Saint Louis Psychoanalytic Institute: Lectures and Seminars

Lectures and Seminars

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FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

MARY GOODRICH, MSW, LCSW and M. ANN SIMMONS, PhD, MSW, LCSW,
Sub-Committee Co-Chairs

ETHICS IN SOCIAL WORK: DILEMMAS, DECISIONS, AND THE CODE

MARY GOODRICH, MSW, LCSW
M. ANN SIMMONS, PhD, MSW, LCSW

This class is designed to meet the three continuing education units in ethics required for Missouri Social Work licensure. We will focus the class on two main ethical issues: reporting requirements for child abuse and boundary violations. Participants will read several articles that are currently being discussed in the psychoanalytic community regarding reporting and its therapeutic ramifications (one CEU), and the class discussion will take up these issues in-depth (for two CEUs).

Objectives:

Using critical thinking skills, apply current NASW Codes of Ethics to at least two ethical dilemmas.
Describe three to four common boundary challenges for therapists and how to handle them, based on professional values, attitudes, and beliefs.
Discuss professional behavior related to one current issue of confidentiality and privilege relating to reporting child or spousal abuse.

One hour of reading will be required as advance work for the class. Participants will be emailed the pertinent articles before the class starts and will expected to be familiar with them by the time the class meets. When you sign up for the class, please provide your email address.

Tuesday, September 9
7:15 - 9:15 pm
Institute Classroom A
Fee: $50
CEUs: 3 Credit Hours
REGISTRATION FORM (pdf, 75.08KB)

MONEY AND ITS VICISSITUDES: THE ANALYTIC SIGNIFICANCE OF MONEY FOR PATIENT AND THERAPIST

MOISY SHOPPER, MD
MARY GOODRICH, MSW, LCSW

Participants will be asked to read and critique selected articles in literature and there will be opportunities to present (with due regard for confidentiality) vignettes from their own therapeutic experiences with money. The instructors will present some of their experiences and views on the issue.

Objectives:

Participants will understand the conscious and unconscious significance of money in the therapeutic relationship; learning how to deal comfortably and ethically with the technical aspects of money.
Participants will learn of the ethical issues of money in therapy and will become familiar with the existing literature in this area.

4 Wednesdays, October 29, November 5, 12, 19
7:30-9:00 pm
Institute Classroom A
Fee: $150
CEUs: 6 Credit Hours

PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY AND THE THERAPEUTIC PROCESS

Designed for both prescribing and non-prescribing mental health professionals
RANDY J. JUNG, MD

When a patient is receiving mental health care, sometimes the treatment plan may reach a point where use of psychotropic medication becomes included. Such an inclusion has significant psychological impact on the patient, the therapist, the psychopharmacologist, and the processes and relationships that follow. The course is designed to give an overview of the psychotropic medications, principles of prescribing medication, and the psychology of prescribing.

Objectives:

The student shall become familiar with the different classes of psychotropic medications.
The student shall become familiar with several of the medications in each class of medication.
The student shall have a good detailed background in at least one medication representative of each class of medication.
The student shall become familiar with the psychology applicable to the principles of prescribing psychotropic medications.

4 Wednesdays, October 1, 8, 15, 22
7:00-8:00 pm
Institute Classroom A
Fee: $100
CEUs: 4 Credit Hours

CHILD AND ADOLESCENT CLINICAL CASE CONFERENCE

for licensed therapists, child therapists, psychologists, child psychiatrists, LCSW & LPC
Offered by the Child Analytic Committee
JULIO MORALES, MD,
Conference Chair

SESSION 1: Sept. 2, 2008
Therapy of a 17 year old boy with autistic spectrum disorder
Presenter: CLEARY ECKELMAN, PHD
Discussant: BERNARD FEINBERG, MD
Objective: To study the thought process as it is manifested in the transference, as well as the therapist’s response in his countertransference.

SESSION 2: Oct. 7, 2008
Therapy of an 8 year old girl, sexually abused, who presents an uninhibited sexual and aggressive behavior
Presenter: TINA DALE, MSW
Discussant: MOISY SHOPPER, MD
Objective: To study the effects of sexual abuse at an early age on the personality development of the child.

SESSION 3: Nov. 4, 2008
Follow up of a girl in therapy at the ages of four, seven and twelve
Presenter: KAREN MILLER, PHD
Discussant: JULIO MORALES, MD
Objective: To study how a child deals with the conflicts created by the divorce of her parents at different levels of development.

SESSION 4: Dec. 2, 2008
Therapy of a 9 year old boy growing up in a family with an autistic sibling
Presenter: ROY MARKS, MA, LCSW
Discussant: SYLVIA GINSPARG, PHD
Objective: To study the effects of an autistic child on the different members of the family.

12:00 – 1:30 pm
Institute Classroom A
$30 per session/
$100 for the series
CEUs: 6 Credit Hours

KNOWING WHAT ISN’T KNOWN- A CONTINUOUS CASE CONFERENCE

A program designed for advanced level therapists
NADIA RAMZY, PHD

This course will involve the continuous presentation of clinical material/process by students across 7 class sessions. The purpose is to give participants an in-depth opportunity to develop their understanding of psychodynamic processes operating within a patient/s and in the therapeutic process itself. The teacher/moderator/faculty member for the continuous case conference will be responsible to lead, facilitate and develop the discussion as the student presenter presents the clinical material to the class group.

Objectives

To deepen and broaden students' understanding of patients' psychodynamics.
To deepen and broaden students' understanding of the relationships obtaining between clinical theory (which they have learned in a didactic context in the classroom) and the clinical material that the patient brings to the consultation room.
To deepen and broaden students' understanding of the therapeutic relationship between patient and psychotherapist.
To deepen and broaden students'/psychotherapists' understanding of the critical importance of the maintenance of "the frame" in psychotherapy.
To develop and increase further student knowledge of transference and countertransference processes, and their appropriate interpretation and management in psychotherapy.
To develop and deepen students' skills in listening for less than conscious material as it evolves in the patient's associative processes and in dream material.

7 Thursday Evenings,
September 11, 18, 25 October 2, 16, 23, 30 6:00-7:30pm
Institute Classroom A
Fee: $200
CME/CE: 10.5

WINDOWS INTO THE THERAPY PROCESS

RUTH ALTMAN, MA
STUART OZAR, MD

In-depth clinical discussions will shed light on the psychodynamic psychotherapy process. Each class begins with a brief presentation of a core concept followed by material from the psychotherapy process. Previous students in the class rave about the dual teaching method, which encourages lively dialogue and debate. Participants are expected to have some knowledge of psychodynamic theory and practice.

To provide students exposure to clinical material.
To clarify the relationship of theory to clinical practice.
To describe various phases of treatment.
To understand the experience and use of transference and countertransference.
To understand the concepts of conflict and compromise formation.
To review multiple models of psychological functioning.
To describe the spectrum of psychodynamic treatments.
To introduce criteria for assessing suitability for psychodynamic treatments.

7 Tuesday Evenings, Jan. 13, 20, 27, Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24 2009
7:00pm – 9:00pm
Institute Classroom A
Fee: $225: $175 plus $50 book fee
CEUs: 14 Credit Hours

FOR EDUCATORS AND PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK WITH CHILDREN

LOURDES HENARES-LEVY, MD AND STEPHEN ZWOLAK, MEd, SUB-COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS

ZERO TO SIX: UNDERSTANDING THE INNER WORLD OF YOUNG CHILDREN FROM INFANCY THROUGH KINDERGARTEN

MOISY SHOPPER, MD
STEPHEN ZWOLAK, MED

Perfect for Early Childhood Educators and Care Givers, this course will explore the powerful emotions behind behaviors. One case will be presented in depth from six different angles: development, trauma, attachment, attunement, temperament, and neuroscience. Designed to be practical and useful, this course features an exchange of ideas and real stories. Tips for managing difficult children will be offered.

6 Tuesday Evenings, Oct. 7, 14, 28, Nov. 4, 11, 18 2008
6:30 – 8:00 pm
Institute Classroom A
Fee: $150
9 Clock Hours