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  • Book Discussion Group reading 'Citizen: An American Lyric' by Claudine Rankine (CE Class)

    • January 18, 2019
    • February 01, 2019
    • 3 sessions
    • Near Washington Park (Address given upon registration)
    • 8
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    Facilitated by Margy Stewart, Psy.D. and Jennifer Perlman, Psy.D. 

    Sponsored by the DPS Continuing Education and Diversity Committees

    Claudine Rankine's highly acclaimed award winning book Citizen: An American Lyric is "a provocative meditation on race."  "Claudine Rankine's bold new book recounts mounting racial aggression in ongoing encounters in twenty-first-century daily life and in the media. Some of these encounters are slights, seeming slips of the tongue, and some are intentional offensives in the classroom, at the supermarket, at home, on the tennis court with Serena Williams and the soccer field with Zinedine Zidane, online, on TV-everywhere, all the time. The accumulative stresses come to bear on a person's ability to speak, perform, and stay alive. Our addressability is tied to the state of our belonging, Rankine argues, as are our assumptions and expectations of citizenship. In essay, image, and poetry, Citizen is a powerful testament to the individual and collective effects of racism in our contemporary, often named "post-race" society." (Tattered Cover ad.)

    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 meetings.   

    Classes will meet from 1:00 - 2:30 PM for 3 Fridays on:  January 18, 25 and February 1, 2019 near Washington Park (address given upon registration).

    The course is limited to a minimum of 4 to a maximum of 12 people.  

    Deadline to register is January 11th. 

    There will be NO refunds after January 6th; any refunds prior to January 6th will be less a $25.00 administration fee.

    Certificates of Attendance will be distributed upon completion of the course.  No CME credits are provided.

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  • Self Psychology: Exploring the Life of the Soul (CE Class)

    • January 25, 2019
    • March 01, 2019
    • 6 sessions
    • Highlands Neighborhood (Address given upon registration)
    • 1
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    Taught by David Nichol, M.D.

    We will read and discuss "Exploring the Life of the Soul" by John Riker, PhD  in Philosophy and Psychoanalytic Studies at Colorado College.  The book is a superb synthesis of Kohutian self-psychology, philosophy and transcendentalism.  It points the way toward connecting to one's core self and vitality in order to live more fully in this postmodern world. Class will be led by David Nichol, MD who first met John Riker at Colorado College and was thus inspired to become a psychoanalyst.  Dr. Riker will be attending one of the classes.

    Dr. Nichol attended the University of Colorado School of Medicine, the Menninger School of Psychiatry and the Topeka Institute of Psychoanalysis.  He is the author of "The One Minute Meditator" and has given many talks and workshops on the benefits of meditation.  He has been in private practice for 24 years.

    Classes will meet from 12:00-1:30 PM on Fridays:  January 25, February 1, 8, 15, 22 and March 1, 2019 in the Highlands neighborhood (address given upon registration).  Please purchase the book prior to class.

    The course is limited to 12 people.

    Deadline to register is January 17th. 

    There will be NO refunds after January 17th; any refunds prior to January 17th will be less a $25.00 administration fee.

    Certificates of Attendance will be distributed upon completion of the course.  No CME credits are provided.

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  • Society Fundraiser - Last Night and the Night Before

    • January 27, 2019
    • 1:30 PM
    • DCPA - Ricketson Theatre
    • 2
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    “A play about the tremendous, enduring component of love in our lives.” Playwright Donnetta Lavinia Grays


    When Monique and her 10-year-old daughter Samantha show up unexpectedly on her sister’s Brooklyn doorstep, it shakes up Rachel and her partner Nadima’s orderly New York lifestyle. Monique is on the run from deep trouble and brings their family’s Southern roots with her, grabbing hold of Rachel’s life more ferociously than she could have ever imagined. Poetic, powerful and remarkably funny, this 2017 Colorado New Play Summit featured play explores the struggle between the responsibilities that are expected of us and the choices we actually end up making.

    At the root of this play is the daughter of a small town that is lost to the current sweeping epidemic of heroin abuse in this country. She is a mother who tries desperately to break a cycle of despair for her own daughter. Last Night and The Night Before is a drama infused with laughter, lightness, poetry and hope. It speaks to so many small towns across this country that have lost brilliant children due to lack of industry and economic opportunity within those communities.

    There will be a talk back immediately following the play in the theater with discussant Paula Bernstein, PhD and moderator Pam Haglund, PsyD.  (We do not have a reception this year and there is no fee for the talk back) 

    Be an Angel! Make an additional donation to help fund Society Programs.  

    The deadline to reserve tickets is January 18, 2019. Tickets may sell out.

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  • APsaA 2019 National Meeting

    • February 06, 2019
    • February 10, 2019
    • New York Hilton, New York City, NY


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    For more information and to register Please see the APsaA website

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  • Taste of Cherry with discussant Larry Mortazavi, M.D. (Film Series)

    • February 08, 2019
    • 6:30 PM - 8:45 PM
    • Montview Blvd Presbyterian Church, 1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
    • 94
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    The purpose of the film series is to encourage psychoanalytic dialogue with respect to creativity and movies. 


    In this dark, intense, and emotional film, a depressed middle-aged man travels the Iranian countryside searching for someone to bury him after he commits suicide. Eventually, he encounters a Turkish taxidermist who tries to get him to see life's beauty.

    —Summary found on Rotten Tomatoes

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     Cost:  Free of charge, donations are welcomed.

    Parking:  Plenty of free parking in the church lot and on the street. 

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  • How the despot gets his sex appeal: psychoanalytic observations on how the despot gets his followers to deny reality

    • February 22, 2019
    • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Montview Blvd Presbyterian Church, 1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
    • 90
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    Featuring David Stevens, PhD

    This event is free of charge but we gladly welcome donations at the event or on our website.  There is plenty of parking in the church lot or on the street nearby.

    Description:
    This paper takes Freud's often overlooked theories on group psychology as its starting point. The role of infantile sexuality, in particular, is explored as a source for hypotheses for understanding the paradoxically intense attachment of adherents to their cult leaders.

    Objectives:
    1. Gain an understanding of Freud's concepts of group psychology.
    2. Understand how an application of ideas associated with infantile sexuality can affect how individuals identify with groups.
    3. Appreciate how a sense of grievance (originally derived from the vicissitudes of infantile sexuality) promotes an allegiance to a group leader that allows for denying reality.
    Biography:
    David Stevens is a practicing clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst who works with adolescents and adults. He earned his PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Colorado and received his psychoanalytic training at the Denver Institute for Psychoanalysis where he has been a faculty member for more than twenty-five years, teaching courses on psychoanalytic theory and technique as well as being a Training and Supervising Analyst for the past fifteen years. In addition, he is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center where he teaches psychiatric residents principles of psychodynamic thought. He is the co-author with Jim Grigsby of the “Neurodynamics of Personality” published in 2000. He has a longstanding interest in participating in the mutually enriching conversations that can occur at the intersection of psychoanalytic thought and the humanities.

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  • Institute Retreat - Child & Adolescent Program Meeting

    • March 01, 2019
    • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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    Institute Retreat - Faculty Meeting.

    This event is only open to Institute Faculty

    A registration form will be available summer 2018


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  • Institute Retreat - Curriculum Review Meeting

    • March 01, 2019
    • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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    Institute Retreat - curriculum meeting.

    This event is only open to Institute Faculty

    A registration form will be available summer 2018


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  • Institute Retreat: Educational Program

    • March 02, 2019
    • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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    This program is open to all Institute Faculty, Candidates, Students and graduates.

    There is a $15 fee.  

    More information will be posted when available.

     A registration form will be available Summer 2018

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  • Institute Retreat Faculty Meeting

    • March 02, 2019
    • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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    Institute Retreat - Faculty Meeting.

    This event is only open to Institute Faculty

    A registration form will be available summer 2018

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  • The Trials of Oscar Wilde with discussant Fred Mimmack, MD (Film Series)

    • March 08, 2019
    • 6:30 PM - 8:45 PM
    • Montview Blvd Presbyterian Church, 1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
    • 98
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    The purpose of the film series is to encourage psychoanalytic dialogue with respect to creativity and movies. 

    Oscar Wilde has been called the first martyr of the gay movement.  This film, with its double entendre title, depicts the events and court actions which led to the conviction and imprisonment of Wilde in 1895 on charges of “gross indecency”.  It also depicts Wilde’s part in his demise.   The intensity of the dark prejudice and murderous hatred for homosexual men illustrated in this story seem nearly unbelievable, yet still exist in certain parts of our world.  The film does not spare us the horror of the destruction of Wilde’s life, yet manages to include many quotes of Oscar Wilde’s famous extravagant wit.  There are excellent performances by Peter Finch as Wilde, Lionel Jeffries as the Marquis of Queensbury, and James Mason as Queensbury’s attorney.                                   

    - Written by Fred Mimmack, MD 

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    Cost:  Free of charge, donations are welcomed.

    Parking:  Plenty of free parking in the church lot and on the street.


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  • Free Association, Surprise, Trauma and Transference (Lecture)

    • March 15, 2019
    • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Montview Blvd Presbyterian Church, 1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
    • 79
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    Featuring Dominique Scarfone, MD

    This event is free of charge but we gladly welcome donations at the event or on our website.  There is plenty of parking in the church lot or on the street nearby.

    Description:
     I will contend that free-association, far from being outdated, is a most central feature of the method of psychoanalysis as it operates an essential reopening of the process of translation/repression. I will show that free-association sinks its roots in a model of the mind highly congruent with modern neuroscience. Through the notion of surprise, logical and practical connections can be established between free-association, seduction, trauma and transference. A well-conceived concept of free-association is therefore an indispensable tool for the practice of psychoanalysis.

    Goals: 

    1. to get a clear notion of what is meant by “free association” in psychoanalysis;
    2. to establish a clear link between the method of free association and the modern conception of the mind;
    3. to formulate a relationship between trauma, transference and free association

    Biogrpahy:

    Dominique Scarfone, M.D. is a training and supervising psychoanalyst in the Canadian Psychoanalytic Society and Institute. He was, until recently, a full professor in the Department of Psychology at the Université de Montréal, where he is now honorary professor. He's a former associate editor of the International Journal of Psychoanalysis, and has published extensively in numerous national and international journals. He gives lectures and seminars in many countries. He has published a number of books, some of which were translated into various languages. His most recent books in English are Jean Laplanche: An Introduction, and The Unpast: The Actual Unconscious, both published in 2015 in New York, by UIT -The Unconscious in Translation. He will be one of the keynote speakers in the forthcoming Congress of the International Psychoanalytic Association, London (UK), 2019.

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    Certificates of attendance only.  No CME credits are provided.

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  • Animal Assisted Therapy for Social Workers

    • March 21, 2019
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

    NOT A SOCIETY EVENT

    CSCSW Salon: "Animal Assisted Therapy for Social Workers", with MacKenzie McGuire, LCSW, AASW

    Summary:

     Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) and the Human-Animal Connection is a deep and innovate way to engage and work with clients. In this salon presentation, participants will explore creativity in animal assisted interventions, and how social workers can use the human-animal connection to tap into humans’ innate biophilia (the human tendency to seek connections with nature and other forms of life, including animals). Ethical considerations when practicing AAT will also be discussed. MacKenzie will present case studies, as well as use experiential didactic methods with one of her therapy dogs, who will be present.

    Objectives:

    1. To be able to identify AAT interventions using a psychodynamic lens
    2. Ethics of AAT
    3. How AAT can fit in with the One Health / Biophilia model

    See CSCSW website for more information or to register: https://www.coclinicalsocialwork.org/content.aspx?page_id=4002&club_id=25243&item_id=851678



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  • AAPCSW 2019 Conference

    • March 28, 2019
    • March 31, 2019
    • Durham, NC

    NOT a Society or Institute program.

    AAPCSW 2019 Conference

    INTRIGUE, INSIGHT, INQUIRY: THROUGH TODAY'S PSYCHOANALYTIC LENS

    MARCH 28-31, 2019

    In these multilayered and challenging professional times, how can we sustain excellence in clinical theory and practice? Our challenge is in safeguarding core values — individual dignity, respect for diversity, social justice advocacy — as we embrace innovations in psychoanalytic knowledge. Holding this complexity in mind, the conference aims to provide a space to explore the human condition in health and illness. We will view these ideas in relation to clinical experience, based on understanding the intersection of the inner and outer world. We will also continue to build our legacy for the next generation. Join us in our efforts at facing our challenges, and promoting depth and breadth in our insights about contemporary clinical practice.

    ~ Penny Rosen, Conference Chair

    Location: Durham Marriott City Center/Durham Convention Center, Durham, NC.

    Continuing Education: CME/CE/NBCC — 17 maximum hours offered. No CE Hours offered for Writing Workshop.

    2019 Conference co-sponsored by National Institute for Psychoanalytic Education and Research in Clinical Social Work, Inc. (NIPER), educational arm of AAPCSW, and the Psychoanalytic Center of the Carolinas (PCC)



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  • The Fundamental Ethical Ambiguity of the Analyst as Person (with a note on Confusion of Tongues) (Lecture)

    • April 05, 2019
    • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Montview Blvd Presbyterian Church, 1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
    • 99
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    Featuring Jane Kite, PhD

    Description:

    In this presentation, I will address the largely unrepresented state of ethics in psychoanalysis.  We tend to do an end run around the subject of ethics in our field and take for granted that we all agree on what constitutes ethical behavior without inquiring further.  I will argue that because psychoanalysis as a discipline is based on what is not known, we must first take into account the unknown in each analyst's inevitably personal (unconscious) participation, including his/her motivation to become an analyst in the first place.  I will mention the concept of (typically sexual) ethical "boundary violations", and our tendency to conflate psychoanalytic discourse with forensic discourse at these times, resulting in a kind of confusion of tongues within the field itself.  

    Objectives:

    1. Describe the inevitable ethical unknowns in analytic work.
    2. Discuss the role of personal history in becoming an analyst.
    3. Explain the relevance of Ferenczi's concept of confusion of tongues in the aftermath of major ethical breaches.
    Biography:

    Jane Kite trained as an analyst in San Francisco and is currently a Training and Supervising Analyst at the Boston Psychoanalytic Institute and Society. Dr. Kite has been on the editorial boards of the IJP, JAPA, and the Psychoanalytic Quarterly, and is currently an associate editor of JAPA. Her abiding interests in psychoanalysis are centered in Character and Ethics, with special attention to the inevitable disjunction between theory and practice.


    This event is free of charge but we gladly welcome donations at the event or on our website.  There is plenty of parking in the church lot or on the street nearby.

    Certificates of attendance only.  No CME credits are provided.

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  • Candidate Case Conference with Jane Kite, PhD

    • April 06, 2019
    • 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    • TBD
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    A Case Conference with Dr. Jane Kite for the Candidates of the  Denver Institute for Psychoanalysis will be held from 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM.


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  • “The Uncanny Likeness of Oneself: Aggression and Competition within the Female-Feminine Psychoanalytic Couple” with Lynne Gillick, Ph.D. (Salon)

    • April 09, 2019
    • 7:15 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Given upon registration
    • 13
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    The purpose of the salon is to gather in an informal setting to share basic and applied psychoanalytic principles that help you explore your interest in psychoanalysis and/or psychodynamic psychotherapy. 

    This program is designed for:  a) Prospective Analytic Candidates and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Students; or b) Mental Health Professionals who have a curiosity about or a special interest in Psychoanalysis and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

    This informal format provides an opportunity for you to explore your interest in psychoanalysis and/or psychodynamic psychotherapy, meet members of the analytic community, and enjoy the thinking and  the company of others who share your clinical interest. For those of you who continue on in one of our formal training programs, this is only the beginning of your learning experience.

    We look forward to becoming acquainted with you as well as having fun together with thought-provoking discussions.

    The address will be given upon registration.

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  • Hair with discussant Eric Braden, Ph.D. (Film Series)

    • April 12, 2019
    • 6:30 PM - 8:45 PM
    • Montview Blvd Presbyterian Church, 1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
    • 100
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    The purpose of the film series is to encourage psychoanalytic dialogue with respect to creativity and movies. 


    Milos Forman's film adaptation of the popular, controversial Broadway musical Hair has dated somewhat, yet it remains an effective evocation of the hippie movement of the late '60s. The story centers on a reserved Midwesterner (John Savage) who joins a pack of hippies in Central Park on his way to joining the Army. Primarily, the film stands on the success of its musical numbers, which were choreographed by Twyla Tharp and sung by vocalists like Ellen Foley, Ronnie Dyson, Nell Carter and Melba Moore.                   

    — Written by Anonymous of Rotten Tomatoes

    Cost:  Free of charge, donations are welcomed.

    Parking:  Plenty of free parking in the church lot and on the street.

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  • Pathological Versions of Narcissism: Clinical and Social Implications

    • April 27, 2019
    • 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
    • Anshutz Medical Campus - Hensel Phelps Auditorium
    • 93
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    Featuring Nancy McWilliams, Ph.D.

    Description:

    This workshop will consider ways in which narcissistic concerns may infuse personality. It will touch on both the more arrogant presentations of narcissistic personality disorder (e.g., as described in the DSM) and the extensive literature on converse versions of narcissistic preoccupation (“covert,” “depressed-depleted,” “hypervigilant,” or “closet” narcissism, as depicted in thePsychodynamic Diagnostic Manual). Dr. McWilliams will discuss the range of narcissism from healthy to seriously disturbed presentations (Kernberg’s “malignant narcissism”), putting emphasis on the dangers that malignant narcissism poses to personal relationships, family connections, workplace and institutional functioning, and political processes. Clinical implications of pathological narcissistic presentations will be explored. 

    The morning will be devoted to Dr. McWilliams' foundation for understanding narcissism.  The afternoon will feature relevant case presentations by Dana Charatan, Psy.D. and Kelly Crim, LPC which will be discussed by Dr. McWilliams.

    Biographies:

    Nancy McWilliams, Ph.D. teaches at Rutgers University's Graduate School of Applied & Professional Psychology and has a private practice in Lambertville, NJ.  She is author of Psychoanalytic Diagnosis (1994; rev. ed. 2011), Psychoanalytic Case Formulation (1999), and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (2004), all with Guilford Press.  She has edited, coauthored, or contributed to several other books, and is Associate Editor of the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (2006; 2nd ed. 2017).  A former president of the Division of Psychoanalysis (39) of the American Psychological Association, she is on the editorial board of Psychoanalytic Psychology.  Dr. McWilliams is a graduate of the National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis and is also affiliated with the Center for Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis of New Jersey.  Awards Dr. McWilliams has received include Gradiva prize (1999), the Goethe Scholarship Award (2012), the Rosalee Weiss award for contributions to practice (2004), the Laughlin distinguished teacher award (2007), the Hans Strupp Award for teaching, practice and writing (2014), and the Division 39 of the American Psychological Association (APA) awards for both Leadership (2005) and Scholarship (2012).

    Dana Charatan, Psy.D. is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst in private practice in Boulder, CO. Dr. Charatan received her Master of Clinical Psychology degree from Ferkauf School of Psychology at Yeshiva University, and her Doctorate in Psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. She is on the Board and was previously the Secretary of Psychoanalysis Division 39 of The American Psychological Association.

    Kelly Crim, LPC is a psychotherapist in private practice in Lakewood, CO and a third year candidate in Adult Psychoanalytic Training at the Denver Institute for Psychoanalysis.  Ms. Crim has a Bachelor's degree in clinical nutrition from the University of Washington and a Master's degree in counseling from Idaho State University.  While her practice is a general one, Ms. Crim has combined her expertise in nutrition and psychotherapy for a subspecialty with patients with eating disorders. 

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    CME Information:

    We are pleased to announce that CME credit will be available.  Anyone wishing to receive CME credit must attend the FULL session (be on time and not leave early) AND complete an evaluation prior to leaving.  The certificates will be handed out at the conclusion of the conference after you've handed in your evaluation.

    This program is approved for 5.5 hours of continuing education.  The University of Denver, Graduate School of Professional Psychology (GSPP) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. GSPP maintains responsibility for this program and its content.


    Tentative Schedule:

       8:30 am -  8:50 am Registration
       9:00 am -  11:30 am Program
       11:45 am - 12:30 pm Lunch Break
       12:50 pm - 4:30 pm Program
       4:30 pm -  4:45 pm Evaluations & pick up CME certificates

     There will be a morning and afternoon break.


    Fees:

    • DPS Member - 
      • Early Bird (through March 27th) - $140
      • Regular Rate (March 28th - April 20th) - $160
      • Late Registration (April 21st - April 27th) - $170
    • Non-Member - 
      • Early Bird (through March 27th) - $150
      • Regular Registration  (March 28th - April 20th) - $170
      • Late Registration (April 21st - April 27th) - $180
    • Student Rate - $60

    Registration is not complete until registration fee is paid in full.

    There will be NO refunds after April 20, 2018; any refunds prior to April 20th will be less a $30.00 administration fee.


    Parking:

    Click here for a map of the Anschutz campus.  We recommend parking in the Ignacio lot.   Parking is $1 for the full day, payable at the machines in the parking lot.  We will have signs the day of the event to direct you to the door that we will be manning.  


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  • Association of Child Psychoanalysis - Annual Meeting

    • May 03, 2019
    • May 05, 2019
    • Miami, FL

    **THIS IS NOT A SOCIETY OR INSTITUTE EVENT**

    ACP 2019 Annual Meeting

    May 3-5, 2019
    Marriott Miami Biscayne Bay Hotel
    Miami, Florida

    For more information, visit their website:  http://www.childanalysis.org/



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    Call for Proposals – 2019

    Association for Child Psychoanalysis Annual Meeting

    May 3-5, 2019

    Miami, Florida

    The Association for Child Psychoanalysis (ACP) Program Committee invites papers that describe in-depth analytic work with children and adolescents.  Proposals should be between three and five double-spaced pages in length and should include one or two detailed examples of the analytic process, in addition to a brief dynamic case formulation.

    At this time, a theme has not been selected for the conference.  We have found that areas of focus suggest themselves from common threads evident in the proposals received by the Committee.  

    The review by the Committee is a blind, i.e., anonymous, process.  For this reason, please be sure that your proposal does not include any information that would identify you, including your city or state.  Please attach a signed cover letter that lets us know whether or not the paper has been or will be presented in any other venues, i.e., presentations or publications, and specifies those venues.  In this cover letter, please indicate the frequency, i.e., number of sessions per week, and any changes in frequency that occurred during the course of the treatment.  The cover letter will be seen by only the two of us and Ms. Janet Blomquist, the ACP Administrator.  Proposals should be sent to Ms. Janet Blomquist at childanalysis65@gmail.com

    If you have questions, please contact Andrea Weiss, PhD at aweisswhit@gmail.com  or (310) 247-9677, or Karen Weise, PhD at klweisephd@yahoo.com or (202) 237-6161 

    We hope you will consider sharing your clinical experiences with child psychoanalytic colleagues, as every contribution benefits us all.  We are available to think with you or to serve as sounding boards as you develop your proposals.

    Karen Weise, PhD

    Andrea Weiss, PhD

    ACP Program Committee Co-Chairs


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  • The Big Lebowski with discussant Roy Lowenstein, M.D. (Film Series)

    • May 10, 2019
    • 6:30 PM - 8:45 PM
    • Montview Blvd Presbyterian Church, 1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
    • 100
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    The purpose of the film series is to encourage psychoanalytic dialogue with respect to creativity and movies. 

    There are two men named Jeffrey Lebowski. One is a lazy, pot smoking, White Russian drinking, hippie who goes by "The Dude". The other is a self-made, handicapped, multimillionaire war veteran who lives in a huge mansion with a full time assistant. Their paths cross when the millionaire's trophy wife owes money to a known pornographer. The thugs hired by this man confront The Dude because he has the same name. The Dude, wanting payback for his now destroyed rug, seeks out the millionaire Lebowski. What follows takes the Dude and his bowling buddies, Walter and Donnie, on a weird tale of intrigue, kidnapping, pornography, nihilists, White Russians, and more White Russians.                          

    — Written by halo1k on IMDB

    Cost:  Free of charge, donations are welcomed.

    Parking: There is plenty of free parking in the church lot or on the street nearby.


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  • Retiring From Clinical Social Work

    • May 15, 2019
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

    NOT A SOCIETY EVENT

    CSCSW Salon: “Retiring From Clinical Social Work” with Jana Edwards, LCSW, BCD and Ron Langer, LCSW, BCD

    Summary:

    Both Jana and Ron retired from clinical practices recently. Both were faced with how this would affect our patients and ourselves. More specifically, each dealt with such issues as:

    • Understanding what functions we served with each patient.
    • Are those functions necessary or merely desirable?
    • Related to the last question, does the patient require a referral?
    • What does our work mean to us, and what functions does it serve for us?
    • What counter-transference issues arise?
    • Facing a new stage of life and thinking about our own mortality and possibly declining physical/cognitive powers.

    Ron and Jana will share their reflections with members of the society.

    Objectives:

    1. Participants will examine what functions they provide to (some of) their patients.
    2. Participants will examine what functions their clinical work provide to them.
    3. Participants will consider what criteria are relevant to deciding if/when to retire from clinical work.

    See CSCSW website for more information or to register: https://www.coclinicalsocialwork.org/content.aspx?page_id=4002&club_id=25243&item_id=852778



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  • Society Annual Business Meeting

    • June 03, 2019
    • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Wellshire Event Center, 3333 South Colorado Boulevard Denver, Colorado 80222
    • 40
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    The Society Annual Meeting is ONLY open to Society members and their guests.  It will be held at the Wellshire Event Center.

    The evening will start at 6:00 PM with a cash bar followed by dinner at 7:00 PM.  You may choose from the following:  NY Beef Medallion, Honey Glazed Salmon or Pasta di Verdure (Vegetarian).  The cost of each entree is $55.00. 

    Registration deadline Friday, May 10, 2019.

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  • APsaA 2019 Annual Meeting

    • June 21, 2019
    • June 23, 2019
    • Intercontinental Hotel, San Diego, CA

    Please see the APsaA website


    APsaA's 108th Annual Meeting will take place at the Intercontinental Hotel in San Diego from Friday, June 21 to Sunday, June 23, 2019.  Administrative meetings will begin on Monday, June 17th.


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  • IPA's 51st International Congress

    • July 24, 2019
    • July 27, 2019
    • Westminster, London, England

    NOT A SOCIETY EVENT 

    The IPA's 51st International Congress and IPSO's 25th Conference are coming to London!

    The IPA Congress will take up the challenge of updating and rethinking classical psychoanalytical views on 'The Feminine' and their repercussions in psychoanalysis.

    With more than 600 acclaimed speakers from around the world, the IPA Congress provides a huge range of rich learning opportunities through the many lectures, seminars and panel discussions on offer. The Congress will open with a lecture from guest speaker, Julia Kristeva, the renowned author, psychoanalyst and specialist on the feminine. 

    In an effort to make this year's Congress as accessible as possible, we have reduced registration fees to the lowest price since 2011, and negotiated exclusive discounts on accommodation for Congress delegates.

    When: 24th - 27th July 2019
    Where: QEII Centre, Westminster, London

    Registration is now open with an early bird discount applicable until the 15th March 2019. Register before the early bird deadline to receive a discount of up to 33%. 

     
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    We look forward to welcoming you to London in July!

    Karina Gutierrez
    International Psychoanalytical Association
    events@ipa.world
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  • Lecture with Aisha Abassi

    • May 01, 2020
    • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Montview Blvd Presbyterian Church, 1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
    • 100
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    Certificates of attendance only.  No CME credits are provided.



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  • 8th Triennial Symposium on Psychoanalysis and the Arts

    • May 21, 2020
    • May 23, 2020
    • Florence, Italy

    NOT A SOCIETY EVENT

    Presenters will address various aspects of our overarching theme,

    Partners in Creation: “In the arts, as in psychoanalysis, partners in creation enjoy the pleasures of intimacy and mutual discovery, while also facing the perils of rivalry and fusion.”

    The planning committee looks forward to the return of well-received presenters from the 2017 Symposium and have also invited additional renowned speakers. Once again, we will offer tours of museums and other attractions in Florence, a city that overflows with superlative art and architecture, within a setting of inspiring beauty.

    Periodically, we will send updates on the 2020 symposium as venues are selected and speakers are added to the program. When the date draws near, we will also share information about hotel accommodations and registration details. If you are not on the mailing list, email: germana@enic.it

    To see the detailed website for the 2017 Symposium, please click here or copy and paste www.florencepsych-art2017.com into your browser.


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