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  • Psychoanalysis with Diversity in Mind: The Fire Next Time, by James Baldwin (CE Class)

    • October 04, 2019
    • October 18, 2019
    • 3 sessions
    • Cherry Creek (Address given upon registration)
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    Facilitated by Margy Stewart, Psy.D. and Jennifer Perlman, Psy.D. 

    Sponsored by the DPS Continuing Education and Diversity Committees

    Description:

    This class will focus on reading James Baldwin's landmark book The Fire Next Time. Discussion of Baldwin's ideas and discussion of our reaction and ideas about race and racism will be divided over 3 sessions. We hope participants will engage in looking inward at reactions to race and racism to develop increased comfort with addressing experience of race in clinical work with patients and to look at the therapist's or analyst's transference and countertransference reactions regarding race and racism. We will discuss trauma and race.

    Objectives: (after this class, participants should be able to)

    1. Describe internal reactions, including transference and countertransference, influenced by race.
    2. Discuss racism and traumatization.

    Books & Format: Participants will furnish their own books and be expected to read the assigned sections before each meeting.  The format will be discussion by participants in the style of a book group, divided over 3 meetings.   

    Dates & Times: Classes will meet from 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM for 3 Fridays on:  October 4, 11, and 18, 2019 in Cherry Creek (exact address given upon registration).

    Cost:  $90 for Society members and $110 for non-Society members

    The course is limited to a minimum of 4 to a maximum of 8 people.  

    Deadline to register is September 20th. 

    CME Certificates:  In order to receive a CME certificate, the attendee must: pre-register, pay in full, attend sessions in their entirety and complete an evaluation within 14 days after the program.  CME certificates will be sent by email within a month following the event after attendees are cross referenced by registration, payment, sign-in, and completion of the evaluation.  

    Cancellation and Certificate Replacement Policy: There will be no refunds after September 13, 2019; any refunds prior to September 13th will be less a $30.00 administration fee.  Please retain your CME certificate for your records.  There will be a $3 charge if the Society office has to resend a certificate. 

    Please click here for a printable flyer.

    This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of American Psychoanalytic Association and The Denver Psychoanalytic Society. The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    The American Psychoanalytic Association designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 4.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    Certificates will be based on attendance and completion of post-program evaluation.

    IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION FOR ALL LEARNERS: None of the planners and presenters of this CME program have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.

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  • CSCSW Salon Series: "Disaster Preparedness for the Mental Health Professional: Caring for Self and Other"

    • October 16, 2019
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

    NOT A SOCIETY EVENT

    CSCSW Salon Series

     "Disaster Preparedness for the Mental Health

    Professional: Caring for Self and Other"

    with Trey Cole, PsyD, ABPP


    October 16, 2019, 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM

    Description:

    Increasingly, mental health professionals are confronted with the impact of man-made and natural disasters, encompassing effects on both the person who experienced the event and the clinician. As such, developing an increased and nuanced understanding of these events and their unique traumatic influence is essential in offering helping services.

    Objectives:

    1) Participants will be able to articulate the differences between man-made and natural disaster events, including their unique contribution to mental health.

    2) Participants will be able to differentiate interventions that may/may not be experienced as helpful in the wake of disaster-related events.

    3) Participants will be able to identify aspects of traumatic events which may impact their own psychological health and self-care strategies.

    Presenter Bio:

    Dr. Trey Cole received his doctorate in psychology from the University of Denver and is board certified in Clinical Psychology. He currently works as a Police and Public Safety Psychologist for Nicoletti-Flater Associates, serves as faculty at the Universities of Denver and Colorado, and maintains a community private practice. Dr. Cole specializes in the phenomenology of trauma, specifically mass casualty events.

    Attendees will receive 1.5 CEUs

    See CSCSW website for more information or to register: https://www.coclinicalsocialwork.org/content.aspx?page_id=4002&club_id=25243&item_id=1045580


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  • Healing Through the Displacement of the Play in Child Analysis with Rick Hall, PhD (Lecture)

    • October 18, 2019
    • 7:00 PM - 8:45 PM
    • Montview Blvd Presbyterian Church, 1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
    • 58
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    Description:

    The case of 8 year-old Peter will be presented to illustrate how an equivalent of parental loss through disability contributed to Peter’s depression, anxiety and narcissistic defenses. Illustrations will be given to show how vulnerable to narcissistic injury Peter was and how the resulting narcissistic defenses interfered with his education.

    Case material will be provided to show how Peter used the displacement of play with Lego blocks and Lego mini-figures to express how much of a bad guy he thought he was. His multiple transferences to his analyst were also expressed in the displacement of the Lego play. He thought he was the worst of bad guys. Before treatment, he seemed to be on the way to living down to that image of himself. 

    Through the displacement of play in intensive psychoanalytic treatment, Peter expressed wishes he could heal his father and worked through his wishes, fears and beliefs about himself to the point where his self-image shifted to one that is more reasonable. Peter was eventually able to state that he realizes he is not such a bad guy and that the whole world is not against him.

    Objectives:

    1. Describe how disability in a parent can lead to the equivalent of parent loss for a child.
    2. Discuss the use of play as the displacement of internal self and other representations.
    3. Discuss how to use displacements in intensive psychoanalytic work.

    Biography:

    Dr. Roderick Hall is a child and adolescent psychoanalyst in Coronado, California.  Dr. Hall is the Chair of the Training Program in Child and Adolescent Psychoanalysis at the San Diego Psychoanalytic Center.  He is a member of the American Psychoanalytic Association.

    COST  CME CREDIT  NO CME CREDIT
     MEMBER  $20.00  FREE
     NON-MEMBER  $30.00  FREE


    Parking: There is plenty of free parking in the church lot or on the streets nearby.

    Location: McCollum Room within Montview Blvd. Presbyterian Church

    CME Certificates:  In order to receive a CME certificate, the attendee must: pre-register, pay in full, attend the entire session and complete an evaluation within 14 days after the program.  CME certificates will be sent by email within a month following the event after attendees are cross referenced by registration, payment, sign-in, and completion of the evaluation. 

    Cancellation & Certificate Replacement Policy:  There will be no refunds of fees for cancellations within 7 days of the event.  If awarded a CME certificate, please retain for your records. There will be a $3 charge if the Society office has to resend a certificate.

    Please click here for a printable flyer.

    This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation require-ments and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of American Psychoanalytic Association and The Denver Psychoanalytic Society. The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    The American Psychoanalytic Association designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 1.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION FOR ALL LEARNERS: None of the planners and presenters of this CME program have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.

    If you would prefer to register by check, please click here to print a general registration form and mail to the address indicated.

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  • Training Programs Open House 2019

    • October 23, 2019
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Sent upon registration
    • 31
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    Come and learn about our training programs in Psychoanalysis and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (PTP).  

    Enjoy informal conversations and refreshments with psychoanalytic faculty members, current psychoanalytic candidates, and graduates of PTP.  


    Click here for a printable flyer and be sure to check our website for more information about each of the training programs.
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  • The Rider with discussant Fred Mimmack, M.D. (Film Series)

    • November 08, 2019
    • 6:30 PM - 8:45 PM
    • Montview Blvd Presbyterian Church, 1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
    • 70
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    The purpose of the film series is to encourage psychoanalytic dialogue with respect to creativity and movies. 

    Description:

    This is a real-life Western film, created by Chinese-American writer/director Chloe Zhao as part two of a planned trilogy centered on the Pine Ridge Lakota reservation of South Dakota.  Part one was the award-winning “Songs My Brothers Taught Me”.  This story is based on the true story of Brady Jandreau, a Lakota rodeo cowboy who suffers a serious head injury in a bronc-riding accident.  Brady, his father and his sister play themselves in the film.  Told that another ride could be fatal for him, he is faced with the loss of his identity, his masculinity, and indeed, his cultural identity.  Chloe Zhao’s film compassionately and subtly portrays the human drive to persevere and to prevail , illustrating those struggles in the context of the contemporary Lakota culture.  Beautifully photographed by Joshua James Richard.

    —  Summary written by Fred Mimmack, M.D.

    Objectives:

    1. Describe loss and influencing factors, such as culture, to the experience of negative, severe, life events.
    2. Summarize factors contributing to turning negative into positive outcome following severe, life altering, physical events.

    Discussant Biography:

    Dr. Mimmack is a member of the Denver Institute for Psychoanalysis and the Denver Psychoanalytic Society. For many years, his interests have included the psychology of sport, of creativity, and the long-term effects of childhood sexual abuse. 

    COST  CME CREDIT  NO CME CREDIT
     MEMBER  $20.00  FREE
     NON-MEMBER  $30.00  FREE

    Parking: There is plenty of free parking in the church lot or on the streets nearby.

    Location: McCollum Room within Montview Blvd. Presbyterian Church

    CME Certificates:  In order to receive a CME certificate, the attendee must: pre-register, pay in full, sign-in, attend the entire session and complete an evaluation within 14 days after the program.  CME certificates will be sent by email within a month following the event after attendees are cross referenced by registration, payment, sign-in, and completion of the evaluation.  

    Cancellation and Certificate Replacement Policy: There will be no refunds of fees for cancellations within 7 days of the event.  If awarded a CME certificate, please retain for your records.  There will be a $3 charge if the Society office has to resend a certificate.

    Click here for a printable flyer.

    This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation require-ments and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of American Psychoanalytic Association and The Denver Psychoanalytic Society. The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    The American Psychoanalytic Association designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION FOR ALL LEARNERS: None of the planners and presenters of this CME program have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.

    If you would prefer to register by check, please click here to print a general registration form and mail to the address indicated.

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  • Terminations of Analysis. Freud. Lacan. with Gabriela Zorzutti, Ph.D. (Lecture)

    • November 15, 2019
    • 7:00 PM - 8:45 PM
    • Montview Blvd Presbyterian Church, 1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
    • 71
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    Description: 

    The evening will be dedicated to presenting and elucidating the differences around termination of analysis between Freud and Lacan.

    The hypothesis is that termination has an important impact on the formation of analyst, and also in the politics of analysis, institutional and beyond.

    Discussion from the audience will be encouraged.

    This topic will be further developed in her Continuing Ed course on the same topic.

    Objectives:

      1. Explain the different ways of termination an analysis can have.
      2. Describe the relationship between termination and formation of analysis.
      3. Explain the link between termination and the ethics of the analyst.

       

      Biography: 

      Gabriela Zorzutti, Ph.D. is an Argentinian Lacanian analyst, member of the School of Psychoanalysis of the Forums of the Lacanian Field. She has been the Representative of the English Speaking zone for that School for the last two years, and is currently in the International Dispositif of the Guarantee, representing South America. She has founded the Colorado Analytic Forum of the Lacanian Field, and is the Director of the Clinical College of Colorado, a formation program in Lacanian clinical analysis, and the Lacanian Clinic. 

      Gabriela has a private trilingual practice (Spanish, English and French) in Uptown Denver, and has presented on psychoanalysis in Rome, Barcelona, Paris, Toulouse, Warsaw, London, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Medellín, and Pereira.

      She is a post doctoral researcher in psychoanalysis for the University of Buenos Aires. She has authored Actually, Lacan.


      COST  CME CREDIT  NO CME CREDIT
       MEMBER  $20.00  FREE
       NON-MEMBER  $30.00  FREE


      Parking: There is plenty of free parking in the church lot or on the streets nearby.

      Location: McCollum Room within Montview Blvd. Presbyterian Church

      CME Certificates:  In order to receive a CME certificate, the attendee must: pre-register, pay in full, attend the entire session and complete an evaluation within 14 days after the program.  CME certificates will be sent by email within a month following the event after attendees are cross referenced by registration, payment, sign-in, and completion of the evaluation. 

      Cancellation & Certificate Replacement Policy:  There will be no refunds of fees for cancellations within 7 days of the event.  If awarded a CME certificate, please retain for your records. There will be a $3 charge if the Society office has to resend a certificate.

      Please click here for a printable flyer. 

      This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation require-ments and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of American Psychoanalytic Association and The Denver Psychoanalytic Society. The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

      The American Psychoanalytic Association designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 1.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

      IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION FOR ALL LEARNERS: None of the planners and presenters of this CME program have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.

      If you would prefer to register by check, please click here to print a general registration form and mail to the address indicated.

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    • CSCSW Salon Series: "How to Help When Suicidal Thoughts Do Not Go Away"

      • November 20, 2019
      • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

      NOT A SOCIETY EVENT

      CSCSW Salon Series

      "How to Help When Suicidal Thoughts Do Not Go Away"

      with Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW


      November 20, 2019, 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM

      Description:

      Suicide prevention texts and training materials typically address suicidal ideation as an acute crisis. Indeed, for many people, once the crisis subsides, suicidal thoughts do not return. For some people, however, suicidal thoughts persist for years even when there is no crisis, or they recur many times. Compared to an acute suicidal crisis, chronic suicidal thoughts often require different treatment approaches, provoke different reactions in the treating clinician and other caregivers, and elicit different responses in the clients themselves. Using examples, discussion, and handouts, this training workshop will describe the phenomenon of chronic suicidal ideation and approaches to treating it, based on diverse research and theories.

      Objectives:

      After completion of the training, participants will be able to:

      1. Articulate common differences between chronic vs. acute suicidality

      2. Explore with clients the functions that chronic suicidal ideation may serve

      3. Describe at least 3 techniques designed to help people cope effectively with chronic suicidal thoughts

      About Stacey:

      Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW, writes and teaches extensively about suicide. In addition to her book, Helping the Suicidal Person: Tips and Techniques for Professionals, Dr. Freedenthal has published scholarly articles on suicide and related topics, and she created the website SpeakingOfSuicide.com. Dr. Freedenthal is an associate professor at the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work, and she also has a small psychotherapy and consulting practice specializing in assessing and treating suicide risk. She earned an MSW from the University of Texas and a doctorate in social work at Washington University in St. Louis.

      Attendees will receive 1.5 CEUs

      See CSCSW website for more information or to register: https://www.coclinicalsocialwork.org/content.aspx?page_id=4002&club_id=25243&item_id=1048325


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    • CSCSW Salon Series: "A Psychiatric Approach to Mood Disorders"

      • January 15, 2020
      • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

      NOT A SOCIETY EVENT

      CSCSW Salon Series

      "A Psychiatric Approach to Mood Disorders" with Dr. Brenda Czaban


      January 15, 2020, 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM

      Description:

      Clinicians and psychiatrists approach mood disorders from different perspectives. Understanding the nuances of a biological approach to diagnosis and treatment can provide valuable to information to clinicians and the clients with whom they work.

      Objectives:

      1. Understand the psychiatric approach to diagnosing mood disorders

      2. Become familiar with pharmacotherapies for mood disorders

      3. Learn when to refer clients (including reluctant clients) to a psychiatrist

      About Dr. Czaban:

      Dr. Czaban is a board-certified psychiatrist who runs a private practice in Cherry Creek. She earned her medical degree from Stanford University School of Medicine and served as Chief Resident during her four-year psychiatry residency at the University of Colorado. Dr. Czaban is certified by both the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and the National Board of Physicians and Surgeons. She has testified as an expert witness in her field.

      Attendees will receive 1.5 CEUs

      See CSCSW website for more information or to register: https://www.coclinicalsocialwork.org/content.aspx?page_id=4002&club_id=25243&item_id=1046867


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    • “We do not talk of such things” An Analyst Travels Through Japan to Consult on the Inter-generational Transmission of Trauma with Mary Ann Levy, MD (Lecture)

      • January 24, 2020
      • 7:00 PM - 8:45 PM
      • Montview Blvd Presbyterian Church, 1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
      • 100
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      Description:

      During a recent trip to Japan, Dr. Levy was surprised by the extent of difficulty for clinicians to deal with past, extensive traumas when there were so many recent ones, such as the Fukushima nuclear disaster, demanding attention. Using Selma Fraiberg’s seminal paper "Ghosts in the Nursery" as a way of organizing our thinking, Dr. Levy will share two examples of individuals, a 50 year old and a 7 year old, who exemplify how this transmission can be experienced even with language barriers and a culture which has a strong dynamic of shame over the expression of weakness. Psychoanalytic understanding of her own empathy and countertransference facilitated her openness and ability to help a population with hidden traumas.

      Objectives:

      1. Participants will expand their understanding of enactments and learn how to address situations outside of the clinical setting
      2. Utilize their knowledge of the intergenerational transmission of trauma to help others.

      Biography:

      Mary Ann Chudy Levy, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine is now retired from her clinical practice of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy of child, adolescent, and adult patients, but remains active in professional and educational activities. She is a training and supervising analyst with the Denver Institute for Psychoanalysis and was the first woman to graduate from their program. She has enjoyed her many years as a teacher and supervisor of psychoanalytic candidates as well as psychiatric residents and other clinical specialists. As a past president of the Denver Psychoanalytic Society, she helped facilitate its response to the Columbine shooting disaster where the society members became involved in many aspects of out-reach and clinical support for survivors of that terrible community disaster. She has always been surprised by how much early childhood traumas have contributed to her work with patients and how little acknowledgement of this has been stressed in psychoanalytic training until recently. Scholarly interests have included femininity in psychoanalytic work, and countertransference as well as the treatment and long term effects of traumatic stress. Dr. Levy was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada and received her MD in 1964 from the University of Manitoba.  She subsequently completed her psychiatric residencies in Adult and Child Psychiatry at the University of Cincinnati, followed by her Psychoanalytic training at the Denver Institute for Psychoanalysis.

      Details:

      COST  CME CREDIT  NO CME CREDIT
       MEMBER  $20.00  FREE
       NON-MEMBER  $30.00  FREE


      Parking: There is plenty of free parking in the church lot or on the streets nearby.

      Location: McCollum Room within Montview Blvd. Presbyterian Church

      CME Certificates:  In order to receive a CME certificate, the attendee must: pre-register, pay in full, attend the entire session, and complete an evaluation within 14 days after the program.  CME certificates will be sent by email within a month following the event after attendees are cross referenced by registration, payment, sign-in, and completion of the evaluation. 

      Cancellation & Certificate Replacement Policy:  There will be no refunds of fees for cancellations within 7 days of the event.  If awarded a CME certificate, please retain for your records. There will be a $3 charge if the Society office has to resend a certificate.

      Please click here for a printable flyer.

      This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation require-ments and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of American Psychoanalytic Association and The Denver Psychoanalytic Society. The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

      The American Psychoanalytic Association designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 1.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

      IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION FOR ALL LEARNERS: None of the planners and presenters of this CME program have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.

      If you would prefer to register by check, please click here to print a general registration form and mail to the address indicated.

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    • Who is the Couple/ Who is the Family? Creating New Therapeutic Possibilities

      • February 06, 2020
      • February 09, 2020
      • San Francisco, CA

      NOT A SOCIETY EVENT

      Who is the Couple/ Who is the Family?
      Creating New Therapeutic Possibilities

      February 6-9, 2020

      Presented by the Couple and Family Committee of the International Psychoanalytic Association and the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis. Supporting organizations include the Psychoanalytic Couple Psychotherapy Group, the Psychoanalytic Center of Northern California, Tavistock Relationships, and the International Association for Couple and Family Psychoanalysis

      Held at: San Francisco Intercontinental Hotel and the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis

      This conference is intended to create a space to think together about changes in contemporary couple and family structure, and how our theory and clinical approaches can adapt to encompass today’s rich variety of family and couple relationships.

      For more information:  http://2014.sf-cp.org/ipa-couple-family-conference

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    • APsaA National Meeting 2020

      • February 11, 2020
      • February 16, 2020
      • Grand Hyatt New York, NY, NY

      NOT A SOCIETY EVENT

      Check out APsaA's website for more details.



      Preliminary Program and Hotel Information for the 2020 National Meeting will be available on Tuesday, October 29th and registration will open on Tuesday, November 5, 2019

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    • Ground Hog Day with discussant Roy Lowenstein, MD (Film Series)

      • February 14, 2020
      • 6:30 PM - 8:45 PM
      • Montview Blvd Presbyterian Church, 1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
      • 100
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      The purpose of the film series is to encourage psychoanalytic dialogue with respect to creativity and movies. 

      Description:

      A cynical TV weatherman finds himself reliving the same day over and over again when he goes on location to the small town of Punxsutawney to film a report about their annual Groundhog Day. His predicament drives him to distraction, until he sees a way of turning the situation to his advantage.

      —  Summary found on Google

      Objectives:

      1. Participants will demonstrate an increase in intellectual knowledge of the spectrum of repetition.
      2. Participants will apply this knowledge to understand in greater depth the phenomenon as it presents in the clinical situation.  In particular, the knowledge that repetition is adaptive necessary, and should not be seen as necessarily pathological  or resistance-based, will facilitate more accurate empathic interventions.

      Discussant Biography:

      Roy Lowenstein, MD is a graduate of University of Michigan Northwestern Medical School 1970. He had an Internship at Denver Children's Hospital from 1970-71 and completed his psychiatry residency at the University of Colorado School of Medicine 1971-74. Dr. Lowenstein is a faculty member of the Denver Institute for Psychoanalysis and is currently an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado. Dr. Lowenstein received the Distinguished Life Fellow award from the American Psychiatric Association in 2009.

      COST  CME CREDIT  NO CME CREDIT
       MEMBER  $20.00  FREE
       NON-MEMBER  $30.00  FREE


      Parking: There is plenty of free parking in the church lot or on the streets nearby.

      Location: McCollum Room within Montview Blvd. Presbyterian Church

      CME Certificates:  In order to receive a CME certificate, the attendee must: pre-register, pay in full, attend the entire session, and complete an evaluation within 14 days after the program.  CME certificates will be sent by email within a month following the event after attendees are cross referenced by registration, payment, sign-in, and completion of the evaluation.  

      Cancellation and Certificate Replacement Policy: There will be no refunds of fees for cancellations within 7 days of the event.  If awarded a CME certificate, please retain for your records.  There will be a $3 charge if the Society office has to resend a certificate.

      Please click here for a printable flyer.

      This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation require-ments and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of American Psychoanalytic Association and The Denver Psychoanalytic Society. The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

      The American Psychoanalytic Association designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

      IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION FOR ALL LEARNERS: None of the planners and presenters of this CME program have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.

      If you would prefer to register by check, please click here to print a general registration form and mail to the address indicated.

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    • CSCSW Salon Series: "Discernment Counseling: Working with Couples on the Brink"

      • February 19, 2020
      • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

      NOT A SOCIETY EVENT

      CSCSW Salon Series

      "Discernment Counseling: Working with Couples on the Brink"

      with Denise Breinig-Glunz, LCSW


      February 19, 2020, 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM

      Summary:

      An estimated 30 percent of couples coming to therapy are mixed-agenda couples where one is leaning out of the relationship and is reluctant to work on it, and the other is leaning in and wants to save the relationship. Research has also shown that at the time of divorce filing most couples are split on whether they want a divorce or not. Discernment Counseling is a structured therapeutic process developed by Willam Doherty, PhD to help these mixed-agenda couples on the brink of divorce. This presentation will present an overview of Dr. Doherty’s model illustrated with case examples and vignettes.

      Objectives:

      1. Learn the three common mistakes couples therapists make when working with mixed-agenda couples

      2. Be able to understand the basic components of Discernment Counseling

      3. Identify ways to work with ambivalence with couples

      About the Presenter:

      Denise Breinig-Glunz is a Clinical Assistant Professor and Field Faculty at the University of Denver, Graduate School for Social Work. She maintains a part-time private practice in Centennial, Colorado, with an emphasis on children and families. Denise was the clinical director at the Center for Out-Of-Court Divorce (COCD). Previously, she was the social work supervisor at the Resource Center for Separating and Divorcing Families at the University of Denver. As part of an interdisciplinary team, she led the development, implementation and evaluation of the innovative program model that was used at COCD. Denise’s areas of clinical expertise include divorce, crisis intervention, conflict management, adult and childhood anxiety and parenting. She has advanced training and experience as a mediator within an interdisciplinary team. She earned her MSW from Smith College and her bachelor of psychology from the University of Colorado, Boulder.

      Attendees will receive 1.5 CEUs

      See CSCSW website for more information or to register: https://www.coclinicalsocialwork.org/content.aspx?page_id=4002&club_id=25243&item_id=1045581


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    • Institute Retreat: Educational Program 2020

      • March 07, 2020
      • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
      Register

      This program is open to all Institute Faculty, Candidates, Students and graduates.

      There is a $15 fee.  

      More information will be posted when available.

       A registration form will be available Summer 2018

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    • Come Back to the 5 and Dime, Jimmy Dean Jimmy Dean with discussant Tony Miles, PhD (Film Series)

      • March 13, 2020
      • 6:30 PM - 8:45 PM
      • Montview Blvd Presbyterian Church, 1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
      • 100
      Register

      The purpose of the film series is to encourage psychoanalytic dialogue with respect to creativity and movies. 

      Description:

      Robert Altman directed this low-budget film version of the play by Ed Graczyk, also directed by Altman on Broadway with the same cast. The film takes place in the small Texas town of McCarthy in 1975. Inside of a five-and-dime store, a reunion is planned for the members of a local 1950s James Dean fan club. An odd assortment of women arrive, revealing hidden secrets, as Altman flashes back, showing the women as young James Dean fans, and then jumps forward to present day to reveal the ravages of time and lost innocence.

      —  Summary from Rotten Tomatoes

       Objectives:

      1. Discuss the importance of knowing patients’ sexual orientation and gender identity.
      2. List at least two ways in introduce related conversations to patients.

      Discussant Biography:

      Tony Miles, Ph.D. is a Licensed Psychologist in private practice in Denver, Colorado. He has expertise in working with LGBTQ and HIV+ communities. Dr. Miles is a member of the American Psychological Association and current Secretary of the Denver Psychoanalytic Society. 


      COST  CME CREDIT  NO CME CREDIT
       MEMBER  $20.00  FREE
       NON-MEMBER  $30.00  FREE


      Parking: There is plenty of free parking in the church lot or on the streets nearby.

      Location: McCollum Room within Montview Blvd. Presbyterian Church

      CME Certificates:  In order to receive a CME certificate, the attendee must: pre-register, pay in full, attend the entire session, and complete an evaluation within 14 days after the program.  CME certificates will be sent by email within a month following the event after attendees are cross referenced by registration, payment, sign-in, and completion of the evaluation.  

      Cancellation and Certificate Replacement Policy: There will be no refunds of fees for cancellations within 7 days of the event.  If awarded a CME certificate, please retain for your records.  There will be a $3 charge if the Society office has to resend a certificate.

      Please click here for a printable flyer.

      This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation require-ments and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of American Psychoanalytic Association and The Denver Psychoanalytic Society. The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

      The American Psychoanalytic Association designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

      IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION FOR ALL LEARNERS: None of the planners and presenters of this CME program have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.

      If you would prefer to register by check, please click here to print a general registration form and mail to the address indicated.

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    • The Erotic Self: Bringing Self-Psychology and Freud Together with John Riker, Ph.D. (Lecture)

      • April 03, 2020
      • 7:00 PM - 8:45 PM
      • Montview Blvd Presbyterian Church, 1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
      • 100
      Register

      Description: Dr. Riker will show why the energy that vitalizes unconscious self structure needs to be thought of as eros and how the self speaks through what he terms "erotic eruptions."  Dr. Riker will describe psychological dynamics in which there are strong tensions between the ego, the body, ingested social codes, and the self, and describe how one can tell what is pressuring one, so that they might determine the importance of those motivations.  Along the way, Dr. Riker will weave together Plato, Freud, and Kohut into a novel picture of the human soul.  

      Objectives:

      1. The participants will be able to understand what the singular self in each human being is and how it manifests itself.
      2. The participants will be able to understand the nature of eros and the erotic in such a way that it is not reduced to the sexual, as it tends to be in contemporary culture.
      3. The participants will be able to identify which sector of the psyche is pressuring them, so as to better evaluate the importance of their motivations.
      Biography:  For the past three decades, John Riker has been devoted to exploring the relation of psychoanalysis, especially Kohutian self psychology, to problems in ethics and philosophical anthropology.  He has written four books intersecting psychoanalysis and ethics (most recently, Exploring the Life of the Soul), and published numerous articles and spoken in many conferences on this material, including conferences in England, Belgium, Turkey, Austria, and Israel.  John has been a professor of philosophy at Colorado College for over half a century and been named Professor of the Year a record four times, and advisor of the year three times.  He was the initial recipient of the award Colorado College established to recognize someone who most promotes diversity and inclusion on campus.

      Details:

      COST  CME CREDIT  NO CME CREDIT
       MEMBER  $20.00  FREE
       NON-MEMBER  $30.00  FREE

      Parking: There is plenty of free parking in the church lot or on the streets nearby.

      Location: McCollum Room within Montview Blvd. Presbyterian Church

      CME Certificates: In order to receive a CME certificate, the attendee must: pre-register, pay in full, attend the entire session, and complete an evaluation within 14 days after the program. CME certificates will be sent by email within a month following the event after attendees are cross referenced by registration, payment, sign-in, and completion of the evaluation.

      Cancellation & Certificate Replacement Policy: There will be no refunds of fees for cancellations within 7 days of the event. If awarded a CME certificate, please retain for your records. There will be a $3 charge if the Society office has to resend a certificate.

      Please click here for a printable flyer.

      This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation require-ments and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of American Psychoanalytic Association and The Denver Psychoanalytic Society. The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

      The American Psychoanalytic Association designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 1.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

      IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION FOR ALL LEARNERS: None of the planners and presenters of this CME program have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.

      If you would prefer to register by check, please click here to print a general registration form and mail to the address indicated.

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    • Inside Out with discussant Amanda Hutchison, M.D. (Film Series)

      • April 10, 2020
      • 6:30 PM - 8:45 PM
      • Montview Blvd Presbyterian Church, 1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
      • 100

      The purpose of the film series is to encourage psychoanalytic dialogue with respect to creativity and movies. 

      Description:

      Emotions run wild in the mind of a little girl who is uprooted from her peaceful life in the Midwest and forced to move to San Francisco in this Pixar adventure from director Pete Docter (Up, Monsters Inc.).  Now, as Riley prepares to navigate a new city and attend a new school, her emotional headquarters becomes a hot bed of activity. As Joy (voice of Amy Poehler) attempts to keep Riley feeling happy and positive about the move, other emotions like Fear (voice of Bill Hader), Anger (voice of Lewis Black), Disgust (voice of Mindy Kaling) and Sadness (Phyllis Smith) make the transition a bit more complicated.

        —  Summary found on IMDB

      Objectives:

      1. List 5 basic emotions

      2. Compare the movie portrayal of parts of the mind to psychoanalytic understanding of metapsychology

      3. Explain how having more than one emotion at once happens

      Discussant Biography:

      Amanda Hutchison MD is a graduate of the University of Colorado School of Medicine, 2010. She completed her psychiatry residency and child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in 2015. Dr. Hutchison is a fourth-year candidate in adult and child psychoanalytic training at the Denver Institute for Psychoanalysis and is an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado.

      COST  CME CREDIT  NO CME CREDIT
       MEMBER  $20.00  FREE
       NON-MEMBER  $30.00  FREE


      Parking: There is plenty of free parking in the church lot or on the streets nearby.

      Location: McCollum Room within Montview Blvd. Presbyterian Church

      CME Certificates:  In order to receive a CME certificate, the attendee must: pre-register, pay in full, attend the entire session, and complete an evaluation within 14 days after the program.  CME certificates will be sent by email within a month following the event after attendees are cross referenced by registration, payment, sign-in, and completion of the evaluation.  

      Cancellation and Certificate Replacement Policy: There will be no refunds of fees for cancellations within 7 days of the event.  If awarded a CME certificate, please retain for your records.  There will be a $3 charge if the Society office has to resend a certificate.

      Please click here for a printable flyer.

      This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation require-ments and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of American Psychoanalytic Association and The Denver Psychoanalytic Society. The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

      The American Psychoanalytic Association designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

      IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION FOR ALL LEARNERS: None of the planners and presenters of this CME program have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.

      If you would prefer to register by check, please click here to print a general registration form and mail to the address indicated.

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    • The Impact of the Analyst's Real Life and Other External Factors on the Psychoanalytic Process with Aisha Abassi, MD (Lecture)

      • May 01, 2020
      • 7:00 PM - 8:45 PM
      • Montview Blvd Presbyterian Church, 1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
      • 100

      Description:  In this presentation, Dr. Abbasi will emphasize the importance of the analyst being able to discuss how external events either in her life or in the environment surrounding the analytic dyad, impact the analytic process. She will use detailed clinical material to illustrate these ideas, which are often given short shrift in analytic work.

      Objectives: 

      1. Identify how external factors affect the analytic work in subtle and not so subtle ways.
      2. Employ the knowledge gained to listen to their patients in increasingly sophisticated ways.
      3. Modify the way they work when issues of external reality come up in analytic material.
      Biography:  Dr Aisha Abbasi is a training and supervising analyst at the Michigan psychoanalytic Institute and it’s immediate past president. She is  the pro bono executive director of the Mel Bornstein Clinic for psychoanalysis and psychotherapy, which is a supporting organization of the Michigan psychoanalytic Institute. Dr. Abbasi is an associate editor of the journal of the American psychoanalytic association. She’s also on the editorial board of the psychoanalytic quarterly and on its Board of Directors.

      She is the author of the book The Rupture of Serenity: external intrusions and psychoanalytic technique . It was originally published by Karnac books and now under Routledge press. She has recently also co-edited a book with Dr. Salman Akhtar on the topic of privacy: developmental, Cultural and technical perspectives      .

      Details:

      COST  CME CREDIT  NO CME CREDIT
       MEMBER  $20.00  FREE
       NON-MEMBER  $30.00  FREE


      Parking: There is plenty of free parking in the church lot or on the streets nearby.

      Location: McCollum Room within Montview Blvd. Presbyterian Church

      CME Certificates:  In order to receive a CME certificate, the attendee must: pre-register, pay in full, attend the entire session, and complete an evaluation within 14 days after the program.  CME certificates will be sent by email within a month following the event after attendees are cross referenced by registration, payment, sign-in, and completion of the evaluation. 

      Cancellation & Certificate Replacement Policy:  There will be no refunds of fees for cancellations within 7 days of the event.  If awarded a CME certificate, please retain for your records. There will be a $3 charge if the Society office has to resend a certificate.

      Please click here for a printable flyer.

      This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation require-ments and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of American Psychoanalytic Association and The Denver Psychoanalytic Society. The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

      The American Psychoanalytic Association designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 1.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

      IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION FOR ALL LEARNERS: None of the planners and presenters of this CME program have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.

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    • "Privacy and Confidentiality with Children, Adolescents and Parents" with Shana Adler, Ph.D. (Salon)

      • May 12, 2020
      • 7:15 PM - 9:00 PM
      • Given upon registration
      • 15

      The purpose of the salon is to gather in an informal setting to share basic and applied psychoanalytic principles that help you explore your interest in psychoanalysis and/or psychodynamic psychotherapy. 

      This informal format provides an opportunity for you to explore your interest in psychoanalysis and/or psychodynamic psychotherapy, meet members of the analytic community, and enjoy the thinking and the company of others who share your clinical interest. For those of you who continue on in one of our formal training programs, this is only the beginning of your learning experience.

      We look forward to becoming acquainted with you as well as having fun together with thought-provoking discussions.

      Since group size is limited, we ask that you register online. If your RSVP changes, please notify the office so we can invite those on the wait-list.

      Click here for a printable flyer.

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    • 8th Triennial Symposium on Psychoanalysis and the Arts

      • May 21, 2020
      • May 23, 2020
      • Florence, Italy

      NOT A SOCIETY EVENT


      Save the Date:
       8th Triennial Symposium on Psychoanalysis and the Arts
       Co-sponsored by APsaA and the IPA
      Florence, Italy, May 21_23, 2020.

      Theme of Symposium:
       Partners in Creation 
      “In the arts and psychoanalysis, partners in creation experience 

      the perils of rivalry and fusion 

      as well as  

      the pleasures of intimacy and mutual discovery.”
       

      As we have done for the last quarter century, the American Psychoanalytic Association and the International Psychoanalytical Association once again invite you to a Symposium that aims to explore and to celebrate the vitalizing kinship of psychoanalysis and the arts.
       
      Well-received presenters from the 2017 Symposium will return, such as brilliant musician, David Rosenmeyer, creative psychoanalyst, Michael Parsons, and art historians, David Freedberg and Diane O’Donoghue. We will also welcome speakers who are new to this event, notably psychoanalyst and neuroscientist, Mark Solms.
       
      Our venue will be the Convitto Della Calza, a 16th century architectural masterpiece. Social events will offer Tuscan food and drink, while we share ideas informally and forge new partnerships.
       
      Special head-set aided tours will include the highlights of Florence, a city that is, itself, a living museum, the grandest realization of the Renaissance, updated but intact, within a setting of inspiring beauty.
       
      To see the website, with many more details, and to register
      please click the link OR copy and paste it into your browser: http://www.florencepsych-art2020.com/
       
      Since space is limited, we suggest you register soon and take advantage of the early-bird fee.
       
      Hoping to see you in Florence,
      The Planning Committee, Chair, Laurie Wilson, Ph.D.

       


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    • APsaA 2020 Annual Meeting

      • June 19, 2020
      • June 21, 2020
      • Chicago Hilton, Chicago, IL

      NOT A SOCIETY EVENT

      Please see the APsaA website

      APsaA's 109th Annual Meeting will take place at the Chicago Hilton in Chicago Illinois from Friday, June 19 to Sunday, June 21, 2020.  Administrative meetings will begin on Monday, June 15th.


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    • APsaA National Meeting 2021

      • February 09, 2021
      • February 14, 2021
      • Grand Hyatt New York, NY, NY

      NOT A SOCIETY EVENT

      Check out APsaA's website for more details.

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