‘A battle may be fought over Freud, but the war is over our culture’s image
of the human soul.’ Jonathan Lear
‘Reading Freud in itself trains us.’ Jacques Lacan
Why start with Freud’s writings in today’s psychoanalytic clinic? Is Freud’s thinking relevant? Where did later analysts take his ideas?
This ten week course is an introduction to Freud’s thinking in relation to clinical psychoanalysis and psychotherapy. It will critically engage with his thinking around central ideas such as:
- The unconscious
- Repression and the symptom
- Dream interpretation
- The nature of sexuality
- The Oedipus complex
- The notion of transference
- Neurosis and psychosis
Who is the course for? It is open to anyone, but will be of particular interest to those considering training as clinicians, or clinicians wishing to refresh their Freud.
Seminar Leaders: The course will be presented by a range of experienced clinicians including Luca Bosetti, Andrea Fassolas, Yannis Grammatopoulos, Stefan Marianski, and Hephzibah Rendle-Short.
Suggested Advanced Reading: Freud’s ‘Introductory Lectures’ (vol. 15 of the Standard Edition of Freud’s Complete Works) would be a good place to begin.
Dates: The seminars will be held on Wednesday evenings from 6:30pm - 9:15pm, over 10 weeks from October 2nd until December 11th (with a break on November 6th).
Cost: £500
Queries: training@guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk
