Psychoanalytic Work in Today’s World: What Would Freud Think? by Jane Hall
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Click Here to Read: Psychoanalytic Work in Today’s World: What Would Freud Think? by Jane S. Hall

Presentation given at Metropolitan Institute for Training in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (MITPP), 2009. Mt. Sinai Dept. of Psychiatry, 2010.

From the Presentation:
It is 2009: 100 years since Freud brought psychoanalysis to America delivering his introductory lectures at Clark University. The world has changed vastly since Freud created his baby. What kid of parent would he have been during separation/individuation, adolescence, and  adulthood? And, just what is psychoanalytic work in today’s world?  This paper touches on the some of the developmental difficulties of psychoanalysis, and suggests that, unlike Freud and his disciples, we try to listen to each other with open minds and a learning ears. We must respect the separation/individuation phase and cultivate our acceptance of “the other.” Individuation implies autonomy, seemingly at odds with institute life here in America. Factionalism during what some call the demise of psychoanalysis is suicidal. Listening to like minded individuals is soothing and helpful, but listening as well to those who challenge ‘received wisdom’ can lead to growth. As for psychoanalytic work – I will talk briefly about how I have evolved from my orthodox roots.

What to Know About Kessler Syndrome, the Ultimate Space Disaster
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Click Here to Read:  What to Know About Kessler Syndrome, the Ultimate Space Disaster: Accumulating space debris is leading us toward a catastrophe that could make portions of Earth orbit inaccessible By George Dvorsky on the Gizmodo website on  November 17, 2021.
The International Space Station.  Image:  NASA/Boeing Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons


 
 

How Did a 15th-Century Coin Minted Under Henry VII End Up in Newfoundland?
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Click Here to Read:  How Did a 15th-Century Coin Minted Under Henry VII End Up in Newfoundland? Dated to between 1493 and 1499, the silver half-groat is the oldest English coin ever found in Canada  by David Kindy on the Smithsonian website on November 12, 2021.

Post-Medieval coin: half sovereign of Henry VIII  Image: St. Albans District Council, Julian Watters, 2013-12-17 12:26:35  Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

“What the Children Taught Us” A Panel Discussion Four Child Treatment Vignettes Via Zoom during COVID-19 with CFS
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COVID MONSTER by 6Year Old Boy

“What the Children Taught Us” A Panel Discussion Four Child Treatment Vignettes Via Zoom during COVID-19
Friday, December 3, 2021 12:00-2:00pm Online via Zoom 2 CEUs Available

At the start of the COVID lockdown in March of 2020, Kim Kleinman of CFS organized an online clinical group supervision/ support group for child analysts across the country. The group met twice per week. We initially focused on clinicians’ fears and anxiety around COVID, as well as the treatment challenges of working in a brand new way via Zoom. What made this time so unique was that both our patients and their clinicians were being affected simultaneously by the impact of this terrifying virus. Fear and anxiety gave way to an exploration of trauma in real time. For many of us, perhaps not surprisingly, the children we were treating (of all ages) led the way into this new “screen” technology. We were the novices, and they were our teachers in this virtual space. The clinical frame changed nearly overnight. Continue reading “What the Children Taught Us” A Panel Discussion Four Child Treatment Vignettes Via Zoom during COVID-19 with CFS