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For 2025-26, the Chicago Center for Psychoanalysis (CCP) is excited that Dr. David Daskovsky will again be offering his acclaimed consultation group focusing on relational work, enactment and projective identification in psychodynamic treatment. Group size will be highly limited to a maximum of 8 members in order to foster intimate and lively participation. Members will commit to biweekly meetings through the end of May 2026, to offer consistent and cohesive connection around each other’s clinical material. Each meeting will be at least 1-1/2 hours and will operate virtually. Here's what some recent members have to say about David’s group:
Fees for this group will be graduated based on the member’s career stage. For those who are not yet licensed, the fee is $350. For those who have been licensed less than 5 years, the fee is $550. For those who have been licensed 5 or more years, the fee is $750. We are excited once again to offer this special opportunity to CCP members, and to those who might want to avail themselves of this opportunity by joining CCP. By joining CCP, you will not only be eligible for group membership, but will also enjoy other CCP benefits, such as free access to the acclaimed Friday night lecture series. If you would like more information, please contact Dr. Paul Sanders at 847.302.7682, or prsanders1234@yahoo.com. Please check out the group description below. If space is available, you can register and pay online easily by clicking the links on the right. Consultation Group Registration (Registration buttons are at top right of this page) (Please bear in mind that enrollment in this group is extremely limited) FEE (Choose one):
Group title: Working with enactment and projective identification in psychodynamic treatment Group leader: David Daskovsky, PhD Meeting dates: Alternate Tuesdays, beginning September 16 Meeting times: 7:00 - 8:30 PM (Central) on Google Meet Group Description: In this ongoing consultation group, members will share their work with challenging clients, while exploring the ways that difficult experiences can be evoked in the therapist and played out in the treatment relationship. One major focus will be on the transference-countertransference matrix, with particular attention to projective identifications and enactments, which can illuminate what is happening in the treatment relationship and how this might relate to the patient’s presenting problems and character issues. As group members take turns presenting case material, we will be able to discuss ways to recognize these phenomena, and how to address them directly in the treatment. In some instances, we will see how enactments can play a role in treatment impasses and what can be done in those circumstances. For those participants who care for patients in the context of an agency or treatment team, we will have an opportunity to see how enactments can play out among team members, and how this might be addressed helpfully. Case presentations will be informal and follow a format that helps to highlight the above issues, among others. This will involve describing sessions in some detail, including what it feels like to be in the room with this person (aka, your countertransference), and what difficulties are arising in the treatment. The emphasis will be on a safe, thoughtful, and enriching exchange, as group members share their work. About the leader: David Daskovsky, PhD is a faculty member at the Chicago Center for Psychoanalysis and Assistant Professor in the Division of Psychology at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. He earned his PhD in clinical psychology from Northwestern University's School of Medicine in 1988. From 1989 to 1998, he was staff psychologist at NMH’s Extended Partial Hospitalization Program, which offered intensive, long-term treatment for adults with severe mental illnesses. In 1998, Dr. Daskovsky become Director of Psycho-Social Rehabilitation at Trilogy, Inc., and from 2003 to 2009 he served as that agency’s Clinical Director. While at Trilogy, he was instrumental in the development of a highly respected practicum training program and has long been committed to teaching and training mental health professionals about the treatment of mental illness in community settings. From 2009 until 2019, he was staff at Yellowbrick, where he served as Senior Psychologist and Director of Training. Dr. Daskovsky has taught and presented widely on issues related to the treatment of serious mental illness, attachment and psychotherapy, and therapist transparency in psychodynamic treatment. | To Register:You must be a CCP member to register. To join CCP, click below: Please register using the form below:
If space is still available, you can register and pay online easily using the link above. |
