Unifying Theory and Practice – How Does Each Influence the Other?
Most of the meetings will be at Frank Bosco's Sound Health Studios at
20 West 20th Street; New York, NY 10011; Suite 803.
Unless otherwise noted, the door will be open at 8:15 for socializing and refreshments – meeting to start at 8:45.
On Sun Dec. 12 and Sat Apr 9 we will be at the larger studio next to Frank's [Rm 802].
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| Wed, Sept 15 |
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9:00 pm-11pm: Business Meeting
NOTE: Room Not available until 9PM. Refreshments available then
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| Wed, Oct 13 |
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8:15 pm-11pm Bud Feder: "Case from Hell"
We are all proud of our best work and our rewarding successes. We don't hear as much about failures and mistakes. The case rendered
here is replete with both and offers numerous instances of practice neglecting and or defying theory. The presentation will
provide opportunity in small group for participants:
--- to resonate with this subject in terms of similar experiences; to look at relevant theory; and to come up with practical alternatives
which might have been more successful at different stages of the treatment.
No one will be allowed to humiliate the presenter as he has already suffered immeasurably by virtue of his mistakes.
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| Wed, Nov 10 |
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8:15 pm-11pm Frank Bosco:
"Beating the Urge to Purge: How our theory supports using rhythm to enhance the experience of contact and resolve traumatic interruptions."
The hand out will be a chapter from Frank's book, "Translating Somatic Experiencing and Gestalt Therapy into Music Therapy Practice with Adults".
It is a short case vignette of a young lady with anorexic/bulimic behaviors. This will emphasize how using another mode of expression--drums,
in this case-- helps to make missing or suppressed aspects of expression more figural in the interest of fuller contact which then serves to
resolve the "unfinished business" of trauma.
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| Sun, Dec 12 |
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2-5 PM. Karen Humphrey and Ellen Shumsky, "Clinical Applications of Relational Theory:
Psychoanalytic and Gestalt Therapy Similarities and Differences.
(Ellen Shumsky, aguest, has been teaching Intersubjective Systems and Self Psychology Relational
Psychoanalytic theory at psychoanalytic institutes for many years.
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| Wed, Jan 12 |
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8:15 pm – 11 pm Business meeting |
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| Wed, Feb 9 |
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Rodney Freeze: "Contacting Self in Group": integrating Psychosynthesis and gestalt "Here & Now" group approaches. |
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| Wed, Mar 9 |
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Burt Lazarin: "The Impact of Class in Our Work "
Though part of a broad human tradition of healing, psychotherapy evolved specific to a time, place, and social group.
Its core methods of operation, dependent on words as communication of thoughts and feelings, were class bound.
Gestalt therapy expanded this universe recognizing and legitimizing non-verbal methods and moved from an emphasis on
intrapsychic dynamics to a more situational lens. Yet in many ways psychotherapy as a valid way of dealing with one's
relationship to oneself and others, a journey with communal consequences, is not widely accepted. The understanding and
use of psychotherapy is still class bound. The patterns of class relationships emerging from our early introjects can
bedevil the abilities of people to successfully employ the tools of therapy; and color the perceptions of the therapist
interrupting interaction and subverting the clinician's presence as a witness to another's life.
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| Sat, Apr 9 |
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2pm-5pm Jean Marie Robine, "On the Occasion of an Other"
Jean-Marie Robine, a member of the NYIGT from Bordeaux, France, will present some of the ideas from his new book,
"On the Occasion of an Other." His perspectives on organism/environment, the self, intentionality, and "the id of
the situation" have been important contributions to our practice. He will be joined in a discussion with Dan Bloom
Ruella Frank, and Carl Hodges.
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| Wed, May 11 |
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Carl Hodges: "Metaphor: in theory/practice."
A glance at our uses of metaphor -- in therapy, supervision, groups, and organizations.
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| Wed, Jun 8 |
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Business Meeting addressing membership |
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Guests are welcome |