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Psychoanalysts Continue Centennial Celebration at APsaA’s 100th Annual Meeting
Arts Symposium with SFMOMA and retrospective look at immigration
highlight the national gathering
San Francisco, CA - The 100th Annual Meeting of the American Psychoanalytic Association (APsaA) highlights a century of psychoanalysis in America throughout 2011. APsaA’s spring gathering is being held at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, CA from June 8th –12th. Over 100 workshops, discussions groups, plenary addresses and scientific research sessions devoted to psychoanalytic theory and practice will be conducted. Highlights include a special Art Symposium, in conjunction with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. SFMOMA will co-present The Steins Collect: A Conversation between Art Curators and Psychoanalysts, where senior museum curators will speak about the genesis of The Steins Collect exhibition and will lead a private tour of the museum the following day.
In honor of APsaA’s 100th anniversary, which took place on May 9, 2011, a Presidential Symposium on the psychoanalytic complexities of the national debate on immigration will be held. Locally elected officials such as David Campos, who represents District 9 on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, will sit on the panel and offer a first-hand perspective on the effect that immigration policies have had on his constituents. Leading experts on the history and current debate over immigration to America will analyze the underlying issues at hand.
The Meeting is open to the public and will be of most interest to mental health professionals, educators, researchers and students. Click here for a complete list of sessions that are open to the media.
“The American Psychoanalytic Association’s Annual Meeting is the longest running event in the organization’s history. As we embark on a second century of providing mental health services to the public, APsaA also continues to confront societal issues of importance and offer a unique perspective that only trained psychoanalysts can provide,” said APsaA President Warren R. Procci, M.D.
To that end, many sessions at the Meeting will address prevalent behavioral issues such as eating disorders and body image concerns, the bullying epidemic in schools, as well as the intense national mood on policies toward newcomers to America. Furthermore, APsaA will host respected author and Georgetown University professor Nancy Sherman, Ph.D. who will discuss her recent book “The Untold War: Inside the Hearts, Minds and Souls of our Soldiers” which provides a snapshot of the guilt and emotional trauma that many veterans confront after returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan.
As part of the 100th anniversary, a centennial micro-website was created to capture the contributions that psychoanalysts have made to mental health care, politics and pop culture in America. All of the Association’s items can be found at the 100th anniversary website: www.apsa.org/Centennial.
Finally, Dr. Procci will present an Honorary President award to the son and daughter of Dr. Leo Rangell, who had intended to accept the recognition in person, but passed away on May 28th at the age of 97. Dr. Rangell dedicated over eight decades of service to the psychoanalytic profession and was a true titan in American and global psychoanalysis.
The American Psychoanalytic Association is a professional organization of mental health professionals who adhere to psychoanalytic therapy and is comprised of approximately 3,300 members. The oldest psychoanalytic organization in the nation, APsaA focuses on advocacy, professional development, research and education. Visit www.apsa.org for more information.
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