Join Us In Argentina. YCS Scientific Exchange Trip. May 14 - May 21, 2007

Join Us In Argentina. YCS Scientific Exchange Trip. May 14-May 21, 2007


An Invitation from Dr. Gerry Costa, Director of the YCS Institute

Join Us In Argentina. YCS Scientific Exchange Trip. May 14 - May 21, 2007. I am writing to invite you to participate in an exciting venture that the YCS Institute is planning during May 14 - May 21, 2007. In conjunction with Dr. Marian Wiener-Margulies of our faculty, we have organized a scientific and cultural exchange visit exploring infant mental health with early childhood mental health professionals and university partners in Argentina! The cost of the trip is $2918 all inclusive. The price includes round trip international air fare (from NY), luxury hotel double occupancy, two gourmet meals a day, transfers and transportation for group activities in Buenos Aires, and scientific, cultural, site-seeing and entertainment activities. A $150 registration fee to the YCS is incuded in the price (price does not include airport taxes). (Optional price without airfare is $2357.) Please review the link below for more details.

This trip will provide us with an opportunity to visit with colleagues in Argentina, explore the field of infant mental health in that country, share the current trends and advances from the United States, and at the same time enjoy the many exciting offerings in this culturally rich and fun-loving city. Argentina is a very important country in the field of psychology and the people here are excited and very much looking forward to meet you. http://www.fma.if.usp.br/~bertha/Argentina/colon.jpg. Our psychologists in Argentina are hoping to engage the group in exchanges of ideas, networking, presentations and discussions, and in the exploration of possible mutual cooperation programs. In addition we will also participate in a number of field visits to clinics, treatment centers and hospitals and engage in talks with policy makers in the health care fields. Aside from that, we also have an exciting schedule of culture and entertainment, including visits to museums, concerts, tango dancing and Gaucho "asados".


The trip will be sponsored by the YCS Institute and with the cooperation of faculty from the University of Palermo, and the University of Buenos Aires. Faculty from psychology programs at other universities will also participate. Practitioners, researchers and other professionals from different agencies, including government officials and non-government organizations will participate in our exchange.

Among the planned activities are:

1. Scientific meetings with faculty, professionals and other practitioners. We will invite members of our delegation to prepare to speak about their work and share insights from the field.





SOME OF OUR ARGENTINEAN FEATURED SPEAKERS ARE:


*Graciella Basso, MD, Director of the Centro Latino Americano NIDCAP Otamendi, Centro de Docencia y capacitación del desarrollo temprano, NIDCAP Federation International. Harvard Affiliated Teaching Hospitals.

Presentation: "Neurodevelopment and Attachment in the Premature Newborn."

*Miguel Hoffman, MD, president of the Society for Infant Mental Health in Buenos Aires, president of the Argentinian branch of WAIMH. Dr. Hoffman engages in community work in Infant Mental Health, Research and Teaching. His work focuses on infant initiatives and environmental response and he looks to bridge the informational gap between scientists and front-line workers and parents. He has published a book and 50 papers.

Presentation: "Infancy and Society: Reflections on the Encounter with the Realities outside the Clinical and Academic Spaces"

*Alicia Oiberman, PhD, professor of dev psychology at University of Buenos Aires and the University of Palermo, author of books on infant development, and of an infant developmental test.
Talk to be determined

*Christian Plebst, MD, Director, Educational and Therapeutic Center for Children and Adolescents. Raul Carrea Institute for Neurological Research -FLENI- Buenos Aires, Argentina

Presentation: "Parents inner work through Floortime"

*Clara Schejtman, PhD, Professor of Child Development, University of Buenos Aires, Director of the University Program for the Community: "Contribution of Developmental Psychology to children under social risk", Research Director Grupo Puentes, Training analyst and Clinical Child Psychotherapist and Supervisor.

Presentation: "Dyadic affective regulation and self regulation in the first year of life: Bridges between Psychoanalysis and infant research"

The following group of mental health professionals, headed by Dr. Nora Woscoboinik, will present on their program of intervention named: "To Watch and to Prevent". A program of prevention, intervention and detection of the earliest signs of infantile autism.

* Nora Woscoboinik, MD, Psychologist and Psychoanalyst, graduate from La Societe Psychanalytique de Paris. Did her doctorate with Prof Serge Lebovici.

* Marcela Armus, MD, infant Psychiatrist, Psychoanalyst, Professor at the graduate program in Psychiatry at the UBA.

*Maria Ines Pereyra, MD, Pediatrics, member of the committee on chidren at risk at the Children's Hospital.

* Lic. Marisa Factorovich, Psychoanalyst, professor of Psychology, UBA.


2. Field visits to clinics, hospitals and mental health centers
3. Culture, gourmet Argentinean meals, tours and entertainment, museums, shopping, site seeing and culture, including Tango nights and Gaucho meals!

Spouses/partners are welcome to join and we will plan alternate activities for those partners who prefer to enjoy the city and country.


To talk more about the planned exchange visit, please contact Dr. Hune Margulies, Director of The Martin Buber Institute at hune@martinbuberinstitute.org, 914-833-7787.

I hope you will join us in May for this exciting opportunity.

Sincerely,
Gerard Costa, Ph.D.
Director, YCS Institute