Sunday, October 12, 2008
Analysis and Creative Writing: A Psychoanalytic Scientific Presentation
Posted by Sarah Andert on Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 9:37 PM
On Friday October 17 at 8:00 pm, the New Orleans-Birmingham Psychoanalytic Center (3624 Coliseum St.) will host a scientific presentation geared toward mental health clinicians, creative writers and readers of fiction alike. The speaker, Fred L. Griffin, M.D. -- Training and Supervising Analyst with the NOBPC and Director of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Training in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Alabama School of Medicine-- will discuss how his creation of a work of autobiographical fiction led to expanded self-understanding through the therapeutic process of writing.
In his presentation, "One Form of Self-Analysis: Processing Emotional Trauma through Creative Writing," he will discuss how others may use this technique for both personal and professional/clinical purposes to process emotional trauma creatively.
Dr. Griffin has a private practice in psychoanalysis and psychotherapy in Birmingham, Ala. and writes and lectures in psychoanalysis, psychotherapy and the emergent field of narrative medicine, and is on the Board of Editorial Readers for The Psychoanalytic Quarterly.
The event is free and open to the public, and for those who'd like to attend there is some suggested light reading :
- Griffin, F.L. (2005). Clinical Conversations between Psychoanalysis and Imaginative Literature, Psychoanalytic Quarterly, LXXIV, pp. 443-462.
- Lusting, A. (1990). Morning till Evening. In Street of Lost Brothers. Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press, pp. 1-2
Continuing education credits, CMEs, are also available to mental health professionals at $15 for NOBPC members and $25 for nonmembers.
The Most Dominating Performance of the Season
Posted by Alejandro de los Rios on Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 8:14 PM
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It's my humble opinion that the most thrilling part of the Saints 34—3 win today was the halftime game involving a Pop Warner team and a slew of mascots including Gumbo, Sir Saint, the Voodoo's Kelly Bones and, for no reason whatsoever, the Miami Dolphins' mascot. Silliness, as they say, ensued.
PA Puppy Protection
Posted by Sarah Andert on Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 4:34 AM
On Wednesday evening, Pennsylvania legislature passed an important bill at the urging of the ASPCA to protect and improve the lives of puppies born and bred into puppy mills. Though many animal rights advocates believe the bill doesn't go far enough in the prevention of inhumane treatment to animals born and bred under conditions similar to those known to be used in commercial concentrated animal feeding operations, the bill does require some important first steps.
The bill calls for puppy mills to double the cage space required for dogs in Pennsylvania’s commercial breeding facilities, prohibits wire flooring and the stacking of cages, mandates exercise and twice-yearly veterinary exams for all dogs, and requires that animals be humanely euthanized by licensed veterinarians.
With the passage of the bill, Pennsylvania hopes to shed its reputation as the Puppy Mill Capital of the East, says the ASPCA. And the bill will certainly improve the lives of thousands of puppies bred for commercial profit in Pennsylvania. But let's hope that it goes beyond that. Let's hope this raises awareness among the public and puts a stop to the exploitation of defenseless baby animals for monetary gain.
Please see here to find 10 ways you can help fight puppy mills
Green Panel Discussion: "Sustainability, Adaptive Reuse & Renovation in Local Architecture"
Posted by Sarah Andert on Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 4:16 AM
This Wednesday October 15th, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm, Global Green, the American Institute of Architects New Orleans Chapter and the US Green Building Council will host their monthly free panel discussion on "sustainability in the built environment," for which the October session will discuss "adaptive reuse and renovation in local architecture." The panel will discuss how architects approach sustainability in preexisting urban environments.
AIA New Orleans will host the session featuring a variety of architects who will provide examples and comment on methods of sustainability in urban locations, with emphasis on New Orleans' historical architecture.
The panel will be held at the Tulane School of Architecture, Richardson Memorial Hall, Room 204, and will be hosted by Brett Petry, of AIA, Marcel Wisznia, AIA, principal of Wisznia Associates and Jeffrey Smith, AIA, partner of the firm Holly and Smith Architects.
For information see here.
