Friday Seminars are co-organised by Group Analysis North and the University of Manchester. They are an opportunity for those with an interest in group analysis to develop their thinking alongside others in a creative group environment.
The focus of seminars is Applied Group Analysis, and topics recently covered have included: eating disorders; working therapeutically with refugees; art therapy; and groups for older people.
Seminars run online from 1:30 – 4:30pm on five Fridays throughout the academic year.
Booking
To book a place on the Friday Seminar, please email the GAN administrator.
Fee
£75 per seminar, or £250 for all five
£25 per seminar for GAN members and students on IGA Courses. More information about GAN annual membership.
Seminars 2026-2027
23 October 2026 – Nick Barwick – The Psychodynamics of Writing: anxiety and creativity
20 November 2026 – Sarah Tucker – Group Analysis in the Decline of Democracy: Surviving in the 21st Century
29 January 2026 – Shameel Khan – The Cross-Pollination of Balint and Group Analysis: nurturing reflective spaces in eco-systems of socio-political suppression
26 February 2027 – Nicola Walker – Group Analysis Research
12 March 2027 – Vivienne Harte – What Remains Unspeakable? Speakability, Colonialism and the Ethical Capacity of the Group
Programme for the Seminars
1.30 – 2.45 Introductions and presentation
2.45 – 3.00 Break
3.00 – 3.45 Small groups
3.45 – 4.00 Break
4.00 – 4.30 Closing thoughts
