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GESTALT NEWS AND NOTES

May 1, 2008

"News and Notes" is a joint publication of The Gestalt Journal Press and The Gestalt Therapy Network. Published irregularly, it reaches more than four thousand readers via email worldwide and contains information of interest to the Gestalt community ranging from employment notices to workshop announcements, to requests for information and references.

For information about submitting contributions to News and Notes, send an email requesting information to news@gestalt.org. There is no charge for listings.

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INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR WITH A GESTALT FOCUS – JULY 2008

ART-THERAPY AND CREATIVITY IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE
July 6 to 13, 2008

COSTS – ALL INCLUSIVE: 900.00 EUROS.

DISCOVER YOUR CREATIVE SELF & ENJOY A HOLIDAY IN FRANCE

MANY WAYS OF FINDING YOUR TRUE ARTIST
HISTORY OF ART IN THERAPY
DEVELOPING YOUR CREATIVITY WITH OTHERS
THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS OF ART WITH PRACTITIONERS
DEVELOP YOUR OWN METHODS OF PRACTICE GESTALT AND ART

FACILITATORS: Yaro Starak – well known international gestalt teacher and practitioner and author of several books living in AUSTRALIA

Gemma Garcia – Gestalt Therapist and artist from Spain.

For more details contact yrstarak@yahoo.com.au or see the blog: http://secretsofgoodluck.blogspot.
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There are still a few remaining places for the Gilles deLisle Workshop in Swindon, England, 23/24th Aug 08. This is an exciting opportunity to work with Gilles who has not visited England for almost 20 years. To book and for more information email jvbentley@tiscali.co.uk
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GESTALT INSTITUTE OF CLEVELAND

http://www.gestaltcleveland.org

FALL 2008 TRAINING PROGRAMS:

GESTALT TRAINING PROGRAM (GTP) - Begins October 16-19, 2008
GTP is a dynamic 10 weekend over 18 months training program designed to foster the growth, development, and transformation of people and communities in a manner unique to the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland.

Chairpersons: Philip Belzunce, PhD, Daniel Jones, PhD, and Victoria Winbush, MPH, MSSA, LISW.
See full description and registration information at http://www.gestaltcleveland.org.

ADVANCED GROUP SKILLS - Begins October 23-26, 2008
Effective group work is a powerful foundational skill and one that the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland prides itself for developing in students. This advanced training program is for professionals who work with groups in organizational and clinical settings. This program prepares participants to work dynamically, relationally, and effectively with groups, small systems, committees, and teams.
Chairpersons: Jay C Brinegar, MA and Karen P Fleming, PhD.

WORKING WITH PHYSICAL PROCESS - Begins November 2-7, 2008
Gestalt therapy, as a holistic approach, views physical experience and expression as intrinsic to a person's being and functioning. This advanced program is designed to refine and extend the practitioner's skills in working with physical processes beyond skills developed through basic Gestalt training.
Chairperson: James I Kepner, PhD and Donna Marie Berwald, MA, LMHC, LMFT, LSW.

See full descriptions, faculty bios and registration information at http://www.gestaltcleveland.org.

GESTALT INSTITUTE OF CLEVELAND SPRING 2008 WORKSHOP OFFERINGS

GESTALT EXPERIENCE WORKSHOPS: AN INTRODUCTION TO GESTALT
If you are seeking growth and transformation in your personal and/or professional life, we invite you to begin, continue, or renew your relationship with the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland (GIC) by participating in this personal development and professional growth weekend. This workshop satisfies the Introductory Gestalt Workshop prerequisite for the Training programs at GIC.
References will be requested of all participants.
June 20-22, 2008
Debra Dunkle, PhD, LISW and Philip Belzunce, PhD
September 5-7, 2008
Michael Clemmens, PhD and Denise Hyble, MS, LMFT, LMHC

WORKING WITH THE BODY WORKSHOPS
This workshop is for therapists interested in the basic principles, techniques, and approaches to body oriented work in therapy. Participants will develop fundamental skills and perceptions for using body-focused work in their practices. Emphasis is on learning to see body patterns, body and experience, the Cycle of Experience and body phenomena, and using breathing in therapy. Preference will be given to those who have completed or are enrolled in GIC training programs.
This workshop is a prerequisite for the Advanced Training Program Working with Physical Process.
June 27 and 28, 2008
Lalei E Gutierrez, PhD and Philip R Belzunce, PhD
September 19 and 20, 2008
Will Heindel, MA and Denise Tervo, PhD

COACHING WORKSHOPS
Over the last forty years, members of GIC have been creating organization development and coaching theory. Steeped in phenomenology and existentialism, holism, field theory, and systems theory, the Gestalt approach to OD and coaching has evolved into a present-centered, awareness building, high impact form of intervention. These workshops reveal the gestalt coaching stance and application of Gestalt therapy concepts such as the unit of work, paradoxical theory of change, the cycle of experience, contact, presence, levels of system and more--all within coaching.

CALENDAR OF COACHING WORKSHOPS

Gestalt Coaching Foundation, May 19-23, Herb Stevenson, MA, CDP, CPC, Jay C Brinegar, MA, Sarah Toman, PhD, Jackie Lowe Stevenson, MSSA, LISW, EAGALA.
Life Coaching, June 9-11, Herb Stevenson, MA, CDP, CPC, and Sarah Toman, PhD.
Graduate Credit: One hr of graduate credit will be granted for completion of each workshop through Cleveland State University. The fee for graduate credit is an additional cost.

PRACTITIONER WORKSHOPS

THE HEROINE'S JOURNEY: A QUEST FOR BALANCE AND WHOLENESS. April 25-26. CE 13.5.
Lalei Gutierrez, PhD and Rosanna Zavarella, PhD

CAN YOU SEE WHAT I SEE? UNDERSTANDING WORLDVIEWS FROM AN INTEGRAL, DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVE. May 8-9. CE 13.5.
Mary Ann Kraus, PhD and Alison Conte, MSPODC

TRAUMA AND THE RELATIONAL FIELD: CREATING A HOLDING ENVIRONMENT WHEN WORKING WITH TRAUMATIZED CLIENTS. May 16-17. CE 11.
Elizabeth Bach-Van Valkenburgh, LISW and Carrie Burick, MA, ATR.

CALM AMIDST THE STORM: INTRODUCTION TO GESTALT COUPLE'S THERAPY. June 6-8. CE 16.
Debra Dunkle, PhD, LISW and Lester Wyman, PhD, LISW

Register, see descriptions, read bios at http://www.gestaltcleveland.org
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GESTALT CENTER FOR PSYCHOTHERAPY AND TRAINING NYC

The Gestalt Center for Psychotherapy and Training is a New York State chartered postgraduate training institute. We offer a 3-year, part-time postgraduate training program for qualified health and human services professionals in the theory and methods of Gestalt psychotherapy.   For more information, contact Michele Hutchinson, 212-387-9429, email info@gestaltnyc.org, or visit http://www.gestaltnyc.org.

Workshops, Seminars, and Intensives for Personal and Professional Growth

All training, workshops and courses will be held at 220 Fifth Avenue, Suite 802, New York, NY 10001, between 26th and 27th Streets.For a complete description of our workshops, please visit our web site @ http://www.gestaltnyc.org.

INTRODUCTORY GESTALT COURSES

INTRODUCTION TO GESTALT
Sunday, June 22, 2008
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Obtain a beginning understanding of both Gestalt theory and practice. There will be a live demonstration of a Gestalt
therapy session and information about our 3-year postgraduate training program. These Introductions are held by Gestalt Center faculty. For a complete listing and biographies of our faculty visit our web site:
http://www.gestaltnyc.org RSVP required Free

ARE YOU READY FOR CHANGE?
Daniel Tisman, LMSW
The last Monday of each month from May - July (except for Memorial day)
6:00pm -7:30pm
This free ongoing Gestalt evening is open to both therapists and those interested in finding out more about Gestalt therapy as a client. There will be a brief lecture followed by a demonstration showing Gestalt therapy in action.

LATE NIGHT MOVIES WITH FRITZ
Shelley Orren-King, LCSW
The third Thursday of each month @ 9PM
5/15, 6/19, 7/17
Popcorn will be provided!!! $10 per evening - $15 for any two evenings when purchased in advance

THE ESSENCE OF GESTALT
Naaz Hosseini, MA LP
Shelley Orren-King, LCSW
Sunday, May 18, 2007
10:00am - 5:00pm (one hour lunch break)
$100 (6 CEUs)

OPEN TO ALL

GESTALT THERAPY AND SHAMANISM: PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE AND CONSCIOUS LIVING IN EVERYDAY LIFE
Nancy Dakota Adlman, LCSW & Elizabeth Lyngholm, MA
Saturday, May 3, 2008
11:00am - 3:30pm
$65 (4.5 CEUs)

EXPLORING REALITIES: GESTALT PROCESS AND SPIRITUAL EXISTENCE
M'Lou Caring, Ph. D.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
12:00pm - 4:00pm
$60 (4 CEUs)

SHAPE UP YOUR PSYCHE!
Vivien Wolsk, Ph.D.
Saturday June 7, 2008
1:00pm - 3:00pm
$40 (2 CEUs)

YOUR TRUE VOICE
Naaz Hosseini, M.A., L.P.
Two Sundays 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Sunday June 8, 2008
Session One: Building Awareness and Range
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Session Two: Addressing Specific
Requests of Participants.
Session 1 is a pre-requisite for participation in Session 2. Price per session is $60. Purchase both sessions together in advance and pay $100.
(4 CEUs each session)

FOR MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS

THE CLINICAL DILEMMAS OF PSYCHOTHERAPY AND ADDICTION RECOVERY
Lee Zevy, LCSW
Saturday, May 10, 2008
12:00pm - 4:00pm
$60 (4 CEUs)

GESTALT THERAPY WITH COUPLES
Marla Silverman, Ph. D.
Saturday, June 14, 2008
11:00am - 2:00pm
$50 (3 CEUs)
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STUDIES IN GESTALT THERAPY: DIALOGICAL BRIDGES, an international journal dedicated to establishing bridges between gestalt therapy and other contemporary modalities, is pleased to announce that it is in its second year of publication. Subscription information is available on its web site, http://www.STUDIES-IN-GESTALT.ORG.

It is published 2 times each year. Volume 1, issue 1 was on the topic "Self and Intersubjectivity." Volume 1, issue 2 was on "Contact and Intra-psychic Perspectives." Its next issue will be on "Gestalt Therapy and Social Change," containing articles by Philip Lichtenberg, Malcolm Parlett, Giovanni Salonia, Seán Gaffney, Talia Levine Bar-Yoseph, and others. The following issue will be on dedicated to the theme "Somatic Experiences and Emergent Dysfunctions."
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East European Gestalt Institute (EEGI), Saint Petersburg, RUSSIA

WHO: Prof. Sean Gaffney (Sweden-USA) Organizational Consultant.
WHAT: Four days Advanced Gestalt-OD Training Workshop. "Working with an Organization. Gestalt approach"
WHEN: November, 13-th - 16-th, 2008.
WHERE: Saint Petersburg, RUSSIA
HOW MUCH: 800 EURO

This workshop is the second session from the long-term (2007-2009) International OD-Project, specially designed for BOTH Consultants, who want to improve their skills AND Managers, wishing to develop their leadership abilities!

EEGI and GISC started this common OD-Project consisting of 4 sessions, 4 days of training each. All the sessions are facilitated by Sean Gaffney (USA-Sweden). The NEXT session after November, 2008, takes place in March, 12-15, 2009.

EEGI's project Managers will help You to book reasonably cheap and cozy hotel in our beautiful City. VISA support possible. All the OD-Project registration is possible (discounts!) Early registration is highly recommended! Some scholarship money is available.

CONTACT US:

Konstantin Pavlov, Director of EEGI
kpavlov@etelecom.spb.ru
+7 921 9664223
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2 NEW THERAPY GROUPS

1) RELATIONSHIPS: Using a Gestalt approach, this interactive group will explore relationship and intimacy. For individuals. Couples welcome.

2) VOICE EMPOWERMENT: Develop your true voice with the safety and support of a group. Voice is embodied breath, offering a window into one's capacities and restrictions. Developing voice awareness and range provides a pathway to greater freedom and growth both personally and professionally.

Days and Times will be set by consensus.
LOCATION: Nyack. NY
COST: $50/session

WORKSHOP: THE POWER OF YOUR TRUE VOICE
Naaz Hosseini, M.A., L.P.
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 4, 2008

PETRINA'S PLACE
117 Depew Avenue
Nyack, NY
Info: 845-353-1974
naaz@naazhosseini.com

Would you like to express yourself more freely, effectively and powerfully? Learn to connect to the power of your true voice. In this workshop we will engage in interactive exercises that will gently and playfully increase your vocal attunement and guide you to speak and sound with greater presence, resonance, and authenticity. We will look at factors that interrupt your ability to use your voice freely and learn ways to transform them. This workshop is for anyone who wishes to speak, sing, or sound with greater confidence.

2 PART VOICE EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOP JUNE 2008
YOUR TRUE VOICE
Naaz Hosseini, M.A., L.P.
Two Sundays, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 8, 2008 - Session One: Building Awareness and Range
Sunday, June 22, 2008 - Session Two: Addressing Specific Requests of Participants

GESTALT CENTER FOR PSYCHOTHERAPY AND TRAINING
820 Fifth Avenue, Suite 802
New York, NY 10001
212-387-9429
http://www.gestaltnyc.org

Would you like to express yourself more freely, effectively and powerfully? Learn to connect to the power of your true voice. In this workshop we will engage in interactive exercises that will gently and playfully guide you to speak and sound with greater presence, resonance, and authenticity. We will look at factors that can interrupt your ability to use your voice freely and learn ways to overcome them. Using a Gestalt approach, you will expand your awareness of your true voice and use it with greater engagement and flexibility. Session 1 is a pre-requisite for participation in Session 2. Price per session is $60. Purchase both sessions together in advance and pay $100. (4 CEUs each session)

Naaz Hosseini, MA, LP
Gestalt Psychotherapist & Voice Empowerment Coach
Faculty: Gestalt Center for Psychotherapy and Training, NYC
Private Practice: Nyack and Manhattan, NY
845-353-1974
naaz@naazhosseini.com
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GESTALT THERAPY TRAINING CENTER--NORTHWEST

2008-2010 Two Year Training Program, Portland, OR: Applications now available for didactic and experiential training in a series of six weekend workshops. Format of lecture/discussion, demonstration and supervised practica within the context of a consistent group provides each trainee an opportunity for personal and professional growth. We also offer an Advanced Training Program for those who have completed the Two Year Program or its equivalent.

Faculty Eva Gold, Psy. D. and Steve Zahm, Ph.D., each have over thirty years of clinical experience, are both on the faculty of Pacific University School of Professional Psychology, have written extensively on Gestalt therapy theory and practice, and have presented nationally and internationally. They bring humor, a passion for teaching and skill at facilitating a supportive learning environment to the training process.

Gestalt Therapy Training Center--Northwest is approved to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. GTTC-NW maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

In our 15th year of offering quality training, with over fifty trainees currently enrolled in our programs we are a growing and vibrant professional community. Join us! For more information call 503 230-0900, or visit our web site for training schedule, fees, faculty bios, trainee comments, and more http://www.gttcnw.org .
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LANTERN WORKSHOPS - 2008
offers the following workshops at Lydiard Park Conference Centre, Swindon. Wiltshire. UK.

RICH HYCNER PH.D.

"The Therapist as Relational Artist"

Rich is especially interested in the therapeutic relationship as a nexus for healing, and views the therapist's presence as an especially unique and challenging medium for exploring the relational and experiential dimensions of Gestalt Therapy.

Friday/Saturday/Sunday - 15th -17th August 2008
This workshop offers participants the opportunity to work with Rich on Supervision issues on the Friday, and Couples and/or Individuals issues on Saturday and Sunday. The workshop includes lectures, discussions and live clinical supervision.

LYNNE JACOBS Ph.D.and GARY YONTEF Ph.D.

Advance notice for May 2009

5-day Training Workshop 1st - 5th May 2009

This training workshop offers a wonderful opportunity to work with both Lynne and Gary in the UK. The workshop will offer participants lectures ,discussions, and clinical practice with live supervision. The group of 22 participants (max) will spend time working in smaller groups of 11 led alternatively by either Lynne or Gary.

For further information contact: LIZ HOLLOWAY-Lantern Cottage, Elcombe, Swindon Wilts. SN4 9QL. UK.
Tel: 00 44 (0)1793 845909        Email: lanternliz@aol.com
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REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR THE 2008-2009 GESTALT THERAPY INSTITUTE OF PHILADELPHIA 3-YEAR TRAINING PROGRAM.

One weekend per month during the academic year:
September 2008-May 2009
Location: Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work & Social Research
300 Airdale Road
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

Each month of the three-year program includes separate blocks of time for:
1. Lectures, discussions and demonstrations of theory
2. Practicum: doing and observing others doing individual psychotherapy with faculty supervision
3. Ongoing experiential training group sessions with members of the faculty and adjunct faculty

Directors:
David Henrich, L.C.S.W., B.C.D.
Mary Lou Schack, Ph.D.
Philip Lichtenberg, Ph.D.

The Gestalt Therapy belief that we are born whole and full of possibilities, and that we create out own maladjustments as a way to cope with adversity, leads to the kind of supportive atmosphere that speeds growth. And, so it is common when someone experiences Gestalt Therapy, whether in group or in session, whether brief or long term, that he or she is touched by the power of its humanity and by its simplicity in arriving at emotional clarity.

Our training program, nearly 25 years running, has been popular with novice and seasoned therapists who are looking to make a commitment to deepen and strengthen their therapeutic selves through a process which emphasizes experiential learning. Topical and theoretical lectures, as well as ongoing practicum fulfill cognitive and behavioral needs.

For further information please contact: 610-668-5177, adminGTIP@gmail.com, or visit http://www.gestaltphila.org

THE GESTALT THERAPY INSTITUTE OF PHILADELPHIA PRESENTS A WEEKEND OF GESTALT THERAPY.

This workshop will provide attendees with an overview of basic Gestalt Therapy theory, followed by examples of the theory through experiential demonstrations showing how the therapy works, and concluding with discussion on how the theory applies to the work.

Participants can observe the three GTIP Directors' training and therapy styles. The Workshop serves as an introduction to the three-year Gestalt Therapy training program. The next training year begins September 2008.

Participants: Students and professionals in psychology, social work, marriage & family counseling, psychiatry, nursing, special education, addiction counselors, pastoral counselors, related mental health fields and interested others.

When: Saturday and Sunday, June 7 and 8, 2008
Where: Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research
300 Airdale Road; Bryn Mawr, PA
Registration cost: $225
Workshop sign in: 9:00 - 9:30 a.m., Saturday, June 7th only
A.M. session: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Saturday & Sunday
Lunch break: 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. (Lunch included & served on premises)
Afternoon session: 1:30 - 4:30 p.m., Saturday & Sunday
CEUs (12): Credits available

GTIP Directors and Weekend presenters:
Philip Lichtenberg, Ph.D.
David S. Henrich, L.C.S.W., B.C.D
Mary Lou Schack, PhD.

For additional information call: 610-668-5177 or
Email Laura: adminGTIP@gmail.com
Or visit http://www.gestaltphila.org

THE GESTALT THERAPY INSTITUTE OF PHILADELPHIA PRESENTS:
DEALING WITH MAJOR LOSS: A GESTALT THERAPY APPROACH TO GRIEVING AND HEALING OF TRAUMA

Powerfully Emotional

To grieve means to move through the anguish of loss, to change our relationship with that which is lost, and to establish faith in the future. This challenging path is not for the weak-hearted, and for many, the path can be insufficient, get frozen, or become traumatic. Gestalt therapy supports a person's natural inclinations to move forward through the experience, to live it more fully and to discover a new, creative equilibrium.

Powerfully Supportive

Workshop participants will learn about Gestalt therapy's perspective on grieving by observing or joining in work with the trainers. Placing a special emphasis on emotionally focused, present-centered, experiential methodology, GTIP co-directors David Henrich and Mary Lou Schack will demonstrate how Gestalt therapists facilitate transformation through grief.

Saturday, May 10, 2008
Location: Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work & Social Research
300 Airdale Road
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
Hours:
Workshop sign-in: 9:00 - 9:30 a.m.
Morning session: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Lunch break:     12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch is on premises and is included
Afternoon session: 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Participants: Students and professionals in psychology, social work, marriage & family counseling, psychiatry, nursing, special education, addiction counselors, pastoral counselors, and related fields, as well as interested others.

Fees: This workshop is limited to 20 attendees and fills up quickly.
Registration:                    $150
GTIP trainees & Associates:        10 discount
Pre-registration is required
6 CEUS

Presenters:
David Henrich, L.C.S.W., B.C.D.
Mary Lou Schack, Ph.D.

For further information please contact: 610-668-5177, write: adminGTIP@gmail.com, or visit http://www.gestaltphila.org

LOOKING INWARD LOOKING OUTWARD: EXPLORING SELF IN RELATIONSHIP
SPONSORED BY THE GESTALT THERAPY INSTITUTE OF PHILADELPHIA

Treat yourself to a week of growing, meditating, relaxing and playing at Crestone Mt. Zen Center on the edge of Colorado's magnificent Sangre de Cristo range overlooking the San Louis Valley.

Address personal challenges with support.
Cultivate greater compassion and self acceptance
Access hidden depths of creativity
Increase satisfaction and intimacy in relationships
Explore your internal world
Experiment with new ways of being
Sit meditation with the Zen monks
Wake up your body with gentle yoga
Play in the 54 square mile Great Sand Dunes
Soak in nearby hot springs
Hike in the Rockies

Trainers: Cathy Gray, LCSW; Gary Gray, MAT
Location: Crestone Mountain Zen Center, Crestone, Colorado
Date:     July 1 through July 8, 2008
CEUs:     40
Fee: $1,730 if registered by May 1 ($1930 after May 1). Transportation not included. Vegetarian meals and dormitory style lodging included in the fee.
     $200 discount for paying in full by May 1
Contact: cathybgray@msn.com or call: 610.667.4770.
For further information please contact: 610-668-5177, write: adminGTIP@gmail.com, or visit http://www.gestaltphila.org

MIND / BODY / EARTH: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE ON GESTALT THERAPY, CRANIAL OSTEOPATHY & BIODYNAMIC FARMING
Presenter:     Laura Jackson, GTIP Associate, class of 1988
Location:      Friends' Central School, 1101 City Line Avenue, Wynnewood, PA
Date:          September 14, 2008
Hours:         8:30 am - 5:30 pm (lunch and closing reception included)
CEUs           6
Fee:           $150
For further information please contact: 610-668-5177, write: adminGTIP@gmail.com, or visit http://www.gestaltphila.org

THE GESTALT THERAPY INSTITUTE OF PHILADELPHIA PRESENTS:
CREATING RELATIONSHIPS
7TH Annual 2-week European Residential Training

Join us for 2-weeks of study and training on Greece's Mediterranean Island of Crete. The workshop includes 3 to 4 hours daily of experiential work and seminar presentations on the Gestalt approach to developing and deepening relationships. During free time, participants can explore the Island, enjoy the sunny villa and pool, so some shopping therapy, and experience a time for renewal with colleagues.

Presenters:
Mary Lou Schack, Ph.D, GTIP Co-Director;
Marge Copeland, LCSW

DATES:
September 28 - October 10, 2008
Fee (Includes room, meals at the villa, workshop):
Private room: $3,700
Shared room: $3,200
CEUs: 35
For further information please contact:
Marge Copeland: 856-810-1015 or margecopeland@juno.com
Or the GTIP office: 610-668-5177, write: adminGTIP@gmail.com, or visit http://www.gestaltphila.org

LIVING A FULLY EMBODIED LIFE presented in cooperation with the Gestalt Therapy Institute of Philadelphia (GTIP)

Much communication in the therapeutic encounter takes place in somatic rather than verbal language; yet many therapists have limited knowledge, experience, and skill to engage the embodiment of their clients. Current research provides us with new information upon which to ground our practice and points the way to greater inclusion of the body in psychotherapy in a more holistic approach.

Living a Fully Embodied Life is designed for psychologists, social workers, psychiatric nurses and religious counselors who are currently in practice. Interviews will be conducted with all applicants.

TRAINING STRUCTURE:
Sessions will include a didactic presentation, experiential exercises, whole group and subgroup experiences, personal work with the faculty in a fishbowl format, and practicing implementing the concepts while receiving supervision.

SATURDAY DATES:
2008: November 1, 2
2009: January 17, 18; April 25, 26

TUITION:
$340/weekend (received 6-weeks prior to workshop); $375 (after)
$400/weekend after deadline
$960 for full series (received by September 20)
CEUs: 36
HOURS:
9:30 am until 5:00 pm.
Lunch on your own.
LOCATION:
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

FACULTY:
Cathy Gray, LSW
Cathy Gray: 610-667-4770 or email: cathybgray@msn.com
GTIP OFFICE:
610-668-5177 or email: adminGTIP@gmail.com
http://www.gestaltphila.org

THE ART OF GESTALT COACHING: DEVELOPING INDIVIDUAL STYLE
Overview
Over the past several years there has been a growing interest within organizations to make use of humanistic interventions and strategies that enhance work effectiveness. A few of the current issues of interest are team development, leadership, coaching, mentoring, change management, improved communication and processes that encourage creativity.

The Gestalt Therapy Coaching program provides an opportunity for novices and experienced professionals to explore, learn, and develop a skill base in the theory of Gestalt Therapy as a way to inform their coaching processes. Through a progression of theoretical presentation, discussion, experiential work, supervised coaching practice and feedback, participants can understand and develop their coaching style through use of self.

Trainers:      Mark Magerman, PhD, LCSW, BCD,; Deb Brosan, MA, OD
Location:      New Hope
Date:          2008: December 19, 20, 21
               2009: January 23, 24, 25; March 6, 7, 8
Hours:         9:00 am - 4:30 pm
CEUs:          54 CEUs
Fee:           $2,500
GTIP OFFICE:
610-668-5177 or email: adminGTIP@gmail.com
http://www.gestaltphila.org
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EMBODIED PROCESS TRAINING:
Integrating Attachment Neuroscience and Sexual Health in Embodied Individual, Couple & Sex Therapy
Friday, May 16-Saturday, May 17, 2008
Beverly Hills, CA
12 CE credits (APA, MCEP, MFT, AASECT)
STELLA RESNICK, PH.D.

This training synthesizes the relevant research from the neuroscience of attachment and sexual science to offer a therapeutic model and embodied Gestalt approach to personal growth that focuses on intimate relationship and sexual self-discovery.

We discuss the pertinent neurological, psychological, and sexological research and their clinical implications and explore methods for becoming more attuned to the subtle cues of the body and present experience. Utilizing breath work, Gestalt processing and experiential exercises, we examine effective ways for working with clients and ourselves on issues of intimacy and sexual enhancement.

FEE: $325 by 5/1; $350 after 5/1
STUDENTS: $275 by 5/1; $300 after 5/1
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER
EMAIL: StellaRes@aol.com
CALL: (310) 855-7565
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GATLA - GESTALT ASSOCIATES TRAINING LOS ANGELES is offering the following training opportunities.
GATLA is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. GATLA maintains responsibility for these programs and their content. GATLA is also approved by the California BBSE to offer continuing credit to Marriage and Family Counselors and Social Workers. GATLA is a continuing education provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider No. CEP 12365.

1. LOS ANGELES BASED GESTALT THERAPY TRAINING PROGRAM:

GESTALT THERAPY: BASIC & ADVANCED TRAINING IN LOS ANGELES.
GATLA offers a multi-year postgraduate training program in Gestalt Therapy in Santa Monica, CA. that meets six weekends per academic year. This is a hands-on training program in which trainees work as therapist under live supervision and can actually observe the faculty working. Cutting edge Gestalt theory is an integral part of the training as is the opportunity to do personal work within the context of the training group.
Los Angeles Core Faculty: Todd Burley, Ph.D., ABPP, Rita Resnick, Ph.D., Robert Resnick, Ph.D.;
Faculty: Liv Estrup, M.A.
The program began this Oct and the remaining Weekend Date is May 3-4, 2008.
CE credits: 72
Fee: $1500   - Limited scholarship funds available.
Contact: ritaresnick@gatla.org or look at LOCAL TRAINING PROGRAMS at
http://www.gatla.org

2. INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK USA
Couples Therapy Training Workshop: Two Become One and Then There Are None!
Faculty: Robert W. Resnick, Ph.D. & Rita F. Resnick, Ph.D.
Dates: June 7-8, 2008
Contact: Robert W. Resnick, Ph.D. BobResnick@aol.com

MOSCOW, RUSSIA
Gestalt Therapy Training Workshop
Faculty: Rita F. Resnick, Ph.D.
Dates: Oct. 17-19, 2008
Contact: Nadia Lubyanitskaya nadia-l@mail.ru
In English with Russian translation

MOSCOW, RUSSIA
Gestalt Therapy Training Workshop
Faculty: Robert W. Resnick, Ph.D.
Dates: Oct. 17-19, 2008
Contact: Nadia Lubyanitskaya nadia-l@mail.ru
In English with Russian translation

BISHKEK, KYRGYSTAN
Kyrgystan Gestalt Institute – Closed Training Workshop
Faculty: Todd Burley, Ph.D. ABPP, Rita F. Resnick, Ph.D., Robert W. Resnick, Ph.D.
Dates: Fall, 2008
Contact: Sasha Emereev, M.D. alexandreremeev@yahoo.com

MALMO, SWEDEN
Advanced Gestalt Workshop
Faculty: Todd Burley, Ph.D. ABPP
Dates: October 24-26
Contact: Charlie Yeh yeh.gestalt@gmail.com

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
Workshop for Experienced Gestalt Therapists
Faculty: Todd Burley, Ph.D., ABPP
Dates: October 29 - November 2, 2008
Contact: birgit.erichsen@kriminalforsorgen.dk or vibeke@worldonline.dk

3. SUMMER EUROPEAN RESIDENTIAL TRAINING WORKSHOPS:

A.     COUPLES THERAPY TRAINING WORKSHOP FOR THERAPISTS:
JULY 6-12, 2008: A Bird May Love A Fish But Where Would They Live?

Bob and Rita Resnick will begin the workshop with an overview of their model of relationships and couples therapy. Live and video demonstrations will follow on each day. All clinical work will be related to the theoretical presentations, hopefully both more meaningful.   Discussion and comparison of this model with other approaches to couples therapy (including classical and modern Psychoanalytic models, Cognitive Behavioral, Systemic, Postmodern, and other Gestalt Therapy models etc.), will be encouraged.

Basic group participants will be given time to work hands on with role-play couples with faculty supervision.

Advanced participants, in 2008, will be given significantly more practice time to work with the Model Couples under the supervision of Bob and Rita Resnick.

Small process groups for discussion and processing of personal reactions to the work and the theory are a daily occurrence. The Resnicks are interested in integrative similarities and well as differences that define.

Location: Vilnius, Lithuania
Faculty: Rita Resnick, Ph.D., Robert W. Resnick, Ph.D.
with Todd Burley, Ph.D., ABPP, and Liv Estrup, M.A.
Dates: July 6-12, 2008.
Contact: Rita Resnick, Ph.D., E-mail: ritaresnick@gatla.org
CE Credits: 28

B. EUROPEAN SUMMER RESIDENTIAL GESTALT THERAPY TRAINING
PROGRAM: JULY 13-25, 2008

A nine-day (12 night) workshop will be offered from July 13-25, 2008. This intensive training program provides multiple levels of training from Basic to MasterClass. The eighty percent return rate attests to the quality of this highly regarded program that has become a model for training in many parts of the world. The program consists of theory, hands on practice, the opportunity to see seasoned International therapists work, an option for daily individual therapy, and international community of participants from 25 countries around the world. This may be the oldest annual European psychotherapy training program in the world.

Location: Vilnius, Lithuania
Faculty: Todd Burley, Ph.D. ABPP, Rita Resnick, Ph.D. Robert W.
Resnick, Ph.D. & guest international faculty.
Dates: July 13-25, 2008
Contact: Rita Resnick, Ph.D., E-mail: ritaresnick@gatla.org
CE Credits: 63
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GESTALT IN NEW JERSEY

Westfield Gestalt Associates continues an ongoing theory and practice group one Friday evening per month, meeting from 6:30 PM to 10:30 PM. Attendees may participate in whatever way they choose that meets their professional or educational needs. CE credits have been approved by the NJ Board of Social Work. This is an opportunity to observe the Gestalt therapy modality ‘in action’, clarify principles fundamental to Gestalt work, and an occasion to practice skills in this modality, ‘hands-on’, with supervision.

The holistic and humanistic philosophy basic to Gestalt practice will be emphasized and various elements of Gestalt theory will be clarified at each meeting. Join us for a lively and informative experience.

The next meeting date is May 2, 2008.

Future dates are tentatively scheduled for June 6, and July 11, 2008.

For additional information call (908) 232-7274 or email to ndbristol@aol.com.
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5th. International Gestalt Congress (Mexico, City, Mexico). During this event, the participants will become familiar with the development of Gestalt Theory in countries such as Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela, Spain, Italy among others. Besides the theoretical knowledge the speakers will be sharing with the audience, the participants will have the opportunity to experience "Applied Gestalt", so they can discover their potential as human beings with their own tools and learn how to develop them. Venue: Centro de Convenciones Antonio Fernández (Hospital Español, Av. Ejército Nacional 613, Ciudad de México, México). Date: Oct. 23-26, 2008. Cost: Conferences: $160 usd (Apr-Jun.), $180 usd (Jul.-Sept.), $200 usd (Oct.-On site). Conferences and Workshops: $300 usd (Apr-Jun.), $350 usd (Jul.-Sept.), $400 usd (Oct.-On site). The latter choice includes: Conferences (Thur. and Fri) and the possibility to choose between workshops and Interactive Conferences on Sat. and Sun. Hotel Reservations: Hotel del Bosque is offering special Congress rates. You can also choose a different hotel on your own. For further information, please visit us at: http://www.gestaltmexico.com, or email us at: diegosalama@unigea.edu.mx. We hope to see you in Mexico in October!
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HYPNOTHERAPY INSTRUCTION WITH A GESTALT EMPHASIS

The Hypnotherapy Training Institute will be offering two more hypnotherapy certification trainings in 2008. These comprehensive programs have a special emphasis on the integration of Gestalt and hypnotic modalities. They are experientially oriented, including demonstrations, group processes and supervised practice. The additional access to the subconscious mind via the skillful, sensitive use of a wide range of hypnotic methods can create powerful synergies with Gestalt. In fact, many Gestalt methods tend to be hypnotic, which is one of the reasons Gestalt can be so effective.

The classes meet near San Francisco, California at the lovely Corte Madera Inn, ten minutes from the Golden Gate Bridge. They are designed for experienced and prospective counseling and health professionals from around the world.

The accelerated program begins August 2 and is four consecutive levels of 50 hours per week. These classes draw students from many states and countries each semester. HTI's program designed for northern Californians meets on a series of most Saturdays and some Sundays, beginning June 21 and continuing for three months. Just a portion of either program may be taken at a time. There are special workshops within each training, including Hypnotic Gestalt Dreamwork. The trainings can fill well in advance, so early registration is highly recommended.

HTI is a school licensed by the state of California since 1978, and approved for various CEUs for professionals, including by the State Board of Behavioral Sciences and the Board of Registered Nursing. The classes are taught by Randal Churchill and Marleen Mulder. Churchill is author of two award-winning teaching texts for professionals: Regression Hypnotherapy, about the integration of age regression and Gestalt, and Become the Dream: The Transforming Power of Hypnotic Dreamwork, which is about the integration of Gestalt dreamwork and hypnotherapy. Information about both books is featured at http://http://www.transformingpress.com.

Details about HTI's programs are at our website, http://www.hypnotherapy.com, and in our free 2008 30th Anniversary Brochure, which can be downloaded at the website or obtained by e-mailing welcome@hypnotherapy.com or calling 1-800-256-6448 toll-free (within the USA, Canada and Caribbean countries) or 1-707-579-9023 (International calls).
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West Coast Institute for Gestalt Play Therapy: Santa Barbara/Solvang, California
Training programs and supervision in Gestalt Therapy with Children and Adolescents

Advanced Trainer:
Felicia Carroll, M.Ed., MA, Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor, Gestalt Therapist

TWO NEW PROGRAMS:
Residential Summer Training: July 20-August 1, 2008
On-Going Training: Eight Week-end Programs beginning September, 2008-July, 2009

For details and registration visit: http://www.feliciacarroll.com call: 805-693-9160
or email: Felicia@feliciacarroll.com
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Gestalt International Study Center News

Contact office@gisc.org or 508-349-7900
Online at http://www.gisc.org and http://www.gestaltreview.com

Forthcoming in GESTALT REVIEW, Volume XII, 2008:
"Gender Differences in Gestalt Therapy" by Nancy Amendt-Lyon
"Gestalt Ethics-A Utopia?" by Lennart Bernhardtson, M.S.
"Psychopathology versus Mental Metabolism" by Alcides Ignácio, Jr.
"Executive Functions: A Neuropsychological Understanding of Self" by Phillip Brownell, M.Div., Psy.D.

Ads accepted now through June for upcoming issue. Contact office@gisc.org

2008 Programs at GISC

Programs are at GISC on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA
May 1-8 AND Sept. 18-25: Cape Cod Training Program [Full]
May 15-18 OR Oct. 16-19: The Next Phase: A Program for Transition & Renewal
June 16-19: Leading Nonprofit Organizations

June 19-22: International Conference: The Future of Managing Change:
Building Collaboration in Complex Multi-Stakeholder Settings
Presenters:
Rebuilding New Orleans: Carolyn Lukensmeyer, America Speaks
The US Farm Financing System: Jamie Stewart, CEO, Federal Farm Credit Lending Bank
Empowering Creators of Grassroots Change in Northern Ireland: Brighde Vallely, Maggie Delia & Michael Delia; Mastery Foundation
Humanitarian-Conservation Partnership Initiative: Rebecca Scheurer, American Red Cross (ARC) & Anita van Breda, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and
John Griffin, Griffin Frischmuth Consulting, LLC
Exploring Figure and Ground in Cambodia: Leadership Development
After the Khmer Rouge: Fran Johnston & Eddie Mwelwa, Teleos Leadership Institute
Transforming UK Local Government through Private Sector Joint Ventures: Ron Wiens & Justin Ferrabee, Totem Hill (Canada)
Rebuilding Government and Citizen Trust in Post-Conflict Sierra Leone: Christiane Frischmuth, Griffin Frischmuth Consulting, LLC

Also:
July 20-24: Executive Personality Dynamics for Coaches
July 24-27: The Building Blocks of Creativity
Sept. 11-14: Nature and Transitions
Oct. 5-8: Finding Your Developmental Edge
Oct. 11-15: Facilitating Executive Transitions
Oct. 19-24. 2008 AND Marc. 29-Apr. 3, 2009: Leadership in the 21st Century
Oct. 27-30: Graduate Leadership Forum
Nov. 2-7: Applying the Cape Cod Model in Organizations
Nov. 8-12: Building Effective Professional Relationships
Nov. 14-16: Optimism & Awareness: Essential Skills for Living

For more information and a copy of our Catalogue, please contact:
Arlene C. Kirsch, MS, MPA
Administrative Manager, Gestalt International Study Center
Editorial Assistant, Gestalt Review
PO Box 515 * South Wellfleet MA 02663
tel: +508-349-7900 fax: +508-349-7908
Visit us at http://www.gisc.org
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RONALD ALEXANDER, PH.D.
2008 Teaching & Training schedule
http://www.openmindtraining.com        zendoc@ronaldalexander.com
2008 Schedule:

May 16: Los Angeles Clinical Training Group in Mind-Body Healing Therapies in Topanga Canyon, CA - Contact Ron directly at (310) 395-2243 or zendoc@ronaldalexander.com

May 16: Training and Supervision Group - Telephone - Nation wide group - For more information contact Ron directly at (310) 395-2243 or zendoc@ronaldalexander.com

May 23 - 25: Mind, Mood and Happiness in Big Sur, CA - Contact: Esalen Institute at info@esalen.org or (831) 667-3000

June 20: Los Angeles Clinical Training Group in Mind-Body Healing Therapies in Topanga Canyon, CA - Contact Ron directly at (310) 395-2243 or zendoc@ronaldalexander.com

June 20: Training and Supervision Group - Telephone - Nation wide group - For more information contact Ron directly at (310) 395-2243 or zendoc@ronaldalexander.com

July 10 - 12: Module #1 The Future of the Body:Ericksonian and Solution-Focused Hypnosis-Somatic Psychotherapies-The Skillful Intervention - Contact: New York Open Center at http://www.opencenter.org or (212) 219-2527

July 25: Los Angeles Clinical Training Group in Mind-Body Healing Therapies in Topanga Canyon, CA - Contact Ron directly at (310) 395-2243 or zendoc@ronaldalexander.com

July 25: Training and Supervision Group - Telephone - Nation wide group - For more information contact Ron directly at (310) 395-2243 or zendoc@ronaldalexander.com

August 15: Los Angeles Clinical Training Group in Mind-Body Healing Therapies in Topanga Canyon, CA - Contact Ron directly at (310) 395-2243 or zendoc@ronaldalexander.com

August 15: Training and Supervision Group - Telephone - Nation wide group - For more information contact Ron directly at (310) 395-2243 or zendoc@ronaldalexander.com

August 29 - 31: The Core Self: Resources for Healing in Donard County, Wicklow, Ireland Contact: Chrysalis at 011 353 45 404713 or http://www.chrysalis.ie

September 6 - 7: Open Heart, Open Mind - The art of Meditation in Dublin, Ireland - Contact: Chrysalis at 011 353 45 404713 or http://www.chrysalis.ie

October 10: Los Angeles Clinical Training Group in Mind-Body Healing Therapies in Topanga Canyon, CA - Contact Ron directly at (310) 395-2243 or zendoc@ronaldalexander.com

October 10: Training and Supervision Group - Telephone - Nation wide group - For more information contact Ron directly at (310) 395-2243 or zendoc@ronaldalexander.com

October 17 - 19: Mindfulness and the Self: A Professional CEU Training Santa Fe, New Mexico - Contact: New England Educational Institute at 413-499-1489 or learn@neei.org

November 7: Los Angeles Clinical Training Group in Mind-Body Healing Therapies in Topanga Canyon, CA - Contact Ron directly at (310) 395-2243 or zendoc@ronaldalexander.com

November 7: Training and Supervision Group - Telephone - Nation wide group - For more information contact Ron directly at (310) 395-2243 or zendoc@ronaldalexander.com

November 14 - 16: The Art of Leadership: Excellence in Communication,Creativity and Vision - in Big Sur, CA - Contact: Esalen Institute at info@esalen.org or (831) 667-3000

November 22: The Alchemy of Healing: Mindfulness and Mind -Body Healing in Vencie, CA - Contact: Exhale Center for Sacred Movement at http://www.exhalespa.com or 310-450-7676

December 4 - 6 : Module #2 Mapping the Body-Mind Contemporary Gestalt-Analytic Approaches - Contact: New York Open Center at http://www.opencenter.org or (212) 219-2527

December 12: Los Angeles Clinical Training Group in Mind-Body Healing Therapies in Topanga Canyon, CA - Contact Ron directly at (310) 395-2243 or zendoc@ronaldalexander.com

December 12: Training and Supervision Group - Telephone - Nation wide group - For more information contact Ron directly at (310) 395-2243 or zendoc@ronaldalexander.com
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Gestalt Center for Organization & Systems Development

http://www.gestaltosd.org for registration and information on all available offerings

Becoming a Better Intervener VI starts June 2008. This is the original dynamic one-year, five-module training program designed for people involved in organizational change and large-scale organizational transformation. BBI provides an introduction to and practice in the body of knowledge developed in the Gestalt Center for Organization & Systems Development programs. A variety of methods are used in this program, including demonstrations, readings, simulations, role-plays, fieldwork assignments, small group practice, and step-by-step skill building experiences. Early application is encouraged. Register now at http://www.gestaltosd.org.

Introduction to Gestalt Workshop May 16-18, 2008 in Cleveland. Introduction to Gestalt workshops review, demonstrate, and apply Gestalt theory, concepts, and method through a highly experiential process. Special attention is given to the development of self-awareness and skills supporting effective interaction in organizational contexts. Facilitators work together with ten to twelve participants to support individual personal and professional growth. References required of all participants. Enrollment is limited to 12. Early application is encouraged. The Introduction to Gestalt Workshop is a prerequisite for all OSD training program applicants. Register now at http://www.gestaltosd.org.

Gestalt OSD Workshop Series. The Gestalt OSD Center offers a series of awareness- and skill-building workshops that will help participants increase their effectiveness in interactions and intervention designs in their organizations. The series is comprised of four 4-day workshops: (1) Working with Individuals, (2) Working with Two-Person Systems, (3) Working with Groups, and (4) Working with Organizations. Each workshop is self-contained; participants may sign up for single or multiple workshops as needed or desired. No prior Gestalt or Gestalt OSD experience or training is required. Register now at http://www.gestaltosd.org. Coming up:

May 19-22, 2008: Working with Two-Person Systems

July 14-17, 2008: Working with Individuals

OSD Program Weekend Format III begins July 2008. This new program format provides individuals with the theory, concept, methodology, skills, and techniques for effectively intervening at the individual, two-person, group, and organizational levels of system from a Gestalt OSD orientation while requiring minimum time away from work. The program includes 9 weekends, scheduled once a month across two calendar years. Each weekend will include a Friday evening session, a full day on Saturday, and a Sunday morning session. One of the weekends will run from Thursday through Sunday. See more at http://www.gestaltosd.org.

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