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October 2010

Note from the Director and Co-Director

Roger Segalla and Maxine Ellenberg Arnsdorf


This summer the ICP&P Board created four new committees to facilitate the work of our institute. These committees are now being formed and starting the work of developing their mission statements, structures and short and long term goals. Please consider becoming involved in one of these committees. Whether you want an activity that involves other people or one that is more solitary, there are roles that suit your needs.

Faculty/Supervisor Committee

This Committee, which will be initially chaired by Leslie Smith, LCSW, has been charged with primary responsibility for developing and maintaining a strong and diverse faculty of experienced, high quality instructors and supervisors. The tasks associated with the achievement of these goals might included, but should not be limited to, the following: the development and dissemination of faculty guidelines, the development and implementation of a faculty orientation process and a Faculty Handbook, the creation of a faculty and supervisor vetting process, and the development of faculty and supervisor training, and in-service programs.

Community Outreach Committee

This Committee, which will be initially chaired by Jeffery Jay, Ph.D., will plan and execute specific activities designed to bring the wealth of professional expertise of our members to the surrounding communities. One example of this kind of activity is the recently established ICP&P Low Fee Referral Service which is currently run by Susan Gorman, LCSW. Other activities might include events such as presentations on Infant and Child Development, Parenting Skills, Relationship Communication Workshops, Coping with a Mentally Ill Family Member, etc.

Marketing and Publicity Committee

This Committee, which will be initially chaired by Sharon Ballard, LCSW, will be charged with developing a cohesive publicity and marketing strategy for ICP&P and for the conferences and other events we sponsor each year. This committee will also coordinate our efforts to market our three training programs. This committee will continue the work of the ICP&P Branding Committee which is currently working to contract with a designer to develop a new institute logo and branding materials (letterhead, website, etc.).

Fundraising Committee

This committee, which will be initially chaired by Martha Blechar Gibbons, Ph.D., R.N., will plan and execute activities designed to raise funds to support the work of our institute, conference and training scholarships and our community outreach efforts. One example currently being considered is an event involving a production staged by the Red Well Theater Group http://redwelltheater.com which is a very exciting dramatic reading group that is produced and directed by one of our members, Bob Schulte, MSW.

Two existing committees are also in need of volunteers. The CE Committee, Chaired by Eleanor Howe, is looking for someone to take responsibility for summarizing the information obtained on the program evaluation forms. Finally, the ICP&P library committee needs a new chairperson. Responsibilities include ordering materials and stocking incoming journals and book donations.

If you have a specific interest in being a part of one of these new or existing committees please send an email to Morgan Theriot, the ICP&P Administrator at icpeastadmin@att.net


Note from the Secretary

Leslie Westbrook

In an effort to keep the membership informed about issues that are being discussed by the ICP&P Board, a brief summary of each meeting is published in the Newsletter. If there are items about which you have questions, opinions or concerns, please feel free to contact a Board member. We welcome your input. All Board members are listed in the front of the ICP&P Directory and on the website. Here are some highlights from the September meeting:

  • The Treasurer's Report was reviewed and accepted. The budget year changed during the summer. The Board will make an effort to save $5,000.00 in all future years.
  • The total paid membership may go as high as 262 when all dues are paid.
  • Fifteen Study Groups are basically full, with 105 participants. Some ongoing groups are not included in this number. Five Study Groups offer continuing education credits.
  • Future programs were discussed. The Self Psychology Institute scheduled for 9/2011-5/2012 is in the planning stages. The Stolorow program (November 2010) is being finalized. Possible other programs for the year 9/2012-5/2013 were reviewed.
  • Committees of the Board were discussed, as Roger Segalla and the Board look for chairs for Community Outreach, Fund Raising, Research and Faculty.
  • A Member-in-Training Board Representative will be voted on and the new person will be introduced at the October meeting.

Program Note

Maxine Ellenberg Arnsdorf

ICP&P is pleased to be able to offer an exciting program, A Phenomenological-Contextualist Psychoanalytic Perspective: From Mind to World, From Drive to Affectivity, with Robert Stolorow, PhD on Saturday, November 6, 2010. Dr. Stolorow will present an overview of the evolution of the basic ideas of his intersubjective-systems theory. After a short break, Dr. Stolorow will be joined by his son Benjamin for a didactic and musical presentation entitled Blues and Emotional Trauma. Plan on joining us for this unique program. Please note that this conference will take place at the Doubletree Hotel, 8120 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, MD. (Parking is available in the county garages near the hotel). Check-in and coffee begin at 9:30 am and the presentation will run from 10am to 1pm.


Bruce Wine Memorial Conference

Elizabeth Carr

Please mark your calendars for the 1st Bruce Wine Memorial Conference on December 4, 2010. William Coburn, PhD will present a full-day program entitled Psychoanalytic Complexity Theory: Innovations in Clinical Practice and Therapeutic Attitude. We have been planning this conference for over a year and believe it will be a rich and exciting tribute to our friend and colleague Bruce Wine. We are very pleased to bring Bill Coburn to our ICP&P community as he is on the forefront of bringing innovative ideas and clinical approaches to the field. Please be on the lookout for the conference brochure which will be mailed out soon, or on the website.

Note from the Chair, Couples Training Program

Barbara Shapard

The Couples Training Program is off to a great start with a bright exciting class composed of : Laura Kasper, Karen Lutwin, Deborah Marks, Rachel Miller, Adrienne Simenhoff and Angela Snyder. The faculty is looking forward to working them!

I want to thank John Gualtieri and Mary O' Farrell for a good job supervising the present class last year.

Janice Sanchez is running a free, once a month supervision group for all those who might be interested in the 2012 Couples Training Program. You can contact Janice at jsanchez3801@yahoo.com or 703-841-5446 if you are interested. I want to thank Janice for her hard work.

Thank you Peggy Miller and Sharon Ballard for running a great couples study group. They report that their group is full and very exciting. I also want to express appreciation to Michael Wannon, John Gualtieri, Mary O'Farrell and Tybe Diamond for their excellent teaching in the Couples Training Program.


Reading Group for Prospective Trainees in the Psychoanalytic Training Program

Linda Kanefield and Elizabeth Carr

We are holding a series of meetings for anyone considering the Psychoanalytic Training Program. We will read and discuss several theoretical papers, as well as answer questions and talk about the experience of doing Psychoanalytic training at ICP&P.

The meetings will be on Sunday afternoons from 3:30 - 5:30pm on November 7, December 5, February 6, March 6, and April 3. We will meet at the home of Elizabeth Carr at 701 Woodside Parkway in Silver Spring, Maryland.

If you are interested, or know anyone who is interested, please contact Linda Kanefield at 301-654-2645 or kaneschn@gmail.com. We will send the readings to those who would like to participate in the group.


New Study Group Available

Transference and countertransference phenomena are now understood in ways that are very different from their original conceptualizations as formulated by Freud. This study group will examine these ideas as they evolved from the context of distortion and obstacle to constituting primary data for understanding the patient's intrapsychic and interpsychic worlds. Readings will include classical papers by Racker and Searles as well as the more contemporary writings of Gill, Hoffman, Hirsch, Bromberg, Renik, Ehrenberg and other theorists whose work is of interest to participants. Group members will be encouraged to discuss their clinical work as it relates to these ideas.

The group will meet at the home of Tybe Diamond at 4707 Connecticut Ave., NW, Ste. 205, Washington, DC. Tybe Diamond and Rick Ogden will serve as co-leaders for the group. The first meeting of the group will be on Friday, October, 22nd from 1:00 - 2:30 pm. Please contact Tybe at 202-966-1381 or at ibtybe@aol.com if you are interested in joining this study group. The group is limited to 9 members.


UPCOMING EVENTS

  • October 21 – 24, 2010 International Association for Psychoanalytic Self Psychology presents its 2010 Annual Conference Self Psychology Across the World in Theory and Practice in Antalya, Turkey. Visit www.iapsp.org for more information.
  • November 6, 2010 ICP&P presents A Phenomenological-Contextualist Psychoanalytic Perspective: From Mind to World, From Drive to Affectivity with Robert D. Stolorow, PhD and Blues and Emotional Trauma with Robert D. Stolorow, PhD and Benjamin A. Stolorow in Bethesda, MD. The conference meets at the Doubletree Hotel from 10:00am – 1:00pm.
  • Sunday, November 14, 2010 - The Joint Institutes Candidates' Committee presents The 16th Annual Candidates' Symposium Abandonment and the Building of Trust from 2:00 - 6:00 pm at the Hyatt Regency in Bethesda, MD. A case presentation will be presented by Robert Gerlits, MSW and discussants will include Dorothy Holmes, PhD, Doug Dennett, MD, Karen Proner, MS, Katherine Brunkow, MSW and Elizabeth Carr, APRN, MSN, BC. For more information, email jiccmail@gmail.com or call 804-282-3882 ext. 2.
  • Saturday, December 4, 2010 ICP&P and the Bruce Wine Memorial Fund present the Bruce Wine Memorial Conference –Psychoanalytic Complexity: Innovations in Therapeutic Attitudes and Clinical Practice with William J. Coburn, PhD, PsyD at the National 4-H Conference Center in Chevy Chase, MD. This full-day conference is scheduled from 9:00am – 5:15pm.

BULLETIN BOARD

The Policy for Bulletin Board items is: Members can place items three months a year. Items can be up to eight lines in length. Longer items or additional months are available for a fee. Please contact the administrator for the fee schedule.

  • Women's Psychotherapy Group – openings are available in a psychodynamic women's psychotherapy group for women between the ages of 30-65 and who are currently in individual therapy or are open to being in individual therapy. The group meets from 6:00-7:15 pm in Dupont Circle. For information please contact Mary Brennan 202-833-2329 or Deborah Blessing 202-872-9146.
  • Women's Group - I am looking to add new members to a women's group which meets Monday evenings at my downtown office. I have found the group to be a useful adjunct to individual therapy. The women in the group are in their 30s and 40s with issues including isolation, helplessness, and over-eating. The group is more supportive than insight oriented. Please contact Beth Altman at 202-775-0041 for further information.
  • Women's Psychotherapy Group – There is an opening for a high-functioning woman (aged 35 to 50) in a psychotherapy group. The group meets Wednesdays, 6:30 to 7:45 in Dupont Circle. If you would like to know more about this group, please contact Sheila Cahill at sheilacahill@mac.com
  • Trauma Consultation Group - Christine Courtois and Jeffrey Jay have been conducting a consultation group for therapists working with psychological trauma and there is now space for a new member to join. The group meets on the first Wednesday of each month. Two well known books by Dr. Courtois have been recently updated and republished: Treating Complex Traumatic Stress Disorders, An Evidence-Based Guide, and Healing the Incest Wound. Dr. Jay has extensive clinical and forensic experience in treating and evaluating victims of war, crime, and disaster. For further information, call 202-362-0063.
  • Seeking Office Space – Looking for one or two office space(s) to rent anywhere between Dupont Circle and GW University, on or before December 1st. Contact Randy Thurman at 202-496-1818 ext 2.
  • Seeking Office Space - Looking for office space to rent part-time (not on weekends), preferably in NW Washington DC or in Bethesda/ Chevy Chase area. Contact Brigitte Ladisch at 301-652-6250 or 301-651-7592.
  • Office Space Available - Beautiful Dupont Circle office available for sublet Monday afternoons starting at 1pm, and all day and evening Fridays and Saturdays. The office is in an historic building with huge windows and high ceilings. It is at the corner of Connecticut Ave, and Q Street, steps from the Metro. It is part of a suite of four therapy offices with a bathroom, waiting room and small kitchen area. Please contact Susan Lieberman at 202-797-9000 or Kathy Beck at kathy.beck@rcn.com
  • Office Space Available - Furnished office to rent, four days/week (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday) on Farragut Square (17th & K Street, NW) in downtown Washington (1/2 block from Red line & 1/2 block from Blue/Orange line. Office in a suite with ICP&P members Elizabeth Carr, Peggy Davis, and Cherian Verghese. Contact Elizabeth Carr at 202-822-8371 or emcarr@aol.com.
  • Seeking a Part-time Administrative Assistant - Busy Psychologist in private practice looking for a part-time administrative assistant to work 12-15 hours a week. The home office is located near downtown Silver Spring. Responsibilities include the following: provide administrative support including answering telephone, greeting patients, and scheduling appointments; verify insurance benefits, including obtaining referrals and authorizations as needed; responsible for purchasing office supplies, reconcile daily invoice transactions and prepares weekly deposit, research and resolves claim, billing, and reimbursement issues and oversees claim submissions through billing service. Requirements: proficiency with Word and Excel; excellent verbal and written communication skills; excellent organizational, follow through, and execution skills; self-starter who is proactive and able to work with minimum supervision; reliable and flexible work habits. Please fax resumes to Cindy Post at (301)565-5211.

The deadline for submitting items for the November Newsletter is October 27, 2010