Psychoanalytic Symposium Series: 9-10 September
Friday, 26 August 2011
ECU is hosting a series of themed professional development workshops conducted by eminent psychoanalytic practitioners, experts in their relevant areas. All workshops will address clinical matters, critical to working in a 21st century Australian context.
Dreams: Theories and their function and their relevance to psychoanalytic understanding
The analysis of dreams has been a cornerstone of Freudian psychoanalysis since the publication of "The Interpretation of Dreams" in 1900. Over the years psychoanalytic theory has developed in many directions and so too has the understanding of dreams and their place in the clinical application of the psychoanalytic method. This lecture will review some key contributions to the theory of dreams from a selection of different points of view.
Date: Friday, 9 September 2011
Time: 6.30pm-8.00pm
Venue: Mount Lawley Campus, Building 3, Room 3.201
This is a free public lecture. Space is limited to 200 seats on a first-come, first-served basis.
The Clinical Use of Dreams
This workshop will explore the therapeutic use that can be made of dreams presented in a psychoanalytic or psychodynamic psychotherapy session. It will look at why dreams are important in understanding the patient's inner world and its relationship to external reality.
The concept of the "Day Residue" as a crucial link between the present and the past will be developed and the theoretical basis for this assumption will be discussed.
Clinical material will be used to illustrate a number of techniques for the analysis of dreams and the theoretical approach developed.
Clinical case material will be used to help us elaborate concepts and ideas.
Date: Saturday, 10 September 2011
Time: 9.00am-4.30pm
Venue: Mount Lawley Campus, Building 3, Room 3.201
Cost: $190 for full day workshop, $120 for students full day workshop (Proof of student enrolment required)
To secure a place at this workshop, please register at the ECU online payments website before Friday, 2 September.