DECOLONISING COUNSELLING & PSYCHOTHERAPY - REFLECTIONS FROM PSYCHOSOCIAL PERSPECTIVES This public-facing seminar series challenges Eurocentric perspectives in traditional therapy and develop politically progressive, decolonial alternatives in line with University- and sector-wide decolonisation efforts. It examines the psychosocial impacts of colonial violence on contemporary socio-political dynamics. It is funded by the Principal's Teaching Awards Scheme and is led by Nini Kerr in collaboration with Rhea …
Prof Tony Jefferson: The Free Association Narrative Interview (FANI)
Registration: Click here for more details Join us in our APS online reading group, as we listen to Emeritus Prof Tony Jefferson's reading of Panic and Perjury and FANI method We are incredibly happy to invite you to join us for our next APS online reading group! We are welcoming Tony Jefferson to share his important …
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Lynne Layton on ‘Social Psychoanalysis, Normative Unconscious Processes, and an Ethic of Repair.
We are delighted to invite you to join us for a public lecture by Lynne Layton on 'Social Psychoanalysis, Normative Unconscious Processes, and an Ethic of Repair. The lecture is part of the seminar series on ‘Decolonising Counselling and Psychotherapy: Reflections from Psychosocial Perspectives’, organised by Nini Kerr, Rhea Gandhi, and Mariya Levitanus, in collaboration with …
APS-APCS 2024 Conference
St. Mary's University, Twickenham Waldegrave Road, London, United KingdomPsychosocial approaches to researching and experiential learning A joint conference of the Association for Psychosocial Studies and the Association for the Psychoanalysis of Culture and Society 17th-18th June 2024 St Mary’s University, Twickenham, London TW1 4SX Conference programme: https://www.conftool.net/aps-apcs-2024/sessions.php Registration: https://www.conftool.net/aps-apcs-2024/ Registration information: https://www.psychosocial-studies-association.org/registration/ Conference enquiries: conference2024@protonmail.com
Call for papers: Confronting Violence: Exploring the Psychosocial Dynamics of Gender-Based Aggression
Call for papers: Confronting Violence: Exploring the Psychosocial Dynamics of Gender-Based Aggression Special Edition of The Journal of Psychosocial Studies The recent report by the National Police Chief’s Council on Violence against Women and Girls has once again highlighted the critical nature of this issue. Declaring the scale of the problem as a national emergency, …
Performing (Post) Pandemic Grief: Prof Fintan Walsh
Register here We are incredibly happy to invite you to join us for our next APS online reading group! We are delighted to welcome Fintan Walsh to present his research on the reckoning with grief in pandemic theatre. Please join us to learn more about the vital contribution of theatrical performance to the ongoing …
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Rising Authoritarianism and the Implications for Counselling and Psychotherapy, Friday, 11th April 2025
Rising Authoritarianism and the Implications for Counselling and Psychotherapy, Friday, 11th April 2025 We warmly invite students, staff, and the wider therapeutic community to a mini symposium exploring the impact of rising authoritarianism on counselling and psychotherapy. As political landscapes shift globally, we will examine how authoritarian dynamics influence personal and collective psychosocial wellbeing, …
Hope and Despair: Crisis and Opportunity – Annual Conference 2025
St. Mary's University, Twickenham Waldegrave Road, London, United KingdomWORLD COMES ALIVE: Virtual Reality and Psychoanalysis
World Comes Alive Experience & discussion of psychoanalytically informed Virtual Reality Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, London Thursday 19 June 2025 at 5.00 – 8 pm (VR experiences by appointment from 3 – 4.30 pm Book your place here Event brochure: World Comes Alive Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust Final document-1