The Toronto Psychoanalytic Society’s Extension Program has been running continuously for more than 25 years and remains a very well received and popular educational program in the Toronto professional community among colleagues who work in the mental health field.
It is our hope that we continue to be aware of and meet the educational needs of the professional community, and we are trying to do our best to respond to that by offering the wide variety of Extension Courses listed below, and Special Study Groups, Extended Courses and Special Single Events listed on our Special Extension Program Events page.
The popularity of our Extension Program has lately passed beyond the Toronto area through the new phenomenon of “distance learning” and we have been pleased to have participants join in from across Canada. If you are interested in distance learning please contact the tps&i to see if your desired course will be available remotely.
2023
COURSE ONE – Documentaries Viewed Through a Psychoanalytic Lens
Wednesdays, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm: September 13, October 25, 2023; January 17, February 28, 2024
| Course Coordinators | Karen Dougherty and Steven Silver |
| Fee | $240 |
** DISTANCE PARTICIPATION ONLY – This course will be conducted online.
* CME credits available. See below.
COURSE TWO – Lacan from the Beginnings
Thursdays, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm: September 21, 28, October 5, 12, 19, 2023
| Course Coordinator | Judith Hamilton |
| Fee | $300 |
** DISTANCE PARTICIPATION ONLY – This course will be conducted online.
Registration Deadline: September 15, 2023
* CME credits available. See below.
COURSE THREE – Discussing Netflix from a Psychoanalytic Perspective
Sundays, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm: September 24, October 29, November 26, 2023; January 28, February 25, March 24, 2024
| Course Coordinator | Barbara Burrows |
| Fee | No charge. |
** DISTANCE PARTICIPATION ONLY – This course will be conducted online.
Registration Deadline: September 17, 2023
* CME credits available. See below.
COURSE FOUR – Psychoanalysis in Conversation with Christianity
Thursdays, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm: October 26, November 2, 9, 16, 23, 2023
| Course Coordinator | Stephen Fowler |
| Fee | $300 |
** DISTANCE PARTICIPATION ONLY – This course will be conducted online.
Registration Deadline: September 15, 2023
* CME credits available. See below.
COURSE FIVE – The Inside Story: How Writers Write
Wednesdays, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm: November 22, 2023, January 31, March 27, 2024
| Course Coordinator | Karen Dougherty |
| Fee | No charge. |
** DISTANCE PARTICIPATION ONLY – This course will be conducted online.
Registration Deadline: November 15, 2023
* CME credits available. See below.
COURSE SIX – Clinical Lacan: Addictions, Perversion, Psychosis
Thursdays, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm: November 9, 16, 23, 30, December 7, 14, 2023
| Course Coordinator | Judith Hamilton |
| Fee | $360 |
** DISTANCE PARTICIPATION ONLY – This course will be conducted online.
Registration Deadline: November 2, 2023
* CME credits available. See below.
2024
COURSE SEVEN – Infant and Child Development
Thursdays, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm: January 11, 18, 25, February 1, 2024
| Course Coordinators | Sandra Meyerovitz and Ella Rogalska |
| Fee | $240 |
** DISTANCE PARTICIPATION ONLY – This course will be conducted online.
Registration Deadline: January 7, 2024
* CME credits available. See below.
COURSE EIGHT – Psychoanalytic Approaches to Addictions
Thursdays, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm: January 11, 18, 25, February 1, 8, 15, 2024
| Course Coordinator | Tony Toneatto |
| Fee | $360 |
** DISTANCE PARTICIPATION ONLY – This course will be conducted online.
Registration Deadline: January 4, 2024
* CME credits available. See below.
COURSE NINE – Contemporary Klein
Thursdays, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm: February 22, 29, March 7, 14, 21, 2024
| Course Coordinator | Rauf Sirman |
| Fee | $300 |
** DISTANCE PARTICIPATION ONLY – This course will be conducted online.
Registration Deadline: February 15, 2024
* CME credits available. See below.
COURSE TEN: Techniques (Not Theories) of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Thursdays, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm: April 4, 11, 18, 25, May 2, 2024
| Course Coordinator | Judith Hamilton |
| Fee | $300 |
** DISTANCE PARTICIPATION ONLY – This course will be conducted online.
Registration Deadline: February 16, 2024
* CME credits available. See below.
COURSE ELEVEN – Reading Lacan: Philosophical Aspects of Lacanian Psychoanalysis, Part III
Thursdays, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm: May 9, 16, 23, 30, June 6, 13, 2024
| Course Coordinator | Judith Hamilton |
| Fee | $360 |
** DISTANCE PARTICIPATION ONLY – This course will be conducted online.
Registration Deadline: May 2, 2024
* CME credits available. See below.
COURSE TWELVE – Grief, Bereavement and Mourning
Thursdays, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm: May 9, 16, 23, 30, June 6, 13, 2024
| Course Coordinator | Eddy Pakes |
| Fee | $360 |
** DISTANCE PARTICIPATION ONLY – This course will be conducted online.
Registration Deadline: May 2, 2024
* CME credits available. See below.
COURSE THIRTEEN – What did we miss in Cinema while we were fighting COVID? A Return to “Togetherness” in Cinema
Fridays, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm: October 27, November 24, 2023; January 26, February 23, March 22, April 26, May 31, 2024
| Course Coordinator | Julio Szmuilowicz |
| Fee | $420 |
Classes will be held at the Toronto Psychoanalytic Society – 40 St. Clair Avenue East, Suite 203 – Toronto, ON M4T 1M9
Registration Deadline: October 17, 2023
* CME credits available. See below.
The Overall Learning Objectives of the Extension Program
At the end of each course:
- Participants should have a clearer psychoanalytic perspective in their work with clients.
- Participants will have been guided to read current sources of psychoanalytic literature to understand the material in the course.
- Participants will be made more aware of different theoretical schools of psychoanalytic thinking and their application, emphasizing new perspectives.
* The Extension Courses are eligible for Section 1 CME credits (0.5 credits/hour).
Full-time students in universities and colleges, and mental-health trainees are eligible for a 25% reduction in course fees. Proof of 2023/2024 status needs to be provided. Please contact the tps&i directly to register at a discount. Refunds must be requested in writing two weeks prior to the beginning of a course. A handling fee of $30 will be retained. After these two weeks, fees cannot be returned.
For more information about and for registration in the tps&i Extension Programs, Scientific Meetings, Training Programs, Study and Supervision groups and Special Presentations, please visit our website: torontopsychoanalysis.com or email info@torontopsychoanalysis.com