Intro to Gestalt Theory Syllabushttps://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabusSimple Book PublishingWed, 10 Mar 2021 21:24:56 +0000en-US1.2http://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus121221https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.2Appendixhttps://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/back-matter/appendix__trashed/Mon, 23 Nov 2020 20:20:48 +0000https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/2020/11/23/appendix/601post0Dialogue and Phenomenological Inquiryhttps://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/chapter/1/Mon, 23 Nov 2020 21:14:15 +0000https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/?post_type=chapter&p=23Satisfies SLO/CLO #1 (Identify Gestalt values/philosophy)   Reading
  • Hycner, R. & Jacobs, L. (1995). The healing relationship in Gestalt therapy: A dialogic/self psychology approach. Highland, NY: The Gestalt Journal Press.
    • Chapter 1, The Dialogic Ground, pp. 3-2
    • Chapter 3, Dialogue in Gestalt Theory and Therapy,  pp. 51-84
    • Chapter 4, Simone: Existential Trust and Mistrust, pp. 85-89
  • Polster, E., & Polster, M. (1974). Gestalt Therapy Integrated: Contours of Theory & Practice. New York: Vintage Books.
    • Experiment, pp. 233-284
  Learning Experience
  • Lecture (powerpoint)
  Assignment
  • Journal prompt
]]>2331post0Paradoxical Theory of Change and Creative Adjustmenthttps://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/chapter/2/Mon, 23 Nov 2020 21:17:27 +0000https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/?post_type=chapter&p=27Satisfies SLO/CLO #1 (Identify Gestalt values/philosophy)   Reading
  • Yontef, G. (2005). Gestalt Theory of Change. In A. Woldt, A. & S. Toman (Eds.), Gestalt Therapy: History, Theory and Practice (pp. 217-236). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publishing.
  • Flying without wings documentary (https://livestrup.com/flying-without-wings/) [see trailer below]
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW75TxFeACs[/embed]   Learning Experience
  • Lecture (powerpoint)
  Assignment
  • Journal prompt
]]>2732post0]]>]]>Intro to the contact cyclehttps://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/chapter/3/Mon, 23 Nov 2020 21:19:48 +0000https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/?post_type=chapter&p=30Satisfies SLO/CLO #2 (Describe the "contact cycle" process)   Reading
  • Polster, E., & Polster, M. (1974). Gestalt Therapy Integrated: Contours of Theory & Practice. New York: Vintage Books.
    • Chapter 1: The Now Ethos, up to pp. 23
    • Chapter 8: Awareness, pp. 207-232
  • “The Gestalt Cycle” video:
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/embed/GZyF0JsyreM[/embed]   Learning Experience [embed]https://www.youtube.com/embed/it0j6FIxIog[/embed]   Assignment
  • Journal prompt: write about a time when you (or a client) were aware of experiencing a contact cycle.
]]>3033post0]]>]]>]]>]]>Contact disturbance: Introjectionhttps://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/chapter/4/Mon, 23 Nov 2020 21:21:04 +0000https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/?post_type=chapter&p=32Satisfies SLO/CLO #3 (Identify and differentiate “disturbances to contact")   Reading
  • Polster, E., & Polster, M. (1974). Gestalt Therapy Integrated: Contours of Theory & Practice. New York: Vintage Books.
    • Chapter 4: The Commerce of Resistance (Introjection section only), pp 72-78
  Learning Experience
  • Option to do hot seat work with the instructor
  Assignment
  • Journal prompt: What introjects are you aware of having? What is it like to become aware of them?
]]>3234post0Contact disturbance: Projectionhttps://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/chapter/5/Mon, 23 Nov 2020 21:22:54 +0000https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/?post_type=chapter&p=34Satisfies SLO/CLO #3 (Identify and differentiate "disturbances to contact")   Reading
  • Polster, E., & Polster, M. (1974). Gestalt Therapy Integrated: Contours of Theory & Practice. New York: Vintage Books.
    • Chapter 4, pp. 78-82
  Learning Experience
  • Projection flash cards exercise
  • Option to do hot seat work with the instructor
  Assignment
  • Journal prompt: Think about a time when you projected your version of truth onto someone else’s experience. How did that happen? What support did you need in order to re-own the projection?
]]>3435post0Contact disturbance: Confluencehttps://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/chapter/6/Mon, 23 Nov 2020 21:23:58 +0000https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/?post_type=chapter&p=36Satisfies SLO/CLO #3 (Identify and differentiate "disturbances to contact")   Reading
  • Polster, E., & Polster, M. (1974). Gestalt Therapy Integrated: Contours of Theory & Practice. New York: Vintage Books.
    • Chapter 4: The Commerce of Resistance (Introjection section only), pp 92-97
  Learning Experience
  • Option to do hot seat work with the instructor
  Assignment
  • Journal prompt: Think about your experience so far in the class/group. How do you experience confluence?
]]>3636post0Slide1https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/chapter/3/slide1/Wed, 02 Dec 2020 21:51:12 +0000https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/Slide1.png493000Slide2https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/chapter/3/slide2/Wed, 02 Dec 2020 21:51:13 +0000https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/Slide2.png503000Slide3https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/chapter/3/slide3/Wed, 02 Dec 2020 21:51:14 +0000https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/Slide3.png513000Slide4https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/chapter/3/slide4/Wed, 02 Dec 2020 21:51:15 +0000https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/Slide4.png523000Slide5https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/chapter/3/slide5/Wed, 02 Dec 2020 21:51:15 +0000https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/Slide5.png533000Slide6https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/chapter/3/slide6/Wed, 02 Dec 2020 21:51:16 +0000https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/Slide6.png543000Slide7https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/chapter/3/slide7/Wed, 02 Dec 2020 21:51:17 +0000https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/Slide7.png553000Slide8https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/chapter/3/slide8/Wed, 02 Dec 2020 21:51:18 +0000https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/Slide8.png563000Slide9https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/chapter/3/slide9/Wed, 02 Dec 2020 21:51:19 +0000https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/Slide9.png573000Gestalt Guest Lecture 2020.10.08https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/chapter/3/gestalt-guest-lecture-2020-10-08/Wed, 02 Dec 2020 21:56:05 +0000https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/Gestalt-Guest-Lecture-2020.10.08.pptx583000Collected Bibliographyhttps://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/back-matter/collected-bibliography/Wed, 02 Dec 2020 22:44:43 +0000https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/?post_type=back-matter&p=82Flying Without Wings: Life with Arnold Beisser [Motion picture]. Francesetti, G. (2015). From individual symptoms to psychopathological fields. Towards a field perspective on clinical human suffering. British Gestalt Journal, 24(1), 5-19. Gehlert, T. (2020). System-Aufstellungen und ihre naturwissenschaftliche Begründung: Grundlage für eine innovative Methode zur Entscheidungsfindung in der Unternehmensführung. Wiesbaden, Germany: Springer Nature. Retrieved from https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/23154 "The Gestalt Cycle." (2016, September 05). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZyF0JsyreM Hycner, R. & Jacobs, L. (1995). The healing relationship in Gestalt therapy: A dialogic/self psychology approach. Highland, NY: The Gestalt Journal Press. Kepner, J. I. (1987). Body Process: A Gestalt Approach. New York: Gestalt Institute of Cleveland Press. Kochinka, A. (2004). Emotionstheorien. Bielefeld, Germany: Transcript Verlag. Retrieved from https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/22515 O’Koon (Latuch), B. D. (2020). Thoughts on Microaggression, Socio-Cultural Trauma and the Phenomenological Field, A Discussion Paper. New Gestalt Voices, 1-10. Polster, E., & Polster, M. (1974). Gestalt Therapy Integrated: Contours of Theory & Practice. New York: Vintage Books. Sternburg, R. J. and Funke, J. (Eds.). (2019). The Psychology of Human Thought: An Introduction. Heidelberg: Heidelberg University Publishing. Retrieved from https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/24812 Yontef, G. (2005). Gestalt Theory of Change. In A. Woldt, A. & S. Toman (Eds.), Gestalt Therapy: History, Theory and Practice (pp. 217-236). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publishing.    ]]>8201post0Gestalt Cover5https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/gestalt-cover5/Thu, 07 Jan 2021 20:05:30 +0000https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/Gestalt-Cover5.png103000Cover Imagehttps://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/?attachment_id=105Tue, 23 Feb 2021 15:17:00 +0000https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/?attachment_id=1051051600Gestalt Course Maphttps://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/part/main-body/Mon, 23 Nov 2020 20:20:48 +0000https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/2020/11/23/main-body/Directions for Use Use the templates in each chapter to build the course map for your course. In the course map, you will sequence your learning outcomes into modules/weeks and specify your course materials, learning experiences, and assignments/assessments. This map will help guide you as you develop and build the modules of your course. Refer to the "Intro to the contact cycle" chapter for a complete module map. All other modules/chapters include outlines and reading lists only.   Student Learning Outcomes (Course Learning Outcomes)
  1. Identify Gestalt values/philosophy
  2. Describe the “contact cycle” process
  3. Identify and differentiate “disturbances to contact"
  4. Devise solutions to “disturbances to contact” through role playing and analyzing case examples
  5. Reflect on the impact of applying Gestalt concepts by responding to weekly journal prompts
 ]]>301post0Introductionhttps://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/front-matter/introduction__trashed/Mon, 23 Nov 2020 20:20:48 +0000https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/2020/11/23/introduction/401post0Chapter 1https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/chapter/chapter-1__trashed/Mon, 23 Nov 2020 20:20:48 +0000https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/2020/11/23/chapter-1/532post0Authorshttps://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/authors/Mon, 23 Nov 2020 20:20:48 +0000https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/authors/]]>7000Coverhttps://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/Mon, 23 Nov 2020 20:20:48 +0000https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/cover/]]>8000Table of Contentshttps://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/table-of-contents/Mon, 23 Nov 2020 20:20:48 +0000https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/table-of-contents/]]>9000Abouthttps://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/about/Mon, 23 Nov 2020 20:20:48 +0000https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/about/]]>10000Buyhttps://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/buy/Mon, 23 Nov 2020 20:20:49 +0000https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/buy/]]>11000Access Deniedhttps://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/access-denied/Mon, 23 Nov 2020 20:20:49 +0000https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/access-denied/]]>12000Book Informationhttps://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/?metadata=book-informationMon, 23 Nov 2020 20:20:49 +0000https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/2020/11/23/book-information/16010H5P listinghttps://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/h5p-listing/Mon, 23 Nov 2020 20:20:55 +0000https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/h5p-listing/]]>20010Contact disturbance: Deflectionhttps://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/chapter/7/Mon, 23 Nov 2020 21:24:46 +0000https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/?post_type=chapter&p=38Satisfies SLO/CLO #3 (Identify and differentiate "disturbances to contact")   Reading
  • N/A
  Learning Experience
  • Option to do hot seat work with the instructor
  Assignment
  • Journal prompt: N/A
]]>3837post0Contact disturbance: Retroflectionhttps://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/chapter/8/Mon, 23 Nov 2020 21:25:48 +0000https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/?post_type=chapter&p=40Satisfies SLO/CLO #3 (Identify and differentiate "disturbances to contact")   Reading
  • Polster, E., & Polster, M. (1974). Gestalt Therapy Integrated: Contours of Theory & Practice. New York: Vintage Books.
    • Chapter 4. The Commerce of Resistance. Retroflection, pp. 82-89
  • Kepner, J. I. (1987). Body Process: A Gestalt Approach. New York: Gestalt Institute of Cleveland Press.
    • Chapter 4. Action and Body Process, pp. 146-164
  Learning Experience
  • Balancing feather exercise
  • Option to do hot seat work with the instructor
  Assignment
  • Journal prompt: Think about a time when you retroflected. Describe the process that you went through.
]]>4038post0Putting it all together: Embodiment and Field Theoryhttps://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/chapter/9/Mon, 23 Nov 2020 21:27:22 +0000https://ubalt.pressbooks.pub/gestalttheorysyllabus/?post_type=chapter&p=42Satisfies SLO/CLO #4 (Devise solutions to “disturbances to contact” through role playing and analyzing case examples)   Reading
  • Francesetti, G. (2015). From individual symptoms to psychopathological fields. Towards a field perspective on clinical human suffering. British Gestalt Journal, 24(1), 5-19.
  • O’Koon (Latuch), B. D. (2020). Thoughts on Microaggression, Socio-Cultural Trauma and the Phenomenological Field, A Discussion Paper. New Gestalt Voices, 1-10.
  Learning Experience
  • Case studies
  Assignment
  • N/A
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