Absent Fathers- Professional Develpoment
Sat 09 Nov
|St Mary's Church, Putney
The effects of fatherlessness can be long lasting and effect the inner core of every decision, relationship and sense of identity, it is also under researched and overlooked in the work many trainings modules. In this workshop we learn about forgiveness and its possibilities.


Time & Location
09 Nov 2019, 10:00 – 17:00
St Mary's Church, Putney, Putney High St, Putney, London SW15 1SN, UK
About The Event
Absent Fathers- Professional develpment.
Forgiveness belongs within the psychoanalytic relationship.
Forgiveness can be described as follows; " A psychological work in continuation of the labour of mourning, with the power to safe guard the gains of a successful mourning process. It is minimally defensive, developmentally progressive and unconsciously motivated (Siassi, 2007)
Meaningful paternal contact is critical for how we develop views about ourselves and how we deal with trauma. The legacy of an absent father can be characterised by accelerated sexual development, poor choice in partner, self-sabotage & destructive tendencies which stem from excessive anger, poor self-esteem and fear of success. Forgiveness resets and reorients the cycles of self-blame, shame and hopelessness and encourages self-compassion, integration and self-nurturing behaviour.
Currently there is no official diagnosis of, or terminology for, an individual who is suffering from the effects of growing up without a father. Yet contemporary research and statistics demonstrate…