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.
2022
COURSE ONE – Lacan from the Beginnings
Thursday, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm: September 22, 29, October 6, 13, 20, 2022
| Course Coordinator | Judith Hamilton |
| Fee | $300 |
** DISTANCE PARTICIPATION ONLY – This course will be conducted online.
Registration Deadline: September 15, 2022
* CME credits available. See below.
COURSE TWO – Discussing Netflix from a Psychoanalytic Perspective
Sunday, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm: September 25, October 30, November 27, 2022; January 29, February 26, March 26, 2023
| Course Coordinator | Barbara Burrows |
| Fee | No Charge |
** DISTANCE PARTICIPATION ONLY – This course will be conducted online.
Registration Deadline: September 18, 2022
* CME credits available. See below.
COURSE THREE – Clinical Lacan: The Lacanian Real
Thursday, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm: November 10, 17, 24, December 1, 8, 15, 2022
| Course Coordinator | Judith Hamilton |
| Fee | $360 |
** DISTANCE PARTICIPATION ONLY – This course will be conducted online.
Registration Deadline: November 3, 2022
* CME credits available. See below.
2023
COURSE FOUR – Infant and Child Development
Thursday, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm: January 12, 19, February 2, 9, 2023
| Course Coordinators | Sandra Meyerovitz and Lindsay Barton |
| Fee | $240 |
** DISTANCE PARTICIPATION ONLY – This course will be conducted online.
Registration Deadline: January 5, 2023
* CME credits available. See below.
COURSE FIVE – Psychoanalytic Approaches to Addictions
Thursday, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm: January 12, 19, 26, February 2, 9, 16, 2023
| Course Coordinator | Tony Toneatto |
| Fee | $360 |
** DISTANCE PARTICIPATION ONLY – This course will be conducted online.
Registration Deadline: January 5, 2023
* CME credits available. See below.
COURSE SIX – Basic Klein
Thursday, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm: February 9, 16, 23, March 2, 9, 2023
| Course Coordinator | Rauf Sirman |
| Fee | $300 |
** DISTANCE PARTICIPATION ONLY – This course will be conducted online.
Registration Deadline: February 2, 2023
* CME credits available. See below.
COURSE SEVEN – Techniques (Not Theories) of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Thursdays, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm: February 23, March 2, 9, 23, 30, 2023
| Course Coordinator | Judith Hamilton |
| Fee | $300 |
** DISTANCE PARTICIPATION ONLY – This course will be conducted online.
Registration Deadline: February 16, 2023
* CME credits available. See below.
COURSE EIGHT – Reading Lacan: Philosophical Aspects of Lacanian Psychoanalysis, Part II
Thursday, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm: April 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18, 25, 2023
| Course Coordinator | Judith Hamilton |
| Fee | $360 |
** DISTANCE PARTICIPATION ONLY – This course will be conducted online.
Registration Deadline: April 13, 2023
* CME credits available. See below.
COURSE NINE – Grief, Bereavement and Mourning
Thursday, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm: April 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18, 25, 2023
| Course Coordinator | Eddy Pakes |
| Fee | $360 |
** DISTANCE PARTICIPATION ONLY – This course will be conducted online.
Registration Deadline: April 13, 2023
* CME credits available. See below.
COURSE TEN – Entering Laplanche Through the Clinic: An Introductory Perspective
Thursday, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm: March 2, 9, 23, 30, 2023
| Course Coordinator | Stephen Fowler |
| Fee | $240 |
** DISTANCE PARTICIPATION ONLY – This course will be conducted online.
Registration Deadline: February 20, 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 2022/2023 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