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.

BULLETIN:  It is dues time for 2010.  The due date for membership fees is January 31, 2010.  Fees for members are $40 and for students, $25.  Make checks payable to ISPT.  Click here for more info.


MONTHLY MEETING

Monday, February 8, 2010:  7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Metacognition as a Focus for the Psychotherapy of Schizophrenia
By Paul Lysaker, PhD

Metacognition refers to the capacity to think about thinking, both one's own mental states and the mental states of others. This talk explores how deficits in metacognition may lie near the heart of psychosocial impairments for persons with schizophrenia. Current research in this area is reviewed. Means for assessing metacognitive capacity are presented along with methods for tailoring interventions in psychotherapy which can promote recovery. Case illustrations are offered.


Learning Objectives:  After attending this program in full,

1)  Participants will be able to conceptualize and explain the roles that deficits in metacognition play in psychosocial dysfunction in schizophrenia.
2)  Participants will be better able to assess different forms of metacognitive deficits in psychotherapy patients.
3)  Participants will be better able to select interventions derived from integrative psychotherapy to address metacognitive deficits in their daily practice.

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

About the Presenter:  Dr. Lysaker is a clinical psychologist at the Roudebush VA Medical Center and Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology at the I.U. School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry. He has over 25 years of practice and supervision of the psychotherapy for schizophrenia. Dr. Lysaker has coauthored the monograph Schizophrenia and the Fate of the Self with his brother John Lysaker, published by Oxford University press in 2009. He is also co-editor along with Giancarlo Dimaggio of the volume Metacognition and Severe Adult Mental Disorders: From Basic Research to Treatment, to be published in March 2010 by Bruner Routledge. In addition, Dr. Lysaker has been a recipient of continuous federal funding for rehabilitation studies for adults with schizophrenia and is an author on more than 180 peer reviewed publications.

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: