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Marilyn Rifkin, L.C.S.W.
Sharon Rothenberg, Ph.D.
Maribeth Rourke, L.C.S.W.
Lynne Rubin, Ph.D.
Madelon Sann L.C.S.W.
Esther Savitz, L.C.S.W.
Debra Schnall, L.C.S.W.
VISITING FACULTY
Anne Alvarez, Ph.D.
Beatrice Beebe, Ph.D.
Anni Bergman, Ph.D.
Aaron Esman, M.D.
Elizabeth Cutter Everet, L.C.S.W.
Peter Fonagy, Ph.D.
Allan Frosch, Ph.D.
Alexandra Harrison, M.D.
Ted Jacobs, M.D.
Trudy Klauber, M.A.
Kerstin Kupfermann, M.A., DES
Susannah Falk Shopsin, L.C.S.W.
Phyllis Sloate, Ph.D.
Donna Roth Smith, L.C.S.W.
Irving Steingart, Ph.D.
Aaron Thaler, Ph.D.
Mary Tirolo, L.C.S.W.
Leni Winn, L.C.S.W.
Linda Mayes, M.D.
Christine Anzieu Premmereur, M.D., Ph.D.
Carla Rentrop, Ph.D.
Arietta Slade, Ph.D.
Miriam Steele, Ph.D.
Howard Steele, Ph.D.
Mary Target, Ph.D.
Kirkland Vaughns, Ph.D.
Biddy Youell, M.A.
THE ANNI BERGMAN PARENT-INFANT
TRAINING PROGRAM
Anni Bergman, Ph.D., Director
Sally Moskowitz, Ph.D. and Rita Reiswig, M.S., Co-Directors
The Anni Bergman Parent-InfantTraining Program began in 1997 at the New
York Freudian Society (NYFS) and in 2006 came under joint sponsorship of
NYFS and IPTAR.The program is unique in offering intensive training in parentinfant
work to psychoanalysts and advanced psychoanalytic candidates.
Applicants with particular interest and experience in research are also considered.
The three-year training program includes infant observation, the study of the
literature on infancy, infant research, dyadic treatment of infants and their
parents, and the application of this knowledge to clinical work with children
and adults. A three-hour seminar led by program faculty is held weekly.
The full program is offered in three-year cycles, with a new cycle beginning
in September 2009.
YEAR ONE: INFANT OBSERVATION
The first year is devoted to infant observation,which establishes the foundation
for later theoretical understanding and clinical work.The close observation
of a parent-infant couple forms a strong basis for further psychoanalytic exploration
of the earliest relationship.It also provides a unique pathway towards gaining
a deeper understanding of the power and intimacy of the analytic situation,
as well as helping attune us to the nuances and complexities of nonverbal communication.
Each program participant finds a parent-infant pair to observe and makes
weekly visits to the home for at least one year. Detailed process notes of the
observation are written and presented at the weekly seminar conducted by the
program faculty.
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