Women, Gender, & Psychoanalysis - Section III
of the Division of Psychoanalysis (39) of the American Psychological Association
SECTION III BOARD
President 2006
Eileen A. Kohutis, PhD
Term Ending: 12/31/09
President Elect
(2010-2011)
Marilyn Metzel, PhD
Treasurer
Connie Halligan, PhD
Recording
Secretary
Martha Temple, PsyD
Membership Secretary
JoAnn Ponder, PhD
Representative to APA
Ellen L. K. Toronto, PhD
Members-At-Large
Diane Ehrensaft, PhD
Lynne Harkless, PhD
Term Ending: 12/31/09
Judith Logue, PhD
Term Ending: 01/10/09
Jane Kupersmidt, PhD
Maurine Kelly, PhD
Term Ending: 12/31/09
Helen Gediman, PhD
Jessica Zucker, PhD
Term Ending: 01/10/09
Mary Beth Cresci, PhD
Term Ending: 12/31/08
Jane Tillman, Ph.D.
Term Ending: 01/10/09
Diana Diamond, PhD
Batya Monder, MSW, BCD
Term Ending: 12/31/08
Webmistress
Royce Jalazo, PsyD
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Goethe Award for Psychoanalytic Scholarship 2005 Finalist!
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Our Purpose
The purposes of Section III include pursuing the following goals for women
and men in a gendered society; to support scholarship and professional
development; to develop leadership skills; to promote networking
opportunities; and to deepen understanding of contemporary, gender-related
concerns involving work, play, and family.
Section III applies psychoanalytic theory, research, clinical experience,
and mentoring to these issues and others in which gender is a significant
factor. The Section offers both scholarly and clinically oriented programs
at the Division’s meetings, actively encourages its members in their
political ambitions, and maintains liaisons with other groups that share its
concerns.
Membership
Membership is open to all members of the Division of Psychoanalysis.
Graduate student members are particularly encouraged to join in order to
take advantage of the Section’s interest in supporting professionals in the
early stages of their careers. Your support through membership is needed to
continue our progress and our voice within the Division.
We Offer
In return for your support, the Section sponsors two panels a year on topics
relevant to gender issues, one at the Spring Meeting of Division 39 and one
at the national APA Convention. It also offers members the chance to develop
experience in leadership and provides opportunities for networking,
mentoring, and support of scholarship. Click here
to visit a comprehensive listing of Section III members who presented at the
2005 Division 39 Spring Meeting.
Why Join?
Now in our twentieth year,
Section III continues to make vital contributions to the intellectual life of the Division – by presenting discussions about women in leadership, clinical concerns in the treatment of women and men as they involve gender, and sustaining a voting presence on the larger Division 39 Board of Directors.
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Many Section III leaders have gone on to positions of leadership in the Division. The Section publishes a directory of members that is useful for making client referrals.
Edited By:
Ellen L.K. Toronto, Gemma Ainslie, Molly Donovan, Maurine Kelly, Christine C. Kieffer, Nancy McWilliams
Book By Section III Members
The feminist analytic thinkers whose work is collected here confront the meaning established by the assignment of gender and the uncertainty created by its absence.
The articles brought together in Psychoanalytic Reflections on a Gender-free
Case: Into the Void address a cross-section of significant issues that have
both chronicled and facilitated the changes of the last two decades of
feminist psychoanalysis. Difficult issues which have previously been ignored
(such as the pregnancy of the therapist or sexual abuse regarded as more
than a fantasy) are considered first. The book goes on to address family
perspectives as they interact and shape the child's experience of growing up
male or female. Other topics covered are the authority of personal agency as
influenced by the language and theory of patriarchy, male-centered concepts
that consistently define women as inferior, and the concept of gender as
being co-constructed within a relationship. Thus the authors explore the
notion of gender identity as an ongoing negotiation among multiple gendered
selves.
The gender-free case presented here will fascinate all psychoanalysts interested in exploring ways of grappling with the elusive nature of gender, as well as those studying gender studies.
Dissertation Grant Award
Women, Gender, and Psychoanalysis (Section III), Division of Psychoanalysis (39), American Psychological Association, Announces a New Grant. Section III offers an annual award of $500 to a graduate student working on a dissertation relevant to gender. >>More