Program of Studies 2023
THEORETICAL SEMINARS
Reading Freud
This one-year course examines key contemporary theorists in psychoanalysis who have been influential in the development of psychoanalytic ideas and clinical practice. The seminar runs for four terms of eight weeks each over the year and generally aligns with school terms.
Participants are encouraged to enrol for the whole year. No previous experience is required.
Term 1: An Introduction to Psychoanalysis
In this term we will begin with Freud’s ‘discovery’ of the unconscious through his work with Breuer in the treatment of hysteria in the 1890s and the interpretation of dreams, including his own.
Time: Monday 6.30pm – 8.00pm
Dates: 13 February to 20 March 2022
Fees: $400 per term
For enrolment and further information contact the coordinators:
Mary O’Brien mobrien3@bigpond.net.au or call 0418 734 746
Bernadette Rosbrook b.rosbrook@gmail.com
Term 2: Theories on Sexuality
In this term we will examine Freud’s early theories of sexuality beginning with the Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality (1905) and the case of ‘Little Hans’ Analysis of a Phobia in a Five Year Old Boy (1909) and move onto the controversial papers on female sexuality of the 1920’s and early 1930’s – Some Psychical consequences of the Anatomical Distinction between the Sexes (1925) and Female Sexuality (1931).
Time: Monday 6.30pm – 8.00pm
Dates: 17 April – 12 June
Fees: $500 per term
For enrolment and further information contact the seminar leader:
Mary O’Brien mobrien3@bigpond.net.au or 0418 734 746
Bernadette Rosbrook b.rosbrook@gmail.com or 0410 219 675
Term 3: Freud and the development of the Psychoanalytic method
In this term we will read key technical papers to accompany Freud through the initial development of the Psychoanalytic method, the attempts he made to innovate technique, and the mature view he gained at later stages of his work. Based on this we will discuss applicability of these ideas in contemporary practice.
Time: Monday 6.30pm – 8.00pm
Dates: 10 July to 4 September (NB no seminar on 17 July)
Fees: $500 per term
For enrolment and further information contact the seminar leader:
Dr Jaime Yasky jaimeyasky@gmail.com or call 0468 571 140
Term 4: Reading Freud from a contemporary perspective
In this term we will be reading lesser known papers where Freud was intuiting some understanding of how the mind developed. It is only in recent years that these intuitions have led to both ways of understanding and working with the psychotic aspects of patients. It shows the genius of Freud that his writings are still leading to opening up new fields of study and treatment. In these readings Freud himself is revitalised.
Time: Monday 6.30pm – 8.00pm
Dates: 9th October to 27th November
Fees: $500 per term
For enrolment and further information contact the coordinator:
Dr Thea van Hees dvanhees@bigpond.net.au or call 07 3832 1096
Sigrid O’Callaghan sigridoc@aapt.net.au
*Please note in 2023, all seminars will be virtual, using Zoom.
CLINICAL SEMINARS - THEORY IN PRACTICE*
Term 4: Working with difficult presentations in adolescence
Seminar Leader: Jaime Yasky
This is an 8-week seminar course that will touch on different authors to examine several critical clinical presentations in adolescent contemporary practice such as anorexia, gender dysphoria, deliberate self-harm, and suicidal behaviour. The aim is to provide conceptual tools and apply them in the discussion of relevant clinical and work related material.
Time: Thursdays 6.30pm to 8.00pm
Dates: 5 October to 23 November
Fee: $500 per term
For enrolment and further information contact:
Dr Jaime Yasky j.yasky@uq.edu.au or call 0468 571 140
*Please note in 2023, all seminars will be virtual, using Zoom.
OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES*
Infant Observation
Seminar Leader: Margot Lynch
This is a one or two year course of weekly seminars where participants bring detailed accounts of their weekly observations of an infant in his or her home environment from birth onwards. The course aims to develop observational skills and an understanding of the infant’s emerging relationships. This course is one of the best ways of learning about the observer’s own involvement in clinical situations.
This is an ongoing weekly seminar of 11/4 hours. Participants are expected to enrol for at least one year. There is no prerequisite for this course. There will be a maximum of 4 participants in this seminar.
Fee: $50 per seminar
Time and dates to be arranged with the seminar leader
For enrolment and further information contact the seminar leaders:
Margot Lynch margoth@bigpond.com or call 0407 137 105
*Please note in 2023, all seminars will be virtual, using Zoom.