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Short Courses, Groups We have an on-going programme of Short Courses, Workshops & Groups that are open to anyone interested in Continuing Professional Development or simply personal growth. Included here are the regular termly courses. We also offer short courses on Training in Groupwork |
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Moving Body in Gestalt Gestalt psychotherapy draws on the creative self, the imagination and spontaneity in the arts. It is an experiential process orientated approach. Experimentation holds a central place in its philosophy. "...the use of expressive movement in a Gestalt approach to body process uses the form of experiment rather than exercise." Kepner The course is PRACTICE based, working with facilitation in dyads, triads and the whole group. This course is for therapists from NHS Trusts, Social Services, Schools, Voluntary Service Provision, Private Practice and people from an Arts background. Some of the topics that will be covered:
Plain Speaking and Therapy
(2-day workshop) Using simple direct language usually makes for good communication. It
is also easier said than done. This workshop aims to help therapists hone
their skills in using less words. Economy of effort often makes for warmer
and more effective therapy, and that is what this workshop is meant to
bring about.
Fundamentals of Gestalt Theory Next workshop: 18th October 2008 Time: 10am-5pm Fee: £65 This is a one day course for anyone wishing to find out about the Gestalt approach - whether contemplating training in Gestalt counselling or psychotherapy, or wanting to integrate some Gestalt concepts into their current ways of working with people. The day introduces an overview of Gestalt and its fundamental principles, and provides an opportunity to explore the theory and practise of some basic concepts.
Free Fall This 2 day workshop is for participants who would like to learn a Gestalt based approach to creative writing. It is also for those who are interested in using writing in a therapeutic way or setting. The themes covered will include Free Fall writing as a technique to write through "writer's block"; autobiographical writing; projection as creative discovery, secrets, metaphors & poetry as medicine. The workshop is predominantly practical, with writing and sharing forming the main activity. There will also be some brief theoretical discussions to explain the rationale behind the exercises. Participants do not have to have any previous experience of creative writing or Gestalt; the workshop is suitable for anyone at any level interested in exploring avenues to support their confidence in creative expression and/or learning this approach as a self help or therapeutic tool.
Gestalt Brief Therapy led
by Gaie Houston NHS funding is a major influence in making brief therapy the only choice in many settings. While other schools already have schemes for brief intervention, the humanistic approaches have shown less clarity about how to adapt to the discipline of very short episodes of therapy. This course sets out to make clear a Gestalt framework for this work,
helping the therapist and the person seeking help to do the most that
can be done within narrow time constraints.
Understanding Motivation
& How People Change The Course Objectives By the end of the course participants will be able to:
Training Methods A workshop in style, this programme will include formal input, video
demonstrations, Tutor Toni Gilligan M.Phil is a Gestalt practitioner and Clinical Psychologist. She has worked for many years in adult psychiatry in the NHS, and also has a private psychotherapy practice. Toni’s career includes supervision, training and a consultancy practice. She is also a Director and Tutor of the Gestalt Centre. 20% discount to Gestalt Centre students and graduates 10% discount to
other students
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Gestalt in Action This weekend workshop will provide you with practical experience of the Gestalt approach to counselling. It aims to develop communication and facilitative skills, while deepening students' understanding of Gestalt theory and practice.
Supervisors Practicum
(Part One) by Jane Puddy Jane Puddy has been a faculty member at the Gestalt Centre for over 23 years and is a Director. She is also: UKCP, HPC and an Honorary Psychotherapist for the Medical Foundation. In this course she will prepare and foster the necessary skills participants must develop for the task of supervision. She will explore the dynamics of supervision using participants' experience either as a supervisee or a supervisor to enact and critique "live" practice. Jane aims to provide a greater understanding of the potential for creative methods to expand the repertoire of the supervisor and will also scrutinise and discuss specific issues important to the participants, such as ethics, boundaries, organisational matters, and so on. Participants will keep a journal to track their learning and develop further areas of particular interest and a Gestalt Centre Training Certificate will be awarded to all who complete the course satisfactorily and provide their journal. This may be used as part of a further application to Part 2 of the Supervisor's Training. Supervisors Practicum (Part Two) by Gaie Houston Gaie Houston's original Supervision Practicum has been respected and praised for its rigour, practicality and creativity. This new follow-on is open to people who have already completed the original 9-day Supervisors Practicum, or its equivalent and can qualify participants for the Gestalt Centre Diploma in Supervision for those wishing to submit a substantial piece of writing about current work as a supervisor. In other ways its design will be like the original course. The emphasis will be on practice, underpinned with input on and discussion of theory and ethics.
Family Constellations The workshop will be a safe and confidential space in which to look at unresolved issues in our lives, by exploring family dynamics and their effect on us. The method we use for exploring our personal issues is the constellation. A constellation is a living map, an external patterning of our internal sense of a situation. The facilitator then works with the constellation to see if a resolution can be found to help bring the family system into order, releasing healing energy for the participant to embrace life more fully. Workshop participants work on their own issues and also participate in the constellations of other group members. We look for a balance between male and female group members in order to energetically support this experiential work. Facilitator, Carol Siederer, is a former co-Director of the Gestalt Centre and previously Associate Director of the MA at Regents College. Carol is a lecturer and trainer in counselling and psychotherapy. She is interested in integrating Gestalt with Bert Hellinger's Family Systems Psychotherapy. PLEASE NOTE THE FACILITATOR MAY MAKE DIRECT CONTACT WITH APPLICANTS PRIOR TO THE START OF THIS EVENT.
A Gestalt Approach to
Working with Children and Adolescents The Course Training Methods Objectives
Optional Certificate Course Tutor Jon Blend MA CQSW is a UKCP registered psychotherapist and a counsellor. He has been working with children and adolescents since 1995 as part of an NHS Family Consultation Service and in private practice in West London. Jon has trained at the Violet Oaklander Institute for Child and Adolescent Therapy (USA). He also participated in the ‘Relational Child’ conference held at Esalen in 2007. Jon is resident musician with Playback South, a community theatre group. 20% discount to Gestalt Centre students and graduates 10% discount to
other students
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