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Calendar of Events

2008 - 2009 Program

September 18, 2008 - Thursday

  • 7:30 p.m.
  • "Exploring the Lives of Vietnam Vets: The Conjunction of Psychoanalysis and Documentary Film"
  • Rico Ainslie , Ph.D.
  • Psychologist, Author, and Faculty, University of Texas; Adjunct to the Faculty, Houston-Galveston Psychoanalytic Institute

October 7 - 28, 2008 - Tuesdays

  • 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
  • Continuing Education Seminar
  • "Perversion: Theoretical and Clinical Approaches"
  • Margaret Jordan, Ph.D.
  • 900 Lovett Boulevard, Houston, TX
  • 6 hours Continuing Education Credit, registration required.

October 16, 2008 - Thursday

  • 7:30 p.m.
  • "Erotic Transference in a Female Analyst/Gay Analysand Dyad"
  • Cynthia Lee, Ph.D.
  • Psychoanalyst, Austin, Texas; Faculty, Houston-Galveston Psychoanalytic Institute

November 19, 2008 - Wednesday

  • 7:30 p.m.
  • “Portraits of Pathology and the Cultural Unconscious: Imaging Excess in Medicine and Art”
  • Deborah Harter, Ph.D.
  • Associate Professor, French Studies, Rice University

December 10, 2008 - Wednesday

  • 7:30 p.m.
  • Fall Business Meeting
  • Daily Review Café, 3412 W. Lamar

January 14, 2009 - Wednesday

  • 7:30 p.m.
  • “Individual and Group Psychotherapy: A Psychoanalyst's Perspective”
  • Co-sponsored by Houston Group Psychotherapy Society
  • Franklin Gittess, M.D.
  • Psychoanalyst, Houston, Texas; Adjunct to the Faculty, Houston-Galveston Psychoanalytic Institute

February 18, 2009 - Wednesday

  • 7:30 p.m.
  • “Resilience: A Kidnap Victim’s Story”
  • Karen Winston, L.C.S.W., Efrain Bleiberg, M.D. and Josie Iriate Herrera

March 21, 2009 - Saturday

  • 9:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
  • Ethics Workshop
  • Presenter: Karen Magee, L.M.F.T., L.P.C.
  • Jung Center, 5200 Montrose Boulevard

April 15, 2009 - Wednesday

  • 7:30 p.m.
  • John Gunderson, M.D.
  • Psychoanalyst and Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

May 2, 2009 - Saturday

  • 9:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
  • Spring Workshop - “Clinical Perspectives on Psychoanalysis: A Cultural Exchange”
  • Speaker: Virginia Ungar, M.D., Psychoanalyst, Buenos Aires
  • Discussants: Glen Gabbard, M.D., Psychoanalyst, Houston, Texas and Marianna Adler, Ph.D., Psychoanalyst, Austin, Texas

May 20, 2009 - Wednesday

  • 7:30 p.m.
  • Spring Business Meeting

Interested in volunteering? Please send an e-mail to admin@hgpsas.org to let us know how you would like to help.


Mark your calendar now and be sure to join us for our informative, stimulating and diverse programs. All programs will be at Bo’s Place, unless otherwise indicated.

7:00-7:30 PM Light Dinner and Wine
7:30-9:00 PM Presentation by Speakers
9:00-9:30 PM Informal Discussion with Speakers

Bo’s Place
10050 Buffalo Speedway [Map]
Houston, TX 77025
(713) 942-8339


CEU/CME credits are available for all programs except Business Meetings.

For the Spring and Ethics workshops, separate registration is required for 3 CEU/CME credits each.

For evening programs, 2 CEU/CME credits are available for the following fees:
Active Members of the Society: No fee
Friends of the Society: $10
Non-members of the Society: $25

If you are interested in becoming a member, you may register through our Membership page, or please contact our Membership Chair at  membership@hgpsas.org for information.

Please add our e-mail address, admin@hgpsas.org, to your address book, so that you can continue to receive HGPS announcements.


This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essentials Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of The American Psychoanalytic Association and the Houston-Galveston Psychoanalytic Society. The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing Medical education for physicians and takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity.

The American Psychoanalytic Association designates this educational activity for a maximum of 2 hours for each monthly meeting in category 1 credit towards the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity. Disclosure information is on record indicating that participating faculty members have no significant financial relationships to disclose.

The Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists does not pre-approve activities for continuing education for psychologists. It is anticipated that this meeting will meet the requirements for 2 hours of CE credit for each monthly meeting.

The Houston-Galveston Psychoanalytic Society has been approved to offer continuing education units to social workers by the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners, sponsor number C51681.

The Houston-Galveston Psychoanalytic Society is approved by The American Psychoanalytic Association through the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors, CE Provider Number 2666, to offer continuing education credit to licensed professional counselors.