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The Institute for Expressive Analysis Presents (listings are in chronological order) ~ The Polarity of Chaos and Discipline: Underpinnings of Psychoanalytic Creativity ~ A workshop with Dr. Arthur and Sandra Robbins A weekend class that will explore the interface of verbal and non-verbal communication, alternate levels of consciousness, and the transference/countertransference dialogue and the forces of energy that enter into a creative psychoanalytic process. Friday Feb. 19th and Sat 20th, 2010 Friday from 5:00 – 10:00pm Saturday from 9:00am – 12:00 and 1:00 – 5:00pm To Register for Course Please Contact Sue Burickson at lubovedsky@gmail.com 325 West End Avenue #12-B Space is limited ~ Astrology and the Unconscious Guest speaker Claudia Bader ~ Sunday, March 14th 2010 3:30 – 5:30 The Shield Institute Pure Vision Arts 114 West 17th Street 3rd Floor between 6th and 7th Ave. How can psychoanalysis, dedicated to listening so deeply to the inner life of a being, and astrology, determined by something so outside of us meet? Is the phrase “astrology and the unconscious” an oxymoron? This lecture hopes to bridge this gap by looking at different dimensions of how astrology can be understood within a psychoanalytic context, using different theoretical perspectives. An orientation to astrology will be presented as well as a case study in which astrology played a key role.    Claudia Bader MPS, ATR-BC, NCPsyA LP, LCAT, served double terms on the board of The Institute for Expressive Analysis as the Executive Director as well as the Director of Education. Training analyst, supervisor, and faculty member of IEA, she is also a faculty member in the art therapy departments of Pratt Institute of Design, The School of Visual Arts, and The New School for Social Research. A well known astrologer, Claudia has taught and lectured world wide on the integration of psychoanalysis, astrology, alchemy and art.    Please rsvp to pamrogers2000@aol.com ~   CLASS HIGHLIGHTS 2009 HUNGER: A SEMINAR ON EATING DISORDERS Taught by Bonnie Hirschorn,LP,LCAT,LCSW 'Hunger' was an experiential and didactic 12 hour weekend advanced level course on Eating Disorders offered at IEA in April. This course focused on eating and body image as symbolic of emotional hunger, self object world & developmental issues. Directing attention to the meaning behind the symptom leaves room to include patients who do not fit the standard criteria for an eating disorder. A multi-perspective approach to treatment of anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, compulsive overeating and unspecified eating problems was presented. Etiology was examined; case material and creative modalities such as art therapy and role playing were utilized to help explore the use of various treatment options, expressive therapeutic interventions and the use of transference and counter-transference. The final assignment in the Hunger Class, Weekend Seminar on Eating Disorders was to design a creative project illustrating what was learned in class. The project below was created by student, Tarz Palomba, JD. Title: The Vow Artist/Student: Tarz F. Palomba, J.D. Materials: Fabric, yarn, thread, wire, wood. Description: A female form, evocative of a Barbie® doll, with flowing blond hair tied with a red ribbon, red being a chosen symbol among anorexics. The figure’s face is sculpted in small stitches, particularly the mouth, which is merely a pouty “x” . The face is shrouded behind a nylon shield. The figure’s arms are articulated (bendable) but knotted to its waist, which is impossibly thin and itself a series of knots. In this symbolic doll, there is no place for food to be taken in, ingested or to be incorporated into the body. The figure’s breasts, hips and buttocks are distorted in relation to the emaciated form. What would be its legs are a single form (like a mermaid), but stiff and non-articulated. The feet are tied together, symbolic of the tradition of foot binding. The doll is dressed in a white, organza gown, reminiscent of a wedding gown worn to take bridal vows. The gown is sewn closed at the bottom, as if cutting off sexual access or physical escape. It evokes the theme of vows of abstinence, from which it is impossible to escape, and the distortion of female form to skeletal thinness, perceived as perfection. Response to project by Instructor: Hi Tarz, I’m glad the artwork helped you to reconnect to your creative channels. Your doll and your caption expressed a good understanding of what an anorexic struggles with. I’d like to share with you my experience of receiving your doll as well as some additional thoughts for you to consider. Unwrapping your doll from the purple paper, her head fell back with her golden hair flowing and moving side to side. As I held her in my arms, I felt like I was holding a baby so vulnerable and dependent, yet she is not a baby, she is an adult. You have captured the idea of the adult-baby, which so many of my eating disordered patients have expressed in the slides of their artwork that I have shown in class. Your doll reminds me of an anorexic patient that I had who had spent hours every day styling her own long flowing hair. It was the most noticeable thing about her since her body was so thin and it was the part of her that she liked best since it was the part of her that she could most easily control. Feeling your doll in my hands, I can feel the wire or the bones under her thin lining of soft flesh. It’s like holding a dead person whose head is hanging down and who’s only life left is her golden blond hair glowing in the sunshine. The small stitched face on your doll, a mere impression of eyes, nose, and mouth, too small to be receptive to receive nourishment from the world outside. The mermaid legs, inhibiting the ability for autonomous movement, yet can float in water possibly suggesting a desire to go back to the womb. Thanks for contributing such a creative integration of material. Wishing you all the best in your continuing journey. Bonnie

Past Events

• STRETCHING THE BODY/STRETCHING THE MIND
Explorations in psychoanalysis and yoga
A workshop with Janet Sullivan, MA, LP, LCAT -June 14
Psychoanalysis and yoga are large systems which engage many people in search of increased self knowledge and greater health.  At the same time, each has a complex philosophical theory which attempts to define core concepts such as reality, the nature of the self and the possibility of increased insight. This presentation attempts to explore ways in which these two central paths are similar and different. 

• Scientific Meeting -March 27, 09
     To Have and To Hold: Psychoanalytic Perspectives on the      Desire to Own
          Galit Atlas-Koch & Steven Kuchuck
          Discussant- Merle Molofsky
This presentation was an investigation into the psychodynamic and cross-culturally determined underpinnings of the desire to own and be owned as they manifest in our clinical work.

• IEA OPEN HOUSE
April 26th, 2009, was held at Pure Vision Arts

•1/09:Overcoming The Fear of Public Speaking Made Easy
Simple techniques and presentation skills A workshop with Sara Lavner.
Sara ...has taught (these skills) to business executives, sales representatives, therapists and many others. They work. This talk will be didactic and experiential.

•2008 HOLIDAY PARTY /December 14th 5:30 PM

• IEA GALA 2008 / NOVEMBER 1ST, 2008:
HONORING: DR. ARTHUR ROBBINS
IEA GALA 2008 - A Magical Evening
We are happy to report that IEA Gala 2008 was a tremendous success. Thanks to your generosity and support we were able to raise over $15,000! As well as funding the ongoing work of the Institute and our community outreach work, we can now initiate a number of new projects, such as our library, in the coming year.
Beyond financial matters the Gala was a joyful experience. We were thrilled to provide a space for old friends, family and colleagues to reconnect and celebrate. The speakers, film, food, entertainment, and most of all - the people - came together to create a magical evening that will long be remembered. View the photos! Photos of Art Robbins party! (picasa site)

Copies of the DVD, Finding Form in Chaos, the Life and Work of Art Robbins are available through this link - ieanypayments@gmail.com
Request a DVD and include your mailing address. DVDs are $25 each.

•May 2008: IEA THE INSTITUTE FOR EXPRESSIVE ANALYSIS a NYS Registered Licensure-Qualifying Institute and PRATT INSTITUTE presented:
"ADVANCES IN PHOTOTHERAPY TRAINING with ROBERT WOLF"
Summary: Professor Robert Wolf will present his paper, "Advances In Phototherapy Training", recently published in the international journal, The Arts In Psychotherapy, followed by an experiential Phototherapy demonstration. Participants will be able to explore, first hand, the power of this very unique and creative therapeutic modality.

• Sound Bite. Here is an Interview with IEA member and former Director of Education and Training Michael Eigen on internet radio. (It is an MP3 file - to hear click on the words AUDIO FILE.

• Sunday, April 13, 2008 - IEA OPEN HOUSE
Hear about IEA's dynamic, creative ways of working as a psychoanalyst. HEAR STUDENTS and FACULTY present CLINICAL CASE STUDIES
MEET CURRENT STUDENTS, GRADUATES & FACULTY .

• Sunday December 9th, 2007
2007  IEA  HOLIDAY PARTY

• Saturday, October 13th, 2007
NY Marriott Financial Center Hotel - NYC
*Steven Kuchuck will be presenting "Freed from Hiding: The Role of Re-traumatization and Political Action in the Evolution of a Psychoanalyst." Earlier versions of this paper were presented at the 17th Annual Conference of the International Federation for Psychoanalytic Education and at an IEA Scientific Meeting.
Neil Friedman, an advanced candidate at IEA, will be presenting as part of the Analyst In Training Committee on a panel entitled:  A Conversation On Freedom: What Freedom Means from the Perspective of an Analyst In Training. 
*Claudia Bader, IEA Executive Director, and Douglas Maxwell, NAAP Present, will be participating in the Institute Leaders Forum: On the Freedom of the Profession. More information is available at www.naap.org

• SCIENTIFIC MEETING
10/16/07 OEDIPAL FLOWERS:
THROUGH POETICS TO 'O'
Presenter: Karen Morris, NCPsyA, LP
Discussant: Merle Molofsky, NCPsyA, LP

Summary: Drawing upon Bion¹s notions of analytic stance and the function of hallucinosis from the analyst¹s perspective, Karen Morris explores the dynamic, unconscious processes behind the selection of elements through which treatment is constructed. Poetry which emerged out of material from analytic sessions will be interspersed with an understanding of clinical material, personal history and historic world events. She will discuss the use of poetry as an expressive technique in a case of trauma and addiction whereby the primitive edges of experience continue to shape successful outcomes in treatment.

• WAR VETS’ CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP: A Process of Healing and Recovery 9/12/07 – Facilitated by:
Alexandra Poolos, MA; Michael Tisdale, B.F.A;
And Melanie Zarabi, MPS, ATR-BC, LCAT

Summary: The writing workshop will be a monthly gathering dedicated to exploring healing and recovery through the craft of writing. We will be exploring all types of writing from poetry and fiction to essays and professional work. The workshop will consist of monthly in-class exercises, voluntary outside reading and writing and in-depth discussions of how writing can be used to tap into emotional healing and artistic growth. The workshop will be a constructive and supportive environment where participants can discuss their writing and showcase some of their work.

• SCIENTIFIC MEETING
6/3/07: THE SOUND OF MEMORY: MUSIC AND ACOUSTIC ORIGINS
Presenter: ALEXANDER STEIN, NCPsyA, LP
Discussant: MERLE MOLOFSKY, NCPsyA, LP

Summary: This presentation advances a novel interdisciplinary approach toward understanding the transmission, registration, and interpretation of meaning from sound in the psychoanalytic dialogue.

• May 12 - IEA Open House

• Labyrinth Books Presents:An Evening w/Michael Eigen- March 21, 2007 -http://www.labyrinthbooks.com

Summary: As long as feelings are second-class citizens, people will be second class citizens. Experience is an endangered species. An important function of psychotherapy is to make time for experiencing. Psychic taste buds really exist and rarely rest. They feed us each other, gauge states of being, states of spirit. We taste each other's feelings and intentions. An important aim of this book is to build psychic taste buds, not put them down or pretend they don't exist.

• Scientific Meeting / Stefanie Teitelbaum, presenter, January 21st at 5:00 PM
contact Susan Harding at (212) 802-5462 or shardingny@earthlink.net.

• THE IEA HOLIDAY PARTY!
Sunday, December 3, 5:00 PM

• Sunday October 22nd 2006 5:30pm:

Anniversary Reflections in The Shadow of the Towers; The Role of Re-traumatization and Political Action in the Formation of a Psychoanalyst

In this very personal account, Steven Kuchuck will examine the impact of trauma and re-traumatization on his development as a psychoanalyst. Themes of shame and hiding, and how all of us-analysts, patients, candidates and teachers- learn and grow will be explored as we mark the fifth anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks.
Steven Kuchuck, LCSW, NCPsyA, LP is a psychoanalyst in private practice with adults, couples and groups. He is on the Board and faculty of IEA and Board of Trustees, NAAP, and is Adjunct Associate Professor, NYU Graduate School of social Work.

• THE INSTITUTE FOR EXPRESSIVE ANALYSIS
Cordially invites you to our: OPEN HOUSE
Saturday, May 6, 06 – 3-5 PM:The New York Open Center / 83 Spring Street / (East of Broadway)

FOR NEW AND PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS
~MEET FACULTY, STUDENTS, GRADUATES, DIRECTORS~~TALKS AND CASE PRESENTATIONS~ ~ Q & A~

Learn about our unique institute, offering training in Psychoanalysis with the option to integrate creative and other expressive modalities. This program provides training invaluable to both independent, private practitioners and those working in institutions.

• The Institute for Expressive Analysis (IEA) is offering the NYS required Research Course on: Saturday, June 3rd from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM & Sunday, June 4th from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM at 44 East 32nd Street, NYC.

This weekend course, was taught by Lynn Somerstein, is designed to meet New York State requirements for the psychoanalytic license. The course is being offered for a fee of $250.00 and is open to the psychoanalytic community.

• Saturday, March 18: 1:00-5:00
IEA Graduation

• PSYCHOANALYTIC RESEARCH COURSE:
15.6 clock hours Presented by the INSTITUTE FOR EXPRESSIVE ANALYSIS

• "OSCILLATIONS: ZEN AND PSYCHOANALYTIC VERSIONS" Paul Cooper offered a highly personal and experiential account on the interior integration of Zen and psychoanalysis. Presenter: Paul Cooper / Discussant: Merle Molofsky . Sept 30, 2005

• A MAGICAL PLAY OF LOVE:

Attachment as Rationale for the Use of Live Music in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Presenter: Micheline Charpie, MA, MT/ Patterns of early attachment were presented as the foundation for developing a rationale for how to effectively and sensitively intervene with parents when the parent-infant bond is threatened. We discussed how music is used to foster this essential bond that begins at pregnancy and evolves throughout childhood. Nov 5, 2005

• Scientific Meeting. FAITH, GOD and THE DEVIL in PSYCHOANALYSIS
Presenter: Marvin Lifschitz, Ph.D

Clinical themes highlighting God, Faith and the Devil play prominent roles in the psychotherapy process. Dr. Lifschitz will explore how they effect the patient and therapist, and attempt to understand their impact on growth and development through some clinical examples. He will also focus on some major elements of the psychotherapy process both for the patient and psychotherapist. Concepts of Bion, Winnicott, Freud, Klein, Elkin, Eigen, and Grotstein will be linked to these themes.

Marvin Lifschitz, Ph.D is a psychoanalyst in private practice in N.Y. and Westchester. He is a Faculty member, Training Analyst, and Supervisor at IEA and the Westchester Institute for Training in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. His book, Freedom From Memory, Desire and Understanding: An Integration of Gestalt Therapy and Psychoanalysis, was published by Irvington Press in1995 . He presented a paper, "On Constructing a Psychology of Addiction From Winnicott's 'Absence', and Bion's 'No-Thing' " in Turin, Italy in 1997.