Reading Lists 2026-2027
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- Syllabus & seminar timetable 2026-27 for years 1-4 (pdf)
- Public lectures
- Reading lists previous years / terms
The reading lists will be updated throughout the year.
TERM 1
THEORETICAL CONCEPTS OF STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF PSYCHE
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Date
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10:15 – 11:30 | 11:45 – 13:00 | 14:00 – 15:15 |
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3rd October 2026
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Meeting with Committee Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room / George Dawson Room |
Meeting with Committee Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room / George Dawson Room |
Beginnings Maria Francis Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room |
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10th October Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room |
Jung’s Theory of the Self Hellen Mabhikwa |
Jung’s Theory of the Self Hellen Mabhikwa |
Clinical Seminar Hellen Mabhikwa and trainee |
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17th October Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room |
Bion in the Context of Jung’s Self Katerina Sarafidou |
Bion in the Context of Jung’s Self Katerina Sarafidou |
Bion in the Context of Jung’s Self Katerina Sarafidou |
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24th October
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HALF TERM – NO SEMINARS
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31st October Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room |
Freud in the Context of Jung’s Self William Meredith-Owen |
Freud in the Context of Jung’s Self William Meredith-Owen |
Clinical Seminar William Meredith-Owen and trainee |
| 7th November (In-Person only at St Paul’s Convent) | PUBLIC LECTURE – Katerina Sarafidou and Diane Zervas Hirst | ||
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14th November Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room |
Fordham in the Context of Jung’s Self Hellen Mabhikwa |
Fordham in the Context of Jung’s Self Hellen Mabhikwa |
Clinical Seminar Hellen Mabhikwa and trainee |
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21st November St Paul’s Convent for this week only |
Winnicott in the Context of Jung’s Self Sarah Cooke |
Winnicott in the Context of Jung’s Self Sarah Cooke |
Clinical Seminar Sarah Cooke and trainee |
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28th November Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room |
Klein in the Context of Jung’s Self Sue Mizen |
Klein in the Context of Jung’s Self Sue Mizen |
Clinical Seminar Sue Mizen and trainee |
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5th December Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room |
History of Attachment Theory Rachel Dunkley-Jones |
Contemporary Developments in Attachment Theory Rachel Dunkley-Jones |
Clinical Seminar Rachel Dunkley-Jones and trainee |
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12th December Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room |
Inter-Subjective Perspective of the Self The Work of Ogden, Benjamin and Others Alison Rolfe |
Inter-Subjective Perspective of the Self The Work of Ogden, Benjamin and Others Alison Rolfe |
Clinical Seminar Alison Rolfe and trainee |
TERM 2
CLINICAL PRESENTATIONS AND TECHNIQUE
| Date | 10:15 – 11:30 | 11:45 – 13:00 | 14:00 – 15:15 |
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9th January 2027 Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room |
Transference & Counter-Transference Review Jan Wiener |
Negative Transference / Negative Therapeutic Reactions Jan Wiener |
Clinical Seminar Jan Wiener and trainee |
| 16th January (via Zoom Video Conferencing only) | PUBLIC LECTURE – Steve Myers |
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23rd January Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room |
Regression Joanna de Waal |
Regression Joanna de Waal |
Clinical Seminar Joanna de Waal and trainee |
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30th January Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room |
Tradition v Originality in Supervision Carrie Worrall |
Shame in Supervision Carrie Worrall |
Writing a Paper/Final Clinical Paper Carrie Worrall |
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6th February Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room |
Borderline Personality Disorder Shane Sneyd |
Borderline States Shane Sneyd |
Clinical Seminar Shane Sneyd and trainee |
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13th February
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HALF TERM – NO SEMINARS
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20th February Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room |
Autistic States Sheila Bonas |
Ogden’s Autistic Contiguous Sheila Bonas |
Clinical Seminar Sheila Bonas and trainee |
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27th February Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room |
Dissociation Katherine Killick |
Dissociation Katherine Killick |
Clinical Seminar Katherine Killick and trainee |
| 6th March (In-Person only at St Paul’s Convent) | PUBLIC LECTURE – Rachel Dunkley-Jones |
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13th March Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room |
The Analytic Frame / Boundaries Shane Sneyd |
Acting In / Acting Out Shane Sneyd |
Clinical Seminar Shane Sneyd and trainee |
TERM 3
CULTURE, SOCIETY AND THE CONSULTING ROOM
| 10:15 – 11:30 | 11:45 – 13:00 |
14:00 – 15:15
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Setting Up a Practice Rachel Dunkley-Jones |
Assessing Patients Rachel Dunkley-Jones |
Management of Money Rachel Dunkley-Jones |
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BANK HOLIDAY – NO SEMINARS
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PUBLIC LECTURE – Leigh Money
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Infant Research and Clinical Application Lucy Mills |
Infant Research and Clinical Application Lucy Mills |
Clinical Seminar Lucy Mills and trainee |
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Gender, Power and the Therapeutic Encounter Jay Barlow |
Gender, Power and the Therapeutic Encounter Jay Barlow |
Clinical Seminar Jay Barlow and trainee |
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HALF TERM – NO SEMINARS
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Uprooted: Working with Refugees and Other Dislocated People Ali Zarbafi |
Uprooted: Working with Refugees and Other Dislocated People Ali Zarbafi |
Clinical Seminar Ali Zarbafi and trainee |
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PUBLIC LECTURE – Hellen Mabhikwa
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Splitting: Understand What Divides Us Jill Robottom |
Splitting: Understand What Divides Us Jill Rowbottom |
Clinical Seminar Jill Rowbottom and trainee |
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Working with the Shadow Hellen Mabhikwa |
Working with the Shadow Hellen Mabhikwa |
Clinical Seminar Hellen Mabhikwa and trainee |
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Authority of the Therapist Pauline Higham |
Authority of the Therapist Pauline Higham |
Ending of the Year Members of the Training Committee |

