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This classic edition of Violet Oaklander's groundbreaking book presents her pioneering approach to engaging with children who enter therapy. A new introduction by Peter Mortola reflects on the ways that Hidden Treasure continues to inform therapeutic practice all over the world.Most of the literature available on working with children is written from a traditional `play therapy'point of view; the Gestalt therapy-based approach detailed here provides a more effective method for psychotherapeutic work with children of all ages. With a focus on the relationship between the therapist and the client, Violet Oaklander shows a wide variety of creative, expressive, and projective techniques in her work, and each chapter reflects and exemplifies the use of this work in the service of therapy. This dynamic approach is applicable to a wide variety of ages as well as individual, family, and group settings.This book will interest child and adolescent psychotherapists, psychologists, social workers, counsellors, school personnel, and parents, as well as graduate students.

Il faut oser se dégager de tout a priori, croyances, regard sociétal, jugement. Oser cette relation si singulière thérapeute-enfant où le JE-TU a toute sa place. Je suis là pour toi, tu es là pour moi, ensemble nous allons partager cette expérience. Oser une relation engagée auprès des parents sans jamais oublier qu'ils sont les parents de cet enfant. Oser se plonger dans la richesse de ce partage qui fonde la Gestalt-thérapie : humilité, contact, curiosité, patience et awareness. L'auteure invite à réfléchir sur notre propre posture.

As adolescentes da obra são como flores diversificadas, com belezas singulares, que se encontram num jardim com o propósito de simplesmente serem regadas pelo zelo, carinho, atenção e, adubadas com terra fértil para poderem renascer e crescer com mais luminosidade. Foi neste contexto que a Arteterapia e a Gestalt puderam contribuir para que cada flor semeada revelasse os nutrientes que potencializam para cuidar do seu florescer.

Gestalt therapists often work with groups. Group therapists from a variety of theoretical orientations frequently incorporate insights and methodology from gestalt therapy. New Directions in Gestalt Group Therapy: Relational Ground, Authentic Self was written with particular attention to both gestalt and group work specialists in providing a comprehensive reference for the practice of group therapy from a gestalt perspective. In includes an introduction to gestalt therapy terms and concepts written to make the gestalt approach understandable and accessible for mental health practitioners of all backgrounds. It is appropriate for students as well as seasoned psychotherapists. Peter Cole and Daisy Reese are the co-directors of the Sierra Institute for Contemporary Gestalt Therapy located in Berkeley, California. They are the co-authors of Mastering the Financial Dimension of Your Psychotherapy Practice and True Self, True Wealth: A Pathway to Prosperity. They are a married couple, with five children and four grandchildren between them.

Tesis del año 2018 en eltema Psicología - Otras,, Materia: LIC PSICOLOGIA, Idioma: Español, Resumen: Las técnicas expresivas de la Gestalt cuentan con la presencia de recursos artísticos, como la utilización de pintura o la escultura para que el sujeto se manifieste. Es decir, expresar una idea no sólo se realiza por medio de la palabra; pueden expresarse sentimientos o emociones a través del cuerpo con el movimiento o la ejecución de una acción, como podría ser la elaboración de un cuadro o una escultura. Motivo por el cuál esta investigación está centrada en la Psicoterapia Gestáltica, ya que se enfoca según Perls y en dar importancia al espacio corporal del sujeto en el presente donde de hecho se produce la creación artística. Las técnicas expresivas con recursos artísticos sirven para que el sujeto exprese y quizás dimensione aspectos que no solía ver anteriormente, ayuda a la toma de conciencia. Existen personas que no tienen tanta facilidad para establecer comunicación verbal, de manera que la escultura, la pintura y el dibujo, pueden complementar el éxito de un proceso psicoterapéutico. Sin embargo, la inquietud emerge en qué sucede con personas que ya realizan actividades plásticas de forma cotidiana, cómo responden a estas técnicas expresivas que ofrece la Gestalt, que proyectan por medio de ellas los aficionados en el área artística, como toman conciencia de estos aspectos proyectados, como se contactan con la actividad e integran lo expresado, a fin de conocer si las técnicas expresivas de la Gestalt facilitan el ajuste creativo.

Gestalt Psychotherapy and Coaching for Relationships provides psychotherapists and coaches with a thorough understanding of two-person dynamics and offers practical interventions for working with couples and with two-person teams within larger organizations. Part I of this text relates contemporary gestalt therapy theory and gestalt-based coaching to developments in phenomenology, hermeneutics, cognitive science, extended cognition, embodiment, and kinesthesiology. Through a variety of narratives, Part II builds upon these themes and examines issues that typically emerge during couples work, including infidelity, provocative language, asymmetric relationships, sex, the use of emotion, limits and boundaries, and spirituality. Also included are general strategies for assimilating coaching into psychotherapy and vice versa, as well as recommendations for further study.

Traditional psychotherapy approaches, focusing on working with and correcting mental events and conditions, have placed little importance on the fundamentally physical nature of the person. Yet many of the problems people bring to therapy are linked with or manifested in the body--such as obesity, psychosomatic distress, chronic tension, and sexual problems. This book provides a therapeutic approach that addresses both the physical and mental nature of clients. In this book, James Kepner shows that a client's posture, movements, and bodily experiences are indeed relevant to therapy, and he offers an insightful framework for incorporating these aspects into a therapeutic framework. This comprehensive treatment explains how body work can be integrated with the aims, methods, and philosophy of psychotherapy, offering a framework within which practitioners of different theoretical approaches can better appreciate body processes in the context of the whole person, rather than as isolated events. This book, including an updated introduction by the author, explores the range of body work in psychotherapy, from the development of body awareness to intensive work with physical structure and expression. And it demonstrates how this approach can be particularly effective with a range of clients, including survivors of sexual abuse, recovering drug addicts or alcoholics, or those suffering from chronic illness.

This book focuses on the psychoanalytic theory of object relations in order to integrate certain pertinent elements of Fairbairn's theory of object relations, to achieve the proposed revision by Perls et al. of Gestalt therapy's theory of the Self.

This book is a collection of articles written in the period 1985–2011. The articles form a background for perspectives that concern the foundations of Gestalt therapy: foundations in philosophy and foundations in psychoanalysis and connections with other therapeutic theories.

Personality pathology is rooted in early development and affects a wide range of affects, behaviours and cognitive processes. Every year thousands of articles about the etiology pf personality pathology are published in various professional or scientific reviews. There is a growing distance between the generalist's practice and our increasingly precise scientific knowledge. However, no one can read everything and therefore, it behoves us to ask ourselves the following questions: is the most recent better than what came before? Is the measurable and demonstrable necessarily clinically interesting? Must what interests the clinician be measured and proved? Whilst theory and clinical research are becoming increasingly precise, innumerable socio-economic forces are pressing for a simplification in clinical practice.'Shrinks'are fashionable! They are everywhere: in the workplace, on television, on the radio.

This book tracks a particular understanding of self, philosophically, from research evidence and in its implications for psychotherapy. At each step, the author includes first the theory he is working from, then the clinical implications of the theory, followed by some links to the philosophical outlook inherent in the theory, and finally a more extended case example.It takes the view that the continuing self is partly an illusion, partly a construct, and that we in fact have to work to stay the same in the face of all the different possibilities the world offers us. The author believes that we do this for two reasons. First of all, continuity allows deeper contact: friendships, loving relationships with partners and families. Secondly, and balancing this, the predictable is less anxiety-producing, and that we avoid this existential anxiety by acting in a stereotyped way and avoiding some of the depths of contact.

Hidden Treasure is a follow up to Oaklander's first book, Windows To Our Children. Most of the books available in working with this population are written from a traditional'play therapy'point of view. The Gestalt Therapy-based approach provides a more effective method for psychotherapeutic work with children of all ages. The focus is on the relationship between the therapist and client, rather than observation and interpretation. It is a vigorous, dynamic approach.Violet Oaklander uses a wide variety of creative, expressive and projective techniques in her work, and each chapter reflects and exemplifies the use of this work in the service of therapy. The approach is applicable to a wide variety of ages, as well as individual, family and group settings. The book will interest child and adolescent psychotherapists, psychologists, social workers, counselors, interns, school personnel as well as graduate-level students. Parents may also find it helpful, as well as adults who are interested in the child within.

Praise for Gestalt Therapy: History, Theory, and Practice'This is an incredibly important addition to the world of psychotherapy and Gestalt, in particular. This book will be very helpful for use with various courses of study, not just Gestalt institutes and special training programs, but also general graduate school classes in masters programs for mental health, social work, counseling, allied health professionals, psychiatry, and psychology. I highly recommend this book. I think it will make an excellent contribution.'-Norman Shub, Gestalt Associates, Columbus, Ohio & Gestalt Institute of Central Ohio'Ansel L. Woldt and Sarah M. Toman have put together a monumental text that fills a gap in the genre of serious Gestalt literature that has remained relatively empty since Perls, Hefferline, and Goodman′s Gestalt Therapy was published in 1951. This is not to say that there haven′t been extraordinary works in this field published since then; however, this is one of the most expansive books of the recent collection. Each of the chapter authors has written impressive selections that, taken one-by-one, are valuable additions for serious students and practitioners. What earns this book an evaluation as extraordinary is both the content and the structure.'-J. Edward Lynch, Southern Connecticut State UniversityGestalt Therapy: History, Theory, and Practice is an introductory text, written by major Gestalt theorists, that will engage those new to Gestalt therapy. Editors Ansel Woldt and Sarah M. Toman introduce the historical underpinnings and fundamental concepts of Gestalt therapy and illustrate applications of those concepts to therapeutic practice. The book is unique in that it is the first Gestalt text specifically designed for the academic and training institute settings. Gestalt Therapy takes both a conceptual and a practical approach to examining classic and cutting-edge constructs. In each chapter, understanding of concepts proceeds from content to case applications to experiential exercises. is an introductory text, written by major Gestalt theorists, that will engage those new to Gestalt therapy. Editors Ansel Woldt and Sarah M. Toman introduce the historical underpinnings and fundamental concepts of Gestalt therapy and illustrate applications of those concepts to therapeutic practice. The book is unique in that it is the first Gestalt text specifically designed for the academic and training institute settings. takes both a conceptual and a practical approach to examining classic and cutting-edge constructs. In each chapter, understanding of concepts proceeds from content to case applications to experiential exercises.Key FeaturesOrganized into two parts to provide the background, theory, and methodology first in Part I before examining the applications of Gestalt therapy in Part II Chapters are written by theorists and practitioners who are experts in various aspects of Gestalt therapy Chapters follow a consistent format-Introduction (with bios of chapter authors and dialogue respondents), Body/Content (with case study examples), Conclusion, Review Questions, and Experiential Applications and Activities'Dialogue Boxes'run alongside the content, thus mirroring a key Gestalt concept of valuing multiple perspectives and voices An Epilogue guides readers to training resources, Gestalt Internet resources, and Gestalt organizationsGestalt Therapy is designed for graduate students studying mental health, as well as for trainees at the many Gestalt training institutes around the world. is designed for graduate students studying mental health, as well as for trainees at the many Gestalt training institutes around the world.

To all of those familiar with the Gestalt model and its many creative extensions and applications, the name Joseph Zinker needs no introduction. A master Gestalt therapist and a cofounder of the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland, Joseph trained with Fritz Perls in the 1960's and has been influential in the growth and development of Gestalt theory and methodology for over three decades. His groundbreaking 1976 book, Creative Process in Gestalt Therapy, remains a best-seller and classic. It eloquently presents his unique contributions to the Gestalt method including dreamwork as theater, the choreography of expressive movement, experiment, and application of the arts to psychotherapy. In his most recent book, In Search of Good Form: Gestalt Therapy with Couples and Families, (Analytic Press, 1998) Joseph inspires a return to Gestalt therapy with couples and families, Joseph inspires a return to Gestalt therapy's roots in humanism, holism, and faith in the creative power of growth and integration that resides in each of us. Aside from his books, he has published many articles on psychotherapy, the arts, and the phenomenology of love. In recent years his focus has been on the development of couple and family therapy. He now leads workshops around the world and is well know as an engaging teacher, helping and inspiring therapists and lay people alike. Joseph has experienced drama and struggle in his rich life, resulting in a deep compassion for his fellow man. He is seen as lively and creative, at times funny, at others deeply moving as he lovingly reaches out to workshop participants.

This remarkable collection traces central themes in the work of Erving and Miriam Polster, two of the best-known and best loved Gestalt therapists in the world. The writings herein span 4 decades in the history of psychotherapy, bringing together practical, theoretical and aesthetic dimensions of the Polsters'work in a single book. Ranging across diverse subjects and distinct historical periods, the work collected in this volume will educate, provoke, inspire and nourish Gestalt therapists for years to come.

L'Africain contemporain et urbanisé est en mal de passeur pour franchir les siècles qui séparent la culture du village de celle de la ville occidentalisée. Et son âme est confrontée à la souffrance de l'ambivalence. Le Père-Ancêtre et ses inscriptions dans l'inconscient collectif continuent à faire planer l'angoisse de mort par la sorcellerie sur le fils à qui il demande cependant de réussir comme le blanc. Et psychologiquement les possibilités de changement sont ainsi mises en échec. Cependant l'inconscient collectif africain porte en lui la transformation, et la symbolise à travers des légendes comme celle de TETIGBOH, symbole du passeur. L'auteur a animé pendant six ans des groupes de développement personnel en Côte d'Ivoire à Abidjan et il a formé un groupe culturellement mixte, à la communication et à la relation d'aide par la Gestalt-thérapie. Il dispose ainsi d'informations tout à fait originales pour aborder d'un point de vue psychologique l'entre-deux culturel, le statut particulier du père et de l'agressivité, et les freins au changement. Il pose également la question suivante :'Qui et comment seront les nouveaux guérisseurs de l'Afrique?'et il compare quatre systèmes : celui du guérisseur, du'prophète', du maître en psychodrame-rituel, et du gestalt-thérapeute, espérant trouver un fond commun pour l'élaboration d'une approche psychologique et pédagogique métissée et adaptée à l'Africain moderne. Il utilise la Gestalt-thérapie à la fois comme mode d'investigation clinique et anthropologique, comme grille de décodage des fonctionnements psychiques et inter-relationnels et comme mode d'intervention pour le changement, posant ainsi les bases d'une ethnogestalt.