The 1997 Fall Meeting of the American Psychoanalytic Association promises to be exciting and satisfying, taking practical and thought-provoking looks at the analyst's interaction with both the outer and the inner world. The scientific program is scheduled for Wednesday, December 17, through Sunday, December 21, in New York City.
A two-afternoon workshop with Elizabeth Bott Spillius of London, England, on process and technique will take place on Wednesday and Thursday. Henry F. Smith will be the coordinator, and Nancy J. Chodorow will present the case material. Ted Jacobs will present a psychoanalytic course on Thursday.
On Friday, December 19, Arnold Goldberg will deliver a plenary address, “Between Empathy and Judgment.” Friday's offerings also include the following:
A panel on “Countertransference, Self-Examination, and Interpretation,” chaired by Fred Pine, with presentations by Lawrence Epstein, Henry F Smith, and Elizabeth Bott Spillius and a discussion by Glen O. Gabbard. Jean O. Roiphe will report.
A seminar on “Understanding Violent Behavior,” chaired by Elizabeth Lloyd Mayer. James Gilligari will make a presentation, and Robert S. Pynoos and Owen Renik will be the discussants.
A sure-to-be-thought-provoking plenary address by Robert Michels.
The ever-popular Program for Spouses. This edition is Basil Twist, Puppet Artist. The moderator will be Josie Peltz.
Saturday's program includes several panel discussions and other presentations:
“Attachment: Theory, Research, Application,” chaired by Joseph D. Lichtenberg, with presentations by Peter Fonagy, Mary Main, and Arietta Slade. The discussant will be Judith Fingert Chused, and Stephen Seligman will be the reporter.
A clinical forum on “Art and Craft of Psychoanalytic Technique.” Dale Boesky is the featured speaker. Gerald Fogel will chair; Stanley J. Coen and Richard P. Fox will be the discussants.
An afternoon panel on “Regression: Essential Clinical Condition or Iatrogenic Phenomenon?” It will be chaired by Ernest Kafka. Rosemary H. Balsam, Steven Cooper, Manuel Furer, and Herbert J. Schlesinger will make presentations. The reporter will be Steven H. Goldberg.
A Meet the Author session, featuring Glen O. Gabbard and Eva P. Lester, authors of Boundary Violations in Psychoanalysis. Lucy Lafarge and Marvin Margolis will discuss the book. The program closes on Sunday following a panel on “How Central is the Analysis of Aggression to Clinical Psychoanalysis” — a very important topic — chaired by Erik Gann, with presentations by Robert Caper, Raymond J. Friedman, James M. Herzog, and Arnold Rothstein. The reporter will be Michael H. Singer.
This strong program will be complemented by discussion groups and the presentation of scientific papers. Given so full and valuable a menu, don't deprive yourself of the opportunity to participate.