Psychoanalytic Education Center of the Carolinas
 

Psychoanalytic Education Center of the Carolinas


Using Dreams in Your Clinical Work
Instructor: Lida M. Jeck, MD
Course Description:
This 8 session course will focus on enhancing clinical work with a wide range of patients through the use of dreams in both insight-oriented therapy and more supportive treatment approaches.
Dreams have been called “the royal road to the unconscious,” and students will learn:
  • How to develop skills in using dreams to understand better what might lie beneath the surface of the material a patient presents.
  • How to use dreams to help patients better understand themselves.
    • We will discuss classical theory about dreams, contributions from more contemporary thinkers, and perspectives from neurobiology. Clinical examples will be used, and class members will have the opportunity to present case material.
    Class will be limited to 10 students and is for clinicians at beginning through intermediate levels.
    Prerequisite: Thinking Psychoanalytically: The Basics or the PPSC Introductory Course, or an equivalent course, or permission of the instructor.
    Time: Thursday, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
    Dates: October 28 - January 6 (No class on 11/25, 12/23, & 12/30)
    Class Size: Class will be limited to 10 students.
    Location: Center for Psychological & Family Services, Chapel Hill
    CME Credits: 12
    CE Credits: 9 Category A & 3 Category B
    Training Program Credit:
    Psychoanalysis: Students who successfully complete this course may be able to earn elective course credit in the psychoanalysis training program. For additional psychoanalysis curriculum information please click here.
    Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy: Students who successfully complete this course may be able to earn elective course credit in the psychotherapy training program. At this time the psychotherapy curriculum includes 12 hours of elective courses. For additional psychotherapy curriculum information please click here.
    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 September 3: $25
    After September 3: $40
    Registration Deadline: October 18
    In special circumstances we may accept registrations after October 18, but there will be an additional $20 late registration fee.
    Tuition: Due October 18
    $235 for students matriculated in the training programs
    $290 for residents and graduate students
    $315 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.

    • Syllabus: The course syllabus will be posted later this summer. Please check back for updates.

    About the Instructor:
    Lida M. Jeck, MD is a psychiatrist in private practice in Durham. She did her psychiatry residency at North Carolina Memorial Hospital and her psychoanalytic training at the UNC-Duke Psychoanalytic Education Program, which is now the Psychoanalysis Training Program of the Psychoanalytic Education Center of the Carolinas (PECC). She is a Training and Supervising Analyst as well as the current Director of the PECC. She serves as an Adjunct Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the UNC School of Medicine.

    Course Objectives:
    Class participants will be able to:
  • Understand the importance of unconscious conflicts as manifested in dreams.
  • Understand the distinction between the latent and manifest content of dreams.
  • Understand technical approaches to uncovering the latent meaning of dreams.
  • Apply an understanding of dreams to clinical case material.
  • Understand how to use dreams in a more supportive psychotherapy.
  • Consider how dream theory can address our understanding of post-traumatic dreams.
  • Understand recent neurobiological findings in dream research.
  • Understand the defense mechanisms used by the unconscious to hide the latent content of dreams.
  • Understand the contribution of an object relations viewpoint to understanding dreams.
  • Understand classical ideas about specific types of dreams, including the anxiety dream, the examination dream, and the termination dream.
  • Consider the relationship of dreams to memory formation .


    • 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 12 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 or want information about registration cancellation, please contact the Administrator.

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