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Sep192026 Seminar: The Emerging Self of the Young Child - Maya Bristow-Klein, PhDWhen:Saturday, September 19, 2026 - 10:00am to Saturday, October 31, 2026 - 11:30amWhere:SDPC Seminar Description The field of psychoanalysis is replete with theories about infancy and child development, and within psychoanalysis there is a longstanding tradition of linking child development to the organization of intrapsychic structure. This six-week in-person seminar returns to the foundational texts of psychoanalytic developmental theory, tracing the arc from Freud's original...
Nov142026 Writing for Publication SeriesWhen:Saturday, November 14, 2026 - 10:00am to Saturday, April 10, 2027 - 11:30amWhere:SDPC Seminar Background From the beginning of psychoanalysis the concept of writing about our work, and our ideas, has held a privileged position. Sigmund Freud believed that analysts had a "duty" to publish so as to advance psychoanalytic knowledge. Other analysts have suggested that writing about our work helps to lessen dogma and promote innovation – while at the same time helping to...