Psychoanalytic Treatment Incandescent in Winter 

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CLINICAL WORK GROUP for psychoanalytic psychotherapists. This study group is offered to help participants think and work psychoanalytically to promote depth in their treatments regardless of frequency of meetings or level of disturbance or type of population of their patients. In the context of a collaborative and supportive environment, we will listen to case presentations with an eye to listening analytically, working with transference and countertransference and thinking practically about how to intervene to deepen the treatments. Mondays 12:50 - 2:15 pm, 3321 Sacramento Street, San Francisco. $45 per meeting; CE credit available. Beth Steinberg, (415) 441-5302

LEFT BEHIND? - GET ONLINE! Create Your Presence on the Web. Need a good website but dont know where to start? What about Twitter. Wiki. Blog. Facebook. Social Network. Demystify web terms and processes in a supportive environment and create your own position on the Internet. The key to a comfortable and effective web presence comes with understanding the choices and creating a fit thats right for you. If you are new to it, or if its just been awhile, Im here to help. Websites. Computer and Internet Basics and Beyond. Customized Individual Tutoring.sherri.ortegren@yahoo.com, 415-250-1034, www.sherriortegren.com.

CASE CONSULTATION AND STUDY with Eileen Keller, psychologist/psychoanalyst. Case presentation in a safe and creative environment improves our work with patients. In this group, we alternate doses of theory with case presentation as we work together to build our understanding of deep clinical work. We are currently reading Winnicotts Playing and Reality, alternating with case presentation. Thursdays, 12:30-1:45pm. $50 per session, twelve week commitment. Three spaces open. Oakland. Contact Eileen Keller at kellerphd@gmail.com or 510-654-2420. See also www.kellerphd.com.

TREATMENT OF EATING DISORDERS: Psychoanalytic Approaches - A Fifteen Week Consultation Group. Eating disordered patients are among the most difficult to treat. We will explore primitive bodily communication, transference/countertransference and practical issues regarding patients' safety through readings and case presentations. Fridays 1/8/10 - 4/16/10, 9:15-10:30 a.m.. 2116 Sutter St., San Francisco. $50/mtg., CE credits available. Mary Brady, Ph.D., (415)776-3174, mbrady66@earthlink.net.

PSYCHOANALYTIC ORIENTED CONSULTATION GROUP forming, Mondays 1:45-3:00, Palo Alto. Reading plus case material. For information contact: Carol Harrus, M.D., 650-328-8935 or Diane Strongwater, MFT, 408-737-1337.

Appointment Book: 

Child Development Program: Loss and Mourning in Early Childhood
Wed, Dec 2 / 7 PM - 9:30 PM / 2340 Jackson, 4th floor / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / J. Baeuerlen, M.D., E. Keller, Ph.D., et. al. / $25-$60

SFCP: Countertransference with the Eating Disordered Patient
Sat, Dec 5 / 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM / 2340 Jackson, 4th floor / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Jeanne Harasemovitch, L.C.S.W., Mirta Oelsner, Psy. A. / $75

Public Lecture Series: the Subversion of Love 
Mon, Dec 7 / 7:30 PM - 9 PM / 2340 Jackson, 4th floor / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / E. Victor Wolfenstein, Ph.D. / free

Community Members North Bay Clinical Forum
Tue, Dec 8 / 7 PM - 9 PM / 4340 Redwood Highway / San Rafael
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Tracy Schmidt, Ph.D., Mark Swoiskin, M.D. / free

Community Members East Bay Clinical Forum
Wed, Dec 9 / 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM / Herrick Hospital, Conf. Rm CC, 2001 Dwight Way / Berkeley
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 /Jessica Michaelson, Psy.D., Audrey Kavka, M.D. / free

Scientific Meeting: The Resilience of Illusion: Theatre and Analysis
Mon, Dec 14 / 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM / 2340 Jackson, 4th floor / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Phillip Freeman, M.D. / free

Community Members San Francisco Clinical Forum
Tue, Dec 15 / 7:15 PM - 9 PM / 2340 Jackson, 4th floor / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Christina Papansestor, L.C.S.W., Holly Gordon, D.M.H. / free