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  • Introduction to the work of Wilfred Bion

    £110.00

    Categories: Individual Courses, Intermediate courses Tags: Bion, Introductory
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    Description

    This short course will give you an outline of Wilfred Bion’s core ideas, their theoretical relevance and applications.

    Course Materials:

    • 5 lectures (with subtitles)
    • Transcripts for each lecture
    • 7 PDF Readings included

    Completing this course will give you a certificate.

    Course Syllabus

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    Course Introduction 1 Topic
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    Lecturer Biography – Chris Mawson
    Who was Wilfred Bion? 1 Topic
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    Reading – The complete works of W. R. Bion – The Days of Our Years
    Bion’s Early work with Groups 1 Topic
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    Reading – International Journal of Psychoanalysis – On Counter-Transference
    Bion’s work with Patients in Psychotic States 2 Topics
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    Reading – The complete works of W. R. Bion – Attacks on Linking
    Reading – International Journal of Psychoanalysis – Notes on some Schizoid Mechanisms
    The Domain of K 1 Topic
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    Reading – Learning from Experience – The K Link
    Bion’s Later Work 2 Topics
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    Reading – The complete works of W.R. Bion – Memory and Desire
    Reading – The complete works of W.R. Bion – Transformations

    Lecturer Bio

    Chris Mawson is a fellow of the Institute of Psychoanalysis and a supervising psychoanalyst with the British Psychoanalytical Society. He is the editor of several books on the work of Wilfred Bion including The Complete works of W. R. Bion (Karnac Books, 2014) and Bion Today (Routledge, 2010). He is also in private practice. He combines his knowledge of Bion’s theory with his own experiences of private practice on this course.

    Nicola Abel-Hirsch is a fellow of the Institute of Psychoanalysis and a training and supervising analyst with the British Psychoanalytical Society. She has authored several articles and books about Wilfred Bion, most recently: Bion: 365 Quotes (Routledge, 2017). She was a visiting Professor at the Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies, University of Essex from 2013-2015.

    Course Duration

    Access to this course lasts for 6 months from purchase.

    Entry Requirements

    This course has been designed for people who have taken at least one beginner level course with us.

    This course is appropriate for:

    • Students with some level of familiarity of Psychoanalysis
    • Those considering training as a Psychoanalyst

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