Program of Studies 2012
THEORETICAL SEMINARS
FREUD FOR THE ADVANCED READER
In 2012 we will be offering a new format for reading Freud aimed at advanced readers who have already completed a year of Reading Freud or are familiar with Freud’s key works. We will read the three latest titles in the IPA Contemporary Freud: Turning Point and Critical Issues series, all published in 2011.
These are ‘On Freud’s Negation’, ‘Beyond the Pleasure Principle’ and ‘Constructions in Analysis’. Each term will begin with a reading of Freud’s classic paper followed by readings of commentaries from a range of distinguished psychoanalysts from around the world. In this way key psychoanalytic concepts will be re-examined from different psychoanalytic traditions and the theoretical and clinical implications for contemporary psychoanalytic practice revisited.
There are three terms over the year and each term runs for 10 weeks. Participants are encouraged to enrol for the whole year, but this is not a requirement.
Term 1: On Freud’s Negation
| Time: | Thursday 6.30pm – 8.00pm |
| Fees: | $440 per term |
For enrolment and further information contact the seminar leader:
Dr Thea van Hees dvanhees@bigpond.net.au or call 07 3832 1096
Term 2: Beyond the Pleasure Principle
| Time: | Thursday 6.30pm – 8.00pm |
| Fees: | $440 per term |
For enrolment and further information contact the seminar leader:
Mary O’Brien mobrien3@bigpond.net.au or call 07 3844 5855
Term 3: Constructions in Analysis
| Time: | Thursday 6.30pm – 8.00pm |
| Fees: | $440 |
For enrolment and further information contact the coordinator:
Tom O’Brien Thomas.O’Brien@mater.org.au or call 07 3844 5855
PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORIES OF OBJECT RELATIONS
This one year course provides an overview of object relations theorists from Freud onwards. Classical, Kleinian, British Independent and Contemporary perspectives will be studied within a new curriculum to include commentaries from distinguished contemporary psychoanalysts. Through the reading of key theorists alongside more contemporary interpretations of their work, participants will gain a working understanding of how object relations theories inform contemporary psychoanalytic thinking and practice.
There are four terms over the year and each term runs for 8 weeks. Participants are encouraged to enrol for the whole year but this is not a requirement.
Term 1: Klein and Fairbairn
| Time: | Wednesday 6.30pm – 8.00pm |
| Fees: | $350 per term |
For enrolment and further information contact the seminar leader:
Tom O’Brien Thomas.O’Brien@mater.org.au or call 07 3844 5855
Term 2: Winnicott with commentary from Leslie Caldwell’s “Reading Winnicott”
| Time: | Wednesday 6.30pm – 8.00pm |
| Fees: | $350 per term |
For enrolment and further information contact the seminar leader:
Margot Lynch margoth@bigpond.com or call 07 3832 1089
Term 3: The British Independents (e.g. Balint, Casement, Bollas, Coltart etc)
| Time: | Wednesday 6.30pm – 8.00pm |
| Fees: | $350 per term |
For enrolment and further information contact the coordinator:
Sally Young sally.young@mater.org.au or call 0407 162 674
Term 4: Contemporary commentaries on the classics: e.g. Ogden on Isaacs, Fairburn, Loewald and others.
| Time: | Wednesday 6.30pm – 8.00pm |
| Fees: | $350 per term |
For enrolment and further information contact the coordinator:
Dr Thea van Hees dvanhees@bigpond.net.au or call 07 3832 1096
OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES
Infant Observation
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.
| Fees: | $50 per seminar |
| Time: | To be arranged with the seminar leader. |
For enrolment and further information contact the seminar leaders:
Margot Lynch margoth@bigpond.com or call 07 3832 1089
Janet Rhind jbrhind@gmail.com or call 3832 5599
ENROLMENT DETAILS
Terms correspond roughly with school terms. Term dates for 2012 are generally as follows but please note these may be subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances. Seminar leaders will confirm seminar dates at the commencement of each term.
FREUD FOR THE ADVANCED READER
| Term 1 | 09 February – 26 April (not 05/04/2012 or 12/04/2012) |
| Term 2 | 17 May – 2 August (not 28/06/2012 or 05/07/2012) |
| Term 3 | 23 August – 08 November (not 27/09/2012 or 04/10/2010) |
PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORIES OF OBJECT RELATIONS
| Term 1 | 08 February – 28 March |
| Term 2 | 02 May – 20 June |
| Term 3 | 18 July – 12 September(not 15/08/2012) |
| Term 4 | 10 October – 28 November |
For enrolment and further information contact the Coordinator of the seminar as shown in the program.
Post-Graduate Studies
Students may be eligible for credit towards the Masters in Mental Health – Psychotherapy, University of Queensland upon satisfactory completion of Theoretical seminars offered by the BCPS.
Professional Training Programs
Students may satisfy the theoretical components of psychotherapy training programs offered through the Queensland Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Association and the Australian Association of Group Psychotherapists, through satisfactory completion of appropriate Theoretical Seminars and Infant Observation Seminars.
Continuing Professional Education
We are able to supply confirmation of attendance at lectures and seminars for Continuing Professional Education purposes.
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TEACHING STAFF
Dr Thea van Hees is a psychiatrist in private practice. Her main area of interest is psychoanalytic psychotherapy. She is a member of the Queensland Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Association.
Mrs Margot Lynch is a psychologist and psychotherapist in private practice. She has completed the BCPS Child Psychotherapy Course. She is a member of the Queensland Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Association.
Mrs Mary O’Brien is a social worker and psychotherapist in private practice. She is a member and Chair of Training of the Queensland Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Association and a member of the Australian Association of Group Psychotherapists.
Mr Tom O’Brien is a social worker and psychotherapist in private practice. He trained with the British Association of Psychotherapists. He is Principal Psychotherapist in the Mater Child and Youth Mental Health Service and a Senior Lecturer, School of Medicine, University of Queensland. He is a member of the Queensland Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Association and the Australian Association of Group Psychotherapists.
Dr Janet Rhind is a member of the Queensland Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Association and the Australian Association of Infant Mental Health. She works as a psychotherapist in private practice with adults, as well as consulting to several Infant Parent programs, reflecting her interest in Infant Mental Health.
Ms Sally Young is a Principal Social Worker at Mater Child and Youth Mental Health and works as a psychotherapist in private practice. She has done post-graduate training at the Tavistock Clinic, London and has completed the BCPS Child Psychotherapy Course. She is the President of the Queensland Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Association.
The Brisbane Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies
Psychoanalysis has enormously influenced our understanding of psychological processes and has given birth to many different elaborations of Freud’s original theories and to varied forms of treatment. The clinical practice of treating patients belongs to trained practitioners but, as a theory of the mind, anyone who is interested enough can have access to it. It was in this spirit, at the point of confluence of clinical and theoretical practice, that the Brisbane Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies was established.
The BCPS offers seminars of both a practical and theoretical nature to teachers, social workers, psychiatrists, general practitioners, nurses, psychologists and others in the helping professions. Some of the courses offered are open to others who are interested in the contributions of psychoanalysis to modern thinking.
The BCPS operates independently as a non-profit educational body to promote the development of psychoanalytic thinking and its application in clinical and other disciplines.
The BCPS was founded by Gregorio Kohon and Valli Shaio Kohon in 1988. Since their return to London in December 1994, the BCPS has been run by a small group of psychotherapists from Brisbane.
The Brisbane Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies is currently run by:
| Dr Thea van Hees | Director of Studies | dvanhees@bigpond.net.au |
| Mrs Margot Lynch | Secretary | margotl@uq.net.au |
| Mrs Mary O’Brien | President | mobrien3@bigpond.net.au |
| Mr Tom O’Brien | Treasurer | tom.obrien.52@gmail.com |
| Ms Sally Young | Member | yngs@bigpond.com |
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