RECORDING: Boarding School Syndrome: The Anatomy of a Trauma – with Joy Schaverien (Event Recording available until 20th of May 2025)
20 May, 2025 @ 12:00 am-11:59 pm
Boarding School Syndrome: The Anatomy of a Trauma – with Joy Schaverien
One hour recording of live event. Available to download/watch as many times as you wish
Event Recording available until the 20th of May 2025
Boarding School Syndrome: The Anatomy of a Trauma:
Insights from Joy Schaverien
Are you ready to delve into the psychological complexities of Boarding School Syndrome (BSS)? Purchase this recording for an enlightening exploration of BSS with renowned psychoanalyst Professor Joy Schaverien. Discover the ABC-D of BSS, where abandonment, bereavement, and captivity intersect, leaving lasting psychological scars on individuals.
In this recording, Professor Schaverien will dissect the multifaceted traumas endured by “privileged” children in boarding schools. From disassociation to the distortion of intimate relationships, gain invaluable insights into the profound effects of early trauma.
Whether you’re a psychotherapist, healthcare professional, or simply intrigued by the intricacies of childhood trauma, this recording will not disappoint. From specialized therapeutic approaches to navigating sibling relationships affected by ruptured attachments, we’ll explore it all.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to expand your understanding of BSS and learn practical ways to address it in clinical settings. Book your spot now and take advantage of early bird pricing!
With the recent publication of Charles Spencer’s memoir, A Very Private School, there is renewed debate and willingness of former boarders to seek counselling. I can recommend watching this moving interview of Charles Spencer by Julia Samuel.
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About Professor Joy Schaverien
Professor Joy Schaverien PhD is a Jungian psychoanalyst, a Training Analyst of the Society of Analytical Psychology. She has published extensively on Boarding School Syndrome including two books: The Dying Patient in Psychotherapy (2020) and: Boarding School Syndrome: The Psychological Trauma of the ‘Privileged’ Child (2015). Her paper ‘Revisiting Boarding School Syndrome: The Anatomy of Psychological Traumas and Sexual Abuse’, was published in the British Journal of Psychotherapy in November 2021 and an article on Siblings is to be published this summer in Attachment Journal.
Below are links to articles by Joy, commissioned for the Independent, and the Guardian letters page in response to Charles Spencer’s recent memoir, ‘A Very Private School’:
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/mar/22/for-many-of-us-boarding-school-was-no-gilded-life
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