Limbus was established 20 years ago. Its prime purpose is to organize lectures
and events of interest to those in the psychological professions - particularly
psychotherapists and counsellors - but they are also of interest to others within
the helping professions in the south-west of England.
Limbus is a not for profit organisation run entirely by volunteers. It organizes four lectures or events a year. Limbus is a non profit organization run entirely by volunteers.
The lectures or events take place on Saturday mornings at Studio 3 on the
Dartington Estate near Totnes. There is no need to book in advance. Turn between
10am and 10.30am for a 12.30pm finish. The fee for each event is £20 for members
and £15 for non-members. The annual membership fee is £10.
Next Lecture
FarhadDalal : An attitude towards a soul
Abstract:
Over the last few years I have come to question the centrality
and value attributed to the ideas of ‘analysis’ and ‘interpretation’ in
psychotherapy – ideas which draw on the prestige of the natural sciences. The talk
develops the reasoning behind the shifts in my thinking and practice.
With the help of the moral philosopher RaimondGaita I will build on my prior thesis
that the psyche is constituted by power-relations, to argue that it is also
constituted by moral-relations. Gaita’s understanding of morality has affinities
with Winnicott and Bowlby, and is also deeply congenial to the group analytic
sensibility. I will show how these ways of thinking contribute towards the ethical
constitution of our inner lives, and why love is central to the whole enterprise.
I will then touch on some of the consequences of this way of thinking for the
practice of psychotherapy, in ways that do not entail a collapse into emotionalism
nor a rejection of the rational. I conclude that because psychotherapy is a moral
endeavour, it requires the therapist to take up ‘an attitude towards a soul’
(Wittgenstein) rather than that of the detached clinician, and that therapy is
better described as a very particular kind of embodied conversation rather than
the scientistic conceptions of ‘analysis’ or ‘treatment.
FarhadDalal is a supervisor, psychotherapist and group analyst in
private practice, based in Totnes and Exeter. He qualified as an Integrative
psychotherapist in 1985 and as a Group Analyst in 1991. He works with
organizations and also has a psychotherapy practice in Devon. His first book
Taking the Group Seriously argues against individualism and for the relational
nature of human life. His second book Race, Colour and the Processes of
Racialization focuses on the causes of the hatred of Others. His current book
Thought Paralysis: The Virtues of Discrimination, is a constructive
critique of the Equality movements.
Lectures and events for 2012 are :
March 24th, Sarah Bishop :Mentalization and Borderline Personality
Disorders
June 16th, Farhad Dalal : Psychotherapy: An Attitude towards a
Soul.
September 15th : Stella Acquarone <i>Parent-Infant Therapy</i> - full title
still to be arranged.
November 10th : Aida Alayarian <i>Surviving Trauma: Dissociation vs.
Fragmentation.
Venue: the meetings will take place in Studio 3 at the Dartington estate near
Totnes and parking is available nearby.
The fee for each session is £20 for non members; £15 members; £10 for members
in training. The annual membership fee is £10.
There is no need to book in advance; turn up between 10 and 10.30 and pay on arrival.The meetings end at 12.30pm.
Time Table:
10 am Arrivals (tea and coffee provided)
10.30 - 11.30 Lecture/presentation
11.30-11.50 Break (tea and coffee provided)
11.50-12.30 Questions and Discussion</p>
This notice first appeared on the Counselling and Psychotherapy page of the goodenoughcaring website at http://www.goodenoughcaring.com on March 10th, 21012
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