DIVISION I COURSE DESCRIPTIONS : THIRD YEAR - 2007/08


310
Aronson
Goldman
Rubens
1st Trimester
10 sessions
2nd Trimester
10 sessions
Object Relations Theory
Tuesdays, 7:15 - 8:30 p.m.
Object relations theory will be taught in three sections: Klein and the contemporary Kleinians, Winnicott and Fairbairn.

311
Hirsch
1st Trimester
10 sessions
Theories of the Therapeutic Action of Psychoanalysis
Tuesdays, 8:45 - 10:00 p.m.
Comparative approaches to therapeutic action will be surveyed and illustrated via readings and case presentations.

312
M. Rosen
1st Trimester
10 sessions
Seminar: The Difficult Patient - Borderline, Psychotic and Others
Thursdays, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.
A focus on the unique contribution of the interpersonal approach to the treatment of schizophrenic, borderline and related disorders. Attention will be given to the works of Sullivan, Fromm-Reichmann and later theorists. Aspects of transference and countertransference which present difficulty in working with such patients will be emphasized.

320
J. Drescher
A. D’Ercole
2^nd Trimester
10 sessions
Current Theories of Gender and Sexuality
Tuesdays, 8:45 - 10:00 p.m.
Many aspects of psychoanalytic theory are based upon 19th century cultural assumptions about sexuality and gender.  Feminist critiques of those early assumptions began to appear in the early 20th century. Scholars in gay and lesbian studies—and later queer theorists—would further deconstruct traditional, cultural assumptions about gender and sexuality.  This seminar introduces candidates to some of the ways in which the outsider’s sensibility—with a particular focus on psychoanalytic theories of gender and homosexuality—offers insights into psychoanalytic theory and practice in general.

330
Arango
White
3rd Trimester
10 sessions
Race, Ethnicity and Social Class
Tuesdays, 7:15 - 8:30 p.m.
In this course the various ways issues of race, ethnicity and social class influence the treatment process will be addressed.

331
Bose
3rd Trimester
10 sessions
Kohut, Self Psychology and Current Derivatives
Tuesdays, 8:45 - 10:00 p.m.
The basic concepts of Kohut's self psychology and their evolution in current self psychological thinking will be reviewed.  The clinical usefulness of a concept of self and the postmodern challenge thereof will be discussed and studied in pertinent case vignettes.

500
Series
Elective Clinical Case Seminars
One Required

600
Series
Elective Courses
One Required