Iaap newsletter 28 - The new Israeli Jungian society

In the coming year the Institute will sponsor a conference on March 28, 2009, entitled
“Healing the Soul in the Age of the Brain, with psychoanalyst Elio Frattaroli, M.D. as
the featured speaker. Complete details are available on the web site.
Submitted by
Catharine Jones
United States (Inter-Regional)
IAAP Newsletter 28 || IAAP Society Reports || Chicago CSJA
THE INTER-REGIONAL SOCIETY OF JUNGIAN ANALYSTS (IRSJA)
Our spring conference of 2008 was held once again amidst a beautiful backdrop of
clear skies and the sight of snow-covered mountains in Boulder, Colorado. This
location continues to be the home for our spring meetings that traditionally focus on
the oversight of propaedeuticum and final case exams, and theses, as well as the
admission of new candidates. At the same time, this meeting is aimed at nurturing
our own analytic community through formal presentations of case material from
members of our society. The capacity for I-RSJA to maintain quality of training along
with the need to continue to develop our own analytic depths speaks to our
investment in growth throughout this society.
This spring meeting saw the transition of leadership in the Executive Committee. Our
new officers are President Tim Sanderson, Vice President Pat Berry, Training Director
Nancy Dougherty, Admissions Director Jacqueline Wright, Treasurer Medora Woods,
and Secretary Ronnie Landau. This Executive Committee, “voted into” office in
Louisville, Kentucky, in fall of 2007, decided to arrive a day early to our spring 2008
meeting. The intention was to spend quality time together in order discuss our visions
for the society. What emerged was then shared with the broader society: Our need to
hold the tension between moving towards a corporate style of organization and
containing the space for more organic development that allows room for psyche to
flow. This continues to be a serious challenge for I-RSJA as we grow rapidly in size.
We consider this struggle to mirror our culture worldwide.
pg. 83