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Welcome to the Chicago Psychoanalytic Society!
On Sept 24, we had the good fortune to launch the Society’s 2024-25 season with the deeply reflective and masterful work of Society member Dr. Marcia Dobson, whose recently published book, Metamorphoses of Psyche in Psychoanalysis and Ancient Greek Thought: From Mourning to Creativity, was written, she has said,
“because many of us, in our modern attempts to become successful in a political and economic world, have somehow strayed from our deep connections with nature, community, and all else that lies beyond us and within us…. The wonder and joy of paradox and the welcoming ambiguity … that [could lead us to feel] fully alive … is experienced by many as an event of deep anxiety.” (Dobson, pp. 14-15).
In what I experience as a magnum opus, Dr. Dobson shares her personal experiences, their elucidations in psychoanalytic theory and her in-depth knowledge of archaic Greek views of the psyche, and urges us to be open to the richness that comes through participating in liminal and imaginal spaces and engaging in rational discourse that can deepen thinking and feeling.
It is in this spirit that we begin the 2024-25 year of the Society—with the hope that a forward edge approach to psychoanalytic theory will enliven the tendrils of our potentials. In that vein we welcome programs that encompass the fullness of human experience in the 21st century.
For each of our programs this year, we will offer study groups and additional readings for further exploration to members of the Chicago Psychoanalytic Society.
Here is a short list of upcoming programs thru the end of the year so mark your calendars:
October 22, 2024
Edie Hitchcock, “The Excessive Polycule: Polyamory as an Expression of the Death Drive”
November 12, 2024
Ramya Iyer, “An Exploration of Racial Introjection and Social Construction”
December 10, 2024
Jim Anderson, “What Is Psychobiography and How Is It Relevant to Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy?”
Join us!
Stephanie
Stephanie Fariss
Society President
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 co-sponsored by: The Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute Intersubjectivity, Permeability, and the Intrapsychic: How is Psychoanalysis Changing? Presenter: Marcia D-S. Dobson, PhD, PhD Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at 7:00 – 9:00 PM Central time By Zoom
Presenter: Marcia D-S. Dobson, PhD, PhD is an award-winning Professor of Classics at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, where she has taught ancient Greek language, history, religion, myth, and literature for over 40 years. She received a PhD in Classical Philology from Harvard University. In mid-life she received a second PhD in Clinical Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute, and she is now a practicing, psychoanalytically oriented self-psychologist in Colorado Springs. Marcia has published numerous articles in addition to her recent book, Metamorphoses of Psyche in Psychoanalysis and Ancient Greek Thought (Routledge). Marcia, along with her husband John Riker and George Hagman, has recently been appointed an editor in chief of the journal Psychoanalysis, Self, and Context. Talk Description: In this presentation I will elucidate how intersubjective ways of relating can evoke extra-ordinary experiences that extend beyond ordinary interchanges in the consulting room. Such experiences in the therapeutic process open us to a way of being and listening that can create heightened moments of shared substance in which we feel ourselves to be permeable with each other. In the language of intersubjectivity, such moments occur when the forward edges of both analyst and patient are mutually attuned. They are experienced as spontaneous moments of energy that draw us together into heightened affective states. They tend to occur in moments of deep empathic resonance with patients whom we perceive to be felt presences in our lives and can lead to profound healing. My goal is to increase our flexibility and sensitivity as therapists and psychoanalysts to various experiences in which the inexplicable occurs. Focusing on parts of my recent book, Metamorphoses of Psyche in Psychoanalysis and Ancient Greek Thought, I explore these liminal states through my own early autobiography and my later therapeutic experiences with patients. After attending this session, participants should be able to:
Admission is free. Continuing Education Credits (for non-physicians) are offered exclusively to Society members in all membership categories and those intending to join. The presenter, Marcia Dobson, PhD, PhD, and the organizer, James W. Anderson, PhD, have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to report. Accreditation Information for Professionals Other Than Physicians. The Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute maintains responsibility for this program and its content, in relation to accreditation for CE credits for non-physicians. CPI is licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to sponsor continuing education credits for (license numbers in parentheses): Social Workers (159.000122), Professional Counselors (197.000202), Marriage and Family Therapy Therapists (168.00204), and Clinical Psychologists (268.000091). Eligible professionals will receive 2.0 continuing education credits for attending the entire program. To receive these credits an evaluation form must be completed online. Learners must claim the amount of time spent in the educational activity and that will be the amount of credit they will earn. CME credits for physicians are not available for this program. The Chicago Psychoanalytic Society has obtained approval to provide CME credit for the next two programs after this one. (Zoom link will be automatically emailed to you when you register) |
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