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NCPS Scientific Program
Peaceful Schools-NC Update
London Conference - Jacques Lucan Today
AAPDP 54th Annual Meeting
Articles of Interest
Newly Added to the Calendar
Programs and Training
MindPlay - March 20 & 21
PECC Updates
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NCPS Scientific Program lead by
 Heather Craige, MSW, former NCPF Board Chair
Heather Craige, MSW
For registration information click here.
Peaceful Schools-NC
 Update

PS-NC is currently looking to begin a second pilot site in the Charlotte or Wake Co. area. If you know of any school communities that may be interested please have them complete the Interest Survey posted on our website. 

 
Our Peaceful Schools Committee is actively looking for appropriate grants to support the second year of our Durham pilot site and for a year one pilot in both Wake County and Charlotte. If you have any suggestions for funding sources, please email Sarah Stiegler .
 

London Conference 
 
JACQUES LACAN TODAY
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Saturday & Sunday
May 8-9, 2010

Where: Cruciform Building, University College London
Speakers will include: Lionel Bailly (University College London), Bernard Burgoyne (Middlesex University), Kirsten Campbell (Goldsmiths, University of London), Lorenzo Chiesa (University of Kent), Jason Glynos (University of Essex), John Phillips (National University of Singapore) and Alain Vanier (Universite Paris VII)
 
Click here to download a booking form.
Click here to view the conference flyer.
Click here to see the provisional programme.
AAPDP 54th Annual Meeting: Trauma, Resiliency,and Psychodynamic Psychiatry
Thursday-Saturday
May 20-22, 2010


Where: Astor Crowne Plaza (739 Canal Street, New Orleans)
Presented by: American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry (AAPDP)
Presenters: Drs. Glen O. Gabbard, Richard Friedman, and Howard Osofsky.

For additional information and to register for this event, please visit ww.aapdp.org and click on "Meetings", print 
registration form, or contact the Academy office at 888.691.8281 or at info@aapdp.org.
 
Articles of Interest

 

Prudence Gourguechon, MD, President of APsaA, shares An Intellectual Feast from Jonathan Shedler: the Efficacy of Psychodynamic Treatment. Click here to read Shedler's article.

 

Peter Perault, NCPF Member and NCPS Secretary-Treasurer, provides a quote in the Spring issue of UNC's "Carolina Arts & Sciences" magazine. See page 11 in publication.

 
  March 12, 2010
Dear Colleagues and Friends of NCPF,

Our March calendar seems to be packed full of professional enriching programs. Please take some time to look through what is being offered. We love your suggestions on how to improve these announcements. This week we are using this image toDr. Jeffrey Chambers indicate whether programs are psychoanalytically focused. Let us know what you think!
 

Similar to our monthly announcement, we would like to take a moment to highlight events that either current or former Board Members are involved or are psychoanalytically focused. You can find additional links related to these events below:

 

March 13 - Trauma in the Trenches taking place in Charlotte, NC will have Dr. Mary Gail Farley-O'Dea, NCPF Peaceful Schools-NC committee member, as the keynote speaker and Dr. Lida Jeck, NCPF Board Member, as a discussant.

 
March 20 & 21 - NCPF Board Member and former Chair, Dr. Harold Kudler, will lead the MindPlay discussion after the show The Importance of Being Earnest.
 
March 27 - Scientific Program with former NCPF Board Chair, Heather Craige, MSW, Terminating Without Fatality: Reworking the End of Therapy in Light of Contemporary Psychoanalytic Research and Theory
 
March 29 - Application Deadline for A Psychoanalytic Perspective on the Practice of Religious Faith course through the Psychoanalytic Education Center of the Carolinas with Instructor, Steve Bennett, ThM, PhD
Newly Added to the Calendar & Updates
 

Saturday & Sunday, April 24-25, 2010

Mindful Awareness and the Group Leader: Cultivating Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Attunement

Presented by: The Carolinas Group Psychotherapy Society
Where: 3475 Erwin Road - Durham, NC 27705 (Duke University- Steadman Nutrition Building - Center For Living Campus)
Register Online Here! or call Russ Hopfenberg (919) 431-0085
Fees: The fee includes lunch on both days and refreshments -
$195 CGPS Member ($175 before April 1st), $225 Non-member ($195 before April 1st), $50 Full-time student (includes membership fee)
CEU's - 12.25
Presenter:  Ron Vereen, M.D., CGP
Small Group Leaders: Seamus Bhatt-Mackin, MD, Mardy Ireland, PhD, Elizabeth Jackson, LCSWH, Cooke Read, LCSW, CGP
Workshop Coordinator: Russ Hopfenberg, PhD
For additional information visit: http://www.inspire-designs.com/cgps/Spring2010.html

Help us, help you communicate about valuable upcoming programs within the mental health community. Please forward all programs you would like included on our community calendar to Sarah Stiegler for review at sstiegler@ncpsychoanalysis.org.
Programs and Training
March
 
Friday, March 12   12pm-1pm
Jewish Family Services Clinical Connections 2009-2010:
Evidence Based Psychosocial Treatments for ADHD in Adulthood
Where: 3622 Lyckan Parkway, Suite 6002 Durham, NC (Jewish Federation Office)
Speaker: John Mitchell, PhD
Bring a vegetarian/dairy lunch. Drinks are provided.
Pay in advance for the 2009-2010 programs,
click here. Send checks to Jewish Federation office - address above.
More information 919-489-5335. Write to
federation@shalomdch.org 
 
PSaturday, March 13, 2010 9am - 4:15 pm
In the Trenches of Trauma & The Tricky Part
Where: Presbyterian Hospital (All Purpose Room) 200 Hawthorne Lane, Charlotte, NC 28204
Sponsored by:
Carolina Institute for Clinical Pastoral Training & Presbyterian Hospital Chaplaincy Department
For more information visit
conference website or click here for online registration. 

Monday, March 22   11:30am-2pm
Clinical Lecture Series: Cultural Trauma: Developing an Ear for the Unspoken in the Room
Where: 325 Pittsboro St CB #3550 Chapel Hill, NC 27599 (Tate-Turner-Kurault Auditorium)
Organization: UNC Chapel Hill School of Social Work Clinical Lecture Series
Speaker: Michelle Johnson, MSW, LCSW
On-line registration:
http://ssw.unc.edu/programs/clinical_lecture_series
For more information on series, speakers, and topics, please visit http://ssw.unc.edu/programs/clinical_lecture_series
Questions? Ask dbarrett@unc.edu
 
PSaturday, March 27    9:30am
NCPS Scientific Program: Terminating Without Fatality Reworking the End of Therapy in Light of Contemporary Psychoanalytic Research and Theory
Where: 9001 Weston Parkway, Cary, NC 27513 (The Lucy Daniels Foundation Building)
Speaker: Heather Craige, MSW
Cost: $45 ($50 at the door). Registration prior to the date of the program is encouraged and appreciated. Free for NCPS members.
Registration: You may register online at
www.ncpsasoc.org/registration.shtml or mail your contact information and credit card information or check to: NC Psychoanalytic Society, 901 Paverstone Drive, Suite 11, Raleigh, NC 27615
Questions: Contact the Administrator at 877-572-6778 or
info@ncpsasoc.org
MindPlay
 Importance of Being Earnest 
 Being Earnest
PPlease join Dr. Harold Kudler, NCPF Board Member and past NCPF Chair, for this event.For ticket information please contact PlayMakers Theatre at (919) 962-7529.
All MindPlay discussions are open to the public.
Psychoanalytic Education Center of the Carolinas 
 
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Certificate Programs
Application Deadline
 for Fall 2010 Admission
April 17, 2010


Now accepting applications for certificate programs in psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy. Applicants who would like to begin matriculation in fall 2010 should submit their application materials by April 17.

Please contact Sarah Tillis at admin@ncanalysis.org or (919) 490-3212 with any questions.

Steve Bennett, PhDPApplication Deadline: March 29
Dates: April 8 - May 27 (Thursdays)
Instructor: Steve Bennett, PhDA
Psychoanalytic Perspective on the Practice of Religious Faith Course
Instructor: Steve Bennett, ThM, PhD
Time: Thursday, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Location: Center for Psychological & Family Services, Chapel Hill (CME Credits: 12, CE Credits: 9 Category A & 3 Category B)

Attention all Candidates: Interest-free Loans for Training
(Applications due May 3, 2010)
The Candidate Assistance Fund of the American Psychoanalytic Association provides loans up to $5,000 to candidates training to be psychoanalysts. The loans are to be repaid within a maximum of six years.  Currently, between five and seven loans are made annually.
There are two criteria considered in approving a Candidate Assistance Fund loan:
1. the need as evidenced by an applicant's financial need.
2. the ability to repay the loan as evidenced by the applicant's overall financial health.
Eligibility: APsaA Affiliate Members in good standing are eligible to apply to the Fund. Affiliate Members must have completed one year of training. Financial need must be demonstrated.
Application Procedure: Email Dean Stein, APsaA's Executive Director, for an application form at
deankstein@apsa.org. Application Deadline: Applications for loans from the Candidate Assistance Fund need to be received at the APsaA offices by 5:00pm Monday, May 3, 2010.
FREE DVDs
Multiple Ways to Enter March Raffle
 
February Raffle Winner: Lindsey Ostrow
 
This month we will continue to offer multiple opportunities to all members and supporters to enter into this month's raffle. There are five ways to be entered:

1. Answer the March poll question.
2. 
JOIN NCPF for the 2009-2010 membership year.
3. Make an additional contribution (i.e. grant challenge- see details below, PS-NC fund, Raft Fellowship Fund or the CFL fund)
4. Become a monthly contributor using our AutoPay system.
5. Join the
12/12 club by making a 5 year pledge.

Please feel free to contact Chrissy Cicuto in the office at (919) 847-2323 or via email for additional details.

GRANT CHALLENGE
Please help us finish raising the funds to support our talented grant writers. We have submitted 5 grants worth over $70,000 to support our Peaceful Schools initiative.
 
Inorder to continue this progress, we need to finish raising the money to pay the grant writers for their hard work. To date, we are 87.5% of our goal. We need your support to reach 100%. No amount is too small!!! 
 

You may make your donations through our secure online donation page or by mailing your donation to 901 Paverstone Drive, Suite 11, Raleigh, NC 27615. Please make sure to make a note it is for the "GRANT Challenge." As always, we appreciate the generosity of all those who support our efforts in helping to create a more resilient community.
Sincerely,
 
Sarah Stiegler
Executive Director (interim)


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