TEACHING
Teaching on the MSc in Theoretical Psychoanalytical Studies
Since 2014 I have taught on the MSc. In Theoretical Psychoanalytical Studies, Psychoanalysis Unit, University College London. My seminars have introduced the work of the early psychoanalyst Marjorie Brierley who played a prominent role in initiating the well-‐known Controversial Discussions. My lectures offer an interpretation of the evolution of psychoanalysis in the British Psychoanalytical Society from the 1930s to the 1960s.
Since 2016 I convene and chair 7 lectures for the Winnicott Unit and 9 lectures for Contemporary Clinical Theory Unit.
My visit to Kyoto University for 3 months in 2016 involved supervising, teaching and lecturing to post graduate psychologists. I prepared two books during this sabbatical from private practice. The 2013 publication of Donald Winnicott Today is currently being translated into Japanese for publication in 2018. In addition to this a translation of André Green at the Squiggle Foundation is also due to be published in 2017.
The Tavistock Centre, M1 Training in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy.
Since 2012 I have taught Psychoanalytic Theory for 2nd year students over the course of an academic year. I created a course on the ‘Evolution of psychoanalytic paradigms of the British Psychoanalytic Society’ (1920 – 2012). The first term introduces and explores the notion of a paradigm from the work of T.Kuhn and applies this to explore the different evolutions in psychoanalysis from 1926 – 1971. The second term focuses on ‘Early British Analysts and their role in the evolution of theory and technique’. The third term focuses on ‘Concepts within the different paradigm structures of the British Psychoanalytical Society: 1949 – 2012’. There is an emphasis on Winnicott’s paradigm in the 3rd term.
Psychoanalytic training: British Psychoanalytical Society (incorporating the Institute of Psychoanalysis)
I have given several lectures on ‘Early psychic development’ for the Introductory Lectures, which have also been filmed for the series outside of London. Each year I give a lecture on ‘Freud and Dora’ for the Foundation Course.
I teach the ‘Introduction to the work of Winnicott’ for the main training and have recently completed 10 clinical seminars for 3rd and 4th year trainees.
The Squiggle Foundation
Although not an academic institute The Squiggle Foundation was created as an organisation aimed at ‘the dissemination of Winnicott’s work’. From 1989 until 2000 I worked as a teacher, seminar leader, workshop leader, and director.
Foundation Course, Institute of Psychoanalysis
As Deputy Chair of the Foundation Course of the Institute of Psychoanalysis I was involved with a selection of students and led proto-‐clinical groups. As Deputy I was a tutor to several students for each academic year.
Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies, University of Essex
From 2011 – 2013 as visiting professor I created short courses and set up several workshops with the aim of integrating psychoanalytic theory with psychoanalytic practice. The workshops of how analysts work in the consulting room enlisted some of the methodologies of The Paris Group – for example the participants (most of whom were clinical practitioners) -‐ were asked to associate to the analytic sessions of an ongoing treatment.
FILMS
The following talks and excerpts are aimed at psychoanalytic education and dissemination
2010 – A contribution on the work of D.W.Winnicott for the film British Psychoanalysis Yesterday and Today funded by the International Psychoanalytic Association
2012 – Interview on the British Psychoanalytical Society’s English Speaking Conference by Transferts Culturels
2015 – Interview on Winnicott’s contribution to the Controversial Discussions (1942-‐1945)
2016 – A short film ‘On becoming a psychoanalyst’ – a project of the E Learning project for the Institute of Psychoanalysis
2017 – A short film – An introduction to the work of D.W.Winnicott – for the Institute of Psychoanalysis e Learning project
