Conference on Abandonment | Copenhagen, Denmark | 19th May 2017

The C.G. Jung Institute Copenhagen arranges a One Day Conference on

ABANDONMENT
With Kathrin Asper and Joy Schaverien

In Hvidehus, Valbygaardsvej 64 A, 2500 Valby
10:00am – 4:00pm

The doors will be open from 9:30
10.00 – 10.15 Welcome
10.15 – 11.30 Presentation by Kathrin Asper: Abandonment – Early Deficits and Limitations

11.30 – 11.45 Coffee break
11.45 – 12.30 Discussion
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch

13.30 – 14.45 Presentation by Joy Schaverien: Boarding School Syndrome: The Psychological Trauma of the ‘Privileged’ child
14.45 – 15.15 Coffee break
15.15 – 16.00 Final plenary discussion and closing remarks

Presentation by Joy Schaverien:

Boarding School Syndrome: The Psychological Trauma of the ‘Privileged’ child

In her book published in 2015 Professor Joy Schaverien identified a cluster of symptoms and behaviours, which she proposes be classified as ‘Boarding School Syndrome’. In Britain children of affluent families may be sent to boarding school at an early age. Whilst considered to be a privileged form of education, the effect of the sudden and irrevocable, loss of their primary attachments constitutes a significant trauma for many. In some cases bullying and sexual abuse follow, rendering new attachment figures unsafe. To adapt to the system, a defensive and protective encapsulation of the self may be acquired; the true identity of the person then remains hidden. This pattern may continue into adult life, distorting intimate relationships. This has personal and political consequences.

Featured image: Edvard Munch, The Dead Mother