Description:

OPD Points: 5

Gain an understanding of the paternal function and it's role in the therapeutic setting.

Key Learning Objectives / Outcomes:

This talk helps us understand the significant psychological impact of the paternal figure, and is based on a paper written by the speaker, where he reviews the psychoanalytic literature on the paternal function, identifying 5 different aspects of the paternal role. This talk offers theoretical tools to conceptualize the impact of clients' relationships with their father figures 

Presenter / Provider:

Nick Davies

Presenter Qualifications:

Nick Davies is a Wits trained clinical psychologist, and is currently a lecturer in the Psychology Department at Wits, and is a member of both the MA Clin training team and the PhD (by publication) training team. Nick has specific interests in psychoanalytic theory, fathering and gender theory and has published and presented his work both locally and overseas. His PhD examined the paternal function as it intersects with fathering and gender, as well as examining the paternal function in clinical practice.

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