Tid: 23. og 24. Marts 2011 kl 10-17

Tema: “Ego, Anger, and Attachment” - A New Way of Looking at and Working with Aggression in Gestalt Therapy

Sted: Københavns Gestalt Institut, Ny Østergade 10,4.th. København K

Deltagerantal: max 16

Pris: 2000.- OBS! STUDERENDE HALV PRIS!!!!

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Indbetalingen skal mærkes tydeligt: Workshop + dit navn.

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Om Staemmler:
In Ego, Hunger, and Aggression, Frederick S. Perls (1947) first proposed his theory of „healthy, ‘dental’ aggression.“ Although to some gestalt therapists this concept is still something of a sacred cow, some others — including myself — have come to believe it has outlived its usefulness. It is based on flawed conceptual thinking and on the “hyper-individualistic, hyper-autonomous” (G. Wheeler) Perlsian ideology that lacks relational sensitivity. Clinically, I think it has lead to unhelpful and sometimes detrimental, cathartic procedures. Nevertheless, our clinical theory and practicewith respect to working with aggression still needs to be developed into a new direction. In this workshop I will criticise Perls’s theory of aggression and suggest alternatives that I think are more in line with recent developments in various fields. In order to make my case, I will draw on psychological research on the development and regulation of emotions, the psychosomatics of aggression (for instance its pathological effects on the cardiovascular system of the aggressor),the attitude of “entitlement” that frequently correlates with angry feelings and behaviours, and the insights that today are available concerning mechanisms of catharsis. I will also relate these findings to ancient Buddhist traditions with respect to the dynamics of aggression. Based on these insights I will propose in great detail an innovative approach to working with aggression in gestalt therapy that addresses the root of the problem, i. e. the preconditions under which anger and aggressiveness emerge in the first place, and that offers methods to change these preconditions in order to support our clients‘ relational connectedness. I hope that as a result of this workshop participants will discover new ways of working with their clients’ aggressions in a modern, healthy, and ethical way that is compatible with today‘s relational approach to gestalt therapy.