2027 VAPP Introductory Course

Applications are now open! Apply online here:

Introductory Course Application Form

Depending on interest, we will offer either a Tuesday or Wednesday group, or both Tuesday and Wednesday.

The Introductory Course is designed for suitably qualified professionals interested in developing their understanding of psychoanalytic theory and therapeutic practice.

The course comprises 30 weeks of two-hour seminars with readings and clinical case discussions in a small group setting that focuses on:

• The development of the infant, the internal world and the personality
• Defences and common clinical presentations
• At work in the clinical setting: The practice of psychoanalytic psychotherapy.

The 2027 course will be held in person only, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm on Tuesday and/or Wednesday evenings, beginning in March and finishing in November, with scheduled breaks during the Victorian school holidays.

The course is held at the VAPP, 18 Erin Street, Richmond.

Regular clinical work is a participant entry requirement. The seminar group is led by two VAPP member psychotherapists.

The course fee is $3730 plus GST.

A bursary place will be considered on application.

For further information, please contact VAPP IC committee member, Adam Becker,[email protected].