Course curriculum

    1. Video lecture on Shame - 1 hour 18 minute

    1. Stevenson, H. (2016). Coaching at the point of contact A Gestalt approach. httpwww.clevelandconsultinggroup.comarticlescoaching-at-the-point-of-contact.php

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    2. Brownell, P. (2015). Chapter 33- Perceiving you perceiving me- Self-conscious emotions and Gestalt therapy.

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    3. Wheeler, G. (2002). Shame and belonging Homers Iliad and the Western ethical tradition. International Gestalt Journal, 25(2), 95-120.

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    4. Erskine, R. (1995). A Gestalt therapy approach to shame and self-righteousness Theory and methods. Originally published in British Gestalt Journal, 4(2), 108-117.

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    5. Resnick, R. (1997). The recursive loop of shame An alternate Gestalt therapy viewpoint. Gestalt Review, 1(3), 256-269.

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    6. Jacobs, L. (2017). On dignity, a sense of dignity, and inspirational shame. Psychoanalytic Inquiry, 37(6), 380–394.

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    7. Lee, R.G. (1995). Gestalt & Shame the foundation for a clearer understanding of field dynamics. The British Gestalt journal, 4(1), 14-22.

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    8. Fuhr, R., & Gremmler-Fuhr, M. (1997). Shame as a normal and sometimes dysfunctional experience A response to the article by Leslie S. GreenbergSandra C. Paivio and Gordon Wheeler on shame. Gestalt Review, 1(3), 245-255.

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    9. McConville, M. (2011). The voice of shame- Silence and connecting in psychotherapy (1996). Gestalt Review, 15(3), 239-249.

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    10. Jacobs, L. (1995). Shame in the therapeutic dialogue. The British Gestalt Journal, 4(2), 86-90.

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    11. Lee, R. (1994). Couples Shame The Unaddressed Issue. In Wheeler, G. & Backman, S. On Intimate Ground (pp. 262-289). Jossey-Bass.

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    12. Gillie, M. (2000). Shame and bulimia - A sickness of the soul. Britsh Gestalt Journal, 9(2), 98-104.

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    13. Lavan, T. (1992). Understanding and Working With Shame A Gestalt Therapy Perspective. At the Boundary, Gestalt Therapy Insititue of Perth Newslettter, 9(2), 1-7.

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    14. Wheeler, G. (1995). Shame in two paradigms of therapy. British Gestalt Journal, 4(2), 76-85.

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    15. Joyce, P., & Sills, C. (2004). Chapter 7 Strengthening support. In Skills in Gestalt Counselling & Psychotherapy (pp. 83-97). Sage Publications.

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    16. Wheeler, G. (1997). Self and shame A Gestalt approach. Gestalt Review, 1(3), 221-244.

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    17. Greenberg, L., & Paivio, S. (1997). Varieties of shame experience in psychotherapy. Gestalt Review, 1(3), 205-219.

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    1. Greenberg, L. S., & Iwakabe, S. (2011). Emotion-focused therapy and shame. In J. P. Tangney & R. Dearing (Eds.), Shame in the therapy hour (pp. 69-90). American Psychological Association.

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    2. Epstein, N. B., & Falconier, M. K. (2011). Shame in couple therapy Helping to heal the intimacy bond. In J. P. Tangney & R. Dearing (Eds.), Shame in the therapy hour (pp. 167-193). American Psychological Association.

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    3. Gilbert, P. (2011). Shame in psychotherapy and the role of compassion focused therapy. In J. P. Tagney & R. Dearing (Eds.), Shame in the therapy hour (pp. 325-354). American Psychological Association.

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    4. Farrelly, F., & Brandsma, J. (1974). Excerpt from Provocative Therapy. Meta Publications.

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    5. Bedford, O. A. (2004). The individual experience of guilt and shame in Chinese culture. Culture & Psychology, 10(1), 29-52.

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    6. Herman, J. L. (2007). Shattered shame states and their repair. Harvard Medical School.

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    7. Cozens, S. (2020). This will go down on your permanent record Redeeming shame in a world that doesnt forget. In Shame 4.0 Investigation an emotion in digital worlds and the fourth industrial revolution (pp. 355-367). Springer.

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    8. Ladany, N., Klinger, R., & Kulp, L. (2011). Therapist shame Implications for therapy and supervision. In J. P. Tagney & R. Dearing (Eds.), Shame in the therapy hour (pp. 307-322). American Psychological Association.

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    9. Children of the Code. Compass of shame. httpschildrenofthecode.orglibraryrefscompassofshame

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    10. McGraw, J. S., & Tantillo, M. (2011). Body image and eating disorders A compelling source of shame for women. In J. P. Tagney & R. Dearing (Eds.), Shame in the therapy hour (pp. 277-303). American Psychological Association.

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    11. Rizvi, S. L., et al. (2011). The role of shame in the development and treatment of borderline personality disorder. In J. P. Tangney & R. Dearing (Eds.), Shame in the therapy hour (pp. 237-260). American Psychological Association.

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    12. Department of Education. (2019). PSDP Resources and tools. The compass of shame.

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    13. Hulstrand, K. L. (2015). Shame - The good, the bad and the ugly Therapist perspectives. St. Catherine University.

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    14. Potter-Efron, R. T. (2011). Therapy with shame-prone alcoholic and drug-dependent clients. In J. P. Tangney & R. Dearing (Eds.), Shame in the therapy hour (pp. 219-235). American Psychological Association.

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    15. Tangney, J. P., & Dearing, R. L. (2011). Working with shame in the therapy hour Summary and integration. In J. P. Tangney & R. Dearing (Eds.), Shame in the therapy hour (pp. 375-404). American Psychological Association._unlocked_original

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    16. Shapiro, E. L., & Powers, T. A. (2011). Shame and the paradox of group therapy. In J. P. Tangney & R. Dearing (Eds.), Shame in the therapy hour (pp. 115-135). American Psychological Association.

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    17. Hanscombe, E. (2012). On hiding- Shame and the desire for revenge. Psychotherapy in Australia, 19(1), 14–21.

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    18. Bird, J. (2000). The Hearts Narrative. Edge Press, Auckland. Excerpts chapter 9, Disconnection and Desperation.

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    19. Teyber, E., McClure, F. H., & Weathers, R. (2011). Shame in families Transmission across generations. In J. P. Tangney & R. Dearing (Eds.), Shame in the therapy hour (pp. 137-166). American Psychological Association.

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    20. Stolorow, R. D. (2010). The shame family An outline of the phenomenology of patterns of emotional experience that have shame at their core. International Journal of Psychoanalytic Self Psychology, 5(3), 367-368.

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About the presenter

Steve Vinay Gunther

Dr Steve Vinay Gunther

Steve Vinay Gunther has studied Gestalt therapy since 1985 and founded Gestalt institutes in Australia, South Korea, and China. Since 2000, he has been an international Gestalt trainer, teaching in Asia, Egypt, South Africa, Mexico, Colombia, and the USA.

In addition to Gestalt therapy, Steve is trained in family therapy, narrative therapy, somatic therapy, career coaching, and family constellations. He has practiced and studied meditation since 1973 and previously served as a professor of Spiritual Psychology at the Ryokan Institute in Los Angeles.

Steve pioneered relational psychology with his concept, The Unvirtues, and designed the Relational Parenting system. He is the father of five children and grandfather to four boys.