THE METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE FOR TRAINING
IN PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY
160 West 86th Street, New York, NY 10024 o (212) 496-2858
mitppnyc@aol.como www.MITPP.org
OPEN HOUSE & CLINICAL PRESENTATION
FOR THOSE CONSIDERING POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
ADOPTION: THE SEARCH FOR MEANING AND IDENTITY
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Sarah was 4 1/2 years old when she started treatment. She had been placed in foster care and her situation was uncertain. During the 8 years of treatment, she was adopted by her caretaker and struggled to negotiate the normal developmental challenges of childhood. The constant use of splitting was evident in her object relations, fantasies about being abandoned and issues of identity. Diverse family constellations ethnic and racial origins and generational differences made the situation more challenging. As the search for meaning and identity progressed, the original trauma was revived, causing a powerful effect ending in a repetition of the traumatic event through reversal: abandoning the therapist.
PRESENTER: Alexandra Cattaruzza, M.S., L.P. is a graduate, Faculty member and Supervisor of The Metropolitan Institute for Training in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy’s Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Program. She is a Fellow of The Anni Bergman Parent-Infant Training Program, IPTAR – NYFS, and an Advanced Candidate in the Adult Psychoanalysis Program of IPTAR. Ms. Cattaruzza has a Certificate in Creative Arts Therapies from The New School University and a Diploma in Child Psychological Assessment from Universidad El Bosque; she has a degree in Psychology from Universidad de Los Andes. She is a Member of the Joint Program Committee of MITPP/MCMH/MSPP.
LOCATION: 160 West 86th Street (outside entrance, between Amsterdam & Columbus Avenues)
RSVP: Attendance is limited. There is no fee but you must reserve in advance. For reservations: please contact Ivy Vale, Registrar, at (212) 496-2858 or email mitppnyc@aol.com.
Training opportunities, including flexible scheduling and financial options to fit individual needs, will be described following the presentation.
Refreshments will be served.
MITPP, chartered by the New York State Board of Regents, offers three certificate programs: a three year program in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy with Adults, a two year program in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy and a program leading to New York State licensure in Psychoanalysis for those with Masters Degrees who don’t qualify for licensure in the established mental health professions. Matriculants see patients at the Metropolitan Center for Mental Health, which is licensed by The New York State Office of Mental Health. Social Workers’ clinical hours may qualify toward the LCSW. MITPP’s low tuition of $1,000 per semester includes all supervision. Courses are also offered on a non-matriculated basis.
Applications are now being accepted for the Spring 2011 semester.
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