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The NC Psychoanalytic Foundation, in cooperation with NCPS, announces the
 
8th Annual Public Lecture and Workshop

It's My Life: Adapting in Changing Economic Times

Saturday, May 30, 2009
 
 
Featuring speakers  
 
George Viallant, MD  
George Vaillant, MD
Psychiatrist
Psychoanalyst
Author
and
Dan Ariely, PhDDan Ariely, PhD
James B Duke Professor of Behavioral Economics and Author
Information now online! Registration begins April 1st and sponsorship opportunities available now!
Sponsor our Programs 
Sponsorship opportunities  now available for the May 30th event. Sponsorship packages begin at $150.
For more information is online or contact Sarah Stiegler at info@ncpsychoanalysis.org
 
Referral Numbers & Link 
 
Psychoanalytic Referral Line:
(919) 685-1956
 
HopeLine
(24/7 crisis line):
(919) 231-4525
 
 
March 27, 2009 
NC Psychanalytic Foundation
e-Bulletin
Weekly Listing of Events for Mental Health Professionals
Reminder:
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 APPLICATION POSTMARK DEADLINE
Bully, Bullied, Bystander, Bold. Which are you?
A Teen Multimedia Contest. See below for details.
 
Wednesday, April 1, 2009   7:30pm ET/PT NEW Time
Primetime Special Premiering April 1 on PBS Community-Based Support for Military Families note new time is not reflected on this site. NCPF Board Member, Harold Kudler, MD has been involved with this project. See details below.
 
We are preparing to mail out the brochure for our upcoming 8th Annual Public Lecture and Workshop, It's My Life: Adapting in Changing Economic Times, early next week. If you, or anyone you know, does not receive a printed brochure from us in the following weeks and would like one, please feel free to contact us. You may email requests to join our mailing list to admin@ncpsychoanalysis.org or call our office at (919) 847-2323. For your convenience, our brochure is also available online. Registration for this event begins April 1, 2009.
 
NCPF Member-only benefits for this program are now posted on our web site. If you are not a current member, but would like to become one, you may visit our secure online donation page before registering for the upcoming program and begin reaping the benefits!
 
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Continue to encourage your friends and colleagues to join our e-mail list and to become active in the psychoanalytic community in North Carolina.
 
We are always open to new ideas. What would you like to see in our announcements? Send your ideas to admin@ncpsychoanalysis.org.
Newly Added to the Calendar & Updated Information
 
Saturday, April 25, 2009     9am-12:15pm
North Carolina Society for Clinical Social Work (NCSCSW) 2009 Annual Ethics Conference - Plagues of our Times: The ethics of action in disaster
Location:
325 Pittsboro St, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (UNC School of Social Work, Chapel Hill)
Presented by: Jane Finch, MSW, LCSW
Description: This workshop considers the tensions between individual-familial interests and social responsibility, aiming to help participants clarify their emotional and moral positions and better anticipate their own course of action in a catastrophe. In keeping with President Obama's call to service, now is a good time for mental health professionals to consider whether and in what ways we might contribute our skills in a time of dire need.

This workshop draws inspiration from the novel, The Plague, by Albert Camus, and the range of responses to human suffering depicted in the novel. It is strongly encouraged to read the novel prior to the workshop.
 
Fees: NCSCSW members - Free, Non-members - $50, Students/ retirees - Free
To register:
1. Specific whether NCSCSW member, non-member, student or retiree
2. Name
3. Mailing address
4. Preferred phone number
5. Email address
6. Specify whether or not you will be staying for lunch (free to members, $6 for nonmembers) and if vegetarian

Non-members, send this information to NCSCSW at P.O. Box 30006, Raleigh, NC 27622-0006

Members, students and retirees may register via email at admin@ncscsw.org

Questions? Contact NCSWCS offices at 919-850-3328 or admin@ncscsw.org  
 
Saturday, May 2, 2009    9am-11am
Special membership DISCOUNT for new AAPCSW members! See details under Registration Costs.  
SHAME AND THE SENSE OF DEFECT: Labels that Wound Ethical Considerations for Clinicians
Location: 325 Pittsboro St, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (UNC School of Social Work/Tate-Turner-Kuralt Bldg.)
Presented by: The N.C. Chapter of the American Association for Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work (AAPCSW) (formerly the National Membership Committee on Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work, NMCOP)
Presenter: Cathy Siebold, DSW
Discussant: Heather Criage, MSW
Registration Cost: $25 for AAPCSW members, $35 for non-members and $10 for full time MSW students with ID. (There will be a $5 late charge at the door)
You can become a new member of the AAPCSW by registering for this presentation and your membership will be up to an 80% discount! Membership includes our national Newsletter, listing on the Website, access to our CEU site, and participation on the listserve which is a great source for information, referrals and sharing ideas. We invite you to join us! Please visit our website at www.AAPSCW.org
If you are choosing to join at this time, a membership application will be available at the door and the registration PLUS membership is $45 for MSW, $40 for non-MSW and $15 for MSW students.
How to Register: Checks, for registration only or for registration plus memberships fees, must be received by 4/24/2009 to register for this program. Make the check payable to Molly Kiefer/AAPCSW and send to:

Molly Kiefer/AAPCSW
3717 National Dr., Suite 119
Raleigh, NC 27612
(919) 881-4198

Certificates of Attendance will be available at the end of the presentation
Additional Information: Brochures with a registration form will be sent to NC Psychoanalytic Society members, AAPCSW members, and NCSCSW members. If there are any other questions, please call Terrie Baker at (919) 990-1227 or email at tsb123@mindspring.com or Bill Meyer at (919) 681-6840, or e-mail at william.meyer@duke.edu.
 
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At times we find some programs or events are postponed or cancelled. Please be advised of the following:
 
The Mental Health Association of North Carolina has to
reschedule the Legislative breakfast dates due to scheduling conflicts. BREAKFAST dates, April 7th and April 21st, are CANCELLED. You many contact Erin McLaughlin at Erin.McLaughlin@mha-nc.org for additional information.
 
The North Carolina Psychoanalytic Society will be postponing the May 16, 2009 Scientific Program, A Mentalized Faith, with Steve Bennett, PhD. The new date will be Saturday, December 5, 2009. Please contact Sarah Stielger at info@ncpsasoc.org with any questions. 
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Please continue to forward any programs of interest to
info@ncpsychoanalysis.org.
Upcoming Programs - MHP
End of March and Beginning of April
                        
Friday, March 27, 2009  8am-4:30pm (pre-conference)
Friday, March 27, 2009  6pm-8:30pm (conference begins followed by a reception)
Saturday, March 28, 2009 7am - 5pm (conference)
Autism Society of North Carolina: Annual Conference
Location: One Europa Drive, Chapel Hill (Sheraton Chapel Hill Hotel)
For additional information regarding the conference (and pre-conference) or to pre-register online you can visit  http://www.autismsociety-nc.org/html/annual_conference.html

Friday, March 27, 2009      7:30pm - 9:30pm (lecture)
Saturday, March 28, 2009  10am - 4pm (workshop)
Jung Society Lecture: The Greening of Psychology: A Jungian Perspective
Location: 15-501 and Willow Dr., Chapel Hill, NC (Binkley Baptist Church)
Presented by: The C.G. Jung Society of the Triangle Area
Details: Dennis L. Merritt, Ph.D. is a Zurich trained Jungian analyst with a Ph.D. in Insect Pathology from UC-Berkeley, a leader in the developing field of Jungian ecopsychology, and author of two forthcoming publications, The Dairy Farmer's Guide to the Universe: Jung, Hermes and Ecopsychology and Synchronicity, the I Ching and the Theory of Evolution, along with numerous articles and chapters, including "The Soul of Glacier Country," " Jung and the Greening of Psychology and Education," "A New Approach to Environmental Education," "Jungian Psychology and Science-A Strained Relationship" and his most recent, "Sacred Landscapes, Sacred Seasons: A Jungian Ecopsychological Perspective."
For more information: Visit http://www.jungnc.org/program-pages/merritt.html
 
Wednesday, April 1, 2009       6:30pm - 8pm
Free ADHD Educational Seminar:An Information Session for Clinicians-Understanding and Treating ADHD in Adults
Location: 718 Rutherford St., Durham, NC 27710 (Duke Child and Family Study Center)
Presenter: Dr. Scott Kollins, Director of the Duke ADHD Program
Details: Please RSVP by March 27, 2009 for this seminar by calling (919) 416-2092, or by e-mail at mcint017@mc.duke.edu. Reservations will be accepted until seats are filled. Please check their web site for directions and note that there is free parking in front of the building.
 
Wednesday, April 1, 2009    8am - 4pm
Thursday, April 2, 2009        8:30am - 5pm
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Symposium: Helping Youth Succeed
Location: 507 Western Ave., Statesville, NC 28677 (Barium Springs Home for Children, Little Joe's Building)  
Description: 
Day 1: Laying the Groundwork for Success, Lecture topics include Delivering Child-Centered & Family-Driven Treatment (Bob Blundo, UNCW), and Clinical Supervision (Sue Marchetti & Terri Matthews, UNCC)
Day 2: Facing Challenges and Planning for Youth Success,Lecture topics include Working with Sex Offending Youth-Sexually Reactive, Sexualized Behaviors, Creating Safety Plans (Mark Ownbey, AFI), Applied Behavior Analysis 101 (Mark Ownbey, AFI), Pervasive Developmental Disorders (Bob Herman-Smith, UNCC), Helping Youth Develop Healthy Attachments (Gordon Cappelletty)
For additional information: Contact Jennifer Murphy at (704) 873-1011 ext. 226 for registration.
 
Saturday & Sunday, April 4-5, 2009
Group Therapy's Excellent Adventure:
Individual Development Through Group Stages
Location: 3475 Erwin Road (Steadman Nutrition Building
Center For Living Campus), Duke University, Durham, NC
Sponsored by: Carolina's Group Psychotherapy Society
Presenter:
Russ Hopfenberg, Ph.D., CGP
Fees: $175 for members; $225 for non-members  (you can become a member for $50); $125 for students (two full scholarships are available for 2nd year MSW students interested in group therapy -- contact Elizabeth Jackson, LCSW)
For additional information and registration: Visit http://www.carolinasgps.org/CAROLINASGPS/Spring_Workshop_2009.htm
A brochure for the Spring workshop is available on CGPS's web site along with online registration. Questions may be directed to either
President -  Russ Hopfenberg, PhD, CGP at (919) 431-0085 or via email:  RussH100@aol.com or Coordinator - Elizabeth Jackson, LCSW at (919) 933-9404 or via email: ejlcsw@hotmail.com
 
Upcoming Programs - General Public 
 
Tuesday, March 31, 2009    APPLICATION DEADLINE
Bully, Bullied, Bystander, Bold. Which are you?
A Teen Multimedia Contest 
The NC Psychoanalytic Foundation and its sponsors are proud to announce its first ever teen multimedia contest promoting anti-bullying. We request that our mental health professional friends help us spread the word! Please encourage colleagues and patients who may have children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, etc. that are currently in grades 6-12 grade in North Carolina to submit creative projects for the contest now through March 31st. You can download a contest brochure for more details. 

Wednesday, April 1, 2009   7:30pm ET/PT
Primetime Special Premiering April 1 on PBS
Community-Based Support for Military Families

The Talk, Listen, Connect Initiative provides support and offers significant resources for military families with young children experiencing the effects of deployments, multiple deployments or when a parent returns home changed due to a combat related injury. The materials consist of a bilingual (English/Spanish) multimedia outreach kit with DVDs for children and adults starring the Muppets from Sesame Street, and print materials for children, parents and caregivers and facilitators. Sesame Workshop has produced over 1.3 million kits which are being distributed, at no cost, to individual families, schools, child care programs, family support programs, hospitals and rehabilitation centers and other organizations serving the needs of military families. The Talk, Listen, Connect materials are also available online at www.sesamestreet.org/tlc so that families everywhere can view the videos and download the information. Families can also find information about the program on www.pbsparents.org.

The North Carolina Psychoanalytic Foundation provides outreach to our state's military families using Sesame Street Workshop's Talk, Listen, Connect programs. NCPF is involved through the efforts of board member, Harold Kudler, MD. Dr. Kudler serves on the Advisory board for this project and has presented this program throughout North Carolina. For more information about this program click here for details.
Psychoanalytic Education Center of the Carolinas
A division of the North Carolina Psychoanalytic Society
 
New Class is Beginning September 2009
Application Deadline is April 1st
 
Certificate program training includes:
  • Coursework in theory & technique
  • Supervised clinical work
  • A personal analysis or intensive psychoanalytic psychotherapy
    • The psychotherapy certificate requires either a current or completed intensive psychoanalytically-oriented psychotherapy or personal psychoanalysis.
    • The psychoanalysis certificate requires a personal psychoanalysis during training.
Students who are accepted into the certificate programs may pursue a certificate in psychoanalytic psychotherapy and/or psychoanalysis.

Each program will have different clinical and academic requirements, but students in both programs will take many of their basic courses together. This allows students to get started in an integrated training program before deciding whether to specialize in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, or both.

For additional information or to apply please contact:
Sarah Tillis, LCSW, Administrator
Phone: (919) 490-3212
Email: admin@ncanalysis.org  
www.ncanalysis.org
Mental Health Position Available 
 
Announcing position for licensed masters/doctoral level mental health professional with psychodynamic background at Lucy Daniels Center for Early Childhood's out-patient Family Guidance Service, a psychodynamically oriented service for children/parents through age 12 in Cary. Competitive salary, excellent benefits. Full time preferable but not required. Letter of interest and CV to info@lucydanielscenter.org, subject line: FGS applicant
Monthly News
  
HOPELINE NEEDS YOU TO BECOME A VOLUNTEER!!!!
The next training starts March 30th.

Have you ever wanted to give back your community?
Do you have an empathic personality?
Do you desire to gain counseling skills that will last a lifetime and be useful in both professional and personal settings?
Do you desire to gain experience to enhance your career prospects?
 
Then HOPELINE is for you!!!

HopeLine, Inc. is a free and confidential 24-hour crisis hotline that has been helping people for over 30 years.  No one should have to feel alone.  Be one of our caring, non-judgmental well-trained volunteers! 
 
By volunteering with HopeLine, you will participate in an in-depth professional training program that will instruct you how to help others with a wide array of crisis issues such as: loneliness and depression, domestic violence, relationship problems, mental illness, substance abuse, and suicide.

Volunteers must be at least 18 years old.  As HopeLine is proud to provide non-judgmental services, volunteers should be open-minded and able to set aside biases when speaking with callers dealing with controversial issues.Our schedules are flexible and accommodating.  You may volunteer a minimum of only 12 hours per month, but can also contribute much more. 

If you are unable to give your time but believe in our cause, please don't hesitate to contact us about our donation and sponsorship programs!!! HopeLine, Inc. is a non-profit organization created by your neighbors to address needs in your community.  We appreciate your support!
 
If you (or someone you know) are interested in becoming a HopeLine volunteer, contact us via phone or email!  Office Phone: (919) 832-3326; Email to Andi Gold:  andig@hopelinenc.com

Our next training starts March 30th!
 
We look forward to hearing from you!
Courtney Atwood, Executive Director
Erin Grupp, Clinical Program Director
Andi Gold, Volunteer Coordinator 
I hope to see you at one of our upcoming programs.
 
Sincerely,
 

Sarah Stiegler, MS.Ed.
Director of Administration
NC Psychoanalytic Foundation
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