SFCP Newsletter, March 2024 issue

  • Message from the SFCP Newsletter Editor, by Richard Almond, MD
  • SFCP Board Chair Report, by Brett Penfil, MFT, MPH
  • Report from the Chair of the Psychoanalytic Education Division, by Beth Steinberg, PhD
  • Important – Vision and Mission of SFCP – Your Voice is Crucial, by Strategic Plan Operations Team
  • Report from the Chair of the Palo Alto Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Trainign Program (PAPPTP), by Neil Brast, MD, Catherine Phillips, LCSW, and Tina St. Lorant, LMFT
  • An update from the Energizing the Memberhsip Strategic Directions Team, by Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Steering Committee
  • Message from the Committee on Groups: SFCP Annual Group Relations Weekend – March 23 & 24, 2024, by Fei Hu, MFT
  • Conversations with Clinicians: Darian Leader In Conversation With Patricia Marra, MFT
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