Editorials by Dr. Gordon Neufeld and the faculty
Our editorials offer insights from Dr. Gordon Neufeld, Dr. Deborah MacNamara, Tamara Strijack, and faculty, applying attachment-based developmental science to the pressing issues of our time. These writings help parents, educators, and professionals navigate complex topics with clarity, wisdom, and a deep understanding of human development.
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Upcoming Scheduled Classes
Some of our courses are also offered as scheduled classes from time to time with our Faculty providing weekly live special support sessions. If you already have taken the course in its self-paced version, you can enrol in the scheduled class for a fee of only 50 CAD.
Classes Start: September 16, 2026
Wednesdays 10:00AM – 11:00AM PT
Runs for 10 weeks
With Michele Maurer and Lisa Weiner
$350 CAD
Fresh understandings of marriage come from viewing the coupling phenomenon through the lenses of attachment, emotion, and development.
Classes Start: October 1, 2026
Thursdays 9:30 AM PT (6:30 PM CET)
Runs for 5 weeks
Led by Urška Žugelj. Each week she is joined by a faculty member.
With Dr. Neufeld joining for the final session.
$150 CAD
This course unfolds Neufeld's ground-breaking model of attachment — the result of decades of synthesis, inspired by the physical and natural sciences, and built upon the most recent understandings of the brain, emotion and development.
Classes Start: October 9, 2026
Fridays 12:30PM – 01:30PM PT
Runs for 22 weeks
Anchored by Karen Bollman
$650 CAD
Intensive I provides the conceptual foundations of Neufeld's approach. Participants are equipped to use the constructs of attachment, maturation, and vulnerability to view children and their problems three-dimensionally.
Classes Start: October 15, 2026
Thursdays 11:00AM – 12:30PM PT
Runs for 17 weeks
With Genevieve Schreier
$800 CAD
Building on Intensive I, this course sheds light upon the impact of separation on a child's personality and behaviour. When the developmental antecedents are understood, the path to effective intervention becomes clear.
Classes Start: October 23, 2026
Fridays 10:00 – 11:00 AM PT
Runs for 5 weeks
With Gordon Neufeld and Heather Ferguson
$175 CAD
Aggression problems are deeply rooted in instinct and emotion and are therefore resistant to conventional discipline practices. Dr. Neufeld uncovers these roots and outlines steps to addressing them.
Started — But registrations are still open...
Classes Start: April 29, 2026
Registration Closes: May 17, 2026
Wednesdays 10:00 – 11:30 AM PT
Runs for 7 weeks
With Jule Epp and Karen Bollman
$250 CAD
This course provides a fresh look at the causes and consequences of sensory overload in the brain and its role in a spectrum of syndromes, including autism, and to a lesser extent, some forms of giftedness as well as attention problems.
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The Neufeld Institute is a registered Canadian charitable organization under the name Neufeld Institute Foundation and is also registered as a NPO in British Columbia. If you would like to make a contribution to us, please go to our donation page.
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