Clinicians and trainees from around the Bay Area filled Cole Hall last week for the tenth annual Robert S. Wallerstein, MD Visiting Lectureship in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. Columbia University's Beatrice Beebe, PhD, served as the keynote speaker, delivering an address and clinical presentation that reviewed her research on the mechanisms of nonverbal communication between mothers and their children, and its possible clinical applications for adult psychotherapy. Analysis and commentary on Beebe’s keynote address and clinical presentation were provided by faculty members Mardi Horowitz, MD, and Stephen Seligman, DMH.
This year’s event was the first to take place following the passing of Robert S. Wallerstein, MD. The former department chair and lectureship namesake was remembered throughout the afternoon by many, including his daughter Amy Wallerstein Freidman, LCSW and planning committee chair Marc Jacobs, MD. Several speakers noted that working with patients “who cannot speak for themselves” was a topic that Wallerstein found to be both fascinating and important, and led to his support for the creation of the UCSF Infant-Parent Program at SFGH.
Photos from the event are now available on the Department of Psychiatry Flickr site.
Amy Wallerstein Friedman, LCSW, talks about the lecture series and its meaning to her late father. [Photo: Nicholas Roznovsky/UCSF Psychiatry]
Beatrice Beebe, PhD, answers questions from the audience while delivering her keynote address. [Photo: Nicholas Roznovsky/UCSF Psychiatry]
Stephen Seligman, DMH, discusses the implications of Beebe’s work for practicing psychotherapists. [Photo: Nicholas Roznovsky/UCSF Psychiatry]
