It is with great pleasure that The Group Analytic Society, London, in co-operation with The Irish Group Analytic Society, supported by The Irish Institute of Group Analysis, invite you to the 14th European Symposium in Group Analysis – Despair, Dialogue and Desire: the transformative power of the analytic group in the movement from despair to desire through dialogue.

Despair is part of everybody´s life for shorter or longer periods and for very different reasons. Group Analysis with it's focus on unconscious and conscious processes in groups can enhance our understanding of the journey from despair to desire.

The Symposium will offer you the opportunity to explore the theme in theoretical and experiential ways and in relation to social, cultural and political factors and to clinical, scientific and educational questions.

The Symposium will further offer the possibility to consolidate and expand professional networks and to develop a common ground for future work across national and cultural boundaries.

Gerda Winther

President

Group Analytic Society, London.