August 28, 2009 

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Lucy Daniels Center Hosts Annual Symposium
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NC Psychoanalytic Society presents: 

2009
Sept. 12   10am-12noon
(Lucy Daniels Foundation)
William Meyer, MSW
Bruno Bettelheim and his Window to the Soul
 
Oct. 24    9am-5pm
(UNC Friday Center)
Peter Fonagy, PhD, FBA and Stuart Twemlow, MD
The NC Psychoanalytic Society is a proud sponsor of this NC Psychoanalytic Foundation Event.

Dec. 5    10am-12noon
(Lucy Daniel Foundation) Steven Bennett, PhD
A Mentalized Faith
 
2010

May 22     10am-12noon
(Lucy Daniels Foundation)
Kerry Kelly and Jack Novick
Building Emotional Muscle in Children, Parents, Teachers, and Patients
Early Bird Registration
Now Open!
Discounts Available! 
 
BACK OFF BULLY: Why We Are All Bullies
and
Why We Don't Have To Be
 
OCTOBER 24, 2009
9am-5pm
UNC Friday Center 
 
featuring speakers
 
Peter Fonagy, PhD, FBA and Stuart Twemlow, MD
 
We are now accepting sponsors for this upcoming program beginning at the $150 level for table sponsors. Click here for a list of complete sponsorship opportunities.
 
Individuals wishing to support the program and who donate before August 31, 2009 to the PS-NC fund, will receive a FREE car magnet that can be displayed to show support!
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More program information visit www.ncpsychoanalysis.org
 
Referral Numbers & Link 
 
Psychoanalytic Referral Line:
(919) 685-1956
 
HopeLine
(24/7 crisis line):
(919) 231-4525
toll free:
1-877-235-4525 
 
 
From the NCPFAdvocacy Chair, Mary Kilburn, PhD
Mary Kilburn
 
I encourage you to participate in the formulation of the emerging health care economics reform,  please focus on and promote proposals that protect the therapeutic relationship, i.e. access, choice, privacy and quality in the area of mental health and substance abuse services. Two essential aids are available to help with this  at www.thenationalcoalition.org  1) a petition for privacy and 2) a White Paper on the Essentials of Mental Health Treatment.This white  paper is available in HTML format where it can be shared on social networking sites. 
SAVE THE DATES:
Conferences

 

2009 MHA/NC Annual Conference: Charity, Advocacy, and Justice
When: Wed.-Thurs., Sept. 23-24,2009
Location: Holiday Inn Sunspree, Wrightsville Beach, NC
Information: For registration you can download a
brochure or visit www.mha-nc.org or call (919) 981-0740.
 
Hispanic Achievement Conference: 7th Annual Statewide Conference
When: Thurs.-Fri., Oct 8-9, 2009
Location: Meredith College, Raleigh
Information: E-mail mailbox@thencshp.org or visit www.thencshp.org

Limited number of Audio CD's and Video DVD's available from the May 30th Program.

Q&A session
Unedited audio and video recordings of Dr. Vaillant and Dr. Ariely are now available. The morning session includes a CD of Dr. Ariely's presentation and a DVD of Dr. Vaillant's presentation for $25 + $8 S/H. Dr. Vaillant's afternoon session is also available for $25 + $8 S/H.  Both the morning and afternoon sessions is $40 + $8 S/H.
 
Please contact us at (919) 847-2323 or via email at
admin@ncpsychoanalysis.org to reserve a copy. 
BACK OFF BULLY:
Why We Are All Bullies and Why We Don't Have To Be
featuring speakers
 Peter Fonagy, PhD, FBA and Stuart Twemlow, MD
October 24, 2009
9am-5pm
at the UNC Friday Center

 
NCPF is offering EARLY BIRD discounts until September 30th. Register before September 12th and save $50. This conference is a component of NCPF's Peaceful Schools-NC initiative. Visit www.peacefulschoolsnc.org to learn more about this program. 
 
It is not too late to become a sponsor of the October conference. For more details on how to become a sponsor you can visit our "Call for Sponsors" page. To make an individual contribution, visit our secure online giving page and make a special note in the "comments" section at the bottom stating that this gift is for PS-NC.
 
Please take the time to Renew your NCPF membership and help us continue to valuable programs like the one highlighted above!
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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. We would like to thank those who have taken the time to contact us with suggestions helping us to improve our announcements. Much appreciation!
Newly Added to the Calendar & Updates
 
Saturday, September 26    9am-4pm
Starting and Developing a Successful Psychotherapy Group
North Carolina Society for Clinical Social Work sponsored Group Therapy Training Workshop
Location:
307 N Columbia Street, Chapel Hill
Fee: NCSCSW Members $100, Non-members $140
6 CEUs provided
Facilitated by Ricki Geiger, MSW, LCSW, CGP
For more information or to register, contact the NCSCSW office at 919-850-3328 or email us at
admin@ncscsw.org  
Registration Deadline to pre-register Sept 15th.
 
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As always, we encourage you to submit programs to be included on our calendar that are mental health related and/or have a psychodynamic focus. Our staff will then review the program and post appropriate additions to our calendar. We appreciate your assistance in helping create a more comprehensive listing for those interested in the mental health community. Please forward program information to
info@ncpsychoanalysis.org.  
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Please continue to forward any programs of interest to info@ncpsychoanalysis.org
Mental Health Professional Programming
August - September 26 
 
Saturday, September 12   9:30am-12noon
2009-2010 Scientific Program Series: Bruno Bettelheim and his Window to the Soul
Sponsored by: The North Carolina Psychoanalytic Society
Location: 9001 Weston Parkway, Cary, NC 27513 (The Lucy Daniels Foundation Building)
Presented by: William S. Meyer, MSW
Cost: $45 ($50 at the door)
For more information about this program and others: Visit http://www.ncpsasoc.org/scientificPrograms.shtml or contact Sarah Stiegler at 877-527-6778 or info@ncpsasoc.org.
 
Monday, September 14
   11:30am-2pm
Clinical Lecture Series: Responding to Client Therapy-Interfering Behaviors Using Behavioral Principals and Techniques
Location: 325 Pittsboro St CB #3550 Chapel Hill, NC 27599 (Tate-Turner-Kurault Auditorium)
Presented by: Jennifer Kirby, PhD
Fees: $20 per workshop; $100 for entire series (seven lectures)-save $40
CEUs: 2 contact hours available per workshop (total of 14 contact hours for series)
On-line registration and additional information: http://ssw.unc.edu/programs/clinical_lecture_series 
Contact dbarret@unc.edu with any questions.
 
Wednesday-Thursday, September 23-24, 2009
2009 MHA/NC Annual Conference: Charity, Advocacy, and Justice
Location: The Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort, Wrightsville Beach, NC
Keynote Speaker: Kathy Cronkite, popular writer, journalist, public speaker, and daughter of Walter Cronkite
Additional Speaker: Steve Stefano, Senior Executive at GlaxoSmithKline and author of Passion and Ice
Additional Information: For registration you can download a brochure or visit www.mha-nc.org or call (919) 981-0740.
 
Saturday, September 26    9am-4pm
Starting and Developing a Successful Psychotherapy Group
North Carolina Society for Clinical Social Work sponsored Group Therapy Training Workshop
Location: 307 N Columbia Street, Chapel Hill
Fee: NCSCSW Members $100, Non-members $140
6 CEUs provided
Facilitated by Ricki Geiger, MSW, LCSW, CGP
For more information or to register, contact the NCSCSW office at 919-850-3328 or email us at admin@ncscsw.org  
Registration Deadline to pre-register Sept 15th.

Monday, September 26    12noon-2pm
(Arrive 11:30 to sign-in, "meet and greet," and refreshments.)
Responding to Client Therapy-Interfering Behaviors
Using Behavioral Principals and Techniques
Presentor:
Jennifer Kirby, PhD
Location: Tate-Turner-Kuralt Auditorium, School of Social Work, 325 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill
Registration: On line pre-registration http://ssw.unc.edu/cls  ($20/event) Two contact hours available.
Directions and parking: http://ssw.unc.edu/about/directions  
Questions?  Contact Debbie Barrett PhD, MSW, LCSW at dbarrett@unc.edu
Lucy Daniels Center for Early Childhood hosting Annual Symposium
 
LDC logo
Friday-Sunday, November 6-8
All day Annual Symposium: Lessons from therapeutic schools about helping adopted children
Location:
9003 Weston Parkway, Cary, NC 25513 (Lucy Daniels Center for Early Childhood)
Presented by: The North Carolina Psychoanalytic Society and the Alliance for Psychoanalytic Schools, and hosted by the Lucy Daniels Center for Early Childhood
Description:
Over the course of the symposium weekend, mental health and early childhood experts will discuss various ways that adoption can impact early emotional development and the challenges adopted children may face at home and in the classroom. Drawing upon a wide range of expertise and backgrounds, clinicians with psychoanalytic perspectives and therapeutic teachers will share their experiences working with young adopted children and present ways of understanding and helping these children to achieve social and emotional mastery in a variety of settings and contexts.

APS logoPresenters include:
Paul M. Brinich, Ph.D
Hanna Perkins Center for Child Development
Kristin Beasley
Candi Houghton
Cost: Full symposium weekend: $210 (includes Friday lecture followed by reception, Saturday presentations (morning and afternoon), lunch, Saturday evening dinner, Sunday morning breakfast and presentation/discussion)
Seminars only $75 (includes Friday lecture, Saturday presentations, lunch, and Sunday morning presentation/discussion)
Seminars only-reduced rate for students $25 (to qualify for the student rate, you must be a student or resident enrolled in a mental health or other related professional program)
Registration: Register online at http://lucydanielscenter.org/page/symposium-registration. Registration must be completed by October 1, 2009. Call (919-677-1400) with questions.
 
General Public Programming
 
NAMI Family to Family
EDUCATION PROGRAM
for family members of close relatives with
Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder (Manic Depression),
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder,Panic Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, or Borderline Personality Disorder
A series of 12 weekly classes taught by trained NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) members who have lived with this experience and offers education and support for family and friends of people with mental illness.  Registration required. Each class limited to 25 persons. Program sponsored by NAMI-NC.
Chapel Hill: 
Tuesday, September 1   6:30pm-9pm
Location: Dogwood Room at the Seymour Center, 2551 Homestead Rd, Chapel Hill
Contact: Gove Elder (919-967-5403), gbelder@bellsouth.net
Hillsborough:
Sunday, September 13  2pm-4:30pm
Location: Ebenezer Baptist Church North Campus, Hillsborough
Contact: Gove Elder (919-967-5403), gbelder@bellsouth.net
Durham:
Thursday September 3   7-9:30pm 
Location: Westminster Presbyterian Church, 3639 Old Chapel Hill Road, Durham
Contact: Violette Blumenthal (919-490-5236), f2fdurham@yahoo.com 
Durham VA:
Tuesday September 1  7-9:30 pm
Location: Durham VA Medical Center, 508 Fulton St., Durham
Contact: Julie McCormick (919-286-0411, ext. 5111), f2fdurham@yahoo.com
This class is cosponsored by the Veterans Administration and includes a module on PTSD. You do not have to be related to a veteran to enroll.
Burlington:
Saturday August 29, 2009, 2:00-4:30 pm
Location: To Be Announced
Contact: Kathy Chrisco (336-214-3748), Jazzmine2c@aol.com  
 
Saturday & Sunday, October 11-12   
2009-2010 MindPlay Season Starts Soon!
The North Carolina Psychoanalytic Society kicks off its new 2009-2010 MindPlay season at PlayMakers Repertory Theater (Chapel Hill, NC) with Michael Hollinger's OPUS: "Sex, drugs and chamber music!" Heather Craige, MSW will lead the discussion following both the October 10th show at 8pm and the October 11th show at 2pm.
Opus - MindPlayAbout Opus: Talent and temperament collide in a behind-the-scenes look at the world's finest 'fictional' string quartet. The famous ensemble threatens to unravel when its most talented member goes missing and a young woman is hired to take his place. Includes collaboration with UNC's Department of Music. 
For tickets: Single tickets for the 09-10 season will go on sale August 24 at 10am at PlayMakers. For more information call the box office at 919-962-7529.
We hope you all enjoy the last weeks of summer and we look forward to seeing you at one of our upcoming programs.
 
Sincerely,
 

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