A Neuropsychoanalytic Program 2009-2010
Arnold Modell & Walter Freeman in Conversation
November 7, 2009

In his lecture today, Dr. Modell asserts that the classical Freudian concept of the unconscious cannot be integrated into the variety of unconscious processes described by neuroscience. He suggests returning to Freud’s earlier concept of “the unconscious” as a creator of meaning, illustrated in dreaming, for example. We then have a starting point from which a new theory of unconscious process may be formulated and integrated with the findings of neuroscience.

This concept resonates in Dr. Walter Freeman’s work. A prominent biophysicist, Freeman has catapulted neuroscience from a reductionist model to a non-linear dynamical systems theory. Freeman views the brain as the location where a self-organized process of patterning takes place, a process that creates biological meaning for the organism. His aim is to understand the ways in which the immense numbers of neurons in the human brain cooperate and coordinate their activities in constructing representations of meaning.

Dr. Freeman will respond to Dr. Modell, providing an opportunity for us to participate in a dialogue with two seminal thinkers on the question of “how we are who we are”.

Arnold Modell, M.D., is a practicing psychoanalyst; Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School and supervising and training analyst, Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute. He is the author of The Private Self (1996), Other Times, Other Realities: Toward a Theory of Psychoanalytic Treatment (1996), and Imagination and the Meaningful Brain (2006).

Walter Freeman, M.D., studied physics and mathematics at M.I.T., philosophy at the University of Chicago, medicine at Yale University, internal medicine at Johns Hopkins, and neuropsychiatry at UCLA. He has taught brain science in the University of California, Berkeley since 1959, where he is Professor of the Graduate School. He has authored over 450 articles and 4 books including Societies of Brains (1995) and How Brains Make Up Their MINDS (1999).

• 2:00 to 4:00  Conversation with Drs. Modell and Freeman

Instructor: Maggie Zellner
Fridays, 12:15pm – 1:45pm

Neuroscience for the Psychoanalytically-Minded
This beginner-level course is for practitioners curious about the brain and how brain activity might relate to psychodynamic theory and practice. Those intrigued by the brain but anxious about neuroscience are particularly welcome! Participants will get an overview of the brain and basic neurophysiology, with a focus on brain circuits that underlie functions of interest to psychoanalysts, including memory, emotion, motivation, and attachment.

• East Bay: UC Berkeley, Dwinelle Hall, Media Center Conference Room #127
• Jan. 15, 29 Feb. 12, 26, March 12, 26, April 16, 30, May 14, 28
• 15 CE Credits

Advanced Intermediate Seminar in Neuroscience for Psychotherapists
This seminar will focus on recent neuroscientific review papers of relevance to psychoanalytic clinical process and other topics of interest to participants in the class. Each meeting will begin with an overview of the key brain mechanisms in question, followed by an exploration of how the neuroscience data may relate to clinical phenomena.

• East Bay: UC Berkeley, Dwinelle Hall, Media Center Conference Room #127
• Jan. 8, 22, Feb. 5, 19, March 5, 19, April 9, 23, May 7, 21
• 15 CE Credits
• UCSF Milberry, Golden Gate Room
  500 Parnassus Street, San Francisco

Maggie Zellner, Ph.D., L.P., is a licensed psychoanalyst and behavioral neuroscientist, and has taught neuroscience to psychotherapists in New York and the Bay Area. She is an active member of the International Neuropsychoanalysis Society and enjoys explaining things.

Modell/Freeman Event
Questions & Registration:
Elizabeth Jerde
(415) 922-4050
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Program:
Maureen Murphy, Ph.D.
(415) 922-4013

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Participants with disabilities will be accommodated whenever possible; applicants with special needs should contact Elizabeth Jerde as soon as possible prior to the event so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

Validated conference parking is available at UCSF.

CE Credit: PINC is authorized to grant CE Credits to MFT’s and LCSW’s through the BBSE (PCE363). The Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer Continuing Education for Psychologists. PINC maintains responsibility for the program.

• Pre-registration is strongly encouraged.
• Registration and Refreshments: 30 minutes before each event.
• To register on-site: please arrive early and add $10.
• No refunds for cancellation.
  

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Modell/Freeman Morning Session
4 CE Credits

• General Admission $100
• Candidates $75
• Students (copy of current ID required) $40

Afternoon Session
2 CE Credits

• General Admission $50
• Candidates/Students (copy of current ID required) $25

Study Group Registration

• Introductory Study Group $600
• Advanced Study Group $600
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• Laeeq Evered, Psy.D.
• Margaret Guertin,Ph.D.
• Tom Herington, MD, Psy.D.
• Maureen Murphy, Ph.D.
• Katya Woodmansee, Ph.D.
• Enid Young, Ph.D.

The Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California (PINC), an International Psychoanalytic Association (IPA) Provisional Society, was established in 1989 as a center for comparative psychoanalytic inquiry, training, and research. PINC provides mental health professionals the opportunity to study psychoanalytic theory, clinical practice, and research. PINC is widely recognized as a welcoming, independent, and intellectually rigorous community. PINC adheres to the highest standards of training while fostering a sense of creativity and dialogue about theory and clinical practice. Graduates of PINC’s training program receive a Certificate in Psychoanalysis. In addition PINC offers the Doctor of Psychology in Psychoanalysis (Psy.D.) degree, which is recognized and certified by the State of California.