Surviving As A Psychotherapist in the South African Context
15:00 20 June 2025 to 16:30 21 November 2025

SURVIVING AS A PSYCHOTHERAPIST IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN CONTEXT

 

Following on the discussion at the recent latency children at risk workshop, it was felt that support is needed for therapists working in the SA context with vulnerable children, often neglected and exposed to violence. Beverley Tydeman has kindly offered 6 monthly supervision sessions on a Friday afternoon, where therapists will bring their child cases for group discussion and supervision. This will provide an important space for clinical discussion and understanding of child, adolescent and parent work. The group will also provide support and networking, and will assist with understanding and dealing with difficult feelings aroused when working with vulnerable children and their families. Participants will bring some experiences from their own practice for discussion so that clinical examples will illustrate the topics presented for further thought in the interest of the emotional development of ourselves as clinicians. 

 

 

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  • 15:00 - 16:30 : Surviving as a Psychotherapist in the South African Context

    BEVERLEY TYDEMAN grew up in South Africa where she had trained as a teacher psychologist and also as a social worker. She has worked in education, social care and health. She taught child and family mental health at Rhodes University before emigrating to the UK. She trained at the Tavistock Clinic first as a child psychotherapist and then as a couples therapist and worked at the Tavistock and the Marlborough family service/Westminster CAMHS. She was chair of the ACP (Association of Child Psychotherapists) between 2008 and 2011 and worked on various committees for the professional body. After retiring from the NHS she spent a few years back in South Africa teaching various courses for the IPCP -Institute of psychoanalytic child psychotherapy. She is now in the process of retiring back in London, but is continuing her work for the IPCP.

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