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The Fifth Annual International Conference
EVOLVING BRITISH OBJECT RELATIONS

"Bion's Catastrophic Change in the Individual, the Group and the Society" Oct 31st, Nov 1 & 2, 2008, Seattle, Washington USA

Co-sponsored with Northwestern Psychoanalytic Society

Schedule

Friday, October 31  
5:00-6:30 pm
Pre-conference Individual Papers
6:00-7:00 pm
Welcome Reception and Registration
7:00-8:30 pm

Panel on Bion's Catastrophic Change in the Individual: James Grotstein: "Reflections on the Significance of Catastrophic Change" Peter Goldberg: "Catastrophe and Catastrophic Change: Specific Psychical and Clinical Effects of Dehumanization Anxiety" Larry Brown: "Catastrophic Change and Dreaming: The Transformation of a Nightmare from Childhood to Adolescence"- Lia Pistiner de Cortiñas (chair)

8:30-9:30 pm

Discussion

Saturday,
November 1

 
8:30-9:00 am
Continental Breakfast
9:00-10:30 am

Individual Papers

10:30-11:00 am

Coffee Break

11:00-12:30 am
Individual Papers
12:30 -2:00 am
Lunch on site
2:00-3:30 pm
Panel on Bion's Catastrophic Change in the Group: Alessandro Bruni: "Bion's model of the small group as a promoter of catastrophic changes" Dorit Szykierski: "Going to America: Rank's catasrophic change within Freud's secret committee" Michael Pavlovic: " Containing change in group-overvalued ideas rivaling negative capability"– Marianne Robinson (chair)
3:30-4:30 pm
Discussion
Sunday, November 2  
8:45-9:30 am
Continental Breakfast
9:30-11:00 am
Panel on Bion's Catastrophic Change in the Society: Dan Chirot: "Political Catastrophes: Adapting to Wars, Revolutions and Genocides" William Fried: "Minus O: Apres Moi L'Abysse, but Whose?" Justin Frank: "The Greatest Catastrophic Change in American Political Life: Possibilities of Reparation" – Ann Glasser (chair)
11:00-12:00
Discussion
12:00-12:30 pm

Wrap up and conclusions

Speakers:

Maxine Anderson, MD-Seattle
Larry Brown, PhD-Boston
Alessandro Bruni, PhD-Rome
Dan Chirot, PhD-Seattle
Arnaldo Chuster, Rio de Janeiro
Lia Pistiner de Cortiñas, PhD-Buenos Aires
Justin Frank, MD-DC
William Fried, PhD-NY
Ann Glasser, PhD-Seattle
Peter Goldberg, PhD-San Francisco
James Grotstein, MD-LA
Michael Pavlovic, MD-Suttgart
Marianne Robinson, PhD-Seattle
Dorit Szykierski, PhD-Tel Aviv
Jane van Buren, PhD LA

Individual Papers (Click here)

Paper
The papers are generously contributed for this web-site.
To read papers, please click each paper.

Lia Pistiner de Cortiñas:  "Catastrophic Change"

Meg Harris Williams: On Bion’s concept of catastrophic change

 

Continuing Education Credits

CPE/CEU will be provided for Washington States Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors and Psychologists.

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References

We have partnered with University Book Store, www.bookstore.washington.edu/ or 1-800-335-READ and established a book club. You may pre-order these materials at a 10% discount by mentioning COR before September 15. These books will also be available on site, the day of the conference. No charge for shipping and handling within Washington state.

 

Organizing Committee Members

Chairs

Robert Oelsner (206) 441-3667
Judy Eekhoff (206) 328-5257
Mirta Berman-Oelsner (206) 441-3667

Scientific Program
Robert Oelsner
Proposal Review Team
Mirta Berman-Oelsner, Judy Eekhoff
Presenter Liason
Nicole Wiggins (206) 669-6309
Conference Coordinator

Robert Berley (206) 935-4573
Rikki Ricard (206) 725-6920 

Volunteer Coordinator

Roberta Martinez-Banks (425) 454-7321

Publicity Coordinators
Marian Evans , Rikki Ricard, Josh Cohen (206) 228-0353, Nicole Wiggins
Facility & Food:Hospitality
Michele Meola (206) 713-5580

If you have any questions and/or you wish to help, please contact the appropriate member of the organizing committee.

 


 

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