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I am once again honored to offer these few thoughts to the membership of NCSPP and to the readers of our longstanding and well-respected publication, fort da. As my role as president of NCSPP winds down, I am excited (while already nostalgic) to share with you our organization's accomplishments and plans. As I began the year and reviewed our rich history, I was struck by the unwavering dedication to encourage the interest, the study, and the practice of psychoanalytic psychology Today, I am also awed by the commitment of so many volunteers who share their intellect, creativity, and time — often many hours, if not days — to help NCSPP attain our goals of encouraging focus on psychoanalytically oriented dialogue and on building and sustaining our professional community. I am particularly impressed by the collaborative nature of our efforts through generative conversations, in person and online, which lead to numerous successful activities and programs. I am only able to highlight a few programs below, but please know that each committee has contributed to our strength, vitality, and success. I encourage you to enjoy the individual committee reports in this edition of fort da. The committee reports present more complete descriptions of this year's endeavors and accomplishments as well as glimpses of future events, activities, and goals.
Some of the highlights of our programs this year include:
The successful San Francisco and East Bay year-long Intensive Study Groups, this year entitled, “What Works: The Nature of Therapeutic Action.”
The NCSPP and Psychoanalytic Couple Psychotherapy Group (PCPG) co-sponsored ever-popular Couples Event with Andrew Balfour from the Tavistock Clinic, Dori Dubin, and Leslye Russell, who presented and discussed the challenges — including addressing issues of mortality, vulnerability, and intimacy — in work with older couples.
The appreciated and well-attended Annual Event entitled, “The Mental Pain of Minorities,” which feat