The Psychoanalytic Training Institute of The Contemporary Freudian Society
Infant Observation Seminar
32 Weeks – Beginning September 16, 2015
Instructor: Sally Moskowitz, PhD
Dates: Tuesdays, beginning September 22, 2015
Times: 6:30 – 8:00pm
Location: 307 Seventh Avenue, NYC
The close observation of a parent and baby in their home provides a powerful learning experience and has formed the basis for further psychoanalytic training and work in many psychoanalytic institutes around the world. Infant observation offers a unique opportunity for understanding primitive mental states, the origins of the development of the mind and relationship, the nuances and complexities of preverbal communication, and the intensity and intimacy of transference and countertransference phenomena. There are parallels between the observer’s and the parent’s roles in processes of containment, affect regulation, and timing, and these elements also can be further thought of as they apply to the analytic situation. The model of infant observation follows the model originated by Esther Bick at the Tavistock Clinic and also is informed by the observation method developed by Margaret Mahler at the Masters Childrens’ Center.
For this class, each candidate will observe a parent –baby dyad for one hour each week in the family’s home, write detailed process notes on the observations, and present the notes for discussion on a rotating basis in the weekly seminar. Observing the evolution of development during the first year of life in the context of the family, and finding ways to think about this with colleagues is a compelling and gratifying learning experience
Sally Moskowitz, PhD is a Co-Director of the Anni Bergman Parent Infant Training Program of The Contemporary Freudian Society and The Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research. She is a Training Analyst and Faculty of IPTAR’s Adult Program in Psychoanalysis, and is a Supervisor and Faculty of IPTAR’s Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Training Program. She has been a Consultant on infant development and parent-infant relationships to The Bushwick Impact Center, a community based family center in Brooklyn. Her work with The Mothers, Infants, and Young Children of September 11, 2001 Project has been published in a Special Issue of The Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy dedicated to the Project and by Routledge Press. She has also written on her infant observation of a single, gay father and his daughter published in the Journal of Infant Observation and in Frances Salo Thompson’s recent book, Infant Observation: Creating Transformative Relationships.
Learning Objectives:
After attending this program, participants will be able to:
1. Learn about the complexities of infant development and the parent-infant relationship during the infant’s first year of life.
2. Learn about transference and countertransference concepts and experiences and techniques for managing for managing these feelings.
3. Learn about primitive anxiety states and the early construction of defenses against these in infancy.
Continuing Education Contact Hours:
The Psychoanalytic Training Institute of the Contemporary Freudian Society SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0087. Contact Hours are granted to participants with documented attendance of the entire program and completed evaluation form. It is the responsibility of the participants seeking Contact Hours to comply with these requirements. Upon completion of this program and evaluation form, participants will be granted 48 Contact Hours.
Program Fee:
CFS/IPTAR Members $400.00
Non-CFS/IPTAR Members $450.00
Candidates and Students with Valid ID $300.00
Full refund 30 days prior to program date
Continuing Education Contact Hours Fee: $200
For further information regarding this course, please contact Vivian Eskin, veskinphd@me.com or 212-724-4785
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