New Jersey Institute for Training in Psychoanalysis February 2, 2016

The Dynamic Structure of NJI Letter from the Editor

In this issue of the Newsletter, we are going to describe the workings of the Institute as an educational institution, an organization serving its members and as a clinic serving the public.

The Institute is really two organizations: one is the Low Cost Clinic, which offers the community affordable and appropriate therapy and gives candidates the experience of working with patients while being supported by excellent supervision. The second organization is the Institute itself, comprised of the actual classes, the faculty, the Executive and Training Boards. Also part of the Institute are the members, the membership organization, (MONJI) the committees, especially the Faculty and Curriculum committee, the Executive Board and the Board of Trustees. We are a nonprofit organization under NJ State rules.

The Executive Board is chaired by Deborah Bunim. The committee is tasked with organizing and integrating the work of the various groups that deal with the different components of the Institute, as listed below. Committee chairs are elected by the members of the Institute. The following committees and chairs serve the Executive Board.

Website: Janet Browner and Ellen Grosofsky

November Conference: Ana Falcon and Liora Moshe

Recruitment: Susan Perkins

Child and Adolescent Program: Jodi Kosofsky, Director

Training Board: Bill Herron, Chair

Strategic Planning: Suzanne Saldarini

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Dream Clinic 2016

Sunday, March 6, 2016

2:30pm - 5:00pm

The Ethical Culture Society

687 Larch Street, Teaneck, NJ

Attendees will learn about the therapeutic use of dreams from contemporary dream theorists who have stood on the shoulders of Freud.

Review: Sigmund Freud's Classic Theory and his Method

Explore: Specimen dreams in small groups with NJ Psychoanalysts

NEW for 2016: Learn how contemporary dream theory enriches traditional interpretation

General Fee: $55

NJI Students: $35

2.5 CEUs for NJ LCSW

2.5 NBCC clock hours (for NCC and LPC)

NJI has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5822. NJI is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

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New Jersey Institute for Training in Psychoanalysis February 2, 2016

Ethics: Neil Wilson

Membership Committee (MONJI): Jack Schwartz, Chair

Clinic: Eve Yudelson, Director. Howard Cutler is the Clinic Representative to the Training Board.

The members of the Institute are graduates who are interested in, and want to work towards fulfilling the purpose of, the Institute. The membership committee is called MONJI, and is central to the work of the Institute. They pay dues yearly.

The state of NJ requires all non-profit organizations to have a board of trustees. Janice Victor serves as Chair. Our by-laws state that our Board of Trustees consist of no more than twelve individuals, four community members and the chairs or directors of the clinic, the executive board, the MONJI chair, the Training Board chair, and an at-large Institute member as voting members. The role of recording secretary and treasurer are both held by community members. Additional non-voting members are a PACO representative, an administrator, and a Parliamentarian. NJ State gives the Board the power and authority to establish policies and procedures for the organization, and to disburse funds.

The role of the board of trustees is to represent the community, both as a community resource, and to make sure that the nonprofit is financially sound and not a burden on the state. Currently, the positions of parliamentarian and administrator are unfilled.

The Clinic is directed by Eve Yudelson (your Newsletter co-editor). She coordinates and assigns rooms and patients to approved candidates. Candidates are approved for Clinic affiliation by the Training board.

The Training Board is central to the teaching arm of the Institute, approves the classes offered, observes the progress of the candidates, approves appropriate candidates to become affiliated with the Clinic, selects faculty members and in general, sees to the effectiveness of the training. We will concentrate on the Training Board in another issue of the Newsletter. The TB includes the chair of the Faculty and Curriculum committee, the Directors of the Adolescent and Child Program, a representative from the Clinic, and five elected members. The TB elects its own chair.

-Marcy Rosen, Editor

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NJI Winter Symposium

On January 10, 2016, NJI’s Winter Symposium featured an exciting presentation, "Have You Played in the Sandbox Recently?” by Inna Danieli, LCSW. Ms. Danieli, a candidate at NJI, is also an enthusiastic practitioner of Sand Tray Therapy. This workshop demonstrated the therapeutic value of appealing to the right brain in the treatment of children, adults, and couples. Ms. Danieli gave a brief history of Sand Tray Therapy, beginning with Carl Jung and describing its world wide use in modern times.

Sand Tray Therapy can be a window to the unconscious, like psychoanalysis; its practice can facilitate the patient’s ability to heal. This mode of therapy is largely nonverbal. The patient builds a scenario through the use of figures and objects and sculptures. The patient builds while the therapist silently observes from a close, empathic position.

Ms. Danieli described the experience of working with patients reluctant to verbalize feelings, and how, through sandplay choices, these patients can physically manifest and play out trauma and abuse in a relaxed, safe environment. The patient may not realize that he/she is expressing unconscious material. The therapist carefully processes what is being expressed. (Continued on p.4)

New Jersey Institute for Training in Psychoanalysis February 2, 2016

Greetings from the Executive Board

As 2016 begins it is a good time for reflection on all the progress we have made towards growing our Institute and continuing our tradition of educating mental health professionals about the methodology, rich theoretical underpinnings and value of Psychoanalysis. Our commitment to providing the community with affordable access to excellent care through our Clinic and the continuation of our Adult and Child classes taught by top notch, experienced and dedicated teachers is a testament to the fact that we continue to have something very special to offer. Through all the

changes in attitudes towards in depth psychoanalytic treatment and efforts by insurance companies to make such treatment obsolete, no corporation can change the fact that there is a basic human need to be heard and to reach for one's own personal truth. Short term patch-up jobs cannot replace the real psychic changes that psychoanalysis facilitates.

Our November conference was very well attended and Dr. Howard Levine, the keynote speaker, did not disappoint. Our Winter Symposium was a fascinating presentation by our own NJI candidate, Inna Danieli, who spoke about the use of sand play with adults and its effectiveness in reaching the unconscious. On March 6 the Spring Symposium will feature Suzanne Saldarini and Jody Kosofsky back by popular demand for another Dream Clinic.

We still have very real challenges in front of us. Just this year our adult program has gone from a five year to a four year program without changing the curriculum. The Training Board put in many hours assuring that the high quality of classes continues. We are closely monitoring these changes and the changes will be assessed during the next few years to be sure of its efficacy. How will our candidates react to this? Will they feel pressured by the more concentrated program? Will they welcome an opportunity to finish training sooner? Will we be compromising a deeper understanding that a longer immersion in the process of becoming a psychoanalyst provides, for a more time efficient solution? These are some of the questions I have and there are others that will likely arise. My hope is that we will not be complacent in our truthful assessment and that we will continue to be open to new ideas and changes both in the length of the program and in continuing to incorporate contemporary psychoanalytic writings into our curriculum. Which brings me to my next point: YOU. By attending our membership meetings, if you have achieved full membership, or through your PACO rep as candidates, you have a voice. If you are a candidate, especially first year, you can take advantage of our mentorship program. I will be able to provide you information if you contact me. (Continued on p.4)

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(Continued from p.3)

Another challenge we face is recruitment. Susan Perkins with the assistance of Daphne Chang has helped to reach out to new recruits. We are planning to hold informal “coffees” to familiarize potential candidates with what we have to offer. When you see these coffees publicized we hope you will join in on one to help with this outreach effort.

One of my goals as Chair of the Executive Board is to make NJI more "user friendly." In addition to our wonderful website created and managed by Ellen Grosovsky and Janet Browner, our Administrative Assistant, Amy O'Leary has helped greatly to organize our office and make all clerical information accessible so that any candidate, instructor or committee member can have the information they need quickly. This is where you come in. You are a valued source of information when you help us pinpoint our flaws. It is of little use to point out flaws amongst yourselves. You will be part of the solution if you tell me or other committee chairs where you see specific gaps either at meetings or by a simple phone call or email. If for some reason you feel unheard, call or speak up again. Better still, join a committee and make it better! We will soon be visited by ABAP, our accrediting agency. We are ready! We are proud of what we have achieved and are looking forward to having our efforts acknowledged and to hear recommendations.

Finally, thank you to Eve Yudelson and Marcy Rosen for putting together these great newsletters.

There is so much more to say but, as we tell our patients, we will talk more!

-Deborah Bunim, Chair NJI Executive Board

Winter Symposium Sand Tray Therapy

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Ms. Danieli presented objects and figures and different types of sand that she utilizes in her practice and explained how each might be used.

Clinicians who were present were invited to go choose an object or figure from Ms. Danieli's collection and then return to their seats. As Ms Danieli continued her lecture, clinicians were asked to hold the chosen figure or object. Then Ms. Danieli asked that the figures be returned to the case and that a second object be picked out by clinicians and mindfully placed in the sandbox. This was followed by a fascinating discussion, with participants describing feelings that we experienced regarding the first chosen objects and describing how and where our second choices were placed.

Ms. Danieli gave us an introduction to Sand Tray therapy and how it could enrich our psychoanalytic practices. She also provided us with a most enjoyable afternoon.

-Keara Reilly, Reviewer

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