We are pleased to announce that the
WBCPS (Western Branch of the Canadian Psychoanalytic Society)
and WPSI (Western Psychoanalytic Society Institute)
have recently amalgamated and will now be known by our new joint name:
WCPSI
Western Canada Psychoanalytic Society and Institute
Official transition of our structure and name will happen throughout 2024. We continue to invite your participation in our programs and look forward to this next chapter in our growth as an analytic Society and Institute.
Upcoming Events
Study Group – From Black Holes to Hope and Dread (August -September)
April 28, 2024
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Study Group – From Black Holes to Hope and Dread Photo credits: Title Schwarzwald (Black Forest) | December 5 2023 | Media: In-camera digital multiple exposure @ Van Dusen Botanical Gardens – Festival of lights | Photographer: Richard Markus In preparation for the Scientific Mee
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The Rules of Treatment and The Rules of Play: Ethical, Moral, and Technical Considerations in Psychoanalytic Practice – June 22, 2024
February 01, 2024
The Rules of Treatment and The Rules of Play: Ethical, Moral, and Technical Considerations in Psychoanalytic Practice Presenter: Jennifer Kunst, Ph.D. Chair: Judith Setton-Markus, M.Ed., R. Psych. Art Credits: Artist: Richard Markus | Perspectives | August 1 2023 | Multiple exp
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What Is Psychoanalysis?
Psychoanalytic treatment helps to bring these unconscious meanings of personal experience to the surface, by linking the person’s current relationships and patterns of behaviour to their historical origins. This permits a person to see how they have changed and developed over time, thereby offering the potential to deal more constructively with their current life.Learn more>>
Psychoanalytic Training Program
The Vancouver Institute of Psychoanalysis offers a four-year course for psychoanalytic training in Vancouver and is the only psychoanalytic training program in Western Canada approved by the International Psychoanalytical Association.Learn more>>
Continuing Education
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