International Psychoanalysis

Discussion Group #59: Educators and Analysts Working Together:
A Collaborative Approach to Optimize School Climate and Learning in an Independent School

Date: Thursday January 17, 2008
Time: 2:00 - 4:30 P.M.

Chair & Presenter: Stephen Kerzner, M.D.
Co-Chair & Discussant: Dan Frank, Ph.D., Principal, Francis W. Parker School, Chicago, IL and Publisher of the journal, Schools
Discussant: Christine Kieffer, Ph.D.
Presenter: William C. Bussey, Educator, Counsellor and Provost, Noble & Greenough School, Dedham, MA
 
This group is geared to psychoanalysts and other mental health professionals with an interest in education, as well as APsaA Educator Associates and other K-12 educators. 
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An Invitation from Alice Maher:   

Please come to our symposium on Saturday, January 19th, at 12:00 PM at the American Winter Meetings at the Waldorf Astoria to hear Prudy Gorguechon, Mark Smaller and Jeff Taxman discuss the topic, “Is Community Psychoanalysis ‘Real’ Enough to Be Made Part of the Core Curriculum?” I’m excited to catalyze a discussion that will address the vitally important intersection of the theoretical and applied aspects of our work.

Until recently, when APsaA members referred to analytic work in the community, most of you would think of the word “analytic” with quotation marks around it. It was the copper, not the “pure gold” of classical analysis. Those who worked outside the consulting room were considered to be the ones who couldn’t tolerate the intensity of individual work and needed to dilute it. (more…)