101: Writing Descriptions of Psychoanalytic Process I
Instructors
Daria Colombo, M.D.
May 6 – May 20, 2024
Mondays, 7:00 – 8:25 pm
Course Description
In this course, candidates will be asked to write brief vignettes of analytically informed process. The focus will be on being able to identify and then write about discrete moments in sessions in which the interaction between analyst and patient is illuminated, so that aspects of transference and countertransference are elucidated and communicated to a reader. The goal is to sharpen the skills needed to make the writing vibrant and clear, and to bring the reader into the analyst’s thoughts and process in an experience-near way. Guidelines for annual summaries will also be discussed.
Educational Objectives
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
Evaluation Method
Each student’s participation in class discussion and his or her demonstration of understanding of the course objectives and reading material is assessed in a written evaluation by the instructor(s).
Articles are protected under relevant copyright regulations. They are available in the New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute Electronic Reserve for your convenience, and for your personal use.
READINGS ARE CONFIRMED.
CLASS 1: May 6, 2024
REQUIRED READINGS
Stephen B. Bernstein, M.D., (2008). “Writing about the Psychoanalytic Process,” Psychoanalytic Inquiry, 28:433-449
Lister, E., Kravis, N., Sandberg, L., Halpern, J.K., Cabaniss, D.L. and Singer, M.B. (2008). “I Write to Know What I Think”: A Four-Year Writing Curriculum. J. Amer. Psychoanal. Assn., 56:1231-1247.
SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS
Ackerman, S. (2018). (How) Can We Write about Our Patients?. J. Amer. Psychoanal. Assn., 66(1):59-81.
Altstein, R. (2016). Finding Words: How the Process and Products of Psychoanalytic Writing Can Channel the Therapeutic Action of the Very Treatment It Sets Out to Describe. Psychoanal. Perspect., 13(1):51-70.
Aron, L. (2016). Ethical Considerations in Psychoanalytic Writing Revisited. Psychoanal. Perspect., 13(3):267-290.