Events and Seminars
Event | : | Phenomenology in Practice |
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Venue | : | PhilosPsyche, Tufnell Park, N7 |
Date | : | 24/03/2012 |
Duration | : | 11 - 4.15 pm |
Extra Info | : | The philosophical perspective of phenomenology influenced Freud, R.D. Laing and, more recently, contemporary relational psychoanalysts. What is phenomenology? How can a phenomenological perspective enhance our sensitivity to the meanings of our clients'/patients' descriptions of their lived conscious and unconscious experiences? We will explore key concepts in the phenomenological work of Merleau-Ponty and Levinas. Notions of embodiment, time (past, present and future), and language are integral to our relationships with each other. We will reflect on the relevance of a phenomenological perspective in understanding the meanings of symptoms such as trauma, addiction, and psychosomatic symptoms in our practice. The day, led by Mary Lynne Ellis and Noreen O'Connor, will include short presentations and small group discussions. Participants are encouraged to bring clinical examples for discussion. Noreen O'Connor and Mary Lynne Ellis, co-authors of Questioning Identities; Philosophy in Psychoanalytic Practice are qualified analytical psychotherapists practising in North London at Perspectives Psychotherapy. Each with over 25 years of clinical practice, they have contributed to a number of analytical trainings. Noreen has a PhD in Contemporary European Philosophy and, amongst other publications, co-authored (with Joanna Ryan) Wild Desires and Mistaken Identities: Lesbianism and Psychoanalysis (Virago, 1993, Karnac, 2003). Mary Lynne has Masters' degrees in Art Therapy and in Modern European Philosophy. Her publications include Time in Practice; Analytical Perspectives on the Times of our Lives (Karnac, 2010). Booking is by PAYPAL: see http://www.philospsyche.com/events.htm , or by cheque addressed to Mary Lynne Ellis and Noreen O'Connor (please send to Upper Maisonette, 78 Huddleston Road, London N7 0EG) |
Web Link | : | http://www.philospsyche.com/events.htm |