Psychoanalytic Education Center of the Carolinas
 

Psychoanalytic Education Center of the Carolinas


Psychoanalytic Models of the Mind: Their Evolution from Freud to the Present
(Part 2 of 2)
Please Note: Students can register for Part 2 of Psychoanalytic Models of the Mind even if they haven't taken Part 1. (See prerequisite below.)
Instructor: Julia L. Danek, MD
Assistant Instructor: Elissa Baldwin, LCSW
Course Description:
  • Parts 1 and 2 of Models of the Mind provide an introduction to major lines and phases in the development of psychoanalytic theory and practice from their beginnings in the latter part of the 19th century to the present.
  • This 16 session second section begins with a look at the development of British and American Object Relations theories, moves through an overview of Self Psychology and the French Lacanian Movement, and concludes with a study of contemporary themes developed within the Relational/Interpersonal schools of psychoanalysis.
  • Works by Winnicott, Kernberg, Kohut, Lacan, Messler Davies, and others will be discussed in terms of their contents and the contexts in which they emerged.
    This course is intended for clinicians at intermediate through advanced levels.
    Prerequisite: Thinking Psychoanalytically: The Basics or the PPSC Introductory Course, or an equivalent course, or permission of the instructor.
    Time: Tuesday, 6:15 pm - 7:45 pm
    Dates: January 26 - May 18 (no class on March 30)
    Class Size: Class will be limited to 10 students.
    Location: Center for Psychological & Family Services, Chapel Hill
    CME Credits: 24
    CE Credits: 9 Category A & 15 Category B
    Certificate Program Credit: Students who successfully complete this course can earn credit in both the psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy certificate programs.
    Registration Fee:
  • Matriculated students aren't charged a course registration fee.
  • Non-matriculated students who register for more than one course in a semester pay only one registration fee.
  • Non-matriculated students should include the registration fee with the course application.
    • By December 18: $25
    After December 18: $40
    Registration Deadline: January 16
    In special circumstances we may accept registrations after January 16, but there will be an additional $20 late registration fee.
    Tuition: Due January 16
    $485 for students matriculated in the certificate programs
    $600 for residents and graduate students
    $650 for non-matriculated students
    Cancellation:
  • The registration fee is non-refundable.
  • Students who cancel before class begins will be given a tuition refund less a $40 administrative fee.
  • There will be no refunds for cancellations after class begins.
  • Students who drop the class after it begins are expected to pay the full tuition.
    • About the Instructors:
    Julia Danek, MD is a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst in private practice in Chapel Hill, NC. She is a member of the faculty of the Psychoanalytic Education Center of the Carolinas (PECC) and an Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the UNC School of Medicine. She is a graduate of the UNC-Duke Psychoanalytic Education Program, now known as the Psychoanalytic Institute of the Carolinas, which is the psychoanalysis certificate program of the PECC. She has served in a variety of roles within the NC Psychoanalytic Society and on Institute and PECC committees.

    Elissa Baldwin, LCSW is a PhD candidate at the Smith College School for Social Work. She works in the Family Guidance Service at the Lucy Daniels Center for Early Childhood in Cary and is also in private practice in Chapel Hill, where she sees adults and children. Her current research, located at the Lucy Daniels Center, is a qualitative exploration of parents' experiences of their alliances with their child's therapists. She is a lecturer in the MSW program at the Smith College School for Social Work and facilitates telephonic seminars for first year doctoral students around comparative psychodynamic theory. She is a recipient of the 2009-2010 American Psychoanalytic Association fellowship.
    Course Objectives:
    Class participants will gain:
  • An understanding of the rudiments of Kleinian theory and how it departs from ego psychology.
  • An understanding of differences between Freud's concept of "the object" and the object(s) of early and later Object Relations theorists.
  • An understanding of the origins and contributions of the British Independent Group, with special attention to Winnicott.
  • Familiarity with some "American" (Kernberg, Searles, Ogden) contributions to object relations issues in psychoanalytic theory.
  • Knowledge of the principal elements and clinical implications of a Self Psychology perspective on development.
  • Familiarity with an outline of Attachment Theory as presented by Bowlby and some sense of its psychoanalytic legacy.
  • An understanding of basic Lacanian vocabulary and theory.
  • A sense of the origins, history, and evolution of Relational/Intersubjective schools.
  • Exposure to a neuropsychoanalytic approach to conceptualizing clinical change.

    • 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 24 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. IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION FOR ALL LEARNERS: None of the planners and presenters of this CME program have any 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 this program and its content.
    If you have special needs, please contact the Administrator.

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