The Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis

NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

2012 Spring Benefit
The Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis cordially invites you to attend an evening of dinner and dancing that will celebrate the Institute's 80th anniversary as well as the 50th anniversary of the Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Program. The benefit will also honor Ann Alvarez, President of Casa Central, with the 2012 Human Spirit Award for her leadership and dedication to the agency and community. For more information, please click here to download a copy of the invitation and click here for the response card.

Marian Tolpin Memorial Seminar
In honor of the memory of Marian Tolpin, the Institute for Psychoanalysis presents the fourth annual seminar, an exploration, in the spirit of Marian Tolpin, of self psychological questions. This event will take place on June 9, 2012, and will feature Frank Lachmann, Ph.D., who will present on the theme of "Attachment, Disorganized Attachment and Dissociation" along with commentary on a clinical case. For more information, including registration instructions, please click here to download the brochure.

Child Psychotherapy Panel Discussion
This May 11 dinner event co-sponsored by the Center for Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy and the Barr-Harris Children's Grief Center will feature four experienced child therapists who will address questions all child therapists wonder about: What do experienced child therapists really do and say? What have they learned about the essence of child therapy through years of experience? What do they think works? How do they work? And why do they do what they do? For more information, click here to download the registration flyer.

New Training Program at the Institute
The Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Training Program presents An Introduction to Psychodynamic Child Psychotherapy. Students in this new program will take one class per quarter, which meets on Tuesdays from 6:00 to 7:00pm. A monthly clinical case seminar will also meet the first Tuesday of each month, following the regular class. For more information, click here to download the flyer.

Conference Announcement: "For the Well-Being of Children"
This one-day conference, which will take place on Saturday, October 6, is produced by the Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Training (CAPPT) Program and will focus on preparing clinicians to work with tomorrow's vulnerable children, adolescents, and parents. Click here to download a schedule of presenters and topics with registration information.

Barr-Harris Workshops for 2012
The topics and schedule for the Barr-Harris workshops, which provide critical information regarding the impact of parent loss on children and their families, has been finalized. The fee for each workshop is $35 or $200 for all seven workshops offered downtown. Continuing education credits will also be provided upon request for each workshop attended. Click here to download the brochure, which contains registration information.

Child Psychotherapy Clinical Summer Seminar
The Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Training Program and the Child and Adolescent Analysis Committee present a clinical summer seminar: "Securing Confidence as a Child and Adolescent Therapist." This 6 week course will examine psychoanalytic concepts necessary to understand and be successful in working with children of all ages in long term psychotherapy. Class readings on the unconscious, transference, countertransference, development, parental alliance, and play therapy will be used as well as clinical material provided by the teacher and class participants. This class will be useful for beginning and experienced mental health professionals that want to further their confidence in working with this challenging and rewarding population. Click here to download the flyer, which contains registration information.

WELCOME

The Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1932. Our mission is to provide professional training in the theory of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy and to enhance psychodynamic study through research and scholarship. We also seek to apply these principles to therapeutic services for the public, offering treatment for children and adults at reduced fees, to the benefit of underserved communities.