Community Calendar

September 6, 2024

Alumni Group Roundtable Discussion Series

Is the Object Stupid? Development and Clinical Implications of Narcissistic Disorders in Children and Adolescents                       

Presented by Efrain Bleiberg, MD 

Hosted by CFPS Alumni Group via Zoom

11:00am to 12:30pm Central Time

September 14, 2024

Conference

Vitality in Human Development and Vitalization in Psychoanalytic Treatment

Presented by Stephen Seligman, DMH, Anne Alvarez, PhD, M.A.C.P., & Christopher Bonovitz, PsyD with Moderator Cynthia Mulder, LCSW-S

Hosted by Houston Psychoanalytic Society via Zoom

10am - 2:30pm Central Time

October 4, 2024

Alumni Group Roundtable Discussion Series

Psychoanalysis and Childhood Trauma: An Uneasy Relationship                  

Presented by Jean Goodwin, MD., MPH   

Hosted by CFPS Alumni Group via Zoom

11:00am to 12:30pm Central Time

October 19, 2024

Conference

Vitality as a Theoretical and Technical Parameter in Psychoanalysis

Presented by Giuseppe Civitarese, MD, PhD with Discussant Joseph Aguayo, PhD

Hosted by Houston Psychoanalytic Society via Zoom

10am – 1:15pm Central Time

November 1, 2024

Alumni Group Roundtable Discussion Series

Apology, Accountability and Repair in Couples Therapy                        

Presented by Ellen Safier, LCSW  

Hosted by CFPS Alumni Group via Zoom

11:00am to 12:30pm Central Time

November 2, 2024

Conference

Imagination, Interpretation, and the Analytic Field

Presented by Donnel B. Stern, PhD with Discussant Jon Allen, PhD

Hosted by Houston Psychoanalytic Society via Zoom

10am - 2:30pm Central Time

December 6, 2024

Alumni Group Roundtable Discussion Series

Unorthodox: My Life In and Outside of Psychoanalysis                        

Presented by Arnold Richards, MD 

Hosted by CFPS Alumni Group via Zoom

11:00am to 12:30pm Central Time

January 10, 2025 

Alumni Group Roundtable Discussion Series

The Lure of the Symptom in Psychoanalytic Treatment                        

Presented by Glen O. Gabbard, MD 

Hosted by CFPS Alumni Group via Zoom

11:00am to 12:30pm Central Time

January 25, 2025

Conference

Toward An Ethic of Play: How to Conceptualize Ethics in Play in Adult Analysis

Presented by Steven H. Cooper, PhD with Discussant Joyce Slochower, PhD

Hosted by Houston Psychoanalytic Society via Zoom

10am – 1:15pm Central Time

March 7, 2025 

Alumni Group Roundtable Discussion Series

Bringing Psychotherapy Back to Life 

Presented by Jon G. Allen, PhD  

Hosted by CFPS Alumni Group via Zoom

11:00am to 12:30pm Central Time

April 1, 2025 Deadline 

2025-2026 Fellowship

Do you know a bright early-career leader, educator, or researcher interested in psychoanalysis and how it relates to their field?  Please refer them to the Fellowship Program.

APsA's Fellowship Program is an early-career initiative aimed at future leaders and educators in fields of academia, mental health, psychiatry, psychology, social work, and multidisciplinary endeavors. The program offers a unique opportunity to gain knowledge about psychoanalysis and engage with the local and national psychoanalytic communities.

Please note that psychoanalytic candidates are not eligible for the fellowship because of their ready access to mentors and scientific activities at local and national levels.

The benefits of applying for and winning the Fellowship are:

 Applicants

All applicants will receive complimentary registration to APsA's 114th Virtual Annual Meeting (June 13-15, 2025) and the 2026 National Meeting (January 27 – February 1, 2026 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco). This benefit is only available to first-time applicants.

 Fellowship Winners

Winners will have their travel, hotel (double occupancy), and meals covered for APsA's 2026 National Meeting in San Francisco.  Fellows will attend scientific sessions and be invited to present clinical, research, and other material at a variety of seminars and workshops. Additionally, they will be paired with an APsA mentor, with the option to request a second mentor to further support their professional development. Fellowship winners will also receive subscriptions to several psychoanalytic publications.  APsA's Fellowship program provides the opportunity to form relations with APsA members and other Fellows from across the country.

Visit the Fellowship website more information.

The Ernst and Gertrude Ticho Memorial Award and Lecture

 The Ernst and Gertrude Ticho Memorial Award and Lecture recognizes and fosters the work of a promising early-career psychoanalyst who has made contributions to the field through teaching, writing, research, and applied and/or clinical work.

Please note that the Ticho Award is open only to APsA members.

The benefits of winning the Ernst and Gertrude Ticho Memorial Award are:

 The opportunity to present an original paper on a topic of the award winner's choosing on Saturday, January 31, 2026, during APsA's 2026 National Meeting at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco.  Please note that the presentation must be unpublished prior to the 2026 National Meeting. JAPA holds the right of first refusal.

• Up to $550 reimbursed for travel

• Two nights at the Palace Hotel

• $3000 honorarium

Visit the Ernst and Gertrude Ticho Memorial Award and Lecture website for more information.

April 4, 2025

Conference

Interpretation Part I: Some Mechanisms of Therapeutic Action

Presented by Richard Geist, EdD, & Frank Summers, PhD with Discussant Robert S. White, MD

Hosted by Houston Psychoanalytic Society via Zoom

10am – 12:45pm Central Time

April 5, 2025

Conference

Interpretation Part II: Bane or Panacea?

Presented by Rachel Blass, PhD & Giuseppe Civitarese, MD, PhD with Discussant Robert S. White, MD

Hosted by Houston Psychoanalytic Society via Zoom

10am – 1:45pm Central Time

April 11, 2025 

Alumni Group Roundtable Discussion Series

Personality, Culture, and Context: Intersections in the Therapeutic Relationship                        

Presented by Usha Tummala-Narra, Ph.D.   

Hosted by CFPS Alumni Group via Zoom

11:00am to 12:30pm Central Time