Information, news and debate about psychoanalytic and psychodynamic psychotherapies
Out now: issue 3 of the BPC's magazine, New Associations.
In this issue
- Includes expanded interview with Glen Gabbard
The BPC now accredits the British Association of Psychotherapists' training in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy with Adults. This London-based training, developed as a twice-weekly model, is a response to changing training needs and developments in the NHS. Graduates become members of the psychoanalytic psychotherapy section of the BAP, and registered with the BPC under its new category of Psychodynamic Psychotherapist.
This year's CPD forms have now been sent out to all registrants. Please note the envelopes were arranged with Form 1 at the front and the remainder of the forms at the back! If you can't find them, you may download the forms here.
The most recent edition of Scientific American features ‘the strongest evidence yet that psychodynamic psychotherapy - “talk therapy” - works. In fact, it not only works, it keeps working long after the sessions stop.’
Scientific American article here
BPC's response to the HPC's consultation on the recommendations for the statutory regulation of psychotherapists and counsellors.
Read our position statement on important issues that have in common our relationship with Government and its various agencies.
The Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy NOW conference will again feature an awards ceremony to celebrate achievement in the psychoanalytic community. The deadline for nominations is this Friday, 30 July! See details of the awards categories here
Symposium, Friday 8 October
How do the writers of HBO’s award winning drama create compelling television out of psychotherapy sessions? The psychiatric advisor to the show and two of the writers will discuss the challenges of putting a therapist on screen and capturing the truth of psychodynamic work without sacrificing drama.
Saturday 9 October
Meeting the Challenge of Complexity Together
Mermaid Theatre, Blackfriars, London
Join colleagues from across the psychoanalytic and psychodynamic spectrum at this year’s follow-up to the successful 2009 Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy NOW conference.
Together we will continue to engage with the main intellectual and strategic challenges faced by our discipline in this new century, and consider how to drive forward a process of revitalisation.
Special evening symposium, Friday 8 October (7.00pm): 'In Treatment'
Listen to audio recordings of the 2009 conference here
The new Sustainable Future Working Party and the Working Party to develop a position statement on homosexuality have now been constituted.
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