Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Human Development in the First Decade of Life

Course Description:

This 20 session course will provide an in depth exploration of the ways in which the mind evolves from infancy through the onset of adolescence. Emphasis will be placed upon psychoanalytic developmental psychology as an integrative psychology that seeks to:

Coordinate the role of constitutional, environmental, interpersonal, and internal factors.

Synthesize the importance of subjective and objective realities in development.

Account for the biologically driven sequences of integrations and differentiations that occur within normal and pathological development.

This course is intended for individuals with some background in psychoanalytic theory & technique.
Prerequisite is the PPSC's Introductory Course, or Thinking Psychoanalytically: The Basics, or their equivalent. Students without this prerequisite may take the class with permission of the Course Admissions Committee.

Students will receive CE/CME credit. Students will also be eligible to receive credit towards the certificate programs with evidence of mastery of the course material, including completion of a written assignment.

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Instructor: Donald L. Rosenblitt, MD
Assistant Instructor: Tuesday class: Lisa Tust, PhD

Friday class: Barbara Snider, MD

When & Where:

This class is being offered on Tuesday evening beginning in September and on Friday afternoon beginning in November.

Both the Tuesday evening class and the Friday afternoon class will be 20 sessions and will cover the same material.

Applications are still being accepted for the Friday afternoon class.

Friday class:
Time: Friday, 12:45 pm - 2:15 pm
Dates: November 7 - May 1

No class on: Nov. 28, Dec. 26, Jan. 2, Jan. 16, March 20, April 10.
If any classes have to be canceled, make-up classes will be on May 8 & May 15.

Location: Lucy Daniels Center for Early Childhood, Cary

Tuesday class:
Time: Tuesday, 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Dates: September 16 - February 17 (No class on 1/13.)

If any class has to be canceled, make-up class will be on Feb. 24.

Location: Center for Psychological and Family Services
              501 Eastowne Drive, Chapel Hill

CME Credits: 30
CE Credits: 9 Category A & 21 Category B

Tuition:
   $815 for non-matriculated students
      Tuesday class: $415 due Sept. 1       Friday class: $415 due Oct. 31

$400 due Dec. 1 $400 due Jan. 31

$615 for students enrolled in a certificate program
Tuesday class: $315 due Sept. 1 Friday class: $315 due Oct. 31

$300 due Dec. 1 $300 due Jan. 31

Payment plans can be arranged on an individual basis.

Tuition discount: Students enrolled in "Thinking Psychoanalytically: The Basics" or "Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Borderline Personality: Theory and Technique" will receive a 25% tuition discount for "Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Human Development in the First Decade of Life."

Registration Fee:
Please include a check payable to: Psychoanalytic Education Center of the Carolinas

For Friday afternoon class in Cary
      Before September 12: $25
      September 12 - October 11: $40
      October 11 - October 29: $55
      Registration Deadline: October 29

For Tuesday evening class in Chapel Hill
      Before July 25: $25
      July 25 - August 22: $40
      After August 22: $55

Required Text:
Tyson, Phyllis, and Tyson, Robert L. (1990) Psychoanalytic Theories of Development: An Integration. Yale University Press, New Haven. (available at amazon.com and other online bookstores)

Recommended Texts:
Furman, Erna (1992) Toddlers and Their Mothers: A Study in Early Personality Development. International Universities Press, Madison, Connecticut. (available online from the publisher, www.iup.com)

Laplanche, Jean, and Pontalis, J.B. (authors) and Nicholson-Smith, D. (translator) (1974) The Language of Psycho-Analysis. W.W. Norton & Co., New York. (available at amazon.com and other online bookstores)

Stern, Daniel (1985) The Interpersonal World of the Infant: A View from Psychoanalysis and Developmental Psychology. Basic Books, New York. (paperback edition, published in 2000, available at amazon.com and other online bookstores)

Click here for Course Syllabus.

About the Instructors:
Donald L. Rosenblitt, MD is a child and adult psychoanalyst, and Clinical Director of the Lucy Daniels Center for Child Development. He is on the faculty of the Psychoanalytic Education Center of the Carolinas (PECC). He is a Supervising and Training Analyst on the faculty of the Psychoanalytic Institute of the Carolinas, the psychoanalysis certificate program of the PECC, and is Past Director of the Institute. He has written and lectured extensively on topics related to early childhood development.

Barbara Snider, MD is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and an advanced candidate in adult and child psychoanalysis at the St. Louis Psychoanalytic Institute. She was a faculty member and supervisor in the Child Development Project and the Advanced Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Program at the St. Louis Psychoanalytic Institute. She is currently on the staff of the Lucy Daniels Center for Early Childhood.

Lisa Tust, PhD is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Chapel Hill, where she sees adults and children. She is Adjunct Faculty of the UNC School of Medicine where she supervises psychiatry residents, and she is an advanced candidate in the child psychoanalysis program of the Psychoanalytic Education Center of the Carolinas. She completed graduate training in the San Francisco Bay area and has done assessment and treatment with children in inpatient, outpatient, day treatment, and medical settings.

Course Objectives:
Class participants will be able to:

Understand the developmental process and its impact on the infant and child’s internal world and growing psychic structure.

Understand the stages of separation-individuation in normal and pathological development.

Understand the importance of the maternal-infant relationship and how it effects developing object relations, affect, cognition, the ego, drives and superego.

Understand the formation of gender identity, gender role identity, and sexual object choice.

Understand the meaning and differences of the Oedipal phase in boys and girls.

Describe the latency phase and the developmental achievements of that phase.

Recognize disturbances of personality development and organization, of learning, and of behavior in school-age children.

Understand how to assess psychopathology in latency age children.

Understand contemporary theories of female psychology.

For additional information please contact:
Sarah Tillis, LCSW, Administrator
Phone: (919) 490-3212
Email: admin@ncanalysis.org

CME/CE Information: This activity has been planned and implemented with the Essentials Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of The American Psychoanalytic Association and the North Carolina Psychoanalytic Society. The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians and takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity. The American Psychoanalytic Association designates this educational activity for a maximum of 30 hours in category 1 credit towards the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity. Disclosure information is on record indicating that participating faculty members have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. The North Carolina Psychoanalytic Society is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The North Carolina Psychoanalytic Society maintains responsibility for the program and its content.
If you have special needs or want information about registration cancellation, please contact the Administrator.