305 – Developmental Crises, Part 2:  Latency through pre-adolescence

Description:  There are developmental challenges to be mastered throughout the life cycle. This course, the second in a series of four, focuses on the period that, roughly speaking, falls between 5 and 13 years of age (i.e., latency and pre-adolescence). We will utilize a psychoanalytic perspective to explore the intrapsychic, interpersonal, and social developmental tasks common to this period, as well as the issues that result from failure to master them. We will consider differing theoretical perspectives using readings from classic and more recent articles. Relevant clinical material will be presented, and there will be ample opportunity for discussion.  
 
In this course we will examine some aspects of development as it occurs in the years of middle childhood (sometimes termed the periods of “latency” and “pre-adolescence”). We will see how multiple theoretical perspectives each illuminate different bits of this phase, and how the perspectives are intertwined with each other.

Target Audience: This course is appropriate for intermediate to advanced students, as well as clinicians with extensive experience who have permission of the instructor.

Prerequisite: This class is open to students who are matriculated in the Adult, Adult/Child, or Child-Focused Psychoanalysis training programs who have completed nearly all the Core Curriculum, which must include having completed Psychological Development Across the Life Cycle, Parts 1 and 2. Students also must have completed Developmental Crises 1. Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy students and graduates who have completed the Core Curriculum and have at least one intensive case may also take these classes. Other interested students must have the permission of the instructor. If you do not meet the prerequisites, please reach out to the instructor for permission prior to completing your registration.