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ELIGIBILITY
The Program is open to psychoanalysts and psychoanalytically oriented psychotherapists, academicians, writers and researchers. To apply to New Directions, please complete the application form on page 21 or apply online at the web address below and ask two people familiar with your professional work to send us references. For further information, call, email, or write:
The Washington Center for Psychoanalysis
4545 42nd Street, NW, #209
Washington, DC 20016
Phone: 202.237.1854, Fax: 202.237.1856
center@washpsa.org
For further information about the components of the Program, please call:
- Dr. David Cooper 301.907.2880, dcooperphd@verizon.net
- Dr. Martha Dupecher: 202.824.0677, mdupecher@verizon.net
- Dr. Kerry Malawista: 301.983.4541, kmalawista@gmail.com
- Dr. Evelyn Schreiber: 202.262.0107, schreiber.evelyn@gmail.com
- Dr. Robert Winer: 301.229.0600, rjwinermd@yahoo.com
TIME AND LOCATION
The weekend conferences will be held at conference centers in the Greater Washington area. The weekends will generally run from 9:00 a.m. Friday to 12:45 p.m. Sunday.
FEES
- $100 application fee, to be refunded if the person is not accepted by the Program.
- $2,485 for the first year of weekend conferences; $2,275 for the second and third years for the weekend conferences.
- Alumni returning for additional weekend conferences will be charged $760 per conference for the 2009-2010 year.
- The fee for the optional summer retreat in 2009 will be $900. The 2009 winter retreat fee is $750. Lodging and meals are separate.
- If the student chooses to work with a writing consultant, the fee will be mutually arranged
CREDIT
Full attendance at each weekend conference is required to receive CME or CE credits. Educational Objectives: 1. To evaluate psychoanalytic findings and psychoanalytic perspectives. 2. To facilitate the development of students as psychoanalytic writers. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essentials Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of The American Psychoanalytic Association and the Washington Center for Psychoanalysis, Inc. The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians and takes responsibility for thecontent, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity.
The American Psychoanalytic Association designates this educational activity for a maximum of 18 hours in category 1 credit towards the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he / she actuallyspent in the educational activity. Disclosure information is on record indicating that participating faculty members have no significant financial relationships to disclose. The Washington Center for Psychoanalysis, Inc. is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Washington Center for Psychoanalysis, Inc. maintains responsibility for the program and its content and offers 18 credit hours for this activity. The programs of the Washington Center for Psychoanalysis, Inc. meet the criteria for continuing education as defined by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners, District of Columbia and Virginia Boards of Social Work, and the American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work. The Washington Center for Psychoanalysis, Inc. designates this program as a continuing education activity for social work for 18 credit hours.
