Association for Child Psychoanalysis Newsletter March, 1997 Association for Child Psychoanalysis NEWSLETTER ISSN 1077-0305 March, 1997 President's Message Theodore Jacobs, M.D. Dear Fellow Members, In this message I will report to the membership on taking place within the ACP, should plan to attend. several developments that have taken place in our A major focus of our organization is our Annual Association. I believe that it is important, not only for our Meeting. We are fortunate this year in having an members to be well informed as to important issues that outstanding program on a topic of great importance: The arise and discussions taken by the Executive Council, but Mind-Body Relationship as it manifests itself in certain that the officers and councilors obtain the views of the child cases and in analytic work with children. The main members about such concerns. presentations by Mark and Karen Solms and the Marianne At its December meeting, the Executive Council took Kris lecture by Peter Fonagy offer us an opportunity to hear up a number of important matters. At the top of our agenda three outstanding researchers and clinicians from England was the question of whether or not to renew our contract who will share with us the important work that they are with Fischer Communications, the public relations firm that doing. Their presence also strengthens our ties with the we hired the previous year. After reviewing the work done Anna Freud Centre and with our English colleagues who for the ACP in that time, the cost to us, and the benefits that have contributed so much to the ACP. All of us are grateful have accrued, as well as the status of our own public to Laurie Levinson and Janet Szydlo and the Program relation efforts, it was decided not to renew at this time. Committee for organizing such a rich and varied program. The feeling of the Council was that the benefits to our This will also include a workshop for mental health organization of professional public relations efforts are not professionals on Sunday afternoon immediately following clear enough to warrant the substantial costs involved. the meeting. This workshop will be clinically oriented. It While it is possible that we may wish to employ a public will focus on case material presented by the participants relations firm in the future to help us accomplish specific and the faculty. All interested members are welcome to tasks (such as obtaining certain types of media coverage), it attend. was felt that at the present time we need to concentrate on Although it is the major event of the year for the ACP, assessing and promoting our own public relations efforts. It our annual meeting is not the only one of importance in was generally agreed that the most effective work that we which we are involved. As many of you know, in can do in this vein is to establish liaisons and committed December in New York the Anna Freud Centre organized a relationships with schools, social agencies, hospitals, day long program on eating disorders. This was the first daycare centers and similar organizations, as well as with time that the Anna Freud Centre arranged for such a colleagues working in the mental health area. Included in meeting in America. Co-sponsored by several such contacts are outreach efforts to pediatricians, psychoanalytic institutes and the ACP, this meeting proved psychiatrists, and analysts who treat adult patients. As a to be a great success. We are hopeful that the December first step in determining how best to proceed with our program will be the first of many presented by the Anna public relations program, Leon Hoffman has been Freud Centre in collaboration with the ACP and other collecting and collating information from our members organizations that share a strong interest in child analysis. about the various outreach efforts that our members have The ACP is also interested in sponsoring regional instituted in various parts of the country. If you are meetings that will provide an opportunity for child analysts involved in such a program, please let Leon know about and interested colleagues to discuss clinical material in your activities. Dr. Hoffman has also scheduled a workshop depth and to share the experience of doing child analysis. In on outreach programs to be held at our Annual Meeting in that connection, Dr. Jerome Karasic is organizing what Cancun. All those who are interested in this work and wish promises to be a fascinating clinically-oriented meeting. It to exchange information about the various outreach efforts (Continued on page 2) Contents President's Message ------------------------------------------------ 1 Anna Freud Centre / University College London MSc in Around the ACP ------------------------------------------------------ 3 Psychoanalytic Developmental Psychology ------------ 9 Minutes of the Executive Committee Meeting ----------------- 4 Calendar of Events ------------------------------------------------- 11 1 Association for Child Psychoanalysis Newsletter March, 1997 President’s Message . and their input is important to us. If any candidate member is interested in being considered for appointment to a particular committee, that person should inform me or one (Continued from page 1) of the other officers of that interest. In my last message I mentioned the category of Collegial will take place June 19-21, 1997 in Aspen, Colorado. Membership which is designated for colleagues who are not Information about this meeting can be obtained from Dr. child analysts but who do have a strong interest in child Karasic in Aspen or from our central office. I would urge all analysis and who have made valuable contributions in areas those who can do so, to plan to attend. related to child analysis. Nominations for collegial The ACP is also interested in helping Child Analytic membership can be made by any member of the ACP. In groups in various parts of the country organize regional March we will be considering one such nominee and would meetings. If you or your group would like to arrange for welcome more nominations in the future. Our organization such a meeting, or wish the ACP to present a program in is very much enriched by the cross fertilization that comes your area, please let Karen Marschke-Tobier, Chair of our with the inclusion in our group of these colleagues and Extension Committee, know of your interest. friends of child analysis. One of the most important areas of growth in the ACP As many of you know, Dr. Leon Hoffman has been has been in our candidate membership. Each year we are appointed Chairman of the Public Information Committee of pleased to welcome a number of child analytic candidates to the American Psychoanalytic Association. In that capacity, our organization. While many of these colleagues attend our he will have broad responsibility for promoting meetings and participate in the Association in that manner, psychoanalysis in this country and for combating the we hope to find ways to involve them even more actively. negative image of analysis that the popular press has Candidates can participate in most of our committees (Continued on page 3) The Association for Child Psychoanalysis, Incorporated A non-profit, tax-exempt 501-c organization founded in 1965 — Tax ID# 06-610-3158 Officers Committees and Chairpersons Theodore J. Jacobs, M.D., President Abstracts................................................................. Kent Hart, M.D. Judith F. Chused, M.D., Secretary Arrangements .................................................. Jack Pelaccio, M.D. Alan B. Zients, M.D., Treasurer Communications ..............................................Leon Hoffman, M.D. Coordinate Assistance to Child Analysis in Eastern European Erna Furman, President-Elect Countries .............................................. Lilo Plaschkes, M.S.W. Joseph S. Bierman, M.D., Secretary-Elect Extension Division ........................Karen Marschke-Tobier, C.S.W. Grants .................................................................. Alan Zients, M.D. Legislative Issues ............................................Peter Blos, Jr., M.D. Councillors Liaison ........................................................ Barbara Deutsch, M.D. Maurice Apprey, Ph.D. Long-Range Planning ................................. Martin Silverman, M.D. Roy Aruffo, M.D. Membership ........................................................Kerry Kelly Novick Rene Gelman, M.D. Newsletter ..........................................................Paul Brinich, Ph.D. Alan R. Gurwitt, M.D. Nominations ........................................................ Jules Glenn, M.D. Antoine Hani, M.D. Program .........................................co-chair Laurie Levinson, Ph.D. Jill Miller, Ph.D. ..................................................... co-chair Janet Shein-Szydlo M. Barrie Richmond, M.D. Registry of Cases ............................... .Robert Galatzer-Levy, M.D. Study Groups & Continuing Medical Education .............................. Anita G. Schmukler, D.O. ................................................................... Julio Morales, M.D. Judith Yanof, M.D. Administrator Newsletter Editor Newsletter Committee Members Mrs. Nancy Hall Paul M. Brinich, Ph.D. Kirsten Dahl, Ph.D. P.O. 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