Writing for Publication Series

Seminar Background:

From the beginning of psychoanalysis the concept of writing about our work, and our ideas, has held a privileged position. Sigmund Freud believed that analysts had a "duty" to publish so as to advance psychoanalytic knowledge. Other analysts have suggested that writing about our work helps to lessen dogma and promote innovation – while at the same time helping to reaffirm quite established ideas and beliefs.

We write so as to make public, ideas and beliefs captured in the solitude of the consulting room…and in the process connect with colleagues outside the stark solitude of the consulting room. Perhaps we write to be seen or heard. Most would agree we write to know our patients better and more clearly.

How do we do all of the above while keeping the confidentiality of our patients safe in the ever transparent world of our current technology?

Today, it very well may be that a vacuum exists on the hows and whys to write for publication, and this series aims to fill that vacuum. Please join us and discover the unique motivations and beliefs of these extraordinary analysts.

Seminar Description:

This six-part series brings together some of the most prolific and celebrated authors in contemporary psychoanalysis to address precisely these questions. Each month, one presenter will reflect on their own experience of writing for publication: the motivations, the challenges, the craft, and the rewards. Whether you have never submitted a manuscript or are a seasoned contributor to the literature, this series offers something rare: an honest, intimate look at what it means to write from within the analytic tradition.

Designed for psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, trainees, and mental health professionals at all levels of experience, this series offers a unique opportunity to learn from accomplished authors while fostering participants' confidence and competence in professional writing. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of the role of writing in advancing clinical practice, psychoanalytic theory, and professional development.

PRESENTATIONS BY SOME OF THE MOST PROLIFIC AUTHORS/ANALYSTS IN OUR FIELD!

2026:

• November 14: Warren Poland, M.D.
• December 12: Aisha Abbasi, M.D.

2027:

• January 9: Judy Chused, M.D.
• February 13: Alan Sugarman, Ph.D.
• March 13: Amanda Hutchison, M.D.
• April 10: Eugene Mahon, M.D.

Seminar Schedule:

2nd Saturday of the Month:
Starts Nov. 14, 2026 - April 10, 2027
10:00 am - 11:30 am (PST); 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm (EST)

Seminar Format

• Each presentation is 90 Minutes in length
• The presentations will take place via Zoom
• The series takes place on the second Saturday of the month
• Beginning in November (2026) and going through April (2027)
• Each month, one of the analysts listed below will discuss their unique experiences in writing for publication

Presenters' Bios

Warren Poland, M.D. has been in analytic practice for over 50 years. Dr. Poland has written prolifically about the psychoanalytic endeavor, including authoring two books: “Intimacy and Separateness in Psychoanalysis” and “Melting the Darkness: The Dyad and Principles of Clinical Practice,” which was awarded the Sigourney Prize in 2009. He also is a former editor of the Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association Review of Books as well as former author of the "Clinician's Corner" column in American Imago.

Aisha Abbasi, M.D. is a Psychoanalyst, Psychotherapist, and Psychiatrist in Portland, Oregon and has been in practice for more than 35 years. Dr. Abbasi is the author of the book, The Rupture of Serenity: External Intrusions and Psychoanalytic Technique, and numerous publications related to psychoanalysis. Dr. Abbasi is a supervising and training analyst and the founder of “Let’s Talk Psychoanalysis,” an online educational platform for those wanting to learn more about psychoanalytic/psychodynamic ideas www.letstalkpsychoanalysis.com

Judy Chused, M.D. is an Emeritus Training and Supervising Psychoanalyst at the Washington Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis and Supervising Psychoanalyst at the Denver, Cleveland, and Seattle Institutes. She is also a Clinical Professor of Behavioral Sciences and of Pediatrics at the George Washington School of Medicine. Dr. Chused’s contributions to published psychoanalytic articles are both numerous and some of the most cited of all analytic writings.

Alan Sugarman, Ph.D. is a Training and Supervising Analyst in child, adolescent, and adult analysis at the San Diego Psychoanalytic Center. He has held roles as SDPC's Director of Education, as a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, as a postdoctoral fellow at the Menninger Foundation, and as Chief Psychologist at the Yale Psychiatric Institute. Dr. Sugarman is the author of over 100 psychoanalytic publications.

Amanda Hutchison, M.D. is an adult and child training and supervising psychoanalyst at the Denver Institute for Psychoanalysis and the Western Consortium for Child Psychoanalysis. She received the 2023 Rieger Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Award from the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr. Hutchison, who has recently begun her analytic publishing, has two published articles: (2020) "Freudian glitch: mind the technology gap", and (2026) "Mother Hunger: Are You My Mother? Developing in a Female Body in the Absence of a Female Parent".

Eugene Mahon, M.D. is a training and supervising psychoanalyst at Columbia Psychoanalytic Center for Training and Research. Dr. Mahon is the author of three books relating to psychoanalysis: A Psychoanalytic Odyssey, Rensal the Redbit and Such Stuff as Dreams. A poet, he is also the author of Boneshop of the Heart: Poems of Memory and Desire. He has written numerous published articles on psychoanalysis. He is a child and adult psychoanalyst and practices in New York City

Learning Objectives

1. Describe the historical motivations for publishing psychoanalytic material.
2. Identify the factors that constitute psychoanalytic material worthy of publication.
3. Analyze obstacles to getting work published -- both within the internal world of the analyst and the external world of publishing agencies.
4. Apply ethical principles and confidentiality standards when considering the publication of clinical material.

Target Audience
This program meets the needs of all mental health professionals, including psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, psychologists, social workers, and marriage and family therapists. All levels.

CE/CMEs: 9.0

*To receive continuing education credit for this activity, participants must attend the entire program and complete the program evaluation. Credit cannot be awarded for partial attendance.

Registration Fee

$575 Course Fee (Non-members)
$500 Course Fee (Members)

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Refund/Cancellation Policy
Please note that SDPC only provides a credit, no cash refunds, on purchased tickets; event credit can be applied towards future events. See our website for our cancellation policy.

If you have questions regarding the seminars, please reach out to programs@sdpsychoanalytic.org for more information.

Virtual Only
This event is online only and will be offered via Zoom. You will be sent a link by 6 pm the day before the event, once your registration and payment are complete. Please email: events@sdpsychoanalytic.org if you have not received your link.

Registration/Attendance Process
This is a online event and preregistration is required. By registering for this event, all participants agree to abide by SDPC’s online meeting policies, including confidentiality, ethical conduct, and respectful participation. Failure to follow these guidelines may result in removal from the event and may be subject to disciplinary and/or legal action.

• Register by clicking the registration button. You will receive a confirmation by email with details about the event.
• We will have a list of registrants and will check you off. Preregistration is preferred.
• Online participants must list their full names under their video images to allow the Continuing Education Manager (cme@sdpsychoanalytic.org) to confirm their attendance.
• Participants must have their cameras on at the beginning and the end of the event to receive credit. 
• Partial attendance at a CE/CME activity will not be awarded CE/CME credit.

Please note: This event will be recorded for educational purposes. Participants are requested to have their cameras on for CME credit. If you do not wish to be recorded, please be aware that your image and voice may be captured as part of the event.

Accommodations & Grievances

• If you need special accommodations to attend this event, please contact the Event Coordinator at events@sdpsychoanalytic.org
• For any grievances or issues, please contact the Continuing Education Manager at cme@sdpsychoanalytic.org

Certificates

• Continuing Education certificates of attendance will be awarded electronically upon completion of an evaluation form.
• Activity meets the qualifications for 9 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Partial credit will not be awarded.
• All attendees are responsible for keeping their certificate of attendance for personal records.

CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION ACCREDITATION

The San Diego Psychoanalytic Center, is proud to offer CME credit to Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Psychologists and Social Workers. These CME credits will usually satisfy requirements for Social Worker and Psychologist CEs. However, clinicians should consult their state licensing boards for final approval. Please see the CE/CME credits page for more information.

	CMA Accreditation Statement: The San Diego Psychoanalytic Center is accredited by the California Medical Association (CMA, provider #4001214) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA Credit Designation Statement: The San Diego Psychoanalytic Center designates this Continuing Education activity for a maximum of 9.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™️. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
	CAMFT Accreditation Statement: The San Diego Psychoanalytic Center (Provider #050121) is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT) to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and LEPs for this activity. The San Diego Psychoanalytic Center maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.

Psychologists: SDPC is also approved as a Continuing Education Provider by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, Provider number PCE#794, to offer Category 1 credit for LCSWs, MFTs, and Registered Nurses, Provider Numbers CEP#4940. The California Board of Psychology accepts the Category 1 CE credits from the CMA. Psychologists are responsible for reporting their individual attendance to the Board of Psychology. 

IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION FOR ALL LEARNERS: None of the planners and presenters of this CME program has any relevant financial relationships to disclose.

The San Diego Psychoanalytic Center (SDPC) CME Committee has reviewed the materials for accredited continuing education and has determined that none of the planners and presenters for this activity have relevant financial relationship(s)* to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. This activity is not related to the product line of ineligible companies and therefore, the activity meets the exception outlined in Standard 3: ACCME's identification, mitigation, and disclosure of relevant financial relationships. This activity does not have any known commercial support.

*Financial relationships are relevant if the educational content that an individual can control is related to the business lines or products of the ineligible company.

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