by Dr Andrew Elder, 25 September 2020 Michael Balint was a dominant figure in that particularly productive era of the Tavistock’s history just after the Second World War. He was born into a middle-class Jewish family in Budapest, the son of a GP. After qualifying in medicine in 1918, he […]

How our concept of discipline changed 1920-2020 By Sebastian Kraemer A hundred years ago – whether bringing up children or training soldiers – discipline simply meant doing what you were told, with the possibility of punishment if you did not. I tell a story about a few of the Tavistock […]

(or ‘What I meant to say at: The 100 years of the Tavistock and Portman: open day for staff, students, alumni, and friends’) Author: Glenn GosslingBased on the presentation on 27 September 2020 Introduction Over the last year or so I have been researching the histories of the Tavistock and […]

At the end of September we launched ‘100 years of the Tavistock and Portman’ with award-winning poet, playwright and broadcaster Lemn Sissay. Sheena Webb Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Service Manager and Joint Clinical Lead for our Pan-London Family Drug and Alcohol Court Team reflects on the talk and its implications […]

By Irene Henderson, Race Diversity Champion at the Tavistock and Portman. Join us in celebrating the centenary of the Tavistock & Portman NHS Foundation Trust.  Originally the Tavistock opened its doors on the 27th September 1920, the Portman Clinic opened its doors on 18th September 1933 and both organisations became […]