Perversion Today – A Lacanian Perspective in
Psychoanalysis: Perspectives, Techniques and Socio-Psychological Implications,
ed. Zelda Knight. New York: Nova, 2015
The Freud Museum has launched a new series of short
films, produced with the generous support of the College of Psychoanalysts and
the Centre for Freudian Analysis and Research and the engagement of the Centre
for Psychoanalysis, Middlesex University. Primarily aimed at young learners on
A Level psychology courses, the films will facilitate what for many will be a
first encounter with psychoanalytic ideas.
The films address some of the key
ideas that students are required to demonstrate knowledge of in their exams,
augmenting and in some instances providing a counterweight to what is taught on
A Level courses. They feature contributions from John Forrester, Astrid
Gessert, Anouchka Grose, Darian Leader, Daniel Pick and Anne Worthington.
The idea for making these videos plus the project management was by Stefan Marianski, who is one of our MA graduates and now working for the Freud Museum. The films can be found here: http://freud.org.uk/education/topic/76249/what-is-psychoanalysis-is-it-weird/
Below is the first video, 'Is it weird?' This episode covers:
This is the third in a series of Jung-Lacan Dialogues aimed at fostering an engagement between two important and creative schools of psychoanalysis. What is the common ground between them? What are the intractable differences? Is it possible to find a common language or achieve mutual understandings? And what are the implications for clinical practice?
Date: 27th February 2016 Venue: Room CG41, College Building, Middlesex University The Subject and the Self Is there any commonality between Jung’s idea of the Self and Lacan’s notion of the Subject? And what are the specifics of the differences between these two important clinical concepts? Alan Rowan and David Henderson will elaborate the history and development of the terms and reflect on the implications for clinical work. Alan Rowan is a Lacanian Psychoanalyst and member of the World Association of Psychoanalysis. He is also a Chartered Clinical Psychologist and a Systemic Psychotherapist who currently works as Head of Psychology Services within a Low Secure Forensic Hospital setting. He has published articles on a range of topics in the field of contemporary Lacanian Psychoanalysis and is frequently invited to lecture on post-graduate and professional training courses in psychoanalysis/psychotherapy. Dr David Henderson is a psychoanalytic psychotherapist in private practice and a senior lecturer in psychoanalysis at Middlesex University. He has an M.A. in Jungian and Post-Jungian Studies and a PhD. from Goldsmiths. David is a member of the Association of Independent Psychotherapists (A.I.P.) and has recently published a book entitled “Apophatic Elements in the Theory and Practice of Psychoanalysis: Pseudo Dionysius and C.W. Jung". Admission Free
Register on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jung-lacan-dialogues-tickets-19579976236 Enquiries: A.Worthington@mdx.ac.uk
Joanna Adler has completed work for the Ministry of Justice on
an evidence review about what works in the management of young people who
offend. This work was conducted with Sarah Edwards, Mia Scally, Anna Gekoski,
Dorothy Gill, Mike Puniskis and Miranda Horvath. Joanna also assisted in
revisions to a report for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport. Watch
this space early 2016 for more detail on both of those. Additionally, CATS and FPS have completed the second fieldwork phase of research
into young people’s experiences with online pornography. This work is being
conducted for the NSPCC and OCC and is led by Elena Martellozzo and Miranda
Horvath, with Joanna Adler, Julia Davidson, Rudy Leyva and Andy Monaghan. The
fieldwork was implemented by our partner, Research Bods and consists of just
over 1000 surveys with young people aged 11 to 16.
The Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (Carolina Yepez)
for the US Airforce organised a training day for their Sexual Assault Victim
Advocates on 9th November. The Advocates are volunteers from all areas within
the US Airforce based in the UK, such as engineers, medics & pilots. Over
30 delegates attended the event, and had come from other UK postings, as well
as Lakenheath where the event was held. There were speakers from within the US
Airforce, as well as three external academics, of whom Jackie Gray was one. Jackie spoke to
the delegates about the UK law on rape, the difficulties surrounding the
question of consent, and the role of rape myths (stereotyped attitudes to rape
and sexual violence that commonly blame victims, excuse perpetrators and
minimise the seriousness of rape). The delegates were an enthusiastic and
well-engaged group, who seemed very keen to develop their knowledge, and to
understand more about the Uk context.
In addition to the talks, the three visitors were given a
guided tour of one of the squadron HQs, and also shown a fighter jet by one of
the pilots - which was very interesting!
Title: Views on the Quality and Effectiveness of Supported Tenancies for People with Mental Health Problems: Findings from the QuEST Study.
Biography: Sima Sandhu is a post-doctoral researcher at the Unit for Social
and Community Psychiatry (WHO Collaborating Centre for Mental Health Services
Development), Queen Mary University of London.
In her current post she has undertaken research on migrant health care
across Europe, systematic and conceptual reviews on non-specific mental health
treatment, and more recently the QuEST study with colleagues at University
College London.She has a background in
psychology and health and social care services research, and completed her PhD
on care worker motivations and the implications for social policy at the
University of East London in 2013. Abstract:
Following extended periods of inpatient treatment, people with
mental health problems in England can require supported accommodation services
in order to manage and maintain their recovery and independence in the
community. The type of support, and the
intensity or setting in which it is provided, can vary with clients expected to
move from highly staffed accommodation-based to relatively independent settings
with visiting staff. Currently, there is little evidence on what these services
share in terms of the ideological goals and client aspirations, or in what ways
these services are actually experienced as helpful by those using them, and
perceived as effective by those providing them.
In this talk I will present findings from in-depth interviews with staff
and clients from different types of supported accommodation services
(residential care, supported housing, floating outreach) to explore their
perspectives on the purpose of these services, and the components of care found
to be most helpful. The findings provide an understanding of the commonalities
in the ideological approach to care in these services, as well as the
facilitators that support clients and services to effectively reach their
respective goals. This study forms part
of a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funded Programme Grant on
the Quality and Effectiveness of Supported Tenancies for people with mental
health problems (the QuEST study).
