The Archetype of the Wounded Healer – James Hollis

James Hollis
Independent study
Online

Overview

Learning about the Wounded Healer archetype is crucial for individuals in the helping profession. Carl Jung said that it is a professional’s own hurt that gives the measure of the power to heal. This course increases your awareness of this archetype. You will deepen your understanding of how your wounding and the adaptive behavioral patterns that you have developed affect the professional relationships you have with clients.

You want to:

Be able to explain what the archetype of the wounded healer is and how it impacts your professional relationships with clients.
Be able to recognize the wounded healer archetype in yourself and others.
Understand why it is important to re-collect your projections of woundedness on your client.
Learn about the dynamics of transference and countertransference.
Learn about your adaptive behavioral patterns and how they (unconsciously) play out in daily life and influence the healing process.
Know about the ethical dilemmas related to your adaptive behavioral patterns.

  • Describe the profile of a Wounded Healer
  • Explain what transference and countertransference are
  • Identify modes of adaptation in clients and yourself
  • Recognize the ethical dilemmas related to your adaptive behavioral pattern
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