The Gestalt Center for Psychotherapy and Training

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WORKSHOPS

SPRING / SUMMER 2010

The Gestalt Center invites you to gain a deeper understanding of Gestalt therapy and its many applications by taking our workshops. Our expert and diverse practitioners offer workshops and short courses in the areas of personal growth, mental health, and therapy practice. The short course "Introduction to Gestalt" is particularly useful for those considering entering the three-year post-graduate training program.

Continuing Education credits (CEU's) toward National Association of Social Worker (NASW) credentials and CASAC certification through the New York State Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) are now available for most of our workshops, as noted below.

Pre-registration is required.

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Call (212)-387-9429, or email gestalt@gestaltnyc.org.

* "MHP" in the chart below means Mental Health Practitioner

TITLE/PRESENTER/DESCRIPTION	DATE/TIME	OPEN TO*	CEU's	COST
INTRODUCTION TO GESTALT Various Presenters 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 three-year post-graduate training program. RSVP REQUIRED	SUNDAY, MARCH 14 4-6 PM SATURDAY,APRIL 10 3-5 PM (followed by Open House from 5-6) SUNDAY, MAY 2 3-5 PM (followed by Open House from 5-6) SUNDAY, MAY 23 2-4 PM (followed by Open House from 4-5)	ALL	-	FREE
WORKING AT THE CONTACT BOUNDARY Peter Turkl, LCSW This workshop will cover the theoretical underpinnings of contact boundary work combined with a series of practical demonstrations and discussions. Workshop participants will gain an in depth understanding of how to work with contact disturbances and impasses that allow the therapist to fully draw upon themselves to deepen and enrich the complete range of contact with their clients.	SATURDAY, MARCH 27 10 AM - 3 PM	MHP	5	$50.00
SHAPE UP YOUR PSYCHE! Vivien Wolsk, Ph.D Symptoms of emotional stress or burnout. like anxiety, depression, fatigue, indecisiveness, emotional outbursts or withdrawal can be relieved or prevented by regular emotional exercises. Your emotional muscles, like your physical muscles, need to be worked out daily for optimum health and effectiveness. Come learn and practice some basic, effective, Gestalt-based "emocises" that can be done in 5-10 minutes in the morning, at bedtime and throughout your day. Participants should dress comfortably and bring a childhood self-photo if possible.	SATURDAY, APRIL 24 1 AM - 3 PM	ALL	2	$40.00
CRANIOSACRALL THERAPY: WORKING WITH SILENCE AND THE UNSPEAKABLE Josh Horowitz Through visual presentation, guided meditation and standard chair work, participants will both see and experience their inner fluidity that is the essential attunement modal for Craniosacral Therapy Bodywork. When the therapist can deepen their inner connection to their body, find the fluid nature within themselves and settle towards a spacious inner stillness, it creates a wondeful invitation for the client to also settle into a deeper, more integrated place.	SATURDAY, MAY 8 12-5 PM	ALL	5	$50.00
PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATIONS Joseph Barbuto, M.D. This workshop will provide a description of the general use of psychotropic medications for anxiety and mood disorders in the context of psychotherapy. We will also discuss when medication is appropriate for use. Participants will obtain a greater awareness of biological approaches in order to relieve symptoms and thus support the patient to be more amenable to psychotherapy.	FRIDAY, MAY 14 6-9 PM	MHP	3	$40.00
VOICE ATTUNEMENT FOR THERAPISTS Naaz Hosseini, LP As therapists, we use voice (ours and our clients) as part of the therapeutic process whether we do so with awareness or not. When we are not aware of our own voice, we can undermine our intention, When we are not aware of our clients' voices, we may miss important cues. Through lecture, practicum, and case study, this training will attune you to ways in which voice informs and helps guide effective practice. You will 1) build awareness of qualities of voice; 2) learn to use vocal cues to track a client; 3) use voice as a tool to help your client shift states; 4) enhance your capacity to join, support, and, when appropriate, interrupt your clients; and 5) extend your facility in designing and fine-tuning therapeutic experiments. This workshop is also open to doctors, nurses, teachers and other interactive and wellness practitioners.	SUNDAY, MAY 16 10 AM - 3 PM	MHP	5	$60.00
MERIDIAN TAPPING Marilyn Kurzyna, LCSW This workshop is designed to introduce participants to the joining of Gestalt therapy and Meridian Tapping Techniques (MTT). Tapping on the acupuncture meridians helps to balance the electromagnetic energy in the body so that the debilitating emotional intensity attached to that issue is reduced. The client is then able to complete the gestalt and move on. MTT and Gestalt therapy share the qualities of freeing the flow of energy in the body, being present-centered, and being curiosity driven. This workshop will demonstrate how these modalities compliment one another.	SATURDAY, JUNE 12 12 - 6 PM	MHP	5	$50.00
SUMMER TRAINING INTENSIVE We will spend the weekend in a beautiful, rural setting learning to apply Gestalt skills to working with emerges in the therapeutic encounter. Participants meet several times in large and small groups with faculty and students for experiential learning throgh mini-lectures, discussions, structured exercises and practicum. This training retreat is for mental health / human service professionals, and is particularly helpful for those considering entrance into our postgraduate training program, by exposing them to the alivesness of the Gestalt method and to our training community. Guests will also have opportunities to work as client with faculty (if desired) and to witness live Gestalt sessions in which students take on the role of therapist and receive hands-on supervision.	THURSDAY, AUGUST 5 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 8	MHP