Gestalt does not have a developmental theory; any foray into a person’s Field is brought into the Here & Now. We examine a range of developmental orientations, attachment theory, other therapeutic modalities & their interface with Relational Gestalt.
Free Course includes: 18 core readings, 3 assignments, 50 item quiz, Completion certificate for 10 CPE points.
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$60.00
Course curriculum
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1 . Breshgold, E. & Zahm, S. (1992). A case for the integration of self-psychology into the practice of gestalt therapy. The gestalt journal XV:1, pp61-92.
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2 . Bowman, C. and Roberts, S. (1999). An Overview of Relational Gestalt. Presented at Brisbane Gestalt Centre.
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4 . AAGT List (1996). Discussion on Transference.
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5 . Boadella, D. (1981). Transference, resonance, and interference. Talk at the Gerda Boyensen Centre, May.
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6 . Denes, M. (1980). Paradoxes in the Therapeutic Relationship. Gestalt Journal, 3 (1)
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7 . O’Leary, E. (1992). Empathy in the Person Centred and Gestalt Approaches. The British Gestalt Journal, 1993, Vol 2.
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8 . Sapriel, L. (1998). Can Gestalt Therapy, Self-Psychology & Intersubjectivity Theory Be Integrated? The British Gestalt Journal, 1998, Vol 7.
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9 . Hurtz, W. (1993). Transference and Countertransference in Gestalt Therapy. At the Boundary, Nov. 1993
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10 . Norton, J. (2004). The Limitations of Attachment Theory for Adult Psychotherapy. Psychotherapy in Australia, Vol 10, No 1. pp58-63.
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11 . Schore, A. (2002). Dysregulation of the right brain: Right Brain Attachment Trauma. Australia and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry: 36:9-30. pp9-24.
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12 . Alexander, R., Brickman, B., Jacobs, L, Trop, J. & Yontef, G. (1992). Transference Meets Dialogue: A Discussion between Self-Psychologists and Gestalt Therapists. The Gestalt Journal, XV(2): pp. 61 -108.
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14 . Joyce, P. & Sills, C. (2004). Skills in Gestalt Counselling & Psychotherapy. Chapter11: Transference and Counter-transference.. Sage Publications, London.
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18 . Wallin, D. (2010). From the inside out: The therapist’s attachment patterns as sources of insight and impasse. Psychotherapy in Australia. Vol 16 No3 pp 26-31
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17 . Siegel, D. (2006). Attachment and Self-Understanding: Parenting with the Brain in Mind. Psychotherapy in Australia 12:2.
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15 . Phillipson, P. (2002). Transference. British Gestalt Journal 11:1.
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13 . Erskine, R.G., Moursund, J.P., & Trautmann, R.L. (1999). Chapter 5, Relational Needs: In Beyond Empathy: A Therapy of Contact-in-Relationship. pp121-155. London: Brunnner:Mazel.
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16 . Jacobs, L. (1992). Insights from Psychoanalytic Self Psychology and Intersubjectivity Theory for Gestalt Therapists. The Gestalt Journal, v. 15, no. 2, Fall .
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Assessment no 25-1
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Assessment no 25-2
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Assessment no 25-3
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Video lecture on Attachment and Developmental Approaches - 236 minute
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About the presenter

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.