On behalf of NCSPP and the staff of IMPULSE, I would like to convey congratulations to our Editor-in-Chief, Matthew Morrissey, on the birth of his daughter Emerson Louise.

EXAMINING EGO: COMPARING MINDFULNESS AND PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORIES

Partners in Thought: Working with Unformulated Experience, Dissociation, and Enactment 

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PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATION MANAGEMENT for patients in psychotherapy. Victor Libbey is a physician assistant (PA-C) with over 10 years experience in psychopharmacology. Expert MD supervision and a convenient Castro area location, sliding scale available! Victor Libbey, PA-C. Victor@psychiatrybayarea.com or (415) 437-1339.

OFFICE SUBLET: Spacious, convenient North Oakland Piedmont Ave. location. 2 blocks from Kaiser Oakland. Available Tuesday and Thursday. $150/month for 1 day; $250/month for 2 days. (510) 658-6060.

FULL TIME OFFICE: Spacious, attractive, wood paneled East Bay office with skylight, separate private workspace suitable for kitchen/desk. Shared waiting room. Convenient Piedmont Ave. location, 2 blocks from Kaiser Oakland. Renter may sublet. $800. Includes utilities, cleaning, supplies. (510) 658-6060.

YEAR LONG STUDY PROGRAM 2010-2011: Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy of Couples. The Psychoanalytic Couple Psychotherapy Group is pleased to offer an intensive, one-year study program in the Tavistock method of psychoanalytic psychotherapy with couples. The year will feature a rich array of theoretical classes, case conferences, and film events. Classes will be taught by clinicians from the Psychoanalytic Couple Psychotherapy Group (PCPG), with adjunct seminars taught by clinicians associated with Tavistock Centre for Couple Relationships (TCCR) in London. The program will meet on Friday afternoons from September 10, 2010 to June 3, 2011 in the East Bay. The afternoons will include a theoretical class from 1:30 to 2:40, and a case conference from 2:50 to 4:00. There will also be some Saturday meetings in order to include video conference and in-person seminars with faculty associated with the TCCR in London. The cost of the program is $2,800. Applications are due by June 1. For further information please contact Julie Friend, LCSW, at jfriend919@aol.com or 510-527-9750.

ON DESIRE. A Women's Therapy Center (WTC) educational event. Saturday, May 8th, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Preservation Park , Oakland. Earn 6 CEUs. Visit http://www.womenstherapy.org/educational.htm for more information. 

CHARMING OFFICE SUITE IN CENTRAL BERKELEY LANDMARK. 200 sqft, private entrance, waiting room, bathroom and garden. Possible use of large room for groups. $450 half time; $875 full time. 510-849-8511.

Appointment Book: 

SFCP Dialogues: Obstacles to Love
Sat, May 1 / 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM / 2340 Jackson, 4th floor / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Judy L. Kantrowitz, Ph.D. / $35-$45

What is the Meaning of the Act in Acting-out Behavior?
Sat, May 1 / 10 AM - 1 PM / Center for Healthy Development / Santa Clara
NCSPP / (408) 985-8115 / Jeanne Wolff Bernstein, Ph.D. / $70-$110

SFCP Salon: Website Development and Marketing
Tue, May 4 / 7:30 PM - 9 PM / 2340 Jackson, 4th floor / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Joe Seidler and Jason Seidler / free-$35 

SFCP Student Sem: Psychoanalytic Views of the Mind 
Thu, May 6 (begins) / 6:30 PM - 8 PM / Psychiatry Building 401 Quarry Road / Stanford
SFCP / 415-563-5815 / Michael Smith, Ph.D. / Free

SFCP: Theather on the Couch--Round and Round the Garden 
Fri, May 7 / 8 PM / ACT, 401 Geary / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Guest panelist: Karim Dajani, Psy.D., MFT & Linda Lagemann, Ph.D. 

Salon: Mother's Intuition: The Fact of Fantasy
Fri, May 7 / 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM / Private home / Los Gatos
NCSPP / (408) 243-3536 / Angela Sowa, Psy.D. / $25

On Addiction
Sat, May 8 / 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM / 2040 Gough Street / San Francisco
C. G. Jung Institute / (415) 771-8080 / Gail Grynbaum, R.N., Ph.D. / $100

SFCP Psychoanalysis/Film: Conversation by Francis Ford Coppola
Sat, May 8 / 2 PM - 5:30 PM / 2340 Jackson, 4th floor / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Diane M. Borden, Ph.D. / $25

SFCP: "Sometimes We Are Prejudiced Against Ourselves" 
Mon, May 10 / 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM / 2340 Jackson, 4th floor / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Mary Brady, Ph.D. / free

SFCP Community Members North Bay Clinical Forum
Tue, May 11 / 7 PM - 9 PM / 4340 Redwood Highway / San Rafael
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Dawn M. Smith, Ph.D. and Mary Lamia, Ph.D. / free

SFCP Community Members East Bay Clinical Forum
Wed, May 12 / 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM / Herrick Hospital, Conf. Rm CC, 2001 Dwight Way / Berkeley
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Tara May, Ph.D. and David Socholitzky, Ph.D. / free

PINC: A Psychiatrist Becomes a Psychoanalyst
Sat, May 15 / 10 AM - 11:30 AM / CPMC Conf Ctr Level A, 2333 Buchanan St. / San Francisco
PINC / (415) 922-4050 / John Andrus, M.D. and Mark Swoiskin, M.D. / free / 1.5 CE credits

The Economic Crisis and the Impact on Treatment
Sat, May 15 / 12:30 PM - 4 PM / location TBA / San Francisco
NCSPP / (415) 457-9949 / R. Bartner, Ph.D., R. G.. Poggi, M.D., R. Peltz, Ph.D. / $50-$110

Bridge Crossings: A Sunday Poetry Salon
Sun, May 16 / 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM / 2040 Gough Street / San Francisco
C. G. Jung Institute / (415) 771-8080 / Susan Thackrey, Ph.D.; Lynn Franco, LCSW / $20

SFCP Community Members San Francisco Clinical Forum
Tue, May 18 / 7:15 PM - 9 PM / 2340 Jackson, 4th floor / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Susan Moore, MFT and Jim Dimon, M.D. / free

SFCP Community Members South Bay Clinical Forum
Tue, May 18 / 7:15 PM - 9 PM / Psychiatry Building 401 Quarry Road / Stanford
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Jon Bathori, Psy.D. and TBA / free

NCSPP Annual Lecture with Donnel Stern, Ph.D.
Sat, May 22 / 9 AM - 4:15 PM / JCC 2300 California St / San Francisco
NCSPP / (415) 948-8823 / D. Stern, Ph.D., S. Gerson, Ph.D., S. Sands, Ph.D. / $45-$160

SFCP Conversations on Adolescents: Food For Thought
Sat, May 22 / 10 AM - 12 PM / Flamingo Conf. Resort 2777 Fourth Street / Santa Rosa
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Jeanne C. Harasemovitch, LCSW./ free

Allergies and Skin Conditions: a Lacanian Reading
Sat, May 22 / 1 PM - 4 PM / CIIS, 1453 Mission, at 10th & 11th St / San Francisco
Lacanian School / (510) 835-6104 / Ayelet Hirshfeld, Ph.D. / $48-$60

SFCP Salon: Curious about Cases? 
Thu, May 25 / 7:30 PM - 9 PM / 2340 Jackson, 4th floor / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Steven Goldberg, M.D., Alice Jones, M.D. / free

SFCP Grand Rounds: The Origin of Aggression in Children
Wed, May 26 / 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM / Psychiatry Building 401 Quarry Road / Stanford
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Mali Mann, M.D. / free

SFCP Training Division: Open House Event
Wed, May 26 / 6:15 PM - 9:15 AM/PM / 2340 Jackson, 4th floor / San Francisco
SFCP / (415) 563-5815 / Laurie Goldsmith, Ph.D. and Peter Goldberg, Ph.D. / free