Psychoanalysis & Suggestion with Robert Caper

The Johannesburg Association for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Study Groups (JAPPSG) invites you to an online seminar with Dr. Robert Caper on Psychoanalysis and Suggestion. This special afternoon offers a rare opportunity to engage with one of the most influential contemporary thinkers in psychoanalysis as Dr. Caper explores the ethical complexities that arise when suggestion—both conscious and unconscious—enters the analytic encounter. Drawing on themes from his acclaimed book Bion and Thoughts Too Deep for Words, he will reflect on how analysts can navigate these dynamics while remaining faithful to the discipline’s core principles. Dr. Caper is a world‑renowned psychoanalyst and psychiatrist whose original contributions to Kleinian theory, along with his extensive body of published work, have shaped clinical thinking across the globe. This seminar promises to be an enriching event for clinicians, students, and anyone interested in deepening their understanding of psychoanalytic practice.