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THE METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE
FOR TRAINING IN PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY
AND
THE METROPOLITAN CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH

INVITE YOU TO

ABANDONING THE FANTASY OF AN IDEAL MATE
IN THE SEARCH FOR AN INTIMATE PARTNER:
A CLINICAL WORKSHOP

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Presenter: Judith C. White, MS, LCSW

This workshop continues the exploration of themes addressed in a lecture
sponsored by MITPP last spring. Many individuals and couples seek
psychotherapy for difficulties they have encountered
in their search for an intimate partner. These patients often present
with long standing
fantasies, both romantic and sexual, of an ideal partner that pose
barriers to their acceptance of available and potentially more viable mates.
The significance of a person's family of origin and developmental le
vel/capacity for object relations will be considered. How these factors combine to
enhance or inhibit good enough relationships in adulthood will be
addressed. Clinical work with individuals/couples from racially diverse backgrounds
will illustrate these themes. Workshop participants will have an
opportunity to practice using interventions which illuminate these dynamics.

Judith C. White, MS, LCSW is a member of the Analytic Group Faculty of
Postgraduate Center for Mental Health and a Supervisor at The National Institute
of the Psychotherapies. She is also an AASECT Certified sex therapist.
She has made numerous presentations and has published articles on the mental
health of African Americans and the impact of race/ethnicity on individual
and group psychotherapies with both black and white women. Her most recent
publication, co-authored with Prudence Emery, was Clinical Issues with
African American and White Women Wishing to Marry in Mid Life.


TIME: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, Breakfast at 9:30 AM

LOCATION: The Metropolitan Center for Mental Health
1090 St. Nicholas Avenue (located on West 165th Street
between St. Nicholas and Amsterdam Avenues, downstairs
level next to Church Santa Rosa de Lima)

FEE: $50 includes breakfast (no fee to MCMH staff)
$30 Student Fee (includes breakfast), with proof of
student status
On site registration: $60 or $40 (students with proof of
student status)
No fee to MCMH Staff members.


SPACE FOR THE WORKSHOP IS LIMITED. REGISTRATION IS ACCEPTED
ON A FIRST-COME FIRST-SERVED BASIS.


REGISTRATION FORM

I would like to register for ABANDONING THE FANTASY OF AN IDEAL MATE IN THE
SEARCH FOR AN INTIMATE PARTNER: A CLINICAL WORKSHOP

Name: ________________________________ Email address:
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Mailing address:
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Telephone:__________________________________________________________________
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(office)
(cell) (home)

Affiliations (school and/or work):
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Degree and year or expected date of
degree:________________________________________________

How did you hear about this workshop?
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I have enclosed a check for $ ________ payable to MITPP.

I have enclosed verification of my student credentials______

Return to: Joyce A. Lerner, L.C.S.W., Director, MITPP
160 West 86th Street
New York, NY 10024

(212) 496-2858 mitppnyc@aol.com

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OPEN HOUSE & CLINICAL PRESENTATION
FOR THOSE CONSIDERING POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

Fasten Your Seatbelts: How Play Therapy Bridges Fantasy and Reality

Wednesday, April 21, 2010
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

How often have we seen our younger patients being dragged, pushed, and
cajoled into our offices? With resistant and often unwilling partners,
therapists take on the daunting challenge of entering the children's worlds while
inviting them to enter ours. In an office which is often not our own, we
and the patient come together to create "our" space for a therapeutic
encounter. Employing a psychoanalytic framework we get down to the business of
play: the child's road to what's out of awareness. This road serves as an
alternate route to the adult's verbal highway. The child often lacks--and
sometimes actively refuses to use--the verbal skills required to convey feeling and
meaning. The therapist buckles up for what often proves to be a rough and
bumpy ride, fraught with perceived dangers. The therapist gives up certain
controls and allows the child to take the wheel. There will be no smooth
sailing HOV lane for these travelers. Together we will face countless
roadblocks, detours and hazards. Fender benders abound, as the therapist often
takes on the function of an air bag, deployed for head on collisions. This is no
video game. Hop in and join the ride. Dramamine and crash helmets
optional! This presentation will take you on a ride with an 8-year old boy
whose parents were in the middle of an ugly divorce and who was brought into
therapy due to wild temper tantrums and aggressivity with other children. His
behavior tested his therapist's ability to set limits.

PRESENTER: Steven Suchow, L.M.S.W. is a graduate of The Metropolitan
Institute for Training in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy's Clinical Training in
Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Program. He is a member of The National
Association of Social Workers, American Psychological Association, American
Psychoanalytic Association, and The Metropolitan Society of Psychoanalytic
Psychotherapists. Mr. Suchow is currently a staff therapist at The
Metropolitan Center for Mental Health (MCMH).

LOCATION: 160 West 86th Street (outside entrance, between Amsterdam &
Columbus Avenues)

RSVP: Attendance is limited. There is no fee but you must reserve in
advance. For reservations: please contact Ivy Vale, Registrar, at (212)
496-2858 or email mitppnyc@aol.com.

Training opportunities, including flexible scheduling and financial options
to fit individual needs, will be described following the presentation.

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The Metropolitan Institute for Training in
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy,
The Metropolitan Center for Mental Health and
The Metropolitan Society of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapists

Invite you to a Scientific Meeting

Friday, April 23, 2010
at 8:00 P.M.

THE BROKEN SELF: INJURED STATES IN THE TRANSFERENCE/COUNTERTRANSFERENCE
MATRIX

Presenter: Barbara Reichenthal, L.C.S.W.

Themes of injury and injuredness reverberate throughout the treatment of
patients categorized as having disorders of the self. This paper explores
aspects of the various identifications that this type of patient may make
with a clinician who is visibly physically handicapped from the outset of
treatment. Using case material, the presenter explores how these
identifications serve to externalize and "look at" a sense of "invisible" internal
psychic impairment, shed "defective” introjects, and attempt to preserve a
faltering self. Clinical vignettes describe how the themes of injury and
defectiveness resonate throughout the transference/countertransference matrix,
leading either to a working-through of the injured state or to the disabling of
the treatment itself. Particular attention is paid to clinical examples
of patients who reveal during treatment that they were reared by a physically
handicapped parent--a population described by Lussier as especially
vulnerable to disintegrative or castration anxiety. Implications for use of the
able-bodied clinician by such patients are also considered, as well as the
use of the clinician's “injuredness” by those who are less primitively-
organized.

Barbara Reichenthal, LCSW is a graduate of The Metropolitan Institute for
Training in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy's Adult Program where she held the
Judith Grad Psychotherapy Study Fellowship. She is a Faculty Member and
Supervisor in MITPP's Adult Program and the Clinical Training in Child and
Adolescent Psychotherapy Program, and is a Member of the MITPP Board of Trustees
and of the MITPP Program Committee. Ms. Reichenthal is President of The
Metropolitan Society of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapists.

No registration or fee required. Refreshments served following the
presentation.

Meeting Will Be Held At:
The Karen Horney Psychoanalytic Institute and Center
329 East 62nd Street (1st & 2nd Avenues)
1st Floor Auditorium, New York, NY 10021

Program Committee: Thomas McCoy, M. Div., LCSW, Chair * Alexandra
Cattaruzza, MS, LP *
Debra Gill, LCSW * Joyce A. Lerner, LCSW * Barbara Reichenthal, LCSW, BCD
Ivy Vale, BFA * Rosemarie Verderame, LMSW

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 2010 SUMMER INSTITUTE

PSYCHOTHERAPY AND THE SUBSTANCE ABUSER
Controversies in the field of substance abuse focus on treatment
approaches: some clinicians tout 12- step programs while others rely on traditional
psychotherapeutic approaches. This three-session mini-course presents an
integration of methods, drawing from cognitive theory, attachment theory, ego
psychology and object relations theory. Starting with an assessment of the
substance abusing patient, this seminar will consider multiple perspectives
of the internal and external world. Achieving abstinence, early recovery
and advanced recovery will be examined in the framework of transference and
countertransference. Clinical material from participants will be welcome.

MICHAEL J. PEARLMAN, Ph.D., CASAC Faculty and Supervisor: Metropolitan
Institute for Training in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Adult Program. Fellow:
IPA, American Association for Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work. Former
Faculty: Westchester Institute for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, Hunter
College Post-Masters Program, New York University School of Social Work.

Wednesdays, June 2, 9, 16 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
$80
315 West 57th Street, #403 (between 8th & 9th Avenues)

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“IN TREATMENT”: ENGAGING THE 21ST CENTURY PATIENT
What does it mean to “engage” a patient in treatment? Many people have
never sought help before. Their fantasies and hopes about treatment may
come from watching television or seeing movies. What are people looking for
when they seek treatment and what can we offer? When and how does “
engagement” begin? The first contact and the first meeting are filled with
feelings for both patient and therapist. This mini-course will focus on the
subtle and obvious processes of engaging a patient in his/her own treatment.
There will be exploration of the concepts of resistance,
shame/embarrassment, neediness, and transference/countertransference as they arise at the
beginning of treatment as well as the nuts and bolts of negotiating fees,
determining frequency, handling insurance, etc.

SHELLY PETNOV-SHERMAN, L.C.S.W. Faculty: Metropolitan Institute for
Training in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Adult and Child and Adolescent
Programs. Senior Faculty, Supervising and Training Analyst: American Institute for
Psychoanalysis. Chairperson, Membership Committee: International Association
for Relational Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis. Mental Health Consultant:
Corlears School, New York City.

Thursdays, June 3, 10, 17, 24 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
$100
330 West 72nd Street, #7A (between West End Avenue & Riverside Drive)

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WORKING WITH THE MEDICALLY ILL PATIENT: ADAPTIVE VS. MALADAPTIVE SOLUTIONS
The nature and severity of psychopathology depends on many factors, such as
individual coping skills, the nature of the illness, the medical treatment
regimen and its perceived meaning. When a patient is diagnosed with a
severe transient or chronic illness both fantasy and defensive systems may be
disrupted. The methods that are used to cope with the illness can be useful or
destructive. If coping is maladaptive, depression, anxiety, loss of
identity and resistance to receiving medical treatment can occur. This course
will examine the concepts of adaptive and maladaptive coping, pathological c
ontrol, resistance, and non-adherence. It will also critically analyze the
research literature and make recommendations for clinical practice. Two
treatment models (insight-oriented & ego supportive psychotherapy) and the
therapist's stance vis-à-vis internal and external realities will be discussed.
Rich clinical material will be presented to illustrate the theoretical
concepts and demonstrate psychotherapeutic techniques.

ANTHONY MAZZELLA, L.C.S.W. Faculty: New York University School of Social
Work, Fordham University Graduate School of Social Services. Member: Institute
for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, International Psychoanalytical
Association, and IPTAR Board of Administrators. Former Faculty: The New York
Counseling Center.

Mondays, June 7, 14, 21, 28 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
$100
140 West 97th Street (between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues)

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WHEN THE BOUGH SHAKES: CLINICAL DILEMMAS IN THE TREATMENT OF PARENTS WHO
MIGHT HARM THEIR CHILD(REN)
This two-session 3 hour workshop will explore the clinical, legal and
ethical dilemmas facing the clinician who is treating, or considering treating, a
parent where there is a significant risk of harm to the patient's
child(ren). In the first session, we will consider a case example where two young
children were at serious risk of being hurt or killed by their distraught and
very depressed mother. A review of the literature, distinguishing between
neonaticide, infanticide, and filicide-each applying to children of different
age ranges and vulnerabilities-will be highlighted. In the second
session, we will discuss the various difficult dilemmas facing the clinician
undertaking work with potentially very harmful parents. The workshop will also
highlight special considerations that arise when the parent in question is an
adolescent, reviewing developmental and legal aspects that bring an added
dimension to the already complex issues facing the clinician. Participants are
encouraged to bring in clinical material from their own caseloads for
further elaboration.

BARBARA REICHENTHAL, LCSW, BCD, Faculty and Supervisor: Metropolitan
Institute for Training in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Adult Program and Child
and Adolescent Psychotherapy Program. President: Metropolitan Society of
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapists. Member: Board of Trustees of the
Metropolitan Institute for Training in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy.

Saturdays, June 5, 12 10:30 AM -
12:00 NOON $65
120 East 34th Street, #11G (between Park & Lexington Avenues)

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IDENTITY AND MULTI-CULTURAL ISSUES IN THE TRANSFERENCE AND
COUNTERTRANSFERENCE
Erick Erickson posits that identity formation, definition, and redefinition
are central developmental challenges that start at birth and may continue
until the end of life. For many, the initial challenge is to form an
identity separate from parents or siblings while maintaining valuable
identifications and connections. Ethnic and cultural backgrounds contribute to “known
and unknown” identifications that are integral to identity formation. This
course will examine the powerful effects of identity and cultural
identifications in the configuration of intrapsychic conflicts. Case examples will
be discussed to illustrate historical, socioeconomic and sociological
factors that mediate identity and contribute to psychological conflicts.
Particular attention will be paid to transference and countertransference phenomena
“obscured and or brought to light” by cultural and identity differences
and similarities in therapeutic dyads.
NORMA COFRESI, Ph.D. Former Faculty: Cleveland Psychoanalytic Center; Dept.
of Psychology, Cleveland State University; Clinical Psychology Doctoral
Program, City College of New York. Intake Coordinator: Metropolitan Center
for Mental Health (MCMH).

Tuesdays, June 8, 15, 22 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
$80
875 West 181st Street, Unit A (the corner of 181st & Riverside Drive, with
the Wiggles & Giggles Playhouse awning)

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THE SPONTANEOUS GESTURE: MAKING CLINICAL USE OF IT IN THE TREATMENT OF
CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
Child and adolescent patients often express “spontaneous gestures” during
initial assessments and/or in continuous analytic therapy (in the case of
adolescents) or play therapy. This workshop will help therapists to recogn
ize and understand these gestures as efforts by their child/adolescent
patients to discover their “true self”-potential and the promise of articulating
their “personal idiom.” Winnicott's "Spontaneous Gesture" and Bollas'
"Personal Idiom," present significant contributions to the analytic literature.
These valuable ideas are directly applied in child and adolescent
psychoanalytic psychotherapy by the instructor. Throughout this workshop series, he
will provide a review of relevant theories of D.W. Winnicott and Christopher
Bollas, elucidating the understanding of how the child and adolescent
patient's unconscious use of the “therapist as object” aids the patient in
elaborating and integrating critical and meaningful aspects of themselves.
Clinical illustrations will be offered to elucidate how spontaneous gesture
appears in the therapeutic situation and the techniques employed to sustain and
work with them. In addition, there will be discussion of cases where child
patients may appear overly anxious, inhibited and unable to play spontaneously
and how their material is understood and the countertransference challenges
handled. The instructor will welcome clinical material from participants.

CHARLES BONERBO, L.C.S.W. Faculty: Metropolitan Institute for Training in
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Program.
Faculty, Supervisor, Chairperson of Training Committee: Object Relations
Institute for Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis. Faculty and Supervisor:
Training Institute for Mental Health, Couples Program. Faculty and Supervisor:
Chinese American Psychoanalytic Association, NY and Beijing.
Associate Adjunct Faculty: New York University School of Social Work.

Wednesdays, June 16, 23 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
$65
107 West 82nd Street, Basement Suite #102 (between Columbus and Amsterdam
Avenues)

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COURSE FOR SPANISH SPEAKING CLINICIANS

SUPPORTERS OR SABOTEURS? THE PARENTS' ROLE IN CHILD TREATMENT:
A CLINICAL WORKSHOP CONDUCTED IN SPANISH

This workshop addresses the importance of working with parents in the
treatment of children. As clinicians we know that parenting makes a difference in
spite of genes, peer groups and the surrounding culture. Very often parents
come to us with the expectation that we can “fix” their children without
realizing that they play a significant role in their children's treatment and
recovery. Parents need to be engaged in the therapeutic process in order to
gain the tools that will enable them to become more effective parents. As
clinicians committed to helping families, we need to be prepared to educate
parents about developmental issues, power struggles and the challenges that
stem from growing up in multi-cultural environments. This workshop will
also address some of the challenges that bilingual clinicians face when
working with bilingual children who are growing up in monolingual families.

EL ROL DE LOS PADRES EN EL TRATAMIENTO DE NIÑOS
Este taller esta dedicado a examinar la importancia del trabajo con padres
en el tratamiento terapéutico con niños. Como terapeutas clínicos sabemos
que la crianza que los padres brindan hace una diferencia en el desarrollo
emocional del niño; sin desconocer. la influencia genética, la presión de
grupo, y el ambiente cultural en el que el niño se desarrolla. Con frecuencia
los padres vienen a la consulta con la expectativa que nosotros podemos “
reparar” a sus hijos, sin darse cuenta que ellos tienen un papel muy importante
en el tratamiento y recuperación de sus hijos. Es por la tanto necesario
involucrar a los padres en el proceso terapéutico para que ellos puedan
desarrollar las herramientas necesarias para ser más efectivos como padres. En
nuestro trabajo clínico con familias debemos estar preparados para educar a
los padres acerca del desarrollo infantil, las luchas de poder entre los
padres y los hijos y el reto que representa la crianza en ambientes
multiculturales. Este taller también examinara de cerca algunos asuntos que los
terapeutas bilingües enfrentan cuando trabajan con niños bilingües que crecen en
hogares donde los padres no hablan Ingles.

ALBA ARDILA, L.C.S.W. Satellite Clinic Director: The Metropolitan Center
For Mental Health. Clinical Supervisor:
Western Queens Consultation Center. Bilingual Private Practice, Queens,
NY.

Saturday, June 26 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Fee: $50
Metropolitan Center for Mental Health, 1090 St. Nicholas Avenue
(at West 165th Street, between St. Nicholas & Amsterdam Avenues)

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REGISTRATION FORM

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Telephone:
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I have enclosed a check for $ ________ payable to MITPP.

Return to: Joyce A. Lerner, LCSW, Director
MITPP
160 West 86th Street
New York, NY 10024
Telephone: (212) 496-2858 Email:
mitppnyc@aol.com