What is Psychoanalysis? Psychoanalysis is a systematized body of knowledge
about psychological development and functioning. It is also a
method of research to advance our understanding of the human mind.
Most importantly, psychoanalysis is a method of treatment that
alleviates human suffering.
Traditional psychoanalysis is the foundation of
all contemporary talk therapies. Psychoanalytic theories provide
a framework for understanding and helping individuals with a wide
variety of difficulties.
Psychoanalysis helps people learn how they become
who they are and why they do and feel the things they do, paving
the way towards the emotional freedom and psychological growth
necessary to make substantive, lasting changes. It helps people
to recognize and manage their stregnths and weaknesses, to accept
themselves, and to enrich their relationships with others in all
aspects of their lives. It helps people to realize their fullest
potential as human beings in a complex world.
What is the Oregon Psychoanalytic Center? The Oregon Psychoanalytic
Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement
of psychoanalytic and psychodynamic education.
The mission of the Oregon
Psychoanalytic Center is comprised of two main elements:
- Educating mental health
professionals - psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers,
nurses, and other mental health professionals - in the theory
and practice of psychoanalysis and its many applications. These
applications include the various psychotherapies, child and
family development, and many other scientific, humanistic, and
sociocultural disciplines important to contemporary life.
- Enhancing the psychological
growth and emotional well-being of the public through its community
service and information programs, through consultation and collaboration
projects with other organizations, and through providing direct
services, including psychoanalysis and psychotherapy.
Board of Directors.
Officers:
Lee Shershow, MD — President
Peter S. Armstrong, PhD — Vice-President
Karen Fogel, RN, BS — Secretary, Treasurer
Members:
Normund Akots, PhD
Ralph Beaumont, MD
Harold Boverman, MD
Duane Dale, MD
Selma Duckler
Gerald Fogel, MD
Martha Graner, LCSW
Jim Grew, MBA
Chris James, JD
Georgia Lee, MD
David Turner, MD
Staff.
Susan Dimitman, Administrative Director.
Erika Jacobson, Continuing Education Coordinator.
Last updated
08/28/2007
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