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In 1946 he founded the SAP, developed its adult and child training programmes, and secured C. G. Jung\u2019s approval, with Jung subsequently becoming the Society\u2019s first Honorary President.<br \/>\nFordham\u2019s theoretical contributions were equally influential. Drawing on his work with infants and children, he reformulated the Jungian concept of the Self as present from the beginning of life, introducing the idea of the \u201cprimary self\u201d and the developmental processes of de-integration and re-integration. These ideas enabled Analytical Psychology to engage more directly with early development and object-relations thinking, placing Fordham in a productive dialogue with both Winnicott and Klein while maintaining a distinctly Jungian framework.<br \/>\nFordham also played a major role in the wider dissemination of Analytical Psychology. He co-edited the English translation of Jung\u2019s Collected Works, founded the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thejap.org\/\">Journal of Analytical Psychology<\/a>, and was a founding member of the Royal Institute of Psychiatry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presenters:<\/strong><br \/>\nMr James Astor<br \/>\nDr Francesco Bisagni<br \/>\nDr Christine Driver,<br \/>\nProfessor Jean Knox<br \/>\nProfessor Richard Mizen<br \/>\nMr William Meredith Owen<br \/>\nDr Barry Proner(video presentation)<br \/>\nMs Marica Ryt\u00f6vaara<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conference Chair<\/strong>: Professor Richard Mizen<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conference Convenor<\/strong>: Jay Barlow<\/p>\n<p><strong>Programme<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>9h00 Tea and Coffee on arrival<\/p>\n<p>9h30 \u2013 10h00 Introduction to the day<br \/>\nRichard Mizen, Conference Chair<\/p>\n<p>10h00 \u2013 11h00 Opening Talk<br \/>\nJames Astor<\/p>\n<p>11h00 \u2013 11h30 refreshment break<\/p>\n<p>11h30 \u2013 13h00 Panel 1<\/p>\n<p>13h00 \u2013 14h00 lunch<\/p>\n<p>14h00 \u2013 15h30 Panel 2<\/p>\n<p>15h30 \u2013 15h45 refreshment break<\/p>\n<p>15h45 \u2013 16h45 Closing Talk<br \/>\nRichard Mizen and Jean Knox<\/p>\n<p>16h45 \u2013 17h00 refreshment break<\/p>\n<p>17h00 \u2013 18h00 Conference Plenary<br \/>\nChair and all presenters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday 6 June 2026, this one-day hybrid conference will be held in the SAP Library and online to honour the work and legacy of Dr Michael Fordham (1905\u20131995) and to mark the 80th anniversary of the Society of Analytical Psychology. 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