The Canadian Psychoanalytic Society is a member of the International Psychoanalytical Association.
It consists of seven member branches and five training institutes across Canada.
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CANADIANS IN VANCOUVER
Canadians at the 52nd IPA Congress
Many of our members are participating virtually in the Vancouver congress as part of keynote, panel and individual paper presentations.
EVENT
Scientific Meeting
The Concept of Failure in Psychoanalysis: Bad Faith, Technique and Complex Kindness
QEB – Montreal, QC / October 21, 2021
EVENT
Scientific Meeting
Re-reading Jean Laplanche: For a Queer Gender Metapsychology
TPS – Toronto, ON / October 23, 2021
EVENT
Annual Symposium
Transgender Identities: A Contemporary Psychoanalytic Exploration
QEB – Montreal, QC / November 6, 2021
EVENT
Scientific Meeting
The shape of the thing to come : Wilfred Bion’s and Serge Doubrovsky adventures in language
SPM – Montreal, QC / November 11, 2021
EVENT
52nd ATPPP Scientific Session
Teletherapy: Closeness and distance
TPS – Toronto, ON / November 13, 2021
JOURNAL
Canadian Journal of Psychoanalysis Special Issue: Clifford Scott
Read tributes from the recent evening in celebration of Clifford Scott and the Spring 2019 issue of the Canadian Journal of Psychoanalysis in his honour. (Member login required)
JOURNAL
Canadian Journal of Psychoanalysis
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Video Series
Psychotherapy Saves
The four videos on the Psychotherapy Saves YouTube channel were made to demonstrate that psychotherapy is a medically necessary treatment that saves lives.
BOOK
Change Through Time in Psychoanalysis
Transformations and Interventions, The Three Level Model
Edited By Margaret Ann Fitzpatrick Hanly, Marina Altmann de Litvan, Ricardo Bernardi
View our IPA News page for information on IPA Member discounts at Routledge.
BOOK
BOOK
BOOK
BOOK
Psychoanalysis in Medicine – Applying Psychoanalytic Thought to Contemporary Medical Care
Paul Ian Steinberg
View our IPA News page for information on IPA Member discounts at Routledge.
PODCAST
Article – Miguel Prados Prize
Psychoanalytic writing: from sensory listening to solitary immersion
Author: Suzanne Tremblay, Miguel Prados Prize Winner
Video
Civilization and the Discontented: A Presentation by Christopher Bollas
Community West Treatment Videoconference
First Online Conference with SPP, APA, APdeBA, SAP
Une réalité effractive
Réflexions sur l’impact de la réalité sur le travail analytique
October 16-17, 2021
Online Event
Psychoanalytic Couple Psychotherapy Group
Working with No-Sex Couples; Theoretical Considerations
October 30, 2021
Online Event
Annual Congress
THE 45TH CPS CONGRESS FROM JUNE 25-28, 2020 HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
Awards and Prizes
Honoured Friend of Psychoanalysis
This new CPS award honours non-IPA members. Please join us in congratulating the recipient for 2020, Graeme Taylor.
Member Emeritus
An interview with Dr. Wilfrid Reid (SPM), conducted by Pierre Joly (SPM) for the journal Filigrane on the occasion of Dr. Reid being awarded the status of Member Emeritus in 2019.
Please Join Us in Celebrating:
- Louis Brunet, who was awarded the 2020 Citation of Merit award.
Read the Award Announcement - Susan K. Moore, newly graduated CPS child analyst.
In Memoriam
Brian Bexton
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Dr. Brian Bexton, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, on April 21, 2021.
James Naiman
Dr. James (Jack) Naiman passed away peacefully at his home in Montreal, on December 22, 2020.
Elliot Markson
Retired TPS Member and Training Analyst, Elliot Raphael Markson, MD passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2020.