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East Lansing Courses – Mondays
FALL TERM
Object Relations*
This course will consider the contributions of the major object relations approaches to psychoanalysis, and their implications for treatment. Readings from British (Kleinian, neo-Kleinian), Scottish (Fairbairn, Guntrip), and American (Kernberg) will be discussed.
Instructor: Ellen VanDeMark, M.A.
10 weeks, September 17 – November 13, 2007, 3-4:30 p.m.
Cost $170. (15 CE Credits) For information call 989 463-6656
Case Conference*
This course is open only to candidates in psychoanalysis.
This course offers an opportunity for candidates and the instructor to present and explore their clinical experiences though the lens of multiple theories. We will follow process material from our treatment dyads to enter into both ongoing and terminating psychoanalytic process and into deepening psychoanalytic psychotherapy (“the creating of analytic patients” and “beginning an analysis”). We will discover how central psychoanalytic concepts (transference-countertransference, defense, provision, resistance, working through, intervening and interpreting) come alive in our consulting rooms.
Instructor: Carol Levin, MD
15 weeks, September 10 – December 11, 2007, 10:45-12:45
Cost $325. For information call 517 381-0496
Infancy and Toddlerhood*
This course covers the integration of biological, psychological, gender, and social development during infancy and toddlerhood. Various theories of development will be covered (attachment theory, Kleinian theory, ego psychology, developmental theory, etc).
Instructor: Brenda Lovegrove Lepisto, Psy.D.
6 weeks, September 10 – October 15, 2007, 1:15-2:45 p.m.
Cost $170. (9 CE Credits) For information call 517 333-0332
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Preschool and Latency Development*
This course covers the integration of biological, psychological, gender, and social development during preschool and latency periods. The vulnerabilities and conflicts of this stage for both boys and girls are elaborated. Various theories of development during these age periods will be discussed.
Instructor: Brenda Lovegrove Lepisto, Psy.D.
8 weeks, October 22 – December 10, 2007, 1:15-2:45 p.m.
Cost $170. (12 CE Credits) For information call 517 333-0332
WINTER TERM
Case Conference*
This course is open only to candidates who have taken the fall course.
This course offers an opportunity for candidates and the instructor to present and explore their clinical experiences though the lens of multiple theories. We will follow process material from our treatment dyads to enter into both ongoing and terminating psychoanalytic process and into deepening psychoanalytic psychotherapy (“the creating of analytic patients” and “beginning an analysis”). We will discover how central psychoanalytic concepts (transference-countertransference, defense, provision, resistance, working through, intervening and interpreting) come alive in our consulting rooms.
Instructor: Carol Levin, MD
15 weeks, January 7 – April 18, 2008, 10:45-12:45
Cost $325. For information call 517 381-0496
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Preadolescent and Adolescent Development*
This course covers the integration of biological, psychological, gender, and social development during preadolescent and adolescent periods.. The vulnerabilities and conflicts of this stage for both boys and girls are elaborated. Various theories of development during these age periods will be discussed.
Instructor: Brenda Lovegrove Lepisto, Psy.D.
6 weeks, January 14-February 18, 2008, 1:15-3:15 p.m.
Cost $170. (12 CE Credits) For information call 517 333-0332
SPRING TERM
Adult Development*
This course will explore the development issues involved in the transition from late adolescence to old age, focusing on the consolidation of identity, intimacy, and work. Various theories of development during these age periods will be discussed.
Instructor: Brenda Lovegrove Lepisto, Psy.D.
6 weeks, March 10-April 14, 2008, 1:15-3:15 p.m.
Cost $170. (12 CE Credits) For information call 517 333-0332
This course will explore how our own hopeful therapeutic attitude about the forward looking possibilities of dynamic therapy, listening for signs of our patient’s readiness, and interpreting actions as well as transferences and resistances, are at the heart of helping our patients intensify their treatments. We will consider whether “deepening the treatment,” Jane Hall’s phrase, is the same as “intensifying the treatment” through focusing on both the instructor’s and class participants’ clinical material..
Instructor: Carol Levin, MD.
10 weeks, March 3-May 12, 2008, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Cost $170. (12 CE Credits) For information call 517 381-0496
Ann Arbor Courses – Wednesdays
FALL TERM
Introduction to the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual
This course will serve as an introduction to the PDM, a diagnostic system that describes an individual's full range of functioning and is based on neuroscience, treatment outcome, and various other empirical research. Class participants will have the opportunity to study selected child, adolescent and adult diagnostic classifications.
Instructor: Lynne Tenbusch, Ph.D.
10 weeks, September 12-November 14, 2007, 11-12:30 p.m.
Cost: $170. (15 CE Credits) For information, call 734 973-3232
Register for this course
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Self Psychology*
This course will explore the origins of self psychology theory, from the writings of Heinz Kohut through the current off-shoots. Emphasis will be placed on the exploration of the need for healthy self-object relationships, the development of narcissistic disorders in the absence of them, and the use of empathic attunement to understand the foundations upon which such disorders of the self are based.
Instructor: David Klein, Ph.D.
10 weeks, September 12-November 14, 2007, 1-2:30 p.m.
Cost: $170. (15 CE Credits) For information, call 734 998-0949
Register for this course
WINTER TERM
Postmodernism and Its Impact
on Contemporary Psychoanalytic Theory and Practice
In this course we will read a short history of the philosophical thought by way of which postmodernism developed. We will then study the basics of postmodernism. Finally, we will look at psychoanalytic theory and practice to see how each has been impacted by postmodern thinking. We will use case materials for comparison of approaches that are not informed by postmodernism.
Instructor: Lynne Tenbusch, Ph.D.
10 weeks, November 21, 2007-February 6, 2008, 1-2:30 p.m.
Cost: $170. (15 CE Credits) For information, call 734 973-3232
Register for this course
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Psychopathology, Symptom Development and Assessment*
This course will concentrate on providing the student with a sound basis in psychoanalytic theory from a variety of theoretical perspectives. Further emphasis will be placed on helping the student to use the theory to assess patient psychic structure and psychopathology. These understandings provide a solid foundation for the beginning phases of treatment and for the continuing work of the analysis. Clinical material from participants and instructor will be used for illustration.
Instructor: Robert Hooberman, Ph.D.
10 weeks, November 21, 2007-February 6, 2008, 3-4:30 p.m.
Cost: $170. (15 CE Credits) For information, call 734 973-3232
Register for this course
SPRING TERM
Beginning Phase of Analysis*
This course concentrates on issues revolving around the introduction of patients to the analytic process. Issues to be explored include: development of a course of action based upon assessment, development of a treatment alliance, perspectives on free association and other treatment structure elements, ground rules and logistical concerns, the beignning manifiestations of transference and countertransference, and the development of an analytic 'style.' Readings will span Freud to contemporary theorists. Clinical material from participants and instructor will be used for illustration.
Instructor: Karen Baker, L.M.S.W.
10 weeks, February 20-April 23, 2008, 1:00-2:30 p.m.
Cost $170. (15 CE Credits) For information call 734 996-8185
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Relational Theory and Practice*
This course will explore tenets of the relational approach, focusing on concepts of mutuality, relationality, paradox, dialectics, and enactment. We will also explore the place of relational psychoanalysis in historical context and in the wider world of psychoanalytic thought and practice.
Instructor: Lynne Tenbusch, Ph.D.
10 weeks, February 20-April 23, 2008, 3:00-4:30 p.m.
Cost $170. (15 CE Credits) For information call 734 973-3232
Birmingham Courses
FALL TERM
Basic Concepts in Psychoanalysis*
This course will emphasize the importance of the unconscious and its universal power in determining human behavior. In this course, concepts such as psychic determinism, topographic and structural theory, intrapsychic conflict, defense and symptom formation will be discussed. Other concepts such as oedipal dynamics, phasic developmental (oral, anal, and phallic) will be covered as well..
Instructor: Suanne Zager, L.M.S.W.
10 weeks, Saturdays, September 13-November 15, 2007, 11:00-12:30 p.m.
Cost $170. (15 CE Credits) For information call 248 835-5381 or 248 593-9276
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Theoretical Diversity in Psychoanalytic Thought
This course will elucidate the fundamental positions of Ego Psychology, Object Relations, and Relational Psychoanalysis. Major proponents of each school will be presented. Comparisons and contrasts will be made between schools with the hope that students will progress in the formation of their own unique psychoanalytic style. This is an elective course and cannot be counted as a required course..
Instructor: Franklin Sollars, Ph.D.
10 weeks, Mondays, September 11-December 17, 2007, 11:00-12:30 p.m.
Cost $250. For information call 248 646-9322
WINTER TERM
Introduction to the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual
This course will serve as an introduction to the PDM, a diagnostic system that describes an individual's full range of functioning and is based on neuroscience, treatment outcome, and various other empirical research. Class participants will have the opportunity to study selected child, adolescent and adult diagnostic classifications.
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Instructor: Suanne Zager, L.M.S.W.
10 weeks, Saturdays, November 29, 2007-February 13, 2008, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Cost $170. (15 CE Credits) For information call 248 835-5381 or 248 593-9276
Grand Rapids Courses
SPRING TERM
Introduction to the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual
This course will serve as an introduction to the PDM, a diagnostic system that describes an individual's full range of functioning and is based on neuroscience, treatment outcome, and various other empirical research. Class participants will have the opportunity to study selected child, adolescent and adult diagnostic classifications.
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Instructor: Brenda Lovegrove Lepisto, Psy.D.
5 weeks, Fridays, April 18-May 16, 2008, 12-3 p.m.
No class April 25
Location: Christian Counseling Center
1870 Leonard N.E.
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49505
(please use Mapquest or Google for directions)
Cost $170 + $30 transportation costs (15 CE Credits)
For information call 517 333-0332
*Courses marked with an asterisk are required courses for candidates.