This term we are delighted to offer a variety of courses for clinicians and psychoanalytic students online. Courses will be held on Zoom. All instructions will be in Farsi and all reading materials will be in English. We hope you will find something that interests you!
REGISTRATION FOR Fall 2022 WILL BEGIN ON August 25 to September 15. For registration in any course, please contact the course instructor.
A Seminar on Working with Dreams, Fantasy, and Unconscious Communication II
Dr. Movahedi
Wednesdays at 18:30 -19:50 Tehran time, beginning September 21, and then every other week on October 5, October 19, November 2, November 16, November 30 , December 14, and December 28.
This eight-week clinical seminar is a continuation of our previous courses in Dreams and Unconscious Fantasy. The skill of working with unconscious communications…(MORE)
Continuous Clinical Case Seminar: Between Bion, Lacan, and Winnicott
Dr. Movahedi & Dr. Eftekhar
Wednesdays 18:30 -19:50 Tehran time, beginning on September 28, and then every other week on October 12, October 26, November 9, November 23, December 7, December 21, and January 4.
This eight-week clinical webinar continues the last semester’s Continuous Case Seminar. Our primary goal is to provide students with a comparative understanding of the theoretical issues of concern to Bion, Lacan, and Winnicott…(MORE)
Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Adolescence II
Dr. Ganjavi
Thursdays 9:00-10:20 Tehran time, beginning September 22, and then every other week on October 6, October 20, November 3, November 17, December 1, December 15, and December 29.
This course is the continuation of the previous course “Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Adolescence” and during this new semester the focus is on the book “Analytic Engagements with Adolescents: Sex, Gender, and Subversion”… (MORE)
Perversion: Psychoanalytic, Social, and Cultural Dimensions
Dr. Zhaf
Tuesdays at 20:00- 21:20 Tehran time, beginning September 27, and then every other week on October 11, October 25, November 8, November 22, December 6, December 20, and January 3
Until recently, theories of perversion have limited their scope of inquiry to sexual behavior and personal trauma…(MORE)
Psychoanalysis of Hysteria and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
Dr. Nohesara
Thursdays 10:30-11:50 Tehran time, beginning September 22, and then every other week on October 6, October 20, November 3, November 17, December 1, December 15, and December 29.
This course examines classical and contemporary theories of Hysteria and Obsession. Psychoanalysis began with Freud’s investigations into the structure of Hysteria and Obsessive–Compulsive Neurosis…(MORE)
Schizophrenia and Culture
Dr. Rahimi
Mondays at 20:00- 21:20Tehran time, beginning September 26, and then every other week on October 10, October 24, November 7, November 21, December 5, December 26, and January 9.
Horacio Fabrega described schizophrenia as a “disease of the self,” which erodes and undermines the organization and functioning of the self…(MORE)
Understanding Psychosis and Autism Through a Lacanian Lens
Dr. Taheri
Tuesdays 18:00-19:20 Tehran time, beginning September 20, and then every other week on October 4, October 18, November 1, November 15, November 29, December 13, and December 27.
This course introduces the work of French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan with a focus on his immense contributions to the understanding of psychosis and…(MORE)
Sigmund Freud’s Thinking on Transference and Resistance
Mr. Pouralibaba
Thursdays at 12:00-13:20 Tehran time, beginning September 29, and then every other week on October 13, October 27, November 10, November 24, December 8, December 22, and January 5.
The study of Freud’s work continues with a focus on theoretical and technical aspects of transference and resistance…(MORE)
(OPEN TO PUBLIC)
Towards the Theatre of Unknown: Actors in Search of Characters on the Psychic Stage
Mr. Vahdat Yeganeh
Tuesdays at 21:30-23:00 Tehran time, beginning September 20, and then every other week on October 4, October 18, November 1, November 15, November 29, December 13, and December 27.
In these workshops, participants will examine the relationship between the actors and the characters through the plays of Anton Chekhov, Samuel Beckett, and Will Eno…(MORE)
(OPEN TO PUBLIC)
Persepolis Off the Couch
75,000 Toman for each session.
Psychoanalysts Examine Famous Films with Behzad Pouralibaba. Once a Month on Sundays at 20:00-21:20 Tehran Time.
Every month, we will select a film for you to watch and discuss and try to examine it from a psychoanalytic perspective. We will try to understand the unconscious of the film’s writer, director and what they project on fictional characters and subjects. Analyzing the unconscious and desires of the film’s audience is another aim of our monthly webinar. In addition to the course instructor, we will often have Dr. Zhaf and Mr. Yeganeh as a part of our critics for our analysis and interpretation of a movie.
For registration, please email Mr. Pouralibaba: b.pouralibaba@gmail.com
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