Work Discussion Group
The aim of the course is to help you explore the application of psychoanalytic thinking to your work area, providing an opportunity to learn from reflective practice in a work or volunteering situation.
Participants take turns to bring detailed observations for discussion in a group led by an experienced psychotherapist. You are encouraged to ‘tell it as it is’ and respond to other presentations in a similar vein.
Particular attention will be paid to the feelings evoked in the presenter by the experience with the client(s) or colleagues, and how those feelings can be used to understand what is happening. The aim is to sharpen perceptions and enhance the exercise of imagination so that a richer understanding of personality interactions described may ensue.
By the end of the course, participants have more freedom to think about how their own feelings are engaged, and are able to see their patients with more more clarity and compassion.
Some participants have even elected to repeat the course to gain further understanding from new examples.
Course Facts
Delivery: Mondays 17:15 - 18:45 over 3 x 10 week terms
Cost: £1,700 (includes £200 deposit, payable upon acceptance of offer of a place)
Who is it for?
For those working towards Psychoanalytic or Psychodynamic clinical training, or anyone wishing to explore their 1:1 work interactions through a psychoanalytic lens.
Anyone with a personal or professional interest in psychoanalytic theory
An applicant to our psychotherapy training looking for an introductory course
A mental health practitioner, counsellor, psychotherapist or trainee from another modality
How does it work?
Course Structure: 90 minute seminars each week across three 10 week terms. The seminar leader facilitates discussion of material brought by students to consider.
Assessment: Students produce a 3,000 word paper (plus up to 1,000 words of observational material) at the end of the course. This is optional for those not wishing to apply for clinical training with SIP.
Certification: You will be issued with a certificate of completion (45 hours CPD)
Where could this course take you?
Work Discussion is a prerequisite for application to join our BPC accredited Psychodynamic and Psychoanalytic Clinical Trainings. It may also meet the entry requirements for other BPC accredited trainings.
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