Thomas Moore’s lecture will be directed towards both professional\u00a0therapists and laypeople.<\/p>\n
Therapy is largely about narrative and image. It helps if the professional therapist is sophisticated about both of these things, as well as about transference, which this presentation will explore in some original ways.<\/p>\n
\u200bIn its origins, the word “therapy” means service or care, not making better or curing. One person offers intentional listening, care,\u00a0and observations about what he or she sees and hears with another person who\u00a0is open to becoming more complex and individual.<\/p>\n
Therapy can happen in both professional and lay contexts, as when a parent deals with a child who is acting out, or when a teacher helps a student handle emotions and relationships.\u00a0Here, the relationship is much like what the Irish have called Anam Cara, a guiding, caring friend.<\/p>\n
In this time together, we will engage each other in memories of therapy and issues that can get in the way.\u00a0We will also explore ways to prepare for this work and ways a therapist or caring layperson can care for himself or herself.
\n\u200b
\nObjectives:<\/p>\n
Appreciate the origins of the word\u00a0\u201ctherapy\u201d and its root meaning.
\nDevelop a sophisticated understanding of narrative, image, symbol, and myth in the context of therapy.
\nLearn skills for creating a vessel or container in which another person may feel free and supported in exploring one’s past and one’s possibilities.
\nDescribe implications for clinical counseling and the therapeutic process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Thomas Moore’s lecture will be directed towards both professional\u00a0therapists and laypeople. Therapy is largely about narrative and image. It helps if the professional therapist is sophisticated about both of these things, as well as about transference, which this presentation will explore in some original ways. \u200bIn its origins, the word “therapy” means service or care, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":101812,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"mec_category":[184,542],"mec_speaker":[326],"class_list":["post-101811","mec-events","type-mec-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mec_category-lecture","mec_category-webinar"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n