(This Newsletter is for private circulation only) Volume : 2 Issue : 1 JANUARY 2009

RecognitionRecognition fromfrom thethe TavistockTavistock CentreCentre forfor PTRCPTRC TrainingTraining CourseCourse In October 2008, the Quality Committee of the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust (Tavistock Centre, London) noted and approved the issuing of a Trust Letter of Recognition for the PTRC Training Course in Psychoanalytic Observational Studies at Level A. Level A Recognition means that the Course is recognised by the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust as being equivalent to one of the Courses currently run in London at the Tavistock Clinic. The PTRC Training Course in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy with Children, Parents and Young People is recognised by the Tavistock and Portman Foundation Trust (Tavistock Centre, London) at Level B. Level B recognition means that the Mumbai Course is recognised by the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust as being based on a Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust model of teaching and learning. These are very substantial achievements for the PTRC.

Navajbai Ratan Tata Trust Grant Ongoing work

The PTRC is grateful to the Navajbai Ratan TRC's outreach work with schools Tata Trust for its generous three-year grant. continues and, in fact, has gained This grant supports an important PTRC Pmomentum. Two psychotherapists project -- Developing Psychoanalytical from PTRC, Ms Manju Mukhi and Mrs Manjari Thinking and Practice: A PTRC Initiative. Keswani, work 20 hours a week at the One of the main aims of this project is to Alexandra Girls School, Fort, helping spread the knowledge and understanding of students with a wide range of emotional psychoanalysis and to take psychoanalytical difficulties. Over the last six months they have offered approximately 350 sessions to thinking out of the clinic and into public children and about 130 sessions for awareness. PTRC planned a series of supportive parent work. In July this year, Ms events to meet this aim and many of activities Mallika Sikander joined the team at over the past months have been with this in Alexandra School and works 10 hours a mind. week. Continued overleaf 2 Continued from Pg. 1 Cardinal Gracias High School: One child The Mumbai : This year too PTRC psychotherapist from PTRC, Ms Banu Ismail, participated in the recently-concluded works with the students in this school, Mumbai Marathon on January 18. Around 50 working 5 hours a week. Ms Ismail has given members and friends of the organization took the students of this school 300 sessions in the part in the Dream Run and eight participants last 6 months. She also meets with parents for ran the on behalf of PTRC. We supportive work and holds regular teacher deeply appreciate the efforts of all those who consultations. participated and raised funds and hope that they will continue to support PTRC in future Aseema (NGO) school: PTRC child too. psychotherapist, Mrs Zarine D'Monte, has Study Events been working at this school since September 2007, helping the faculty with a number of =Over the last year, six child issues. Among the plans are to set up a full- psychotherapists and psychoanalysts fledged counselling centre in the school; try to from PTRC (Mrs Micky Bhatia, Ms build up a 'group of buddies' who volunteer to Nuzhat Khan, Ms Banu Ismail, Mrs hold one-on-one sessions with selected Gouri Salvi, Mrs Mayavi Khandelwal students; to build a multi-disciplinary team of a n d Ms Ma n j u Mu kh i ) vi si te d professionals for the school, such as Ahmedabad, Gujarat, and conducted a counsellor, social worker, paediatrician, series of study events with the students psychiatrist, special educator, remedial and faculty of Antarnad Foundation teacher and therapist. Mrs D'Monte also ( a n institution which provides holds regular, weekly meetings with the psychotherapeutic services and training primary section teachers to discuss the in the city). The programme included problems in the classroom. clinical supervisions, reading of theory papers and joint discussions, as well as The PTRC Library: Extensive work was done school visits for workshops with parents on sorting out and organizing the library. With and teachers on the importance of the help of a part-time librarian, the books are emotional support. There were meetings now catalogued, and the work on binding and with the Director and faculty members of cataloguing PTRC's collection of Antarnad, on their approach to clinical Psychoanalytical Journals will soon begin. work and training of students. These meetings were extremely helpful in understanding Antarnad's needs and the study events were an effective way of building links with the students and faculty in Ahmedabad and in helping them to move their work forward.

=In January last year, Ms Gillian Ingall (Consultant Child and Adolescent P s y c h o t h e r a p i s t , H e a d o f t h e Administrative Department of Child Psychotherapy, Child and Family Directorate, Tavistock Clinic, London) and Ms Catrin Bradley (Head of the Child Psychotherapy Training; Consultant Some of the participants representing Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist, PTRC at the Mumbai Child and Family Directorate, Tavistock Marathon. Clinic, London) came to Mumbai and 3 Continued from Pg. 2 PTRC organized a series of events answered many questions from both around their visit. Ms Bradley met with a groups, ranging from academic group of teachers of ADAPT (Spastic pressures, learning disabilities, Society of ) to discuss various emotional difficulties, coping with problems the teachers encountered in separation from parents, problems their work with the children. Ms Bradley related to adolescence, etc. was able to help the teachers understand the problems and suggest ways in which Ms Gillian Ingall and Ms Catrin Bradley they could think differently about the a l o n g w i t h P T R C ' s C h i l d children. Ms Bradley also suggested Psychotherapist, Mrs Zarine D'Monte, ways in which teachers and parents visited the Pali Chimbai Municipal could be more closely in touch. School in Bandra, Mumbai, which is run by Aseema, an NGO that works with Ms Ingall held two group discussions at underprivileged children. In a group the Alexandra Girls High School, session attended by about 15 teachers Mumbai: the first, with a group of from the primary section of the school, teachers, and the second with parents. the psychotherapists were able to guide Both discussions were aimed at trying to and assist the teachers on a number of understand the difficulties both teachers issues emerging in the classroom from and parents face in dealing with children acute deprivation faced by the children. of different age groups. Ms Ingall, AADDUULLTT PPSSYYCCHHOOAANNAALLYYSSIISS TTRRAAIINNIINNGG t has been a time of activity for PTRC's adult The group also met Prof Schmuel Erlich (chair training. Currently, two students are in the of the IPA Eduation Committee and a Ilast stages of their adult analytic training and representative on the IPA board) and Mrs Mira two new students have entered their first year of Ehrlich-Ginor (chair of the EPF Working Party the adult clinical training. Two other students on Education). They were very interested in have taken a temporary sabbatical and will be hearing about the developments in the training shortly resuming their training. in Mumbai and were extremely pleased with the progress made. Last year, on April 28, a group of seven psychotherapists and psychoanalysts, The Mumbai Chapter of the Indian supported by PTRC, travelled to Israel for a 10- Psychoanalytic Society (PTRC) applied for the day study visit. They attended the Fourth CAPSA grant from the International Frances Tustin International Conference Psychoanalytical Association (IPA), in April (May 1-3), titled, 'From the Black Hole of 2008. The application was approved and Nothingness to the Emergence of Meaning' enables us to invite a distinguished where they had the unique opportunity to hear psychoanalyst of the IPA to travel to Mumbai papers on issues related to autism by and hold talks, conduct workshops, experienced psychoanalysts from all over the supervisions and seminars within the year. This world. grant aims to encourage debate on different psychoanalytical cultural perspectives, Apart from the Conference, Mrs Noa Haas, enhance understanding of clinical process and psychoanalyst, and her colleagues in Israel, theoretical issues, and enable participants to took great pains to organize field visits, clinical gain a sense of being “psychoanalytic citizens seminars, formal and informal meetings for the group from Mumbai, making it an extremely of the world”. invaluable experience where members of the group could present some of their clinical Following the unfortunate terror attacks in papers. Mumbai late last year, PTRC had to postpone

4 Continued from Pg. 3 its Indian Australian Israel Conference that PTRC also plans to activate the Mumbai was scheduled for January 8-10, 2009. chapter of The International Psychoanalytical However, we did hold a Clinical Study Event Studies Organisation (IPSO) this year. Talks from January 5-7, 2009. are on to find an IPSO representative in Mumbai so that more dialogue and Dr Manek Bharuch gave the opening address. participation can take place with this This was followed by clinical case international psychoanalytic student group. presentations by various psychotherapists, analysts and students. Dr James Telfer Another valuable development is that 12 (psychiatrist and psychoanalyst from members of the PTRC have been given Australia) presented a paper titled: 'Why does Trauma Cause Shame?'. PTRC's senior membership to the Psychoanalytic Electronic psychoanalyst, Mr Sarosh Forbes also Publishing – an extensive international library presented a paper: 'Containment Issues in of psychoanalytical literature, that can be Manic Depressive States'. The event was well accessed online. This will be of tremendous attended and the presentations and papers help for study and research among the were followed by very interesting discussions. members.

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ast year, 7 new students enrolled for the Course Organiser and Dr. Manek Bharucha P T R C T r a i n i n g C o u r s e i n and Mrs. Aiveen Bharucha as Course LPsychoanalytical Observational Consultants. Mrs. Dilys Daws,Mrs.Sara Studies (in both the full course as well as the Rance and Mrs. Asha Phillips who are all modular version). Two students received the Tavistock trained Child Psychotherapists and Certificate of Course Completion and one Specialists in Infant Mental Health based in student has entered the PTRC Training the UK have offered to provide ongoing Course in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy with supervision by e-mail or Skype. Sara Rance Children, Parents and Young People. and Asha Phillips visited Mumbai during the year and provided teaching input for the Child Mumbai Infant Mental Health Project Psychotherapy and Infant Mental Health 2008-9 Training. On September 6, 2008 Sara Rance organized a Recital in London in aid of the The Mumbai Infant Mental Health Project is PTRC's new initiative. The plan is to train Mumbai Infant Mental Health Project. The Infant Mental Health practitioners who will recital was given by Madeleine Bradbury work under supervision with infants, young Rance, mezzo soprano, John Fosbrook, children and their parents in various settings piano and Victoria Small, oboe. The such as Prechools,Orphanages,Anganwadis, programme centred on 'Songs on the themes and Paediatric Hospital settings. As well as of Motherhood and Childhood' and included financial and health resources many young works by Schubert, Brahms, Britten and p a r e n t s n e e d s u p p o r t w i t h t h e i r Heggie and folk lullabies from around the understanding of the emotional needs of their world. babies. This applies particularly to babies with special needs. International Infant Observation Congress

Last year a Training Workshop was set up in The 8th International Infant Observation Bandra with Mrs. Zarine D'Monte as the Congress was held in Buenos Aires, 5 Continued from Pg. 4 Argentina on 21st -23rd August 2008 under the auspices of the Psychoanalytic Societies of Argentina.(Association of Psychoanalysis of Argentina and the Association of Psychoanalysis of Buenos Aires). The theme of the Conference was 'The Awakening of Mental Life in the Encounter with the External World – Observations and Theories using the Esther Bick Method'. Mrs. Gianna Williams, the founder member of the International conferences had requested that an account of the observational studies in Mumbai be presented at the Buenos Aires conference. Mrs. Manjari Keswani (extreme right) Dr Manek Bharucha and Mrs. Aiveen presenting her paper at The 8th Bharucha (members of the Indian International Infant Observation Psychoanalytic Society and Child Psychotherapists with PTRC, Mumbai) gave Congress in Argentina. a paper on the Development of the Training in Observational Studies and Training in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy in Mumbai. perspective to the conference. Dr.Bharucha Mrs. Manjari Keswani, Child Psychotherapy was invited to present the Mumbai Trainee with PTRC, presented an account of perspective at the final plenary entitled ' From her Observational Studies in Mumbai to an Mumbai to Buenos Aires via Istanbul'. audience of 300. Mrs. Keswani's excellent Unfortunately Mrs. Gianna Williams was presentation and work received considerable unable to attend the conference but in her appreciation. Dr. Virginia Ungar, Chairperson place,Mrs. Margaret Rustin, Consultant Child of the Committee of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist, Tavistock Clinic,London, Psychoanalysis (COCAP) of the International gave the closing address. A committee Psychoanalytic Association and a Senior meeting was held on the last day to decide Training Analyst in Buenos Aires, where the next International Infant communicated her sincere appreciation that Observation Congress would be held and three members of the PTRC had travelled to there is a move for it to be held in Mumbai in Buenos Aires to contribute an Indian 2012. CONFERENCES/SECONFERENCES/SEMINARS/LECTUREMINARS/LECTURE SESERIESRIES he past year saw a number of events rOctober 13, 2007: PTRC held the first of a organized by the PTRC: s e r i e s p l a n n e d t o p r e s e n t a T psychoanalytic view of cinema and qAugust 24, 2007: PTRC organized a literature. On this occasion, PTRC's Public Forum Meeting at ADAPT (Spastic senior psychoanalyst, Mr Shailesh Society, Mumbai) where visiting historian Kapadia, presented his paper entitled and psychologist, Ms Veronika Fuechtner 'Analysing the Remake of Devdas'. The gave a talk on the 'History of Discussants were Dr Meena Kaushik, Psychoanalysis – Berlin Psychoanalysis Sociologist and Chairman of Quantum and Culture, 1933'. The talk, attended by Market Research and Dr Kaushik Bhaumik, psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, Vice-President of Osian's Connoiseurs of historians and students, traced the history Arts. The event, held in Bandra, was of psychoanalysis against the backdrop of attended by students of Psychology a world embroiled in wars, and was a n d p s y c h o a n a l y s i s a n d extremely informative. those interested in cinema. The 6 Continued from Pg. 5 Presentation and the discussion that rNovember 30, 2007: PTRC's Dr Manek followed provided an opportunity for the Bharucha gave a talk titled 'Relevance participants to take a look at the popular of Psychoanalytical Observational medium and the film from a completely Studies to the Work of Teachers' at the new perspective. In view of the fact that SNDT Women's University, Juhu, cinema is an immensely influential Mumbai to B.Ed and M.Ed. students and medium in our society, the participants faculty of the University. It was organized found it extremely useful to be able to by the PTRC in conjunction with Mrs. apply a deeper thinking vis a vis the film Suzanne Rodricks of the Special and its message, rather than accept it at Education Department of SNDT facevalue. University. The talk dealt with the differences between Psychoanalytical qOn November 3, 2007 : Mrs Aiveen Training and Observational Studies Bharucha and Ms Manju Mukhi of PTRC Training, highlighting the relevance of held a talk for teachers and trainee Observational Studies Training to students of the Training Course of ADAPT situations commonly encountered by (Spastic Society School). The talk special school teachers in their work with covered a number of issues on the children.It included the different ways of importance of emotional health in a child's addressing these problems within and formative years. outside the educational system. Dr Bharucha spoke of the relevance qNovember 10, 2007: PTRC organized a of the fundamental processes of Public Forum, where visiting Child psychoanalysis in determining the nature Psychotherapist from London, Ms Elenor of the relationship between the child and Mardegan, spoke on The Scope of the teacher and how Observational Psychotherapy in Hospitals and Burns Studies enabled direct experiential Unit. This talk was well-attended by access to the infantile roots of this medical specialists, social workers, relationship. The group was shown a members and students of PTRC, and Video entitled 'Observation Observed', proved to be very informative and useful in made by the Tavistock Clinic, London. A understanding the tremendous benefits of lively discussion followed. psychotherapy for those severely affected by physical traumas. qNovember 30, 2007 and December 7, 2007 respectively, Ms Nuzhat Khan gave qNovember 10-December 10, 2007: an introductory talk on the benefits of Ms Nuzhat Khan of the PTRC gave a psychoanalytic psychotherapy, at the series of 4 weekly lectures on Hafizka College of Hotel Management psychoanalytic theory to senior staff at and Tourism, Mumbai and at the Quantum, a market research organisation J.J.School of Architecture, Mumbai. with offices in Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, These talks were specifically to Kolkata, Sri Lanka, and Singapore. These familiarize the students with the process talks were in response to a need expressed of psychotherapy, prior to the PTRC by Dr Meena Kaushik, founder and CEO, to beginning its Young People's Counselling explain basic psychoanalytic theories to Service (YPCS) work in colleges. The her researchers, as a knowledge talk explained how to recognise the enhancement programme for them. Each need for therapy and its benefits. lecture was followed by question and answer sessions and was received with December 7, 2007: Ms Banu Ismail gave Immense interest and requests for more a talk at SNDT University to special such talks. 7 Continued from Pg. 6 educators, teachers and professors. The Discussion was held on 'Transference: topic was 'Emotional Aspects of Learning'. Science and Culture'. The event was well Using psychoanalytic concepts and attended by participants from the Calcutta methods, and clinical experiences, the University, Jadhavpur University and Delhi talk created an awareness of children's University, from the departments of Psychology, Sociology, Literature and emotional development. Philosophy, bringing together an inter- disciplinary group to share views and q December 14, 2007: Ms Nuzhat Khan discuss some critical psychoanalytic gave a talk to students of Education and concepts. Special Education at SNDT University, Mumbai. The talk explained the early qJanuary 21-22, 2008 : Mr Shailesh Kapadia experiences of infants, in the context of presented papers dealing with 'Greed', Mrs Melanie Klein's concepts of the 'Borderline States' and 'Technical 'Paranoid-Schizoid Position' and the Problems on Dealing with Psychotics' in 'Depressive Position'. Kolkata. The participants comprised an inter-disciplinary groups from Kolkata, qJanuary 5, 2008: PTRC organized a Bangalore and Delhi, as well as members Public Forum Meeting. Ms. Sara Rance, of the Indian Psychoanalytical Society. visiting Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist from the UK, talked on 'There is Something Missing - Psychotherapy with Parents an Infant in a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service'. I t w a s a t t e n d e d b y s t u d e n t s , teachers, psychotherapists and psychologists.

q January 12, 2008: Ms Banu Ismail spoke on 'Understanding the Techniques and Methods of Psychoanalysis', to college students and professors at Vaze College of the Kelkar Foundation Trust. This talk clarified basic psychoanalytic concepts Inaugurating the Child Psychotherapy which often appear ambiguous to people. Conference: (From left) Ms. Catrin Bradley, Dr. Mithu Alur, Dr. Manek Bharucha and Ms. Gillian Ingall. qJanuary 19-20, 2008: PTRC organized a 2-day Seminar on 'Transference and Methodology' in Kolkata, in collaboration rJanuary 26-27, 2008: PTRC organized a with the Centre for Counselling Services two-day International Conference –The and Studies in Self-Development PTRC-Tavistock Child Psychotherapy (Jadhavpur University, Kolkata) and the Conference at the ADAPT (Spastic Centre for the Study of Culture and Society) Auditorium in Mumbai. The Society (Bangalore). Eight papers were Speakers were Ms Catrin Bradley andMs presented on topics related to the central Gillian Ingall, from the Tavistock Clinic in theme of the Seminar – three of these London. Ms Bradley spoke on 'Training w e r e r e a d b y P T R C ' s s e n i o r Child Psychotherapists within a changing psychoanalysts, Mrs Minnie Dastur, Health Service Context' and Ms Ingall's Mr Shailesh Kapadia and Mr Sarosh talk was on 'A collaboration between Forbes. On the last day a Panel The Child and Family Department in the 8 Continued from Pg. 7 Tavistock Clinic and an BSED discussion and questions from the (Behavioural, Emotional and Social audience, comprising teachers, parents, Difficulties) School' in the UK. On the special educators, paediatricians, second day, both Speakers presented psychiatrists, psychologists, students, papers -- Ms Ingall on 'Progress In psychotherapists and NGOs. Therapy: Some Ways to Think About It' and Ms Bradley on 'Working with qApril 19, 2008 : PTRC's Mr Shailesh Children's Dreams'. The four talks were Kapadia and Mrs Zarine D'Monte held a of great interest and value for participants talk at the Mumbai University for students doing their Masters in Psychology. from Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Pune, The talk on 'What is Psychoanalysis?' which included PTRC members and was well-attended and there was a keen students, teachers, psychologists, interest expressed for more such events. psychiatrists, special educators, child guidance clinic workers, and members of rAugust 15-17, 2008 : A 3-day Conference NGOs working with children. Moreover, was organized in Mumbai by the PTRC during this Conference, PTRC students on 'Construction of Objects in got the opportunity to present their clinical Psychoanalysis and Cinema' bringing work with children, gaining a lot of new together experts from both fields from insights and feedback on their work with across the country who presented papers children. which looked at the interconnectedness of both. The Speakers included :Dr. Ashok Nagpal, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist, Professor of Psychology, Delhi University; Dr. Anup Dhar:, Associate Fellow, Centre for the Study of Culture and Society, Bangalore; Dr. Koushik Bhowmick, Vice President, Osianama, Osian's – Connoisseurs of Art, Mumbai; Mr. Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Senior Fellow, Centre for the Study of Culture and Society, Bangalore; Dr. Moinak Biswas, Professor of Film Studies at Jadhavpur University, Kolkatta; Mr. Shailesh Kapadia, Psychoanalyst, Mumbai; Mrs. Minnie Dastur, Psychoanalyst, Mumbai. At the Film Discussion Forum: (From left) Mrs. Minnie Dastur, Mr. Aamir Khan,

Mrs. Suzanne Rodricks and Board of Trustees Mr. Shailesh Kapadia. Mr. Navroz Seervai (Advocate, ), qFebruary 16, 2008 : PTRC organized the Mrs. Falguni Desai second in its series of Film and Book (Solicitor, Partner, Kanga & Co.), Review Forums, on 'Taare Zameen Par'. The event was held in two parts: a Mr. Anurag Kanoria screening of the film, followed by the (Businessman) presentation of a paper by Mrs Minnie Mr. Hormuzd Madan Dastur: 'To the Edge of the Abyss and (General Manager, Accenture, ITDept.) Back'. The panelists were Mrs Suzanne Mr. Pervez Mandroina, Rodricks, Special Educator, Lecturer at the Department of Special Education, Editor : Gouri Salvi SNDT University, Mumbai, and actor/ The PTRC is a registered Charitable Trust d i r e c t o r , M r A a m i r K h a n . T h e (No:E-4971) under Section 80g of the Income presentations were followed by a Tax (Exemptions)