The Indiana Society for Psychoanalytic Thought (ISPT) is a local chapter of the Division of Psychoanalysis (39) of the American Psychological Association. ISPT is a multi-disciplinary group dedicated to furthering the study and application of broad-based psychoanalysis, psychoanalytic psychotherapy, and the methods of psychoanalytic inquiry through the sponsorship of conferences, symposia, and workshops on clinical and cultural issues, theoretical papers, and ongoing research by ISPT members and recognized experts in the field.


MONTHLY MEETING

Monday, January 12, 2009:  7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
The Case of Mr. W.: Experimenting with Self-Creation
By David J. Burkhard, LMFT, LCSW, LMHC

At the ISPT’s Spring Conference in 2007, featuring Jonathan Shedler, David Burkhard presented a case to illustrate the process of diagnosis by the PDM. At our January meeting, he will return to this case, this time looking at in light of a new work by our 2009 Spring Conference speaker, Frank Summers.

David will begin by introducing some of the main ideas presented in Frank Summers’ Self Creation: Psychoanalytic Therapy and the Art of the Possible. He will then apply it to the case of Mr. W.

Learning Objectives:  Participants will be able to:

1)  Describe Winnicott’s notion of “potential space” and the relationship it has to self creation;
2)  Describe strategies for collaborating with clients to develop new possibilities of who the patient can become;
3)  Explain how insight can be supplemented with an understanding of the patient’s potential for agency and spontaneous actions to produce lasting change;
4)  Describe how the future is an intrinsic part of psychoanalytic therapy;
5)  Reflect on the therapeutic action of meaning creation, using the case presented.


Schedule and Format:  The meeting will begin promptly at 7:30 pm with the introduction of Dr. Landy. Her presentation will be followed by group discussion.

About the Presenter

David J. Burkhard, LMFT, LCSW, LMHC earned his Masters in Pastoral Care and Counseling from Christian Theological Seminary, as well as completing two years of graduate studies in Theology at St. Meinrad Seminary. He has a 2-year Certificate in Gestalt Therapy from the Indianapolis Gestalt Institute, and a 2-year Certificate in Personology and Psychopathology from the Indianapolis Psychological Institute. In addition to being ISPT’s President, he is a Clinical Member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, and an active member of Central Indiana Friends of Jung.

David is currently in private practice as a Marriage and Family Therapist.

All monthly meetings of ISPT are held on the 2nd Monday of each month at the following location unless otherwise noted on the events calendar:

Christian Theological Seminary
Counseling Center, 3rd Floor
1050 West 42nd Street
Indianapolis, IN 46208
317.924.5205

Directions to CTS