Assessment and Psychopathology of Infancy and Early Childhood
The Michigan Psychoanalytic Council

September 12 – October 24, 2008

Brenda Lovegrove Lepisto, Psy.D.

This class will focus on the understanding of the assessment and indications of psychopathology of infants, young children and their relationships with their parents. It is suggested that participants have a child case to enroll in the course, but not mandatory. We will share clinical material where appropriate.

Week 1 Greenspan’s Basic Model & Process of Clinical Assessment - Greenspan

Greenspan, S. I. (1992). Infancy and Early Childhood: The Practice of Clinical Assessment and Intervention with Emotional and Developmental Challenges. Madison, WI: International Universities Press. (pp. xiii – 30.)

Week 2 The Functional Emotional Assessment Scale and Ego Development -Greenspan

Week 3 Assessment, Developmental Lines and Symptoms of Childhood Disturbances – A. Freud

Freud, A. (1962). Assessment of childhood disturbances. In R. S. Eissler, A. Freud, M. Kris, & A. J. Solnit (Eds.). An Anthology of The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child: Psychoanalytic Assessment: The Diagnostic Profile. (pp. 1 – 10).

Freud, A. (1962). The concept of developmental lines. In R. S. Eissler, A. Freud, M. Kris, & A. J. Solnit (Eds.). An Anthology of The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child: Psychoanalytic Assessment: The Diagnostic Profile. (pp. 11 – 30).

Freud, A. (1962). The symptomology of childhood: A preliminary attempt at classification. In R. S. Eissler, A. Freud, M. Kris, & A. J. Solnit (Eds.). An Anthology of The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child: Psychoanalytic Assessment: The Diagnostic Profile. (pp. 31 – 53).

Week 4 Use of the Profiles

Freud, W. E. (1962). The Baby Profile. In R. S. Eissler, A. Freud, M. Kris, & A. J. Solnit (Eds.). An Anthology of The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child: Psychoanalytic Assessment: The Diagnostic Profile. (pp. 115 – 138).

Nagera, H. (1977). The developmental profile: Notes on some practical considerations regarding its use. In R. S. Eissler, A. Freud, M. Kris, & A. J. Solnit (Eds.). An Anthology of The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child: Psychoanalytic Assessment: The Diagnostic Profile. (pp. 151– 180).

Week 5 Psychopathology Early Trauma & Developmental Disorders

Gaensbauer, T. J. (1995). Trauma in the preverbal period: Symptoms, memories, and developmental impact. The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child, 50, (122 – 149).

Dowling, S. (1977). Seven Infants with Esophageal Atresia—A Developmental Study. Psychoanalytic Study of the Child, 32:215-256.

Greenspan, S. (2006). Early and ongoing signs of ASD. Engaging Austism, pp. 28-35

Week 6 Anxiety & Phobias

Bornstein, B. (1949). The Analysis of a Phobic Child—Some Problems of Theory and Techinque. The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child , 3, 181-226.

Bornstein, B. (1935). Phobia in a Two-And-A-Half Year Old Child. Psychoanalytic Quarterly, 4, 93-119.

Appleman, E. Temperament and dyadic contributions to affect regulation: Implications from developmental research for clinical practice. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 18ˆ, 534-559.

Week 7 Externalization and Behavior Disorders, Neuroses

Novick, J. & Kelly, K. (1970). Projection and Externalization. Psychoanalytic Study of the Child. 25, 69-95.

Willock, B. (1986). Narcissistic Vulnerability in the Hyperaggressive Child: The Disregarded (Unloved uncared—for) Self. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 3, 59-80.

Tyson, P. (1996). Neurosis In Childhood And In Psychoanalysis: A Developmental Reformulation. Journal of American Psychoanalytic Association, 44, 143 – 165.

Assessment and Psychopathology of Middle Childhood/Preadolescence
The Michigan Psychoanalytic Council
October 31- December 19, 2008

Ira Schaer, Ph.D.

Content TBA

Assessment and Psychopathology of Adolescence
The Michigan Psychoanalytic Council
January 16-February 27, 2009

Ira Schaer, Ph.D.

Content TBA

Working With Parents

The Michigan Psychoanalytic Council

March 20-May 8, 2009

Brenda Lovegrove Lepisto, Psy.D.

This class will focus on the understanding of parental dynamics, developing a treatment alliance with parents, and the problems that often arise when treating children. Premature termination can occur in child therapy as a result of parental dissatisfaction, unilateral decision-making, changing dynamics between parent and child, misunderstandings of the treatment process and a number of other issues related to the parent-child and parent-child therapist relationship. Using clinical and reading material, techniques that enhance parent and child treatment will be explored. It is suggested that participants have a child case to enroll in the course, but not mandatory.

Week 1 Theory and Development

Schwartz, A. E. (1993). Thoughts on the Constructions of Maternal Representations. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 10, 331-344.

Furman, E. (2001). Parenthood as a developmental phase. In On Being and Having a Mother, Madison, WI: International Universities Press, pp. 21-28.

Week 2 Theory and Development

Furman, E. (2001). On motherhood. In On Being and Having a Mother, Madison, WI: International Universities Press, pp. 201-217.

Lepisto, B. L. (2003). The Contribution of Mothering to the Lifelong Process of Individuation. Paper Presentation to The Michigan Psychoanalytic Council November, 2002 & Michigan Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology March 2003.

Week 3 Fatherhood

Liebman, S. J. & Abell, S. C. (2000). The forgotten parent no more: A psychoanalytic reconsideration of fatherhood. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 17(1), 88-105.

Diamond, M.J. (1998). Fathers with Sons: Psychoanalytic Perspectives on “Good Enough” Fathering Throughout the Life Cycle. Gender and Psychoanalysis, 3, 243-299.

Week 4 The Parental Relationship

Pantone, P. (2000). Treating the parental relationship as the identified patient in child. Psychotherapy. Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy, 1, 19-37.

Hoffman, M. B. (1984). The parents’ experience with the child’s therapist. In R. S. Cohen, B. J. Cohler, & Weissman, S. H. Parenthood: A Psychodynamic Perspective. (pp. 164 – 172).

Cohen, R. S. & Weissman, S. H. The parenting alliance. In R. S. Cohen, B. J. Cohler, & Weissman, S. H. Parenthood: A Psychodynamic Perspective. (pp. 33 – 49).

Week 5 Parent Work Phase 1 & 2 (Novick & Novick)

Novick, J. & Novick, K. K. (2000). Parent work in analysis: Children, adolescents, and adults. Part one: The evaluation phase. Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy, 1, 55-77.

Novick, K. K. & Novick, J. (2002). Parent work in analysis II: Children, adolescents, and adults: Recommendation, beginning, and middle phases in treatment. Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy, 2, 1-29.

Week 6 Parent Work Phase 3 & 4 (Novick & Novick)

Novick, J. & Novick, K. K. (2002). Parent work in analysis III: Children, adolescents, and adults: Middle and pre-termination phases. Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy, 2, 17-41.

Novick, K. K. & Novick, J. (2002). Parent work in analysis IV: Children, adolescents, and adults: Termination and post-termination phases. Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy, 2, 43-55

Week 7 Parents’ Perception of Their Child’s Treatment

Farber, B. A. & Nevas, D. (2001). Parents’ Perceptions of the Effects of Their Child’s Therapy. Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis, 29, 319 – 330.

Slattery, J. M. & Park, C. L. (2007). Developing as a therapist: Stress-related growth through parenting a child in crisis. Professional Psychology, 38, 554 – 560.

Godfrind, J. (1996). The influence of the presence of parents on the countertransference of the child psychotherapist. In J. Tsiantis, A. Sandler, D. Anastasopoulos, & B. Martindale (Eds.) Countertransference in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents. Madison, WI: International Universities Press (pp. 95 – 110).

Week 8 Clinical Practice

Dowling, D. (2006). ‘The capacity to be alone’ Rediscovering Winnicott and his relevance to parent-infant psychotherapy. In M. Lanyado & A. Horne (Eds.) A Question of Technique. (63 -80).

Lipkowitz, A. (1997). Continuity from treatment via the parent through psychoanalysis: A case illustration. Child Analysis, 8, 90 – 109.

Novick, K.K. (1997). Understanding miracles. Child Analysis, 8, 110 – 125.

Week 9 Clinical Practice

Cohen, E. (2004). Parental belief systems and difficulties in parenting: Using the parental awareness scheme as a therapeutic guide. Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy, 3, 269 – 269.

Stern, D. (1995). The Motherhood Constellation: A Unified View of Parent-Infant Psychotherapy. New York: Basic Books (pp. 119 – 137).

Week 10 Clinical Practice

Shapiro, R.L. (1987). The Family in the Psychoanalysis of the Young Adult. Psychoanalytic Inquiry, 7, 59-75.

Becker, M. & Shalgi, B. (2002). A Psychoanalytical approach to integrating family and individual therapy in the treatment of adolescents: A Case Study. Psychoanalytic Study of the Child, 57, 203 – 217.