Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychotherapy (NSW Branch)

ANZAP was formed in 1987 to improve opportunities for the exchange of ideas, to establish a training program in contemporary psychoanalytic psychotherapy, and from time to time a supervisor training program for those who have received training.
History
ANZAP arose out of the psychotherapy program run since 1983 by the Psychotherapy Unit, University of Sydney at Westmead Hospital, where the ideas of Russell Meares and the late Robert Hobson linked with those of Kohut’s Self Psychology. Originally, an association of therapists interested in exploring the more humanistic aspects of psychotherapy it has developed into one of the major organizations in Australian conducting training courses around Australia and an education program in Sydney comprising regular seminars and an annual conference. The training was at first based on the principles of self psychology but is now firmly grounded in the Conversational Model developed by Russell Meares.
The Conversational Model
Self is conceived as a particular form of mental activity, or process, the dynamic and moving form of which is manifest in the stream of consciousness (William James) and in certain kinds of conversation. The theoretical framework of the Conversational Model depends mainly on the development of self in relationship, and the integration of unconscious traumatic memory. It has integrated psychoanalytic understanding with research in the fields of trauma and developmental theory, linguistics, memory and neurophysiology, in a way that is applicable in day-to-day psychotherapeutic practice, and can be taught through the supervision of audio-taped sessions with patients and clients, complemented with didactic seminars and reading material. It has been and continues to be scientifically tested and has been recognized internationally as a significant development in the treatment of those with severe emotional disorders. It continues to evolve while maintaining its core features.
Training
Several Training programs have been successfully conducted over the years in Christchurch, Sydney, Melbourne, Townsville, Canberra, and currently in Sydney, Newcastle and Canberra.
Seminars & Publications
ANZAP publishes a Bulletin three times a year and presents a bi-monthly seminar on contemporary issues in psychotherapy with a mix of clinical and theoretical content. It has published 7 editions of The Self in Conversation, a yearly journal of articles related to the Conversational Model.
The Annual Conference
With invited and submitted papers, interesting key-note speakers and workshops is the highlight of the year and attracts quite considerable interest in the psychotherapy community.
Membership
ANZAP currently has close to 200 members

PACFA Section Integrative Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Website link www.anzapweb.com