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"In this first-ever biography of Rorschach, Damion Searls draws on unpublished letters and diaries and a cache of previously unknown interviews with Rorschach’s family, friends, and colleagues to tell the unlikely story of the test’s creation, its controversial reinvention, and its remarkable endurance—and what it all reveals about the power of perception. Elegant and original, The Inkblots shines a light on the twentieth century’s most visionary synthesis of art and science."

Listen to the podcast HERE

Find the book HERE  

Damion Searls has written for Harper’s, n+1, and The Paris Review, and has translated the work of authors including Rainer Maria Rilke, Marcel Proust, and five Nobel Prize winners. He has been the recipient of Guggenheim, NEA, and Cullman Center fellowships.

Dr. Ainslie will be presenting for SASPS in September.  Below is a link to his most recently published article:

 https://news.utexas.edu/2017/02/23/picking-fights-with-mexico-will-be-at-our-own-peril

Spring Lecture: 

From Self to Selfies: Reflections on the Impact of Technological Change on the Psychology of the Self.

Since the invention of the telegraph, the construction of the self has been determined in significant ways by technological advances that now occur more rapidly than ever before. As mental health professionals, we are affected both personally and professionally by the pervasiveness of technology in our lives and the lives of our clients. This workshop will be an opportunity for us to take time out from being deeply immersed in our technologically driven life and reflect on contemporary views of the psychology of the self. Psychoanalysis provides us, regardless of our clinical orientation, with the tools to make sense out of this evolving sense of self. Through lectures, videos, small and large group discussion, we will provide a structure out of which all of us will be able to reflect upon and discuss this timely topic.

Presenters: Cynthia Diaz de Leon, PhD; Joshua Essery, PsyD, ABPP; Paul Ingmundson, PhD; Thomas Stone, PhD.

Date: May 19, 2017

Workshop Length: 6 hours (lunch, CEU's included)

Spring/Summer Film Series: SASPS will present The Danish Girl with a panel to discuss psychoanalysis and treating Transgender clients. More info to come!

Fall Lecture Series:  Frank Paredes Memorial Memorial Lecture on Ethics and Culture features Ricardo Ainslie, PhD, presenting and discussing his documentary The Mark of War. Tentative date is September 15, 2017.

The Mark of War is an intimate portrait of seven men who served in the Vietnam War drawn by a psychoanalyst-filmmaker keen on entering their worlds. In this film, Dr. Ainslie explores their lives before going off to war, their experiences fighting in Vietnam, and their lives since their return. 

To  preview the trailer for his documentary, click HERE

Stay tuned for details for these events!  

The IARPP offers monthly online colloquia to members. They will be discussing Galit Atlas's paper that we discussed in our reading group this month (“Touch me, Know me: The enigma of erotic longing” (Psychoanalytic Psychology, 32 (1), 123-139. 2015)). Panel members include: Shlomit Yadlin Gadot (Israel), Jill Straker (Australia), Jonathan Slavin (USA), Adrienne Harris (USA), Ann Pellegrini (USA), Stephen Hartman (USA), Andrea Celenza (USA), Rosario Castaño (Spain). If you would like to join the Association and participate, here is a link to the Colloquium Website

Save the Date for our Fall Workshop on Nov 6!!! See more information about the workshop here. 

SASPS Officers for 2015-16 were elected at the annual meeting on June 7. Beginning in August, the following new officers will begin their terms. 

President Elect - Tom Stone, PhD

Treasurer - Paul Ingmundson, PhD

Members at Large:

Ashley Powell, PhD, Bob Kalter, M.D., Jonathan Paul deVierville, MS, Kay Schanzer, PsyD, Clark Terrell, MD

Other officers continuing or transitioning are at follows:

President (Transitioning from President-Elect), Jacob Pickard, PhD

Past-President (Transitioning from President), Josh Essery, PsyD

Secretary (Continuing 2 year term), Russel (Trey) Thompson, PhD

Division 39 Representative - Wayne Ehrisman, PhD

Sara Gill was appointed as the Student Representative

The members voted to make the following change to the bylaws:

Change Section B.6 from "Two Members-at-Large shall be elected for one-year terms" to "At Least two Members at Large shall be elected for two year terms.

All members are invited to our annual meeting on June 10 at 7:30 pm. We will elect officers for the 2015-16 year. Location and directions are available in the members only area here: Members

The San Antonio Group Psychotherapy Society Annual Spring Party will be May 1 at the home of Robert and Cheryl Kalter 13807 Jess Gardens. From 6:30 to Closing time. All are welcome.

Here is a discussion forum where members can share thoughts on the Reading Group articles or other issues. Click here to visit the forum.

Society Members are encouraged to look at the members-only area where current drafts of bylaws and other materials of interest are available.