co-sponsored by: The Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute

The Archives of the Chicago
Psychoanalytic Society

Presenters: John Leonard, Archivist/Librarian

Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at 7:00 – 9:00 PM Central time

In person at the University Club,
76 E. Monroe, Chicago, IL

and by Zoom

*For those attending in person, food and drinks will be served at 6:00 pm and the presentation will begin at 7:00pm*

DRESS:  Festive Business Casual!

Description: 

This talk will examine the scientific presentations given by society members since 1942 (and possibly earlier). The collection contains an estimated 900 separate digital files. In some cases, a file may include only an announcement of a particular presentation, while in other cases it may include the announcement, an abstract, the written version of the presentation and responses to it. These documents contain many handwritten corrections by the authors or comments by attendees. In examining theses works one can glean an overall process that goes into writing psychoanalytic papers.

Many of these presentations have never been published, and even presentations that were eventually published often contain unique elements that may have been edited out of the published version. These materials shed light on the thought processes of the speakers and help fill in gaps in the knowledge of the history of psychoanalysis.

Agenda:

Food & Drinks served at 6:00pm

7:00pm: presentation

8:00pm: discussion with audience

Learning Objectives:

After attending this session, participants should be able to:

1. To describe one new psychoanalytic idea gained from this talk on unpublished presentations.
2. Describe how to access these new learning materials so that they may be of use for those interested in psychoanalysis.
3. Describe an aspect of the process of writing psychoanalytic papers

The Presenter:

John Leonard

John Leonard has been the librarian for the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute since 2015, and became the Society's archivist in the summer of 2025. In these positions, he has sought ways to realize the potential clinical, historical, organizational and marketing value of the archival materials held by both organizations.

Continuing Education Credits are offered exclusively to Society members in all membership categories and those intending to join.

The presenters, Brenda Solomon, Neal Spira, and Lucy Freund, and the organizer, Lisa Karaitis, PsyD, have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to report.

Participants are asked to be aware of the need for privacy and confidentiality throughout the program.

ACCME Accreditation Statement: 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 (APsA) and the Chicago Psychoanalytic Society. The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement: 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.

Disclosure Statement: The APsA CE Committee has reviewed the materials for accredited continuing education and has determined that this activity is not related to the product line of ineligible companies and therefore, the activity meets the exception outlined in Standard 3: ACCME's identification, mitigation and disclosure of relevant financial relationship. This activity does not have any known commercial support.

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.