2008-2009 PROGRAM SCHEDULE

CHICAGO PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY MEETINGS        2008-2009

All meetings take place in Room 5006, National Louis University, 122 South Michigan Avenue, 7:30-9 p.m. (For further information: Contact Christine C. Kieffer, Ph.D., Program Chair: CCKPHD@aol.com)

September 23:  Marian Tolpin: Psychoanalyst, Teacher, Writer, Supervisor & Colleague
Presenters: James W. Anderson, Ph.D., Ernest S. Wolf, M.D. & Kate Schechter, M.S.W.

October 28:     “An Analyst’s Dilemma: The Longing for Transcendent Authority”           
Presenter: Neal Spira, M.D.  Discussant: Thetis Cromie, Ph.D.

November 25:             “Psychoanalytic Education: Then and Now”
Presenter: Steven Levy, M.D. Discussant: Bonnie Litowitz, Ph.D.

January 27, 2009:        “Compassion: Human and Animal”
Martha C. Nussbaum, Ph.D.  Discussant: TBA

February 12**:            “Session Frequency and the Definition of Psychoanalysis”
Presenter: Steven Stern, Ph.D.   Discussant: Salee Jenkins, Ph.D.

 February 28 -   All day conference on Psychoanalysis and Philosophy conference
Keynote Speakers: Jonathan Lear, Ph.D. & Eric L. Santner, Ph.D.
(Further information to follow)

March 24:        “Video Game Play and Addiction”
Presenter: Khourosh Dini,M.D.  Discussant:  Jeffrey Roth, M.D.

April 11:          “The Pre-Termination Phase of Psychoanalysis” 
Kerry Kelly Novick and Jack Novick, Ph.D.”*

May 5**:         “Racing for the Top: Psychoanalytic Reflections on Leadership
And Race”
Kimberlyn Leary, Ph.D.          Discussant: TBA

June 23:           The Presidential Address: “Psychoanalysis: 10 Questions for the 21st
Century”  -   Robert M. Galatzer-Levy, M.D.

*This meeting will take place on a Saturday afternoon
** N.B.: 2nd Tuesday, instead of 4th
*** N.B.: 1st Tuesday instead of 4th

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All regular programs will be held at National-Louis University, 122 South Michigan Avenue, Rm. 5006.
CEU’s will be offered.
Contact Dr. Christine Kieffer: CCKPHD@aol.com for further information.

September 25, 2007    
Nathan Szajmberg, M.D.
Title: “Reluctant Warriors”
Discussant: James Fisch, M.D.

October 23, 2007       
Christopher Lane, Ph.D.
Title: “How Shyness Became an Illness, and Other Cautionary Tales about the ‘DSM’”
Discussant: Art Nielsen, M.D.

November 27, 2007
Erika Schmidt, Ph.D.
Title: “The Complex Legacy of Franz Alexander”
Discussant: David Terman, M.D.

January 22, 2008 
Stefano Bolognini, M.D.
Title: The Complex Nature of Empathy
Discussant: Paula Fuqua, M.D.

February 26, 2008
Christine Kieffer, Ph.D.
Title: “A Ship Made of Paper: From Dissociation to Engagement to Empathy”
Discussant: Marian Tolpin, M.D.

March 6, 2008** (thursday evening)
Lewis Aron, Ph.D.
Title: “Rethinking Psychotherapy vs. Psychoanalysis: What Does Feminism Have To Do With It?”

April 22, 2008
TBA

May 27, 2008
Samuel Weiss, M.D. and Harry Trosman, M.D.
“Jim Dine: A Psychoanalytic Perspective On His Art”

**N.B.: MARCH 6 IS A THURSDAY EVENING

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