Gestalt Therapy and 21st Century Socialism
Saturday, March 3, 2012The new socialism puts human development in the place of the market- and profit-motive as the organizing principle of society. Theory and efforts in Venezuela and Cuba, as presented by Michael Lebowitz, an economist, in The Socialist Alternative, and Marta Harnecker, a psychologist, in “Latin America & Twenty-first Century Socialism,” Monthly Review, July-August 2010, with a focus on “Real Human Development” will be compared to Gestalt Therapy.
These authors argue for a protagonist and participatory democracy in line with Gestalt Therapy's orientation to progressive education, substantive equality, and a slower pace in life with “disposable” time for workers and other citizens to think about and discuss what should be produced, who shall benefit, and how working life and community affairs can be humanized.
Erving Polster, a leading Gestalt Therapist, has called for psychotherapy to expand beyond the clinical setting into a larger community milieu, in what he calls “life focus” groups.
The dialogical approach of Gestalt Therapy will be applied. Philip has codified this in his “Four Corners at the Intersection of Contacting” theme, with each participant in a group making overt reference to 1) what he or she wants, who he or she is; 2) how he or she is reacting to the other(s); 3) asking the other(s) what they want and who they are; and 4) how they are reacting to the protagonist's assertions. He will point to its potential use in groups of citizens and workers such as exist in Cuba and Venezuela today.
Philip will differentiate between the egalitarianism of both Gestalt Therapy and 21st Century Socialism and the authoritarianism of systems accommodated to profit-making in the production of things such as exists in market-oriented capitalist countries and parallel command and control societies such as the Soviet Union in the past and China today. Parts of American history containing egalitarian roots, such as public education, the postal system, the cooperative farm movement and socialist political successes of the past will be included.
Presented By: Philip Lichtenberg, Ph.D. Co-Founder and Principal Faculty of GTIPBryn Mawr College, English House, 815 New Gulph Rd., Bryn Mawr, PA
Time: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
$80.00
$50.00 GTIP students & associates
$15.00 CEU preparation fee
CEUS: 4
Information: 610.668.5177 or adminGTIP@gmail.com
Improvising a Relationship: Contacting Through Music
Saturday, March 31, 2012We all begin life as musical beings starting with our rhythmic heartbeat and marvelous polyphonic voices, and slowly, one by one, we abdicate our musical creativity; first by only singing or playing other people's songs, and eventually for most of us, only listening to other people's music. And yet music has the power to touch us deeply, to make us want to dance with joy or weep with sorrow.
Contemporary brain research tells us that when we improvise music, nearly the whole brain gets engaged. Improvising music with others brings us fully into the present as we go about the complicated process of contributing our rhythm, our silence, our listening, our soloing, our supporting and our harmony.
This workshop is designed for participants with no musical experience all the way to a lot of musical experience. We will engage in a variety of experiments, alone, in small groups or as a whole group, all designed to make contact in the moment through our musical creativity (don’t say you don’t have any).
Participants will learn simple techniques for bringing music into the therapy practice, they will practice awareness in an unfamiliar (non-conversational) context, they will experiment with their own anxiety and excitement, and they might discover something entirely new about themselves, (this is the agent of change part).
Participants are encouraged to bring their own instruments, drums, etc., but plenty of music making tools will be provided.
Presented By: Gary Gray, MAT is a certified Gestalt Therapist and a graduate of the Gedtalt Therapy Institute of Philadelphia.Bryn Mawr College, English House, 815 New Gulph Road, Bryn Mawr, PA
Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
$85.00
$75.00 GTIP Students and Associates
$15.00 CEU preparation fee
CEU's: 6
Information: 610.668.5177 or adminGTIP@gmail.com
Introduction to Gestalt Therapy
Saturday & Sunday, April 21 & 22, 2012Gestalt Therapy is a holistic, growth-oriented and relational psychotherapy, emphasizing personal responsibility. This humanistic approach to healing promotes growth through self-awareness. It encourages creative, first person dialogue between client and therapist, in which the experience of each is made clear, and it promotes being in the here and now with openness and confidence. Gestalt Therapy theory always supports the client in his or her own cultural identity, while recognizing the possible consequences and conflicts of being who they are in the broader culture.
The workshop includes the opportunity to witness the workshop leaders doing Gestalt therapy with volunteers in real time, followed by discussion of the work, and how it demonstrates Gestalt therapy theory. You will be able to observe different styles of doing Gestalt therapy, and see how you can adapt the process to your own professional work.
Participants will be able to observe the different styles of each program leader in applying Gestalt Therapy theory and will obtain a preview of what occurs in our Three-Year Training Program. The next class begins in September 2012.
Founding Directors Mary Lou Schack, David Henrich, Philip Lichtenberg and the faculty of the Gestalt Therapy Institute of Philadelphia invite you to join them in an introductory workshop on the theory and practice of Gestalt Therapy.
Presented By: Mary Lou Schack, Ph.D., David Henrich, L.C.S.W. & Philip Lichtenberg, PH.D.English House, Bryn Mawr College, 815 New Gulph Rd, Bryn Mawr, PA
Time:
Register Sat. only 9:00 am - 9:30 am
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Lunch on your own: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
$99.00
$15.00 CEU preparation
CEUs: 12
Information: 610.668.5177 or adminGTIP@gmail.com
Looking Inward Looking Outward: A Residential Workshop in the Colorado Rockies
June 19 - 27, 2012Treat yourself to a week of growing, meditating, relaxing and playing at Crestone Mt. Zen Center on the edge of Colorado's magnificent Sangre de Cristo range overlooking the San Luis Valley. This workshop is designed to help you find greater self awareness and to explore how your self unfolds in relationship to others.
MORNINGSRise early in the cool mountain air to the sounds of Zen monks calling to meditation those who want to join them, or sleep in a little. Wake up your body and stretch with gentle morning yoga. Gather for a wholesome breakfast with the monks. Participate with everyone in 30 minutes of service. Come together as a class in a morning of experiential exercises, movement, talk, music, and creative imagery in which you can explore your accustomed way of being in the world and experiment with new ways.
AFTERNOONSA gourmet vegetarian lunch begins the afternoon. This time the meal is filled with conversation, laughter, stories, and making plans for the afternoon. Participants are free most afternoons to hike, read, soak in the hot springs, take a nap, visit the many spiritual centers in the valley, or meet privately with one of the workshop leaders. On special days there will be activities designed for the whole group. We convene again before dinner to do personal work and to explore our meanings from the day.
EVENINGSAfter dinner, under fiery sunsets and starry Rocky Mountain skies we meet with intentionality and mindfulness to continue our work, to integrate our day, and deepen our relationships.
Presented By: Cathy Gray, MSS, LCSW and Gary Grey, MATCrestone Mt. Zen Center, Colorado
$2,130 (in 2participants/room)
Includes Vegitarian meals
Lodging (2 person per room)
$200 dicount if paid in full by 4/23/12
CEUs: 40
Information: 610.668.5177 or adminGTIP@gmail.com
All programs are approved by the Pennsylvania Board of Psychology for continuing education credit to psychologists.
As a CSWE accredited program, the Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research at Bryn Mawr College is a pre-approved provider of continuing education for social workers in Pennsylvania and many states. CEUs are offered in conjunction with The Gestalt Therapy Institute of Philadelphia. GTIP maintains responsibility for these programs.
Contact hours for nurses offered by La Salle University School of Nursing & Health Sciences. La Salle University School of Nursing and Health Sciences is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the PA State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Call 610 668-5177 or e-mail adminGTIP@gmail.com for further information.
Unless otherwise noted, events take place at the Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA.
