Extension Division
Mission Statement
As an outreach educational arm of the New Center for Psychoanalysis, Extension Division offers educational programs - classes, lectures, seminars, case discussions, film series, and more - intended to augment clinical skills for mental health professionals and to enhance understanding of psychoanalytic theory and practice.
Objective of Extension Division Courses
Consistent with the mission of the New Center, the Extension Division courses cover the range of psychoanalytic perspectives and are offered in a spirit of open inquiry. Its courses are taught with an emphasis on an interactive educational approach.
Fall 2008 / Winter 2009
Fall: September 24 - December 3, 2008, 10 weekly sessions
Winter: January 8 - March 11, 2009, 10 weekly sessions
The Study and Treatment of Eating Disorders:
A Psychodynamic Model
Susan Cofsky, Psy.D. and Paulene Popek, Ph.D..
Class sizes limited to 4-6.
Friday and Saturday, October 3 and 4, 2008
The Reflective Parenting Program
John Grienenberger, Ph.D., Wendy Haffner, Ph.D. and Paulene Popek, Ph.D.
Mondays, October 6, 2008 - Jeanuary 26, 2009
Thinking Analytically: Group Case Presentation and Consultation
Bruce Gainsley, M.D. and Linda Goodman, Ph.D.
Mondays, October 6 – November 10, 2008
Building a Private Practice
Lisa Bode, Ph.D.
Saturdays, October 11 and 18, 2008
Forbidden Death: End-of-Life Issues In Psychotherapy
Elena Bezzubova, M.D., Ph.D.
Clinical Issues in Pastoral Care: Psychoanalytic Perspectives
Thursday, October, 23, 2008
Managing the Relationship in Pastoral Counseling
Frank Clayman-Cook, Ph.D.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
The Intersection of Faith and Healing: Practical Considerations
Edward Shafranske, Ph.D.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
End of Life Issues in Spiritual Care
Ronnie Kaye, MFT
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Setting and Maintaining Boundaries in Pastoral Care
Helen Desmond, Ph.D.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Love and Infidelity
Richard Tuch, M.D.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Fundamentals of Change: How Brief Pastoral Consultation Can Help
People on the Road to Health
Edward Shafranske, Ph.D.Elena Bezzubova, M.D., Ph.D.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
CLINICAL ENCOUNTERS: A MASTER CLINICIAN SERIES
You Get What You Get: Intensive Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
with a Four-year Old Boy with Gender Identity Disorder
Stanley Leiken, M.D.
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Treating Eating Disorders from an Attachment Perspective
Susan Cofsky, Psy.D. and Margaret Rubin, Ph.D.
Mondays, November 3, 10, 17, 2008
Healing Affects in Clinical Practice Series:
Therapeutic Alliances, Conscious and Unconscious
Thomas M. Brod, M.D.
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Sudden Illness in the Analyst: Clinical, Legal, and Ethical Implications
Alan Karbelnig, Ph.D.
Friday, December 6, 2008
The Prisoner
Roderic Gorney, M.D. and Dr. Mark Fisher.
Saturday, December 6, 2008 in Pasadena
Dream Interpretation for the Clinician:
Understanding the Role of the Baby Core of the Personality
Chris Minnick, M.D.
Saturday, December 13, 2008
The Couple: Lessons from Attachment, Evolutionary Biology,
and Mentalization in Dealing with the Couple
J. Mark Thompson, M.D.,
Saturday, January 10, 2009
What’s Love Got to Do with It?
Sex, Love and Passion Series, Part II
Elena Balashova-Shamis, Psy.D.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
CLINICAL ENCOUNTERS: A MASTER CLINICIAN SERIES
Dreams and the Narrative Theme
Joseph Natterson, M.D.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
The Puer Aeternus II
Frank Clayman-Cook, Ph.D. and Judith Hecker, Ph.D.