Events.
BAPPS Annual Conference
BAPPS Autumn Conference 2026
Writing on Supervision Symposium
Saturday 24 October 2026 | 9.30am–3.30pm (BAPPS AGM follows 3.30 to 4.30)
The Guild of Psychotherapists, 47 Nelson Square, London SE1 0QA
Online attendance also available
The conference offers an opportunity to engage with a range of perspectives on supervision, through presentations, discussion, small-group work and opportunities to connect with colleagues.
Programme
9.30am–11.00am | Session 1: Howard Edmunds,Training Group Analyst & Supervisor
Finding Buried Trauma in Supervision
Howard Edmunds will link his presentation to his chapter, Perturbations, Glitches and Glimpses in Group Supervision, in the recent publication Group Supervision and the Influence of Culture.
11.00am–12.00pm | Session 2: Presentations and discussion of papers by Sumeet Grover -
Disturbances in the Supervisory Encounter
& Alex Dalziel -
‘A Journey in Supervision’12.00pm–1.30pm | Session 3 – Lunch
Helen Humphreys Memorial Event 2026
The launch of the BAPPS Living Library, with members of Helen's family. This will provide a special opportunity to remember Helen, meet with long-time colleagues and friends, make new connections and network.
1.30pm–3.30pm | Session 4: Margaret Gallop, Group Analyst, Psychotherapist, Supervisor and Writer
Supervision in Troubled Waters: finding words of containment in the context of rapid change
Every BAPPS conference has at its heart the opportunity to think with rigour about topics that are important to psychoanalytic and psychodynamic supervision, and to consider how this learning can be applied to our own practice.
There will be small-group breakout sessions for online participants, as well as a median group experience.
Conference fees
In person
BAPPS Members: £69
Non-members: £89
Trainees & Retired: £30
Online
BAPPS Members: £39
Non-members: £59
Individual sessions (online or in person): £25
Sessions 1, 2, 3 or 4 can be booked individually.
CPD
Certificates for up to 6 hours of CPD will be issued to attendees.
Register via Eventbrite, or by emailing the BAPPS events team
SUPERVISING CLINICAL ASSESSMENTS
SAVE THE DATE: SUPERVISING CLINICAL ASSESSMENTS
Friday 13 November 2026 | 6.30–9.30pm
Online event
“Assessment of clinical work is always a step into the unknown. There is so much to discover, so much to find out and so many possibilities.”
Christine Driver, Supervision Review, Winter 2010
What happens when we assess clinical work?
Supervising Clinical Assessments brings together ideas from papers published in Supervision Review with current clinical vignettes and experiences from supervisors.
An opportunity to think together about the complexities, uncertainties and possibilities involved in assessing clinical work — and to explore how our thinking as supervisors develops in response to the material we encounter.
Suitable for supervisors and those with an interest in clinical assessment and psychodynamic supervision.
Tickets available soon via Eventbrite and directly from the BAPPS Events Team.
To express your interest, please email:
events@supervision.org.uk
BAPPS Open Evening, Online
To register your interest and to reserve a place, please email: events@supervision.org.uk
BAPPS Regional Conference, Brighton
Spaces still available. To register your interest and to reserve a place, please email: events@supervision.org.uk
Writer’s Workshop in collaboration with Psychodynamic Practice
Writer’s Workshop in collaboration with Psychodynamic Practice: ONLINE Saturday 11th April 2026, 2.00-4.00 pm
We are collaborating with two editors from Psychodynamic Practice to present this free event aimed at members who wish to write for publication. Join Paul Terry (Consultant Editor) and Dominic McLoughlin (Open Space Editor) for a participatory online workshop to help you think through your writing ideas and learn about how they might fit in to the different sections of Psychodynamic Practice.
The journal has a 30-year history as a home for psychodynamic thinking and research, featuring peer reviewed main papers, book reviews and book review essays, and the 'Open Space' feature which welcomes more reflective, personal writing on a range of topics, often applying psychodynamic ideas to arts and culture more broadly.
If you are working on something already, or just curious about how you might begin, please come along to share experiences and find out about the opportunities in this important and enjoyable area of professional practice. Suggestions for reading will be provided on the day.
The workshop is open to all and will be conducted via Zoom. Please book in advance as places are limited. Contact admin@supervision.org.uk
The past in the present: the creative power of free-floating discussion in group supervision.
The past in the present: the creative power of free-floating discussion in group supervision. How free-floating discussion in group supervision deepens understanding of unconscious processes through shared perspectives.
Annual Conference: Mark, Celebrate & Set Sail
Honouring the Past, Shaping the Future of Supervision: BAPPS 2025 Autumn Conference
Join us in marking 30 years of BAPPS, the home of psychoanalytic and psychodynamic supervision in the UK. Whether you're a long-time member or new to our work, this special conference offers a chance to reflect on the past, explore the future of supervision, and engage with the evolving challenges of clinical practice. Be part of shaping the next chapter of BAPPS.
Live psychoanalytic supervision with real forensic cases, exploring complex dynamics in clinical practice.
Forensic psychologist and psychodynamic psychotherapist Sam Russ will explore supervision in high-risk forensic settings. Using anonymised case material, the session will focus on containment, transference, and institutional dynamics. Open to BAPPS members and non-members, with live supervision and reflection on working with complex, hard-to-reach clients.