past conferences

EFPP conferences

The 6th Syros Summer Workshop takes place from 30th May to 1st June 2008 at Syros, Greece. Key-note speaker is Luc Moyson, Belgium, title of his presentation: "Can you tell me a childhood memory? Narcissistic rage in theory and practice". The theme of clinical presentations will focus on child and family work. Programme and registration form .

National Congress of Italian "3-sections" of EFPP, invited speaker chair of the EFPP Luc Moyson, Belgium.Theme of the congress: Il vertice psicoanalitico: Lo psicoterapeuta e le pressioni culturali, sociali ed istituzionali. 8 March 2008, Rome, Italy.

The 2nd EFPP Workshop on Infant Observation "HOW CAN PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY MAKE USE OF THE METHOD OF INFANT OBSERVATION?" takes place in Pisa from 15th to 17th February 2008. Registration deadline 15 December 2007! Use the registration form .

First Conference on Child analysis "Fear as an element in development", organized by the St. Petersburg Society of Child Psychoanalysis, the IPA-EPF Han Groen-Prakken Psychoanalytic Institute for Eastern Europe (PIEE) and the European Federation for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (EFPP). 14-16 December 2007 in St. Petersburg / Russia.
Programme and registration form. For further conference information contact childconfspb@mail.ru .

Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy: New Frontiers in Individual and Organizational Pathologies. Preliminary announcement for the conference organized by AEPP (Spanish Association for Psychoanalytical Psychotherapy in the Public Sector, member of EFPP). The invited speakers are Otto Kernberg (New York), John Steiner (London) and Anton Obholzer (London). 23rd - 24th March 2007, Seville, Spain.
Special fee offer for closed groups of 10 people / map of Seville and hotels available read more ...

The next Delegates Meeting will be held in Stockholm, March 2nd - 3rd 2007. All delegates will receive further information.

Congrès Adolescence Institutions Réseaux et Thérapie Familiales: Une Approche Psychanalytique du Lien
organisé par l'IRP : Institut de Recherche en Psychothérapie en parrainage avec L'EFPP : Fédération Européenne de Psychothérapie psychanalytique Section Thérapie Psychanalytique Familiale et de Couple.
Adolescent, Institution Network and Family Therapy: Psychoanalytic approach of the Link
Patronage by EFPP Psychoanalytic Couple Family Psychotherapy section
8-9 février (february) 2007 à/at Hyères les Palmiers / France.
Programme / ateliers / formulaire d'inscription

5th EFPP Conference of the Child and Adolescent Section in collaboration with the VAKJP (Vereinigung Analytischer Kinder- und Jugendlichenpsychotherapeuten e.V.). "Actual Parents – Inner Parents". 10th - 12th November 2006 at Berlin/Germany. Deadline for reduced fees prolonged until 30th of September 2006!

IV CONGRES FRANCOPHONE de l'EFPP en association avec le XIX CONGRESO NACIONAL DE SEPYPNA (Espagne)
Manifestations corporelles du psychisme: du corps à la pensée. Les collègues espagnols de la SEPYPNA vous invitent à participer à leur congrès annuel qui a lieu à Ibiza du 12 - 14 octobre 2006. Les principaux orateurs de la journée du vendredi sont francophones et les travaux de cette journée se feront en traduction simultanée français/espagnol. Une traduction simultanée aura aussi lieu pour l'atelier WAIMH du jeudi.
Voyez aussi le programme avec le formulaire d'inscription.

The main theme of the 5th Syros workshop will be "Micro-Mega: treating children and adults. The same analysis with similarities and differences". The invited speaker is Roberto Basile. 26th - 28th May 2006, Syros, Greece.

Psychoanalytical Psychotherapy Research Conference 2006 (Spring Conference). Organised by the Finland's National Network of the EFPP, 5th - 6th May 2006, Helsinki, Finland. Program and registration form are available.

3rd European Psychoanalytical Film Festival. 3-6 November 2005, London.

3ème congrès francophone "Clinique et théorie – rupture et continuité", organisé par l'EFPP en collaboration avec ARPPE (Association de recherche en psychiatrie et psychanalyse de l'enfant). Envoyer les propositions pour les ateliers avant le 1 octobre 2005! 2–4 décembre 2005 à Metz, France. Pour utiliser le formulaire d'inscription cliquez ici svp ...

The working party of the EFPP, child section delegates, organizes a Workshop on Infant Observation, at Athens / Greece from 9th to 10 december 2005. Registration form, accommodation & flights, programme and site maps are available on this site.

other conferences

The Psychoanalytic Therapy of Severe Disturbances. International conference, hosted by the Centre for Psychotherapy and the Northern Ireland Division of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in collaboration with other societies. From 26 to 27 June 2008, Belfast/Ireland. Programme and registration form.

The Centre For Emotional Development organises a conference with the title "How are you? Thinking about the development of health and illness behaviour in children." Brighton, 20th June 2008

4th annual conference of TAICP (Tel Aviv Institute for Contemporary Psychoanalysis) "Flames from the Unconscious: Trauma, Madness and Faith" with Michael Eigen. 12-13th June 2008 at the Sharon Hotel, Herzlia / Israel. Programm and registration form.

The Melanie Klein Trust organizes a conference in honour of Dr Hanna Segal: "Working with phanstasy". 1 June 2008, Royal College of Physicians, Regents Park, London, U.K.

Sound Material in the Analytic Relationship. Workshop led by Suzanne Maiello. 29 April 2008, Jaffo, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Construction en Psychanalyse. 68e Congrès des Psychanalystes de Langue Française. Organisé par La Société Psychanalytique Suisse (S.S.Psa) et la Société Psychanalytique de Paris (S.P.P.) avec la participation des Sociétés Psychanalytiques Belge, Canadienne, Espagnole, Hellénique, Israélienne, Italienne, Portugaise, des Associations Psychanalytiques de France, d'Italie et de Madrid et le concours de l'Association Psychanalytique Argentine et des Sociétés Brésiliennes de Porto Alegre (S.P.P.A.), Rio de Janeiro (Rio 2) et São Paulo. Jacques Press: Construction avec fin, construction sans fin; Michèle Bertrand: Construire un passé, inventer du possible? 1-4 may 2008, Geneva, Switzerland. Programme. Inscription.

Whither the Group Analysis? Annual Meeting of the Analytic Group Psychotherapy Section of DAGG - Wohin mit der Gruppenanalyse? Jahrestagung der Sektion Analytische Gruppenpsychotherapie der DAGG in Göttingen (Germany), 2nd - 4th May 2008. Further information available from Dr. Angelika Berghaus

The Shadow of Heritage. 21st Conference of the European Psychoanalytical Federation (EPF) from 13th to 16th March 2008, Vienna, Austria.

Philosophical criticism of the concept of sexuality in psychoanalysis / Psychanalyse et philosophie: des liaisons dangereuses? Foundational meetings of the International Society for Psychoanalysis and Philosophy. 5 and 6 march 2008, Leuven, Belgium and 7 and 8 march 2008, Paris, France.

Joseph Sandler Research Conference 2008. Early Development and its Disturbances. Psychoanalytic perspective on the development of ADHD and other psychopathologies. Friday 29th February to Sunday 2nd March 2008, Frankfurt, Germany. Programme and registration.

The Maudsley Psychotherapy Service at the Institute of Psychiatry organizes the conference "Why do Psychoanalysts insist on the Unconscious?". Saturday 9th February 2008 at Wolfson Lecture Theatre, London. Flyer and programme. For further information & booking form please follow this link.

International congress "Bion 2008". Second Thoughts: Funzione alfa e cambiamento catastrofico. Organized by the Italian Psychoanalytic Society (SPI) and the Italian Institution of Psychoanalysis of Group (IIPG). 31st January - 3rd February 2008, Rome / Italy. Programme and registration form. Further details under www.iipg.it

3rd International conference of Psychotraumatology and Mediation. Pedocrimes: Care, Prevention & Justice. Organized by the CPM (Centre de Psychotraumatologie et de Médiation pilote). 1st - 3rd February 2008, University of Neuchâtel / Switzerland. Preliminary programme. Further details under www.ipm-int.org

The Psychoanalysis Unit in association with The New Library of Psychoanalysis presents Sigmund Freud Today. Friday 8 to Sunday 10 December 2006, London. More informations either under www.psychol.ucl.ac.uk/psychoanalysis/freud.htm or download the first announcement as pdf-file.

The 3rd Frances Tustin International Conference "Beyond Autistic Barriers: Treating and understanding" takes place in Venice / Italy from 13th - 15th October 2006. Programme and registration form are available.

Beyond the Crossroads. 5th International Conference on Early Psychosis. Organized by IEPA (Internationale Early Psychosis Association), 4th - 6th October 2006, Birmingham, UK

L'institution en héritage: transmissions, transformations. Colloque du CEFFRAP à Paris, France, le 7 octobre 2006.

History and Function of the Myth in the Psychoanalysis. Relation Between Mythology, Tragedy and Clinic. International Symposium organised by the Hellenic Society of Psychoanalytical Psychotherapy, 4th - 7th october 2006, Athens, Greece

Shaping the Future by Confronting the Past: Germans, Jews and Affected Others. Preliminary announcement for a working conference organized by the International Psychoanalytical Association and the OFEK (The Israel Association for the Study of Group an Organizational Procesess) to be held in Platres, Cyprus, from 6th - 11th September 2006.

2nd International Congress for Psychoanalytical Family Therapy will take place in Montreal, Canada (3rd - 6th August 2006). More informations under www.citfp2006.com

The MELANIE KLEIN TRUST Conference on "Problems with 'Good Objects'" takes place at 27th June 2006 at London.

15th International Symposium for Psychotherapy of Schizophrenia and Other Psychosis. Global Views & Integrated Therapies. The different symposium themes will be very attractive for mental health professionals working in this field. 13th -16th June 2006, Madrid/Spain.

The Psychoanalysis Unit in association with The New Library of Psychoanalysis presents Donald Winnicott Today. Friday 9 to Sunday 11 June 2006, Cruciform Building, London. More informations either under www.psychol.ucl.ac.uk/psychoanalysis/winnicott.htm or download the registration form.

A Lecture and Discussion event takes place with Paul Williams in Dublin on 20th May 2006 from 10.00 am to 12.30 pm. "The Worm that Flies in the Night". About the origins of generative thought, and how it can be destroyed, including by psychotic forms of thinking.

Freud's Screen Memories in the Light of the Contemporary Psychoanalysis and Neurosciences. Conference on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Sigmund Freud's birth; main speakers: Marianne Leuzinger Bohleber, Friedrich-Wilhelm Eickhoff, Haydée Faimberg, John Kafka, Mauro Mancia, Evelyne Sechaud, Sverre Varvin. 4th - 6th May 2006 in Prague, Czech Republic.

The 19th EPF Conference takes place at Athens, Greece from 6th - 9th of April 2006. The theme of this conference will be Psychic Transformations in the psychoanalytical Process.

European Conference "From Children to Parents: The impact of parental mental illness on their children". Organised by the Department of Child Psychiatry Athens University Medical School and the Hellenic Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Taking place at Athens/Greece, 23-25 September 2005. Conference languages: English and Greek. Informations, program and registration under www.parentsonchildren.gr. Programm as pdf-file for download here.

5ième Colloque: Jeu et créativité en psychanalyse familiale. Organizé par la Société Française de Thérapie Familiale Psychanalytique SFTFP. 15 et 16 octobre 2005 à Lille/France. Renseignements et inscriptions.

Reflecting on the Future of Psychoanalysis: Mentalization, internalization and representation. Conference with Otto Kernberg, Peter Fonagy, Glen Gabbard, Mary Target, et. al. September 16-17, New York, USA

44th Congress of the International Psychoanalytical Association IPA. "Trauma. New developments in Psychoanalysis". 28-31 July 2005, Rio de Janeiro.

Signs of Autism in Infants. Recognition & Early Intervention. Major National Conference with leading international experts. Taking Place from 11-12 July 2005 at the University College London. Programm as pdf-file for download here.

Psychiatrie, psychothérapie, psychanalyse. Quels enjeux pour les soins? Organisé par / organized by / ARPPE (Association de Recherche en Psychiatrie et Psychanalyse de l'Enfant). 28 – 29 mai/May 2005 à/at Metz, France. Renseignements / informations: a.r.p.p.e@wanadoo.fr

"Frances Tustin's Work": Under this title the FRANCES TUSTIN International Conference takes place at Caen/France from 15-16 April 2005. Organized by the FRANCES TUSTIN Memorial Trust together with other institutions. Programme and more informations in english...

"The Unconscious and its Dynamic. Theory: Philosophy - Psychoanalysis - Culture" (Das Unbewusste und seine Dynamik I. Theorie: Philosophie - Pschoanalyse - Kultur). Interdisciplinary congress taking place at Berlin from 11-13 March 2005 at the Lessing Hochschule Berlin. Programme and registration form for download

Changing Culture and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. The Third EFPP Conference on Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy for organizations of East and Central Europe. Organised by the Subcommittee for Central an Eastern European Countries of the EFPP, Estonian Psychoanalytical Society, Estonian Child Psychoanalytical Psychotherapy Society and Estonian Analytic Society. Tallinn, Estonia, 28-29 January 2005. 1st announcement, call for papers, and registration form for download
2nd announcement and registration form for download
Final Program

Conference on bad objects and what we do with them. Organized by the Melanie Klein Trust (12th June 2004, London).

VII International Infant Observation Conference. Esther Bick's Method. Theme of the conference "Paths of growth: from the eyes to the mind." (16th-18th April 2004 at Florence, Italy).

International Journal of Psychoanalysis Conference. 'The Psychoanalyst At Work'. The conference is arranged in collaboration with The Editorial Board of the International Psychoanalytic Annual in Russian and The Han Groen-Prakken Psychoanalytic Institute for Eastern Europe (PIEE). (8th-9th May 2004 at Moscow, Russia).

First International Congress "Family Metamorphoses". Organized by the French Society for Psychoanalytic Family Therapy (Société Française de Thérapie Familiale Psychanalytique) (14th-16th May 2004 at Paris, France).

Journal of Child Psychotherapy. 40th Birthday Conference. Organized by the Association of Child Psychotherapists and the Editorial Board of the Journal of Child Psychotherapy (Saturday, 6 December 2003, London)

Reconciliation, Reform and Recovery - Creating a future for psychological interventions in psychosis. 14th International Symposium for the Psychological Treatments of Schizophrenia and other Psychosis. (22nd-25th September 2003, Melbourne Convention Centre, Australia)

Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in our Time. When, Where and for Whom? 5th EFPP conference of all three sections. (4th to 6th July 2003, Stockholm, Sweden)

Treatments in Adolescence: Developments in Clinical Work. 6th International Congress of ISAP International Society of Adolescence Psychiatry (June 26th to 29th 2003, Rome, Italy). Get more information by email from Mrs. Giovanna Montinari

Process or protocol. Politics are penetrating our forensic practice. Congres in Arnhem, The Netherlands, (24th to 27th April 2003) organized by the International Association for Forensic Psychotherapy (IAFP)

I Disturbi della Personalità: Psicoterapia e Psicofarmalogia. Conference organised by I.R.E.P. Istituto di Ricerche Europee in Psicoterapia Psicoanalitica. (Montesilvano, Italy, May 22nd to 25th 2003)

Psicopatología, Arte, Técnica y Creatividad. VIII Jornada científico-cultural organised by the Asociación Española de Psicoterapia Psicoanalítica AEPP (May 31, 2003, Barcelona, Spain)

El psicoanálisis en tiempos de crisis. Second Congress of the Latinoamerican Federation of Schools of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis (FLAPPSIP) (30th May to 1st June 2003, Buenos Aires /Argentine)

Melanconia e Perversione - Melancholia and Perversion. The group "Squiggle" organises a conference at Pisa, Sala convegni Santa Croce in Fossabanda, Piazza S. Croce, 5 - 56125 Pisa, Italy, 15th march 2003.

Psychoanalysis, research, practitioners - results, consequences, prospects. Research conference taking place at Basel/Switzerland on 29th march 2003.

Psychoanalytische Super-Vision. Einzelperspektive - Gruppenperspektive. Jahrestagung der drei Sektionen der EFPP Deutsche Schweiz. (October 26th, 2002, Stapferhaus auf Schloss Lenzburg, Switzerland)

The Future of Psychoanalytic Couple and Family Psychotherapy (PCFP) in EFPP. EFPP Conference about training standards and the organisational framework of PCFP. Invited are the delegates of EFPP and the delegates of National Organisations for PCFP (October 19th and 20th, 2002, Basel,Switzerland)

Generation of meaning in analytic experience: mystery, turbulence and passion. Encounter organised by the Psychoanalytic Group of Barcelona about the contributions of Donald Meltzer to psychoanalysis and a celebration of his 80th birthday. (18th to 20th october 2002, Barcelona, Spain)

The Second EFPP Conference for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Organisations of East and Central Europe organized by the EFPP Subcommittee for Central and Eastern European Countries and the Latvian Association for Psychotherapy. (September 27th and 28th 2002, in Riga, Latvia)

La psychothérapie avec fin - la psychothérapie sans fin. La question du temps en psychothérapie. 2ème congrès francophone. Sections enfants et adolescents, adultes, groupes (13th to 15th september 2002; Lausanne; Switzerland)

New Discoveries and Applications. 6th International Congress on Infant Observation According to the Method of Esther Bick. Centenary of Esther Bick's birth. (28th August - 1st September 2002, Kraków - Przemysl, Poland)

Terror, Trauma, Revenge and Repair: Reactions to September 11th 2001 and its aftermath. Psychoanalysis Unit Conference Programme (December 14th to 15th, London, United Kingdom)

une mère une terre une langue. L'exil et la perte de la langue maternelle. Colloque international de psychanalyse avec la collaboration de l'Institut Hongrois, MAGYart, Société Psychanalytique de Paris, le Quatrième Groupe OPLF, Délégation permanente de la Hongrie auprès de l'UNESCO (8th to 9th December 2001, Paris, France)

Psychoanalytic psychotherapy networks from Central and Eastern European countries. Conference organized by the EFPP Subcommittee for Central and Eastern European Countries and the Czech Society for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy CSPAP (19th to 21st October 2001; Prague, Czech Republic). See various presentations from national networks as well as reports of the different sections on the conference.

Psychotic Child and adolescent and their family. 4th Congress of the Child and Adolescent Section (28th to 30th September 2001, Caen, France)

The Unconscious: mainstay of psychoanalysis. 4th International Cracow Psychoanalytical Symposium organized by The Collegium Medicum of Jagiellonian University (Cracow, Poland, September 1st, 2001)

Psychoanalysis in Psychiatry Section (PIP). A Proposed New Section of the WPA. (London, July 12th, 2001)
informal meeting organised by the WPA, World Psychiatric Association. Speaker: Dr Kari Pylkkänen

Crossing the Divide
The 4th EFPP Adult Section Conference (13th-15th October 2000; Nicosia, Cyprus)
The therapist's influence on the process and outcome of psychoanalytic psychotherapy. Clinical & research findings

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