Many Thanks to Everyone who Responded to our Reading List Survey - Read the Full Report Here

We asked students what they thought of the new system and what improvements they would like to see.

91% of respondents used and like the new system, and they found the tutorials provided by the library helpful. As the students who had watched the online tutorial found it very useful, we’re planning to develop more guides to highlight some of the key features. We will be making these accessible from the Library website.

Tavistock and Portman leads the way with successful pilot of the Family Drug and Alcohol Court

The Government has announced funding for at least two new family courts specialising in substance misuse, following the successful London pilot of the Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) set up in 2008 by the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust and the children's charity, Coram.

New survey by Knowthenet reveals only 30% of parents can identify the most common internet slang terms and acronyms used by their teenage children.

The Fragmented World of Psychoanalysis: Is Dialogue Possible? Conference 26 & 27 July, Royal College of Art, Central London

At this International Conference organised by The Higher Education Network for Research and Information in Psychoanalysis  

we will explore whether the competing tendencies within psychoanalysis are capable of fruitful dialogue. 

Start your career in counselling and psychotherapy October 2013 - July 2014

The Online Introduction to Counselling and Psychotherapy course is ideal if you’re thinking about becoming a fully qualified counsellor or psychotherapist, or as Continuing Professional Development (CPD) to develop your current skills. Find out more.
Date:             October 2013 - July 2014
Fee:              £2,995
Award:          Graduate Certificate, University of Essex
Duration:       1 year, part-time
Delivery:        Distance Learning

Thinking Space at the Tavistock & Portman Tuesday 16 July : The Taming of the Shrew - Farce? Misogynist anachronism? Cautionary tale? Uncomfortable observation?

George Ransley from Propeller Theatre Company in conversation with Margaret Rustin, Child, Adolescent & Adult Psychotherapist  

Many interpretations have been offered, and The Taming of the Shrew continues to raise uncomfortable questions for audiences to this day. In the wake of high profile cases of domestic violence and growing concern about the role of the internet and social media in the representation and commodification of women, Propeller, an all‐male theatre company, offer an uncompromising take on the play’s themes.

Summer vacation opening times & library closure for project work 5-30 August inclusive

SUMMER VACATION OPENING TIMES

Tuesday 9th July to Friday 20 September 

Open  Mondays to Fridays 10.00-17.00

Except:

SUMMER CLOSURE – Monday 5th August - Friday 30th August

During this period we are closed for project work.  If you require access to the Library during this time please email or telephone us in advance to arrange a visit. 

ONE DAY CLOSURE – Thursday 19^th September for academic enrolment

Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) service on BBC Breakfast Thursday 4th July.

Mike Shaw, Clinical Lead from FDAC, will be live on the sofa in Manchester talking about the service, plans to roll out the service and a new ScramX device they have been piloting in the court.

The live interview is currently scheduled for 7.20am and again at 8.20am. There will also be some pre-recorded footage playing on a loop featuring a parent, DJ Crichton and Sophie Kershaw speaking about FDAC.

The Society of Analytical Psychology (SAP) - Talks in London

The Shadow

Location: The SAP, 1 Daleham Gardens, NW3 5BY.

Date: 6 July 2013

10am - 12.30pm

Of all the gifts Jung bestowed upon us, through his  meandering and sometimes enragingly mystifying  writing, his idea of  ‘The Shadow’, which he  simultaneously embraced and disavowed within himself—nonetheless with great courage—offers the whole of humanity a signpost on the path on individual and collective individuation.