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• Psychoanalysis with Diversity in Mind - Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson (CE Book Group)

  • Start
    May 06, 2022
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  • End
    May 20, 2022
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  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    Virtual using Zoom
  • Spaces left
    3

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  The Denver Psychoanalytic Society's Continuing Education and Diversity Committees are offering a book discussion group.

  Description: This discussion group will focus on the reading of Isabel Wilkerson's book, Caste: The Origins of our Discontents. The objective of this book group is to increase exposure and engagement with issues of diversity that impact all of us. To engage in an ongoing exploration of our own socially and internalized restrictions on our identity and self-expression. To aid us in helping clients find their own authenticity.

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

  1. Describe the impact America’s modern caste system has on individuals and society as it relates to institutionalized racial oppression and mental health.
  2. Discuss unconscious bias to increase awareness and competency in relating to racially diverse clients.
  3. Apply the knowledge gained to improve clinical practice with diverse persons and promote racial justice. 

  Facilitator Bios: Sangeeta Patel, MD is a psychiatrist and recent graduate of the Denver Institute for Psychoanalysis. She completed her medical training and psychiatric residency at the University of Colorado and currently works at the Veteran's Affairs hospital in addition to maintaining a private practice. In her free time, she enjoys being in the mountains, exploring new places, or chasing her dog around the yard. Jennifer Perlman, PsyD is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Denver, CO. Jennifer has advanced training in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, specializing in the treatment of complex PTSD and LGBTQ issues. Jennifer is particularly interested in using psychological practice and theory to help increase consciousness, expand global empathy and inclusivity to facilitate a collective healing. 

  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 sessions. To enhance discussion, this course is limited to a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 10 registrants. 

  Dates & Times: Discussions will take place from 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM for three Fridays on:  May 6, 13 & 20, 2022 virtually using Zoom. The Zoom link will be emailed to registrants 24 hours before the first class. The deadline to register is May 3, 2022.

  Cost: $90 for Society members and $110 for non-Society members. Your spot is not guaranteed until the registration fee is paid in full.

  Confidentiality: During this discussion we will follow rules of confidentiality for clinical case material including disguising identifying information. Please do not discuss any case material outside of the class. No recording of case material is allowed.

  CME Certificates:  In order to receive a CME certificate, the attendee must: pre-register, pay in full, attend class and complete an evaluation within 7 days after the program. An email with a link to the online evaluation will be sent after the last class. CME certificates will be sent by email within a month following the class. For virtual events, CME credit will be equal to time participated.

  Cancellation and Certificate Replacement Policy: There will be no refunds after May 3, 2022; any refunds prior to May 3rd will be less a $10.00 administration fee. Please retain your CME certificate for your records. There will be a $3 charge if the Society office must resend a certificate. 

  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 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.

  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. (Updated July 2021)

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• Going Too Far: The Relational Ideal and Its Vulnerability to Excess featuring Joyce Slochower, PhD (Lecture)

  • When
    May 20, 2022
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    7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Wellshire Presbyterian Church
  • Spaces left
    124

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  This event is in person only. It will not be livestreamed or recorded.

  LECTURE DETAILS

  Description: This presentation considers the relational psychoanalytic ideal—its implications for our therapeutic goals, our patients and for ourselves. Who do we as relational analysts aim to be in the consulting room?  How do we view our patient—her potential and her limitations? What are the clinical goals of a relational analysis?  And what might those goals occlude? Addressing the value and excesses of the relational ideal, participants will be invited to explore both sides—what relational thinking brings to the consulting room in tandem with the ways we may have gone too far.

  The presentation is appropriate for clinicians of all levels who are interested in contemporary psychoanalytic thinking.  A paper will be read, followed by audience discussion. 

  CME Objectives: 

  1. Describe how the relational emphasis on active intersubjective engagement may result in “relational excess.”
  2. Describe Slochower’s work on holding as it bridges the Relational and Winnicottian approaches.

  Biography:  Joyce Slochower, PhD is Professor Emerita of Psychology at Hunter College & the Graduate Center, CUNY. Joyce is faculty and supervisor at the NYU Postdoctoral Program, the Steven Mitchell Center, the National Training Program of NIP (all in New York), Philadelphia Center for Relational Studies in Philadelphia and the Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California in San Francisco. In addition to over 100 articles on various aspects of psychoanalytic theory and technique, second Editions of her two books, Holding and Psychoanalysis: A Relational Perspective (1996) and Psychoanalytic Collisions (2006), were released in 2014 by Routledge. She is co-Editor, with Lew Aron and Sue Grand, of De-idealizing Relational Theory: A Critique from Within and Decentering Relational Theory: A Comparative Critique, Routledge (2018).

  REGISTRATION DETAILS

  Registration is required.

  Date/Time: Friday May 20, 2022 from 7:00 - 8:30 PM (MDT)

  Location: Chapel of the Wellshire Presbyterian Church located at 2999 S. Colorado Blvd. Denver, CO 80222. There is plenty of free parking in the church lots and surrounding neighborhood. The Chapel is most easily accessed from the East and West parking lots and signage will help direct participants to the chapel.

  Cost: While this event is free and open to the public, there is a fee for those who would like to receive CME credit. Please choose the appropriate level when registering.

  • CME credit for DPS Members: $30
  • CME credit for non DPS Members: $40
  • No CME credit: Free - $0

  Vaccination Policy: All registrants must be fully vaccinated, including any booster dose(s) when eligible, and will be required to upload a copy of their vaccination card during registration. We are unable to accept medical or religious exemptions at this time.

  Registration: Registration before the event is required. For the health and safety of all participants, any walk-ins will be admitted at the discretion of the programming committee and will be required to show proof of vaccination/booster before entrance. We apologize for any inconvenience. 

  COVID-19 Protocols: We ask all participants to wear a mask. Since health and safety recommendations can change quickly, we will adjust as needed to follow CDC, state, and local guidelines for meeting in person.

  Registration Waiver: By registering for this event, you are acknowledging that an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any place where people are gathered. By attending, you knowingly assume all such risks related to illness and infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, and agree not to hold the Denver Psychoanalytic Society or any of their affiliates, officers, employees, or volunteers liable for any illness or injury.

  CME Certificates:  In order to receive a CME certificate, the attendee must: pre-register, pay in full, sign the attendance sheet, attend the entire lecture, and complete an evaluation within 7 days after the program. An email with a link to the online evaluation will be sent after the program. CME certificates will be sent by email within a month following the event. 
  

  Confidentiality: During this conference, we will follow rules of confidentiality for clinical case material including disguising identifying information. Please do not discuss any case material outside of the conference. No recording of case material is allowed.

  This is an in-person event only that will not be livestreamed nor recorded.

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

  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 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 1.5 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 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. (Updated July 2021)

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• Society Annual Business Meeting

  • When
    June 06, 2022
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    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Wellshire Event Center, 3333 South Colorado Boulevard Denver, Colorado 80222
  • Spaces left
    59

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  The Society Annual Business Meeting is ONLY open to Society members and their guests.  It will be held on June 6, 2022 at the Wellshire Event Center located at 3333 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO, 80222.

  The evening will start at 6:00 PM with a cash bar and mingling followed by dinner and the business meeting at 7:00 PM.  You may choose from the following entrees: 

  New York 7 oz. Medallion
  New York medallion grilled and topped with a Cabernet Jus. Traditional Idaho Duchess potatoes that are mashed, with hint of garlic then piped and finished in the oven to a golden brown. Served with seasonal Colorado vegetables.

  Honey Glazed Salmon
  Marked on the grill and finished in the oven, garnished with grilled sweet corn and fresh hand cut sweet peppers. Roasted red potatoes, hand tossed in imported Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Sea salt, fresh cracked black pepper and hand chopped fresh rosemary. Served with seasonal Colorado vegetables.

  Pasta di Verdure (Vegetarian)
  Chef’s Choice Pasta with roasted red peppers, artichoke hearts, asparagus tips, zucchini and mini summer squash, blended and served with goat cheese in a white wine cream sauce.

  Each dinner includes: Field green salad with cherry tomatoes, carrots, and cucumbers; Assortment of freshly baked bread and butter; Chef’s choice of appropriate entrée accompaniments; Dessert; Freshly brewed coffee, tea or soda.

  The cost of each entrée is $60.00. 

  Registration: Registration is required and the deadline to register is May 30, 2022. If inviting a guest, their information and payment may be included during member registration.

  We encourage all new members (June 1, 2021 - present) to join us. Attending this meeting is a great way to become familiar with the Society and meet other members. Please register using the new member button and your meal will be complimentary! 

  Update Profile Information: Please update your member profile information on the website by May 20, 2022. To do so, log into the website with your email address and password (if you have forgotten your password, click "Forgot Password" under the log in button). Click 'View Profile' in the upper, right-hand corner and edit your information as needed. Save when finished. 

  Vaccination: All attendees must be fully vaccinated and will be asked to affirm this during registration. 

  Registration Waiver: By registering for this dinner meeting, you are acknowledging that an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any place where people are gathered. By attending, you knowingly assume all such risks related to illness and infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, and agree not to hold the Denver Psychoanalytic Society or any of their affiliates, officers, employees, or volunteers liable for any illness or injury.

  Please click here for a printable flyer to pay by check.

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