Mermaid Conference Centre London
Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 June 2009
also the Richard Wollheim Memorial Award Lecture
Friday 5 June, London School of Economics
A major conference organised by the British Psychoanalytic Council, in association with the Anna Freud Centre, Association for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in the NHS, Association of Child Psychotherapists, British Association of Psychotherapists, Institute of Psychoanalysis, British Psychological Society’s Division of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Group Analysis, International Neuropsychoanalysis Centre, Lincoln Clinic and Centre for Psychotherapy, London Centre for Psychotherapy, North of England Association of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapists, North West Institute for Dynamic Psychotherapy, Severnside Institute for Psychotherapy, The Society of Analytical Psychology, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust
Principal conference sponsor: Howden Professionals
• An exceptional gathering of the psychoanalytic community and related professions to help chart a course for psychoanalytic psychotherapy in the 21st century
• A weekend of thought-provoking presentations, workshops and debates led by an outstanding platform of national and international speakers
• A creative engagement with the key intellectual and strategic challenges faced by psychoanalytic psychotherapy today
• A showcasing of the range and relevance of contemporary psychoanalytically-informed practice
Confirmed speakers and chairs include:
Lord John Alderdice, Malcolm Allen, Tessa Baradon, Geoffrey Baruch, Dick Blackwell, Michael Brearley, Jorge Canestri, Antonio Damasio, Ronald Doctor, Jim Hopkins, Peter Fonagy, Bonnie Gold, Lydia Hartland-Rowe, Jeremy Holmes, James Johnston, Angela Joyce, Brett Kahr, Julian Lousada, Louise Lyon, Jan McGregor Hepburn, Ian McPherson, Robert J. Neborsky, Susie Orbach, Matthew Patrick, Stanley Ruszczynski, Janine Sternberg, Mary Target, Peter Wilson, Yoram Yovell
Reception host: Ruby Wax
Registration fees:
Early bird (before 31 March 2009) - £225
After April 1 - £245
BPC trainees (limited places) - £85
Students (limited places) - £125
Download the full conference brochure here (PDF 136KB)