2017
Shafer/Luiker and the Prisoner's Dilemma
Friday, 27 October 2017 6.00pm to 8.00pm - University of Sydney
Psychologists have been watching the splits form in their profession in recent years, gathering strong emotion as it goes, powered by its own self-generated steam and wondered: is this really in the best interests of our profession? Do psychologists feel no more able to intervene or know what to think than when the lines between reality-television and news media become blurred as a ...void opens up - over our Pacific Ocean - between North Korea and the US? Surely, they can do better than this as students of a scientific approach to human behaviour, you may ask? And of course they can. The "prisoner's dilemma" is a standard example of a game analyzed in game theory that shows why two completely "rational" individuals might not cooperate, even if it appears that it is in their best interests to do so. For more information click here
MELBOURNE OPEN DAY
Saturday, 18 November 2017 - VAPP Building, 18 Erin Street, Richmond
Civilizing and De–Civilizing Influences, Refugees and the Disincentives Towards Relating Humanely to Our Global Relations
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LARGE GROUP MEETING Sydney
23-25 June 2017
Conducted by Teresa von Sommaruga Howard
The Large Group is based on an assumption that the background ’noise’ comprised of the personal, social and political happenings and events of our time impacts upon all of us as we live in the social and global domain. We may be aware or unaware of that noise and how it influences the conduct of our daily lives and relationships. The Large group is a structured, experiential forum, open to the community from all walks of life, with an interest in exploring the background themes of life as they emerge experientially. The format provides a medium for dialogue and reflection in ways that are not usually available in everyday life. Through reflection, dialogue and drawing on their own personal experiences, participants may access and recognise the conscious and unconscious socio-political forces at work within themselves, in their relationships and workplaces, in their communities and the wider society.
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SYDNEY MEETING 2017
Hate and Love in Groups and Groupwork
Saturday 25 (open to all) – Sunday 26 March (members only)
North Sydney Community Centre, 220 Miller Street, North Sydney
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Fear and Loathing in Sydney - Tim Johnson-Newell
Between the Writer & the Reader V
A day of exploring some psychological aspects of globalisation, post 2016, with assistance from Shakespeare’s Richard II, and Maurice Whelan’s paper, ‘Seeing Things’
Indigiscapes Centre, Runnymede Road, Capalaba Queensland
Saturday 4 March 2017
2016
MELBOURNE MEETING
Saturday 19 – Sunday 20 November
This meeting is for members and trainees only. The focus of the meeting is
Difficult Experiences in Groups. There will be three presentations by members
in the morning, and a supervision session in the afternoon. Further information to follow.
BRISBANE MEETING Saturday 16 – Sunday 17 July, members only
BRISBANE CONFERENCE NOTES: summary of Mary O'Brien's presentation
Word format
Freud Conference May 21
Large Group Workshop
Analysis and the Political: AAGP invites you to a Large Group to explore the theme'Seeking Asylum' conducted by Teresa von Sommaruga Howard
Level 4, Cameraygal Building, The North Sydney Institute, St Leonards NSW
Friday 27 (evening) – Saturday 28 (full day) May 2016
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Experiential Group for Health Practitioners, Melbourne
Thursdays in 2016, 5.30–7.00pm conducted by Dr Fran Minson and Ms Mary Good
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SYDNEY MEETING 2016
Psychotherapy as a Moral Endeavour
Saturday 16 – Sunday 17 April, members only
PO Box 1748, Crows Nest, NSW 1585
Between the Writer & the Reader IV
A day of words and music with Maurice Whelan: “To Infinity and Beyond” Indigiscapes Centre, Runnymede Road, Capalaba Queensland
Saturday 27 February 2016
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A Conversazione with Stephen Arcari
More things you always wanted to know about groups but were afraid to askCrows Nest Community Centre, Willoughby Road, Crows Nest NSW
Tuesday 2 February 2016, 7–9pm
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2015
MELBOURNE MEETING 2015
Saturday 14 November 2015
Beyond Gallipoli – Bion and His Legacy
presentation and conversation with Christine Brett Vickers, Allan Shafer and David Kruse
outline and program
BRISBANE MEETING 2015
Members only conference
Saturday 27 – Sunday 28 June 2015
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Large Group Workshop
Analysis and the Political II – 'we are all human beings after all...'
Large groups conducted by Teresa von Sommaruga Howard
North Sydney Community Centre, corner Miller and McLaren Streets, North Sydney NSW
Friday 20 – Saturday 21 March 2015
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Between the Writer & the Reader III
Another day of poetry and refection with Maurice Whelan: “Hidden Places” Indigiscapes Centre, Runnymede Road, Capalaba Queensland
Saturday 28 February 2015
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2014
MELBOURNE MEETING 2014
Friday 7 – Sunday 9 November, 2014
"An Illustrious Unknown Man"
Dr Paul Coombe and Dr Peter Hengstberger bring fresh thinking to the work of Trigant Burrow
on Open Morning of the Conference, Saturday 8 November
The Saturday morning of the Melbourne conference is open to non AAGP members and we warmly invite you to attend.
outline of "An Illustrious Unknown Man"
Melbourne Meeting program and booking information
Training Workshop September 20–21, 2014 (click for program)
Tara Clinic, 921 Station Street, Box Hill North, Victoria
please note Sunday session is for current trainees only
program information
BRISBANE MEETING 2014
A Presentation by Mr Stephen Arcarion
Open Day of the Conference, Saturday 28 June
Friday 27 – Sunday 29 June 2014
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Melbourne Reading Group
The Melbourne Reading Group meets once a month – click for further information
Freud Conference 2014
A Stranger In My Own Body
a day with Drs Domenico Di Ceglie and Giovanna Rita Di Ceglie
The Melbourne Brain Centre, Kenneth Myer Building, 30 Royal Parade, Parkville Victoria
Saturday 17 May
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SYDNEY MEETING 2014
Analysis and the Political
Friday 28 - Sunday 30 March, 2014
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Between the Writer & the Reader II
Another day of poetry and refection with Maurice Whelan: “Soul Making and Sunlit Absence” Indigiscapes Centre, Runnymede Road, Capalaba Queensland
Saturday 1 March 2014
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