seminar
đ 6.00 â 8.00 pm Wednesday 4 June 2025 (Melbourne time)
This seminar will address some of the most important concepts in Kleinâs contributions to systems psychodynamics and socioanalysis â put into perspective by bits from Bion, Meltzer and Halton.
Projective identification and containing, learning by frustration (Bion), learning by curiosity (Meltzer), the paranoid-schizoid and the depressive position, guilt and reparation, creativity (Halton), envy and gratitude.
Education: MScA (Psychology), University of Copenhagen 1983, Ph.D., University of Copenhagen University 1995, Approved as specialist and supervisor in psychotherapy (1995) and specialist (2004) and supervisor (2007) in work and organizational psychology. The Danish Psychological Association.
GRC: Leicester Conferences: 1997 (participant), 2005 (training group), 2016 (staff). Staff member on more than 50 and director on more than 25 Group Relations conferences at OPU, MPO, NAPSO and NOV.
Jobs: Clinical psychologist in psychiatry (Slagelse and HillerĂžd) 1984-1994, Staff Member of OPU (Organizational Psychology, Institute of Group Analysis) 1995-, Associate Professor Roskilde University 1996â2011, Professor MSO (group and organizational psychology), Roskilde University 2011-2020, Professor (psychodynamic group and organizational psychology) 2020-, Director for MPO (Master of the Psychology of Organization), Roskilde University 2001â.
ISPSO: Member since 2004, AM Chair Elsinore 2010, board member 2014-2022, AM Co-Chair 2017 Copenhagen. President 2019-2021.
Other: OPUS associate 2005 -, Gunnar Hjelhjolt Award. 2005. Chair NAPSO 2008 â, participant International Gathering of Programs 2013 -, Review Editor Organisational and Social Dynamics 2015â2022
Each seminar comprises a presentation followed by small group discussions and a plenary with opportunity for questions of the presenter.
The seminar is live interactive online via Zoom and the presentation may be recorded.
Readings will be emailed to participants one week prior to the seminar.
6.00 â 8.00 pm Wednesday 4 June Melbourne đšđ°
4.00 â 6.00 am New York Wednesday 4 June (eek!) đșđž
9.00 â 11.00 am Wednesday 4 June London đŹđ§
4.00 â 6.00 pm Wednesday 4 June Singapore đžđŹ
1:30 â 3:30 pm Wednesday 4 June New Delhi đźđł
Calendar invites will be sent to enable a digital calender to calculate your timezone.
AUD $35
Live interactive online via zoom
2025 has been a tumultuous year that has built on a traumatic 2024 and a hyper turbulent 2020âs, in many ways, the world is still emerging from the shock of Covid-19 and associated exponential digitalisation of the social, political and economic context.
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