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Welcome
As President, I warmly welcome you to the Chicago Psychoanalytic Society Website.
The Chicago Psychoanalytic Society (The Society) is a professional organization offering educational events, a forum for discussing psychoanalytic ideas, and resources for mental health professionals and the community at large. Because of our capacity to offer Zoom meetings, we have been able to present talks by speakers all over the world.
We began this academic year with an exciting LIVE presentation, which was also available on zoom for those who could not attend. Jonathan Lear, noted philosopher/psychoanalyst gave an informative, lively and engaging talk entitled Gratitude and Meaning. Lear looked at the under-explored concept of gratitude, and its place both in psychotherapy and in life, combining philosophical ideas of Aristotle with the psychoanalytic ideas of Melanie Klein. More than forty people enjoyed the event held at the University Club, staying following the presentation for refreshments and talking with Jonathan and old friends. Over one hundred twenty five folks logged on to Jonathan’s talk via Zoom.
Since we are assuming the worst of the pandemic is over, we are offering a number of hybrid events (live presentations in Chicago but simultaneously available on Zoom) during this year. Our presenters are Michael Diamond, David Brooks, Kathleen Kelley-Laine, James Anderson, Andrea Celenza, Yvonne Maratos,and Dominique Scarfone. Please log on to “Upcoming Events” on our web page to see dates and times. As always I am urging you to become members. Members receive CEUs for all our presentations, and can be listed in our “ Therapist Directory”. In addition we are planning to have small study groups organized to read papers, and share ideas with others, prior to some of the speakers’ talks. These groups will be an additional benefit for members of the Society. As always, I wish everyone good health throughout the year. Warmest wishes, Lucy Freund
Announcing The Hannah Ray Weiss Memorial Fund
I wanted to express my profound sadness at the death of Hannah Weiss. Hannah was a very central part of the society’s operation for many years. She was the administrator of the society, had set up our earlier website, took care of membership, and served on the program committee. During my presidency, she was responsible for suggesting and bringing in Ben Garber to give a talk about his experiences during the holocaust—one of our truly memorable presentations. Hannah was a valued member of our community and gave her energy, thoughtfulness and her heart to the society. We will miss her deeply.
Many have asked for a way to donate to the Society in Hannah's memory, so we have set up this page for donations in her honor. You may visit the link below to donate to The Hannah Ray Weiss Memorial Fund.
Warmest wishes, Lucy
Organized June 8, 1931 and accepted as a Constituent Society by the American Psychoanalytic Association in 1932, the Society's mission is to advance the field of psychoanalysis through the promotion of education and research by its members and the the community-at-large; to maintain and promote professional and ethical standards of the profession; to promote professional activities of its members by assisting career development and generating marketing opportunities; and to enhance the vitality of the Society by encouraging a diversity of opinion, assessing the interests of its members, facilitating member involvement in Society activities and fostering a collegial community.
The Society is committed to maintaining an educational environment free from sexual harassment, sexual violence, and discrimination based on race, color, sex, age, religion, disability, national origin, sexual orientation, or any other basis prohibited by law. It also strives to initiate, welcome, and maintain ongoing conversations and discussions related to inclusivity among its members and the community-at-large.
Upcoming Program Maternal Eroticism: Its Defensive Uses and Transformations Presenter: Andrea Celenza, PhD Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at 7:00 – 9:00 PM Central time In person at the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute, 122 S. Michigan Ave, 13th Floor, Chicago, IL And By Zoom
Topic: Maternal Eroticism: Its Defensive Uses and Transformations
Presenter: Andrea Celenza, PhD, celebrated as one of the most engaging psychoanalytic speakers, is a Clinical Instructor of Psychology in the Department Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, and a faculty member at the Massachusetts Institute for Psychoanalysis. She is also a faculty member and a supervising and training analyst at the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute. Her three books are: Sexual Boundary Violations: Therapeutic, Supervisory, and Academic Contexts. New York: Jason Aronson; 2007. Erotic Revelations: Transferences, Countertransferences, and Perversions. New York: Routledge; 2014. And, recently published: Transference, Love, Being: Essential Essays from the Field. London: Routledge, 2022. Dr. Celenza will discuss maternal erotic transferences and how these are addressed. To illustrate, she will include verbatim clinical process. She will clarify the meaning of maternal eroticism, a concept that has often been misunderstood. She will point out how femininity and femaleness are internalized at different levels. Relying in part on the work of Julia Kristeva, she will explain how maternal eroticism can be vitalizing, devitalizing, and re-vitalizing. She will illustrate how the therapeutic process, when it includes maternal transference, can have defensive elements but also can include loving, containing, and reworking transformations. Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the presentation, attendees will be able to: 1) describe maternal eroticism as it pertains to transference; 2) distinguish between defensive uses of maternal erotic transferences and uses of these transferences when they can promote positive transformation. Admission is free. Continuing Education Credits are offered exclusively to Society members in all membership categories and those intending to join. Physicians: 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 Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute. 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 2.0 AMA PRA Category I Credit(s) TM . Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Psychologists: The Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute is approved as a continuing education sponsor for Psychologists by the State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. The Institute designates this continuing education activity as earning 2.0 hours of Continuing Education Credit. CE Sponsor License #268.000091 Professional Counselors: The Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute is approved as a continuing education sponsor for Professional Counselors by the State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. The Institute designates this continuing education activity as earning 2.0 hours of Continuing Education Credit. CE Sponsor License #197-000202. Social Workers: The Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute is approved as a continuing education sponsor for Social Workers by the State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. The Institute designates this continuing education activity as earning 2.0 hours of Continuing Education Credit. CE Sponsor License #159-000122. Marriage and Family Therapists: The Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute is approved as a continuing education sponsor for Marriage and Family Therapists by the State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. The Institute designates this continuing education activity as earning 2.0 hours of Continuing Education Credit. CE Sponsor License #168-000204. IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION FOR ALL LEARNERS: None of the planners and presenters for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s)* to disclose with ineligible companies* whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. *Financial relationships are relevant if the educational content an individual can control is related to the business lines or products of the ineligible company.(Registration is required. Upon registering, the zoom link will be provided in your registration email) |
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