The emotional problems, physical impairments, financial difficulties and, especially, how does someone nearing death cope with the belief that the world has become so much less caring and altruistic than it was in much of the previous century.
Dialogue 02 from the Evolution of Psychotherapy 2005 - Politics and Therapy
Featuring Mary Goudling, MSW, and James Hillman, PhD
Moderated by Jon Carlson, PsyD, EdD
Topical Panel 07 from the Evolution of Psychotherapy 2005 - The Patient/Therapist Relationship
Featuring Mary Goulding, MSW; Harriet Lerner, PhD; Erving Polster, PhD; and Daniel Siegel, MD
Moderated by Brent Geary, PhD
Topical Panel 09 from the Evolution of Psychotherapy 2005 - Therapeutic Neutrality or Social Commitment?
Featuring Mary Goulding, MSW; James Masterson, MD; Cloe Madanes; and Jean Houston, PhD
Moderated by Jon Carlson, PsyD, EdD
Using fantasy, remembrances of things past, the present, and how to aim toward and get in the future, every attendee will participate as leader and client in group exercises.
Dr. Glasser will explain that there is such as entity as mental health and will define it in such a way that it is completely separated from what is now called mental illness and collected in the DSM-IV. He believes that by using Choice Theory, clients can be taught how to improve their own mental health. By doing this the medical model is no longer needed and should be replaced by a public health model.