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| ERIC #: | ED214062 |
| Title: | Mediocrity or Excellence: An Identity Crisis in Gestalt Therapy Training. |
| Authors: | Yontef, Gary M. |
| Descriptors: | Clinical Psychology; Cognitive Processes; Competence; Dialogs (Literary); Existentialism; Higher Education; Perception; Psychologists; Psychotherapy; State of the Art Reviews; Theories; Training Methods |
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| Publication Date: | 1981-04-00 |
| Pages: | 14 |
| Pub Types: | Information Analyses; Speeches/Meeting Papers |
| Abstract: | Gestalt Therapy is in a growth crisis. In practice, there is an abundance of inadequate practitioners and trainers of Gestalt Therapy. In the literature, there is an abundance of introductory works, a paucity of advanced texts, and a misunderstanding and inadequate representation of Gestalt Therapy. Gestalt Therapy training is confused by unclear definitions. A reform in the training procedures for Gestalt Therapists at the Gestalt Therapy Institute of Los Angeles emphasizes three basic policies, i.e., teaching Gestalt Therapy through emphasis on: (1) the basic philosophy including the principles of phenomenology, dialogic existentialism, and field theory; (2) the self-support of trainees including individual and group Gestalt Therapy early in the program; and (3) professional background and clinical sophistication. Abuses in practice, inadequacies in the literature, and the need for a clearer definition of Gestalt Therapy could all be addressed by a national Gestalt Therapy association whose aim would be excellence and competence in Gestalt Therapy and the advancement of the theory and development of Gestalt Therapy. (Author/NRB) |
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| Note: | For related document, see CG 015 796. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association (89th, Los Angeles, CA, August 24-26, 1981). |
| Identifiers: | Gestalt Therapy; Phenomenology |
| Record Type: | Non-Journal |
| Level: | 1 - Available on microfiche |
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| Languages: | English |
| Education Level: | Higher Education |
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