We would like to inform you of three special events in May.On Wednesday, May 1st there is a Friends Mini-Lecture with Marc Jaffe.  Mr. Jaffe, whose wife is a physician with Parkinson's Disease, will speak about the challenges of living with the disease.When Marc Jaffe’s wife was diagnosed with Parkinson’s at age 48, both of them were overwhelmed. In time they have both found ways of coping with the disease. Marc’s way is through humor. That is not surprising since he is a comedian and humor writer. But it is not necessarily a common means of dealing with difficulty. Marc will talk about writing a play, called “Side Effects May Include… ,” a one-man show which chronicles some of the funny ways his wife’s Parkinson’s meds changed their life. Marc and Karen turned the negative of the disease into positive action by forming a foundation to raise money for Parkinson’s research called Shaking With Laughter.This event will begin at 7:30 pm at the CPC offices.  It is free and open to the public.  If you would like to read more about this couple and their efforts to raise funds and awareness for PD, here's a link to an article in the Cleveland Heights Patch.On Friday evening, May 10th we are hosting a Scientific Meeting  with  Nancy Kulish, Ph.D. Her talk is entitled,  "Patients’ Objects in the Analyst’s Mind: Complications and Enactments Abstract"

 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm      Hors d'oeuvres reception7:00 pm to 8:30 pm       TalkContinuing education credits (1.5 credit hours) for Center members is $15.00 and $22.50 for non-members 

Nancy Kulish, Ph.D. is a Professor in the Department of psychiatry, Wayne State Medical School and Adjunct Professor of Psychology at the University of Detroit/Mercy. She is the past president at the Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute. Dr. Kulish was chosen as the National Woman Psychoanalytic Scholar for 2005 of the American Psychoanalytic Association. She has published and presented on topics ranging from female sexuality, gender, transference/ countertransference, adolescence to termination. Dr. Kulish is in private practice in Birmingham, Michigan. On Friday evening, May 31st there will be another Scientific Meeting with Anton Kris, who will speak about “The Dyer’s Hand: A Disquisition on Some Aspects of Psychoanalytic Interaction”

6:00 pm to 7:00 pm       Hors d'oeuvres reception7:00 pm to 8:30 pm       TalkContinuing education credits (1.5 credit hours) for Center members is $15.00 and $22.50 for non-membersAnton O. Kris, MD is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He has been a psychiatrist for over 50 years, a psychoanalyst for over 40 years, and a Training and Supervising Analyst at the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute for over 30 years. Dr. Kris has served on the editorial boards of several of the major psychoanalytic journals and on the board of trustees of The Anna Freud Centre, The Sigmund Freud Archives, and The Anna Freud Foundation.

For details and to register for any of these programs, please call 216-229-5959 or email dmorsecpc@sbcglobal.net.