Psychological Assessment for Non-Psychologists

THE NEW YORK PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY & INSTITUTE: Extension Division
247 East Eighty-Second Street, between 2nd & 3rd

PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT FOR NON-PSYCHOLOGISTS
William Braun, Psy.D.

Tuesdays, April 15 – May 20, 2008
7:00 – 8:30 pm (6 sessions)

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Perfect for non-psychologist therapists, parents, and teachers

To register call 212-879-6900
For information about our training programs please visit us at:
www.psychoanalysis.org

Poems by Alicia Ostriker

Click here to Read: “Poems Making  Poems: A Program of Poetry and Psychoanalysis,” an article on reprinted from The American Psychoanalyst on the blog: Hear, Hear, Occasional Posts on Poetry and Psychoanalysis

aliciacropweb1.jpgAs promised, we are beginning National Poetry Month with the first of our Monday poetry pages. Today it’s our honor and privilege to offer three poems by world-renowned poet and critic Alicia Ostriker. Twice nominated for the National Book Award and winner of many other prestigious awards, Ostriker is the author of eleven volumes of poetry, the latest of which is No Heaven. Her critical works include, most

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notably, Writing Like a Woman and Stealing the Language: The Emergence of Women’s Poetry in America. She has also written a number of books on the Bible, most recent of which is For the Love of God: The Bible as an Open Book.

Alicia Ostriker’s gracious response to our invitation brings us the first publication of a new poem, “To Persephone,” as well as two previously published ones she has personally selected for the interest of our readers.

Irene Willis
Poetry Editor Continue reading Poems by Alicia Ostriker

Arnold Richards and Stephen Mitchell Round Robin Exchange

mitchell1.jpgarnie-bw-3.jpg Click Here to Read: Arnold Richards’s Article: “Squeaky Chairs and Straw Persons: An Intervention in the Contemporary Psychoanalytic Debate” and also “A Reply To Richards” by Stephen Mitchell on page 6 on the document in the Winter 1999 Issue (Volume XIV, no. 1) of the Round Robin Newsletter of Division 39 of the American Psychological Assocation.

Click Here to Read: Responses to the Mitchell and Richards Debate from: Frank Summers, Arlene Kramer Richards, Sharon Zalusky, Sheldon Goodman, Mary Beth Cresci, Emmanuel Ghent, and replies from Arnold Richards and Stephen Mitchell in the Summer 1999 Issue (Volume XIV, no. 2) of the Round Robin Newsletter of Division 39 of the American Psychological Assocation.

Click here to Read: Responses from Arthur Lynch and Janet Bachant, Emmanuel Ghent, Frank Summers, David S. MacIssac, Spros D. Orfanos, and a last word from Arnold D. Richards Fall 1999 Issue (Volume XIV, no. e) of the Round Robin Newsletter of Division 39 of the American Psychological Assocation.

Margaret S. Mahler Symposium on Child Development: Dishonesty, Lying, and Inauthenticity: Developmental, Clinical, and Socio-Cultural Aspects

The Margaret S. Mahler Psychiatric Research Foundation
254 Kent Road
Wynnewood, PA  19096
(610) 645-5524

3 April 2008

The Margaret S. Mahler Psychiatric Research Foundation is pleased to  invite all psychoanalytic candidates to attend the 39th Margaret S.  Mahler Symposium on Child Development on Saturday, April 26, 2008.   This year’s topic is:  Dishonesty, Lying, and Inauthenticity:   Developmental, Clinical, and Socio-Cultural Aspects.

The admission fee will be provided through the generosity of Dr.  Michael Vergare and the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior of  Jefferson Medical College along with a donation from Dr. Kenneth  Chatelaine’s Estate.  Dr. Chatelaine was particularly interested in  the research on development by Dr. Mahler. Continue reading Margaret S. Mahler Symposium on Child Development: Dishonesty, Lying, and Inauthenticity: Developmental, Clinical, and Socio-Cultural Aspects