The Education and Research Collaboration of the University of Pennsylvania Department of Psychiatry and the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia was formed in 2006. This Collaboration aims to develop a variety of joint ventures focusing on public education programs, facilitation of research on psychotherapy outcomes, and psychotherapy training of medical, psychology, and social work students. The organization has the full institutional support of both constituent entities, and the steering committee has put the public education programs as the top priority in our first years.
Click here to visit the University of Pennsylvania Department of Psychiatry collaboration page.
Freud, Franklin and Beyond - A Contemporary Interdisciplinary Forum on Psychology and Society
A major collaborative initiative is the creation of public education series sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania Department of Psychiatry and the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia. Freud, Franklin and Beyond is a series of educational programs focused on interdisciplinary exploration of topics related to psychology and society. The target audience is the University community, professionals, academics, and interested policy makers throughout the Philadelphia region. These programs aim to promote interdisciplinary discussion, in a public setting, of important matters in contemporary culture.
Major funding for the Freud, Franklin and Beyond Seminar Series has been provided by the Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation and the Philadelphia Psychoanalytic Foundation.
The Next Seminar- "The Nature of Human Nature"
Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 7:30 - 9:30 PM
Lower Egyptian Gallery, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology,
3260 South Street, Philadelphia.Presenter:
Melvin Konner, Ph.D., M.D., Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Anthropology and Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology at Emory UniversityDiscussants:
- Lawrence D. Blum, M.D., Training Analyst and Faculty, Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia
- Robert Seyfarth, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania
Plan Ahead- "Crash: Conflict, Character and Culture"
Monday, April 5, 2010, 5:00 - 7:00 PM
401 Fisher- Bennett Hall, 3340 Walnut Street, University of PennsylvaniaParticpants:
KAREN BECKMAN, PhD, Director, Program in Cinema Studies, Elliot and Roslyn Jaffe Associate Professor of Film Studies, Department of the History of Art
JOHN JACKSON, PhD, Richard Perry University Professor of Communication and
Anthropology, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Annenberg School for
Communication
ANDREW REIMER, Executive Producer, “Crash,” Partner, Inception Media Group
BRUCE LEVIN, MD, Training and Supervising Analyst, Psychoanalytic Center of
Philadelphia
Click here to visit the University of Pennsylvania website for information and videos of recent seminars:
Please call 215-746-7248 for additional information about the seminars.