Fonds P44 - Patrick Casement collection

Identity area

Reference code

GB BPASA P44

Title

Patrick Casement collection

Date(s)

  • 1988-2016 (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

14 items

Context area

Name of creator

(b. 1935-08-27)

Biographical history

Patrick Casement was born on 27th August 1935 in Woldingham, Surrey.

He was educated at Winchester, before going to Trinity College, Cambridge to study anthropology and theology. He graduated in 1959 and began to train as a probabtion officer. He qualified in 1963 and subsequently worked for Middlesex Probabtion Service.

Between 1966 and 1973, he worked as a family social worker in London's East End. He subsequently trained as a psychotherapist and then as a psychoanalyst. He became a full member of the British Psychoanalytical Society in 1980.

Patrick Casement is the author of four professional books, the first two of which - On Learning from the Patient (1985) and Further Learning from the Patient (1991). His third book, Learning from our Mistakes (2002) received a Gradiva award in the US for its contribution to Psychoanalysis. His last prefessional book, written after he retired, is Learning from Life (2006), which is partly autobiographical.

In 2014, Patrick Casement survived an aggressive cancer and published a lighthearted autobiography: "Growing up? A journey with laughter" (Karnac, 2015).

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Articles, reviews and photographs arising from Patrick Casement’s career as a psychoanalyst.

Accruals

Further accruals possible.

System of arrangement

The material is arranged into 2 series:
P44-A - Writings
P44-B - Other papers

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Conditions governing access

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Conditions governing reproduction

Copies of material from our archive collections may be supplied for research and private study in accordance with the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

Written permission must be obtained from the chair of the archive committee and the archivist to reproduce or publish any material held in our archive.

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearance from the copyright holder.

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Language of material

  • English
  • French

Script of material

  • Latin

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Finding aids

The collection catalogue is published online

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Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

  • Latin

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