Dialogue 11 from the Evolution of Psychotherapy 2005 - Mental Health
Featuring Albert Ellis, PhD, and William Glasser, MD
Moderated by Bernhard Trenkle, Dipl. Psych
This presentation will be a discussion of existential psychotherapy and of group psychotherapy drawing especially from Yalom's new teaching novel, The Schopenhauer Cure. Dr. Yalom will discuss: the therapist/client relationship from an existential therapy perspective; the practice of existentially oriented psychotherapy using recent clinical cases; the impact of death awareness on the conduct of life; the technique of the group therapist; the selection and preparation of group patients; the relevance of philosophy for therapy; and the case for and against clinical philosophy. Dr. Yalom will sign books after his presentation in the Arena Lobby.
This presentation will be a discussion of existential psychotherapy and of group psychotherapy drawing especially from Yalom's new teaching novel, The Schopenhauer Cure. Dr. Yalom will discuss: the therapist/client relationship from an existential therapy perspective; the practice of existentially oriented psychotherapy using recent clinical cases; the impact of death awareness on the conduct of life; the technique of the group therapist; the selection and preparation of group patients; the relevance of philosophy for therapy; and the case for and against clinical philosophy. Dr. Yalom will sign books after his presentation in the Arena Lobby.
EP05 Keynote 01 - The Emperor's New Clothes - Hunter "Patch" Adams, M.D.
So many horrible things are parading around in fancy clothes and our profession is remarkably silent. Things on this planet are at a level of a medical emergency, threatening extinction, and the medical profession is too low key. Patch wants to spark a role for our profession to sense and change. Mental illness may be a normal response to this disaster - not requiring medication, rather calling for action to create healthy contexts.
EP05 Keynote 02 - Psychotherapy as Consciousness Adjustment - Mary Catherine Bateson, Ph.D.
Dr. Bateson will address the role of psychotherapy within the spectrum of kinds of lifelong learning, particularly the disorientation and identity diffusion that accompany rapid cultural change.
EP05 Keynote 02 - Psychotherapy as Consciousness Adjustment - Mary Catherine Bateson, Ph.D.
Dr. Bateson will address the role of psychotherapy within the spectrum of kinds of lifelong learning, particularly the disorientation and identity diffusion that accompany rapid cultural change.
EP05 Keynote 03 - The Place of Cognitive Therapy Today - Aaron Beck, M.D.
Dr. Beck will provide a perspective on the evolution and the place of cognitive therapy today. He will compare standard cognitive therapy to newer developments in theory and therapy such as mindfulness, attention focus, and positive psychology. Dr. Beck also will discuss the role of cognitive approaches to conflict and suffering.
EP05 Keynote 03 - The Place of Cognitive Therapy Today - Aaron Beck, M.D.
Dr. Beck will provide a perspective on the evolution and the place of cognitive therapy today. He will compare standard cognitive therapy to newer developments in theory and therapy such as mindfulness, attention focus, and positive psychology. Dr. Beck also will discuss the role of cognitive approaches to conflict and suffering.
EP05 Point/Counterpoint 01 - Constructive Narrative Perspective of Psychotherapy: Example of PTSD - Donald Meichenbaum, Ph.D.
An example of how a Constructive Narrative Perspective (CNP) can be used to explain the persistence of Post-traumatic Disorder and the treatment implications will be offered. Research implications for using a CNP will be examined.
EP05 Point/Counterpoint 02 - Defining Mental Health as a Public Health Problem - William Glasser, M.D.
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.