We are offering an elective second year in our Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Fellowship Program to students who have completed an initial year in our first-year program or in equivalent programs elsewhere during which they have had an introduction to key psychoanalytic concepts which are the basis for psychodynamic psychotherapy. The focus of the second year will be on “models of the mind.”
PINE is well known for its small class size, collegial approach to learning, and the individual attention paid to each clinician’s interests and professional development. Classes will be limited to 6 fellows with a minimum of 4 and will be taught by one or two faculty members on Tuesday evenings every other week from 7:30-9:30 p.m. All of these classes are based on the educational philosophy of mutual learning and teaching. We are planning this year to continue our classes virtually with an in-person meeting tentatively scheduled at the beginning, middle, and end of the year for fellows who live close enough to attend these gatherings.
The initial ten weeks consist of a survey of psychoanalytic theories beginning with thinkers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including Freud, Ferenczi, and others, followed by lectures and readings on Klein, Winnicott, Lacan, Harry Stack Sullivan, Bion and field theories, interpersonal/relational theories, self psychology, neuropsychoanalysis and other newly emerging theoretical developments in the field such as the intersectional perspective.
In the spring there will be a mini-seminar devoted to a more in-depth series of readings and discussions on a topic chosen by the fellows who are enrolled in the program. In the past we have read key sections of Freud’s work, The Interpretation of Dreams, in which he demonstrates his method of analyzing dreams using his own dreams. In other years fellows have chosen to read about gender and sexuality, severe psychopathology, or to read Rosemary Balsam’s book on Women’s Bodies in Psychoanalysis. Fellows may also choose to use these sessions to focus on case discussions facilitated by faculty in which theory and close attention to process are discussed.
We recruit faculty from our own membership and other psychoanalytically oriented educational organizations to read and discuss these topics. We value small group learning in which a collegial approach promotes an active exchange of knowledge among adult learners.
Mental health clinicians from all disciplines are encouraged to apply. The PINE Psychoanalytic Society does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, or sexual preference (as defined by Massachusetts law) in the administration of its programs and activities. PINE Psychoanalytic Society seeks to achieve diversity among its members.
Tuition for the second-year program is $800. To ensure a fellowship space, a $50 deposit is due with the application. The deposit will be refunded if the applicant is not accepted or withdraws. The remaining tuition is due by August 1st, although plans can be made to pay in installments. Up to 25 CME credits are available for physicians. A maximum of 38 CE credits are available for psychologists, social workers, and licensed mental health counselors. Limited scholarship assistance can be considered upon request.
If you are interested, please contact the PINE administrator, Alice Rapkin. She can be reached at office@pineanalysis.org or 781-449-8365. If you have questions about the program, please contact Bliss Rand at blissrand@gmail.com or 617-417-5399.
Educational Objectives:
Detailed educational objectives will be based on each instructor’s syllabus and focus. Examples of prior learning objectives have included the following:
- Describe the context and the initial contrasts between Freud and his early followers.
- Explain the way in which Melanie Klein and Anna Freud added to, altered, and debated aspects of Freud’s first theories of mental functioning.
- Describe concepts and techniques central to self psychology such as mirroring and idealizing transferences.
- Describe Bion’s distinctive approach to clinical work and define the feedback system of “signals from the field” and the way in which these techniques facilitate intersubjective communication.
- Assess the way in which you may make use of your experience in the session: the awareness of transference/countertransference, the observation of the patient’s needs for you as an object, the attention to desires and motivations hidden in the language of the other, and the conscious and unconscious verbal and non-verbal interactions taking place.
Faculty and Dates for Teaching:
Tuesday evenings, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
9/24/24 Freud/Vienna
Julia Matthews, M.D., Ph.D.
10/8/24 Ferenczi
Mark F. Poster, M.D.
10/22/24 Anna Freud/Melanie Klein
Regina Koziyevskaya, M.D.
11/5/24 Winnicott and Object Relations
Peter Lawner, Ph.D.
11/19/24 Harry Stack Sullivan
Carlton Cornett, MSW
12/3/24 Self Psychology
Rafael Ornstein, M.D.
1/7/25 Bion/Field Theory
Deborah Shilkoff, LICSW
1/21/25 Lacan
Hans Agrawal, M.D.
2/18/25 Interpersonal/Relational
Darlene Ehrenberg, Ph.D.
3/4/25 Neuropsychoanalysis
Vince Pignatiello, Psy.D.
3/18/25 Intersectionality
Laurie Raymond, M.D.
4/1/25, 4/15/25, 4/29/25, 5/13/25
Case Consultations
Donna Mathias, M.D. and Laurie Raymond, M.D.
Continuing Education Credits – Accreditation: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through joint providership of the American Psychoanalytic Association and the PINE Psychoanalytic Society of New England. The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Psychoanalytic Association designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 38 hours AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM . Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The PINE Psychoanalytic Society of New England is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The PINE Psychoanalytic Society of New England maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Social Workers may telephone 781-449-8365 or e-mail office@pineanalysis.org for CE authorization number.
IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION TO ALL LEARNERS: The APsA CE Committee has reviewed the materials for accredited continuing education and has determined that this activity is not related to the product line of ineligible companies and therefore, the activity meets the exception outlined in Standard 3: ACCME’s identification, mitigation and disclosure of relevant financial relationship. This activity does not have any known commercial support./
Application for the Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Fellowship, Year II