THE GESTALT THERAPY TRAINING PROGRAM
The inclusion of a one year (consecutive) program in Gestalt Therapy is an
outstanding feature of the Family Therapy Training Program. In addition to
assisting candidates in the removal of individual blocks to working with
clients, the training also helps students to focus on present interactions,
and to be able to attend to and utilize non-verbal data and cues. Research
at the University has indicated that students successfully completing this
program are more effective in the practice of marriage and family therapy,
are competent in individual and group therapy skills, and are less likely to
become overwhelmed with either the process of therapy or the content of the
session.
The program of study within the Connecticut Center for Gestalt Therapy
under the direction of J. Edward Lynch, includes fifteen (15) credits:
- 9 credits - Gestalt Therapy Training, Introduction, Intermediate and
Advanced.
- 6 credits - Gestalt Therapy Theory I and II.
These offerings encompass gestalt therapy methodology and techniques, the
interaction process in a gestalt therapy group, and the historical
development and theoretical components of gestalt therapy. This is a three
semester consecutive course of study focusing on the theory and practice of
gestalt therapy with major neurotic styles and special symptomology.
There is also an optional 2nd year of 12 credits:
Gestalt workshop at the camp
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