Developmental Crises, Part 4: Adulthood (8 sessions)

Instructors: Nancy Livingston, MD and Rex Moody, MD

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Where:    Chapel Hill, Franklin Square, 1829 East Franklin Street, Suite 900B, 27514
When:     January 15 - March 12, 2019, No class 2/5   
Time:       5:30 - 7:10 pm
CME Credits: 12 / CE: 24 clock hours / NBCC: 12 clock hours / All others: Letter of Attendance

Prerequisite:  This class is open to matriculated Psychoanalytic Adult, Adult/Child or Child-Focused students who have completed all or nearly all of the Core Curriculum which must include having completed Growth and Development 1 and 2. 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.

Training Program Credit: Students who successfully complete this course can earn credit on the Psychoanalysis training program. If there is a course assignment, students must complete the assignment to receive training program course credit.

About the Instructors: Nancy Livingston, MD and Rex Moody, MD

Syllabus posted on PCC website.  Click here.

Registration and Tuition Deadline is January 8.  $25 Registration Fee is due at time of application.
Tuition: $315
$235 for students matriculated in the training programs 
$290 for residents and graduate students
Payment plans can be arranged with the Administrator
Matriculated students aren't charged a course registration fee.  Students who register for more than one course in a semester pay only one registration fee.  In special circumstances we may accept registrations after the registration deadline, but there will be an additional $20 late registration fee.
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Course Learning Objectives: 

 Class participants will be able to:    

1. Explain why developmental transitions are vulnerable time for crises.
2. Describe the developmental tasks that must be mastered to move from adolescence into adulthood.
3. Describe the important psychological differences between adolescence and adulthood.
4. Discuss the proposed new developmental phase of emerging adulthood and the internal psychological, was well as current cultural, concepts supporting it.
5. Describe the developmental transition couples must undergo in becoming parents.
6. Describe the impact of a baby on the marital relationship and the potential for a crisis.
7. Explain the psychological issues that could predispose to a crisis at midlife.
8. Describe the psychological changes that could occur during a midlife crisis.
9. Explain the transition from midlife into late adulthood.
10. Discuss fundamental aspects of personal crises and the possibility for psychological growth.