We understand contact that goes awry as being related to Contact Boundary Phenomenon. In old language the word ‘Resistance’ was used; in Gestalt we prefer to observe the dynamics of Contact Styles, understanding them as Creative Adjustments.
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1.Zinker, J. (1978). Goals & Aspirations. In Creative Process in Gestalt Therapy, Vintage Books, New York.
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2.Clarkson,P.(1989)Dysfunctions&DisturbancesintheCycleInGestaltCounselinginAction.Sage, London.
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3.Latner, J. (1992) Contact Boundary Disturbances. In Gestalt Therapy: Perspectives & Applications.
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4.Perls,F.(1973).NeuroticMechanisms.InTheGestaltApproachandEyewitnesstoTherapy,Bantam Books, NY pp25-43.
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5.Sills,C.,Fish.S.Lapworth(1996).Chapter6:TheFormationandCompletionofGestalts.Gestalt Counselling. London, Winslow Press. pp41-76.
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6.Joyce,P.,Sills,C.(2004)Chapter9:ModificationstoContact.SkillsinGestaltCounselling& Psychotherapy. Sage Publications, London. pp112-129.
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Video lecture on Contact Boundary Phenomenon - 174 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.