BT16 Workshop 11 - Personhood and Therapy Technique Converged - Erving Polster, PhD
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- Workshops | Brief Therapy
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- Brief Therapy Conference | Brief Therapy Conference 2016
- Faculty:
- Erving Polster, PhD
- Duration:
- 2:26:17
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 09, 2016
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Tags: Brief Therapy Erving Polster
Description
Description:
Dr. Polster will feature concentration, curiosity, fascination and simplicity of observation as agents of personhood. He will also offer four cornerstones of methodology. These are: the tightening of therapeutic sequences, establishing good quality contact, eliciting relevant stories, and identifying parts of the self. Live therapeutic sessions will illustrate the principles.
Educational Objectives:
- Describe the importance and attractiveness of small steps in therapy.
- Describe the importance to aspects of self previously negated.
- Elicit key stories and to highlight the accompanying feelings and insights.
*Sessions may be edited for content and to preserve confidentiality*
Credits
Faculty
Erving Polster, PhD Related Seminars and Products
Erving Polster, Ph.D in clinical psychology, is the Director of The Gestalt Institute of San Diego, and the author of several important books, including Gestalt Therapy Integrated, Every Person's Life is Worth a Novel, and From the Radical Center: The Heart of Gestalt Therapy, as well as dozens of articles and chapters. Erving has authored 6 books. In his current writings, he offers perspectives and designs for a communal application of psychotherapy principles. He also describes and celebrates a powerful contemporary momentum for people-at-large to join together in the search for personal and social enlightenment.