, relate
better with others, and claim a more fulfilling sense
of being a man.
Hours: 1 hour 15 minute weekly sessions on a weekday
evening to be determined starting in the Fall of 2004.
Location: 131 Wootton Oaks Court, Rockville, MD 20852
Contact: John Gershefski, Ph.D., Clinical
Psychologist, 301-294-8041, if interested or for further
information.
Openings
available - in open-ended psychodynamic
adult psychotherapy group. This is a mixed
(male and female) group for adults 30+. Focus on relationship
difficulties, ending social isolation and depression/anxiety.
Group meets Tuesday evenings in McLean, VA. Contact
Adina Shapiro, LCSW, 703-761-3939.
Group Openings
- Deborah S. Marks, LCSW-C, is taking
registration for the following groups:
*5th-6th Grade Boys, Tuesdays 6:00
-7:00 pm
*6th-7th Grade Girls, Thursdays 6:00
- 7:00 pm
9th-10th Grade Girls, Thursdays 7:30
- 8:30 pm
*Continuing groups looking for additional members.
Groups are slated to begin the first week in October
and will be held in Deborah's North Bethesda/Rockville
office. For more information and brochure, please contact
Deborah at
301-530-5607.
Eating
Disorders - Margo Silberstein
and Monica Callahan have openings in
their therapy group for young women with eating disorders,
meeting Wednesdays 5:00 - 6:15 pm in Bethesda. For more
information, call Monica at 301-587-6211 or Margo at
202-363-1004.
High
School Group - Monica Callahan
and Eric Shaw have openings in their
therapy group for high school students, meeting Thursday
evenings in Bethesda. The group incorporates psychodrama
techniques in an interpersonal approach. For more information,
call Monica at 301-587-6211 or Eric at 202-686-9150.
Seeking
larger office - I am currently practicing in
Chevy Chase but need more space to accommodate children,
couples and families. I would prefer a location near
the Friendship Heights or Tenley Metro (Chevy Chase
or Northwest DC). Call Martha Gibbons, Ph.D.:
301-951-7199.
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Opportunity - The Department of
Psychiatry at Georgetown University Hospital is
seeking to hire a child and adolescent psychotherapist
for 16-24 hours per week to conduct evaluations
and treatment with individuals, families and groups.
Specific child experience, MSW or PhD, and licensure
in D.C. are required. The clinician would collaborate
closely with on-site child psychiatrists and have
an opportunity to conduct outreach team work with
community pediatricians. Please send CV and letter
of interest to Caroline Sehon, MD, Director, Child
and Adolescent Psychiatry Program at Georgetown
University Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, 3800
Reservoir Road, N.W., 616 Kober-Cogan Building,
Washington, DC 20007. Tel 202-687-0794. |
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CHANGES,
UPDATES, CORRECTIONS TO YOUR DIRECTORY LISTING?
Contact
Becky Peterson at
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ICP&P
OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT:
3000 CONNECTICUT AVE, NW
SUITE 108A
FEE:
$8/HR MEMBERS-IN-TRAINING
$10/HR
MEMBERS
Contact
Becky Peterson at
202-686-9300, ext. 5 or
icpeastadmin@worldnet.att.net
Important
Information about the ICP&P Office, Library Hours, and our Location:
Our library/administrative/clinical/teaching
space is located at: 3000 Connecticut Ave, NW #108A Washington, DC 20008
Same
telephone number: 202
686-9300 (voicemail only)
Fax
line: 202-232-2565. If you are in the office
space and need to be available to others, ask them to
call the 202-232-2565 number and it will ring.
BUT REMEMBER, if you do
this, then there is no working fax machine while you
are on the line. If you need to leave someone a message,
call the 686-9300 number and leave a message in the
appropriate box.
Library
is generally available:
8am- 10pm M-F and 9am-4pm Saturday and Sunday
Exception:
first Thursday of the month, 10
am - 12:30 pm
please contact
Becky Peterson at 202-686-9300, x5
for information on acess to and use of the library
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