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PROGRAMS FOR THERAPISTS
LECTURES, SHORT COURSES AND CONFERENCES
Information on the 2009 Public Lecture and Workshop for Mental Health Professionals is now posted
Peter Fonagy, PhD, FBA returned in 2009. This visit included his colleagues and an expanded program about the Peaceful Schools - NC project.
North Carolina Psychoanalytic Society (NCPS)
The North Carolina Psychoanalytic Society offers an annual series of psychoanalytic lectures and seminars, usually held on Saturday morning at the Lucy Daniels Foundation. These clinically relevant presentations are open to all mental health professionals and trainees. These programs are free to members of the NCPS, full time students and trainees. A modest registration fee is charged for all others. The Society also sponsors free psychoanalytic discussions of PlayMakers Repertory Company productions. For program information, see Calendar, call (877) 572-6778 or visit the North Carolina Psychoanalytic Society.
The North Carolina Chapter of the American Association for Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work (formerly the National Membership Committee on Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work)
The AAPCSW, affiliated with the Clinical Social Work Federation, provides an organizational home for social workers engaged in psychoanalytically-informed practice. The NC Chapter of the NMCOP offers several workshops each year as well as clinical presentations for students at the UNC School of Social Work. For program information, visit Calendar or call (919) 881-4198. For membership information, call (919) 990-1227 or visit the AAPCSW.
Lucy Daniels Foundation (LDF)
The Lucy Daniels Foundation was founded to foster personal development, emotional freedom, and a deeper understanding of creativity through programs of psychoanalytic treatment, research and education. In addition to providing grants for psychoanalytic treatment to creative individuals, the LDF offers an array of educational programs including short courses, an annual lecture at the NC Museum of Art, and an annual conference at which psychoanalysts and creative individuals share the stage. LDF's psychoanalytic library is open to the public by appointment. For program information, call (919) 677-9888 or visit the Lucy Daniels Foundation.
North Carolina Psychoanalytic Foundation (NCPF)
North Carolina Psychoanalytic Foundation sponsors a Speakers Bureau that provides psychoanalytically informed talks to groups of mental health professionals and students. This service is provided free of charge in agency, hospital and university classroom settings. Talks are designed to meet the needs of specific groups. For more information, see Find A Speaker.
PSYCHOANALYTIC FELLOWSHIPS
THE DAVID RAFT FELLOWSHIP
The David Raft Fellowship for Psychoanalytic Education has been created by the North Carolina Psychoanalytic Foundation through a generous gift from Elizabeth Raft, MD. The first David Raft Fellowship was awarded in 2007 to Susan Bokor Nadas, MSW and 2008 to Katherine Johnson, MD. This Fellowship is awarded annually, to one student or trainee enrolled in or planning to enroll in one of the North Carolina Psychoanalytic Society's PECC training programs. The David Raft Fellowship will provide up to $1,250 to help defray the costs of tuition. See Raft Fellowship for additional information.
Fellowship Program of the American Psychoanalytic Association (APsaA)
The APsaA Fellowship Program is open to psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers at various levels of training, as well as to scholars and community leaders who wish to expand their knowledge of psychoanalysis. All applicants are assigned psychoanalyst mentor with whom they meet to discuss their interest in psychoanalysis. They also receive a free subscription to the newsletter of the Association and complimentary registration at annual meetings of the Association. For information call (212) 752-0450, ext. 20 or visit the American Psychoanalytic Association.
PSYCHOANALYTIC TRAINING PROGRAMS
The Psychoanalytic Education Program of the Carolinas (PECC)
The PECC was formed in 2008 as a collaboration of the Psychoanalytic Institute of the Carolinas and the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Study Center of North Carolina. Both programs have rich histories in providing training in psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy, and this new collaboration will build on their traditions of excellence. For information call Sarah Tillis at (919) 490-3212 or visit at www.ncanalysis.org.