| Description |
1 online resource (183 p.) |
| Series |
Gestalt Therapy Book Ser |
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Gestalt Therapy Book Ser
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| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Boats at Night -- Reference -- 1 Circle of Belongingness -- Enduring Relationships -- Formal History of Group Therapy -- Groups in India -- Notes -- References -- 2 Relational Gestalt Therapy -- My Arrival Into the Circle -- Movement Toward Relational Psychotherapy -- Gestalt Therapy -- Theoretical Foundation -- Gestalt Group Therapy -- Proximity of RGT to the Indian Ethos -- Notes -- References |
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3 Relationality and Indian Culture -- Survivors -- Relevance of Culture Sensitivity -- Complexity of Defining Indianness -- Mapping Indian Culture. -- Collectivism -- Hierarchy -- Gender Disparity -- Emotional Restraint -- Relationality -- Need for a Relational Approach -- References -- 4 Being and Becoming a Relational Therapist -- Psychoanalysis -- Family Systems -- Cognitive Behavior Therapy -- Existential-Humanistic School -- 'Being' of Therapist and Gestalt Therapy -- The Training of Therapists -- Leader's Awareness in Group Therapy -- Challenges in India -- Notes -- References |
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5 Framework for Facilitating Groups -- Holding Environment -- Ethics in Group Therapy -- Knowledge, Skills and Competencies -- Screening and Selection -- Confidentiality -- Structure and Boundaries -- Dual Relationships -- Record Keeping and Consulting -- Role of the Group Leader -- Beginning the Circle: Guidelines for Structuring a Group -- Engaging Multiple Stakeholders -- Preparing Group Members for the Therapeutic Frame -- Communication of Goals -- Stages of Group Development -- Nascent Anxiety and Dependence -- Acute Anxiety and Counterdependence -- Intimacy and Interdependence |
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Separation and Termination -- Note -- References -- 6 Phenomenology, Field Theory and Adjacent Possible -- Colliding Subjectivities -- Phenomenology -- Field Theory -- Holism -- Adjacent Possible -- Note -- References -- 7 Martin Buber's Dialogic Existentialism -- Disruptions and Dialogue -- Dialogic Existentialism -- Inclusion -- Presence -- Commitment to Dialogue -- Application to Groups -- Relevance to Indian Cultural Context -- Notes -- References -- 8 Enduring Relational Themes -- Kryptonite -- Transference and Countertransference -- Enduring Relational Themes -- Enduring -- Relational |
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Theme -- ERTs in a Group Setting -- References -- 9 Experimentation -- Bataka -- Experimentation in GT -- Potential for Application -- Risks of Experimentation -- Attitude of Therapist -- Contact and Safe Emergency -- Adhering to Paradoxical Theory of Change -- Phenomenological Stance -- Courage to Stay With the Unknown -- Mindfulness to Culture -- Types of Experiments -- Reflective Experiments -- Simple Awareness -- Imagination and Visualization -- Exploration of Polarities -- Family Sculpting Or Constellation -- My Journey With Shame: Alekya's Story -- References -- Conclusion -- Index |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781000883923 |
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1000883922 |
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