Gestalt Approach to Couples Therapy

Two Year Diploma Course – beginning March 2009

This is a two year diploma program is presented in a multimedia educational mode, involving weekend workshops and web based support, which is integrated with supervision, practice sessions and clinical discussion.

The program is tailored to develop extensive skills in Gestalt Couples Therapy, allied with recent developments in Family Law in Australia, and provides a comparative synthesis between Gestalt Therapy and systemic approaches to Couples and Family Therapy.

 

                          

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

· Guest International faculty

· Multimedia education format

· Theory skill and practice components

· Opportunity for live couples work

· Components for  assessment, ethics and evaluation of outcomes

· Comparative and developmental perspectives

· Student notes and readings provided

 

For further information email Brian at boneill@uow.edu.au

Cost $3000 per year  (plus GST)    Deposit $500

Student Profile  :                                             

Therapists who have completed training in Gestalt therapy and who currently work with couples or have an interest to do so, or non-Gestalt trained therapists who have experience with couples.

                                 Application forms are available on this web site

Curriculum  and Dates for 2009

Module 1 – March 7^th and 8th

Working with Shame

 

Module 2 – April 18^th and 19th

Working with Trauma and PTSD

 

Module 3 – May 30^th and 31st

The Sensual aspects of the couple

 

Module 4 – August 1^st and 2nd

Working with Gay and Lesbian couples

 

Module 5 – September 12^th and 13th

Cultural aspects of Couples work (International Faculty)

 

Module 6 – October 31^st and November 1st

Spirituality Aspects of Couples work

 

           Program 2009

Working with Shame

Working with Trauma and PTSD

The sensual aspects of the couple

Working with Gay and Lesbian couples

Cultural aspects of couples work

Spirituality Aspects of Couples work

           Program 2010

Overview of Couples Therapy models

Phenomenological method with couples

Dialogical principle within and between the couple

Applying Field theory in a couples system

Methodology and experimentation for the couple

Understanding Family Law and Separation