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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779571903321

Autore

O'Leary Eleanor

Titolo

Gestalt Therapy Around the World [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Wiley, 2013

ISBN

1-299-44883-6

1-118-32345-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xix, 378 pages)

Disciplina

616.89/143

616.89143

Soggetti

Gestalt therapy

Gestalt therapy - Cross-cultural studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Gestalt Therapy Around the World; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part 1 Gestalt Therapy: Its Beginning, Theory, and Techniques; 1 Fritz Perls and Gestalt Therapy The Beginnings: The Beginnings; Europe: Germany 1893-1933;  Family Influences; European Influences: Psychiatry, Psychology, and Psychotherapy; Holland and South Africa 1933-1946: A Gradual Disillusionment with Psychoanalysis; The USA 1946-1969: The Establishment of Gestalt Therapy; Canada 1969-1970: Fritz Perls' Final Days; References; 2 Key Concepts of Gestalt Therapy and Processing

Key Concepts of Gestalt TherapyProcess and Processing; References; 3 Dialogue and Contact; Empathy/Inclusion; Authenticity/Presence; Contact; Stories; Summary; References; 4 Techniques, Experiments, and Dreams; Techniques; Experiments; Dreams; References; Part 2 Gestalt Therapy Around the World; Europe; 5 Gestalt Therapy in Austria; Theoretical Contributions; Overview of Research Contributions; Training Initiatives in Austria; Gestalt Therapy Associations and Societies; Future Challenges; References; 6 Gestalt Therapy in Britain; Introduction; The Ambassadors; The Development of Training

Associations and ConferencesPublications; Research; The Future; Conclusion; References; 7 History of Gestalt Therapy in Denmark; Theoretical Contributions with Overview; Overview of Research



Contributions; Training Initiatives; Gestalt Therapy Associations and Societies; Future Challenges; References; 8 Gestalt Therapy in Finland; History; Theoretical Contributions; Research; Training Initiatives; Associations; Future Challenges; References; 9 Dawn of Gestalt Therapy in France; The Pioneers; Gestalt Associations, Institutes, and Schools; Training: Past and Present; Theoretical Contributions

ResearchOngoing Projects and the Future; References; 10 Gestalt Therapy in Germany; History; Present Situation; Theoretical Contributions; Research; Future Challenges; References; 11 Gestalt Therapy in Greece; Brief History; Theoretical Contributions; Research; Training Initiatives in Greece: Past and Present; Gestalt Therapy Associations and Societies; Future Challenges; References; 12 Gestalt Therapy in the Republic of Ireland; The Beginning of Training; Present Training; The Irish Gestalt Society; Theoretical Contributions; Research; Future Challenges; Acknowledgments; References

13 Gestalt Therapy in ItalyPremise; Brief History; Theoretical Contributions; Overview of Research Contributions in Italy; Training Initiatives: Past and Present; Gestalt Therapy Associations and Societies: Their Foundation and Development; Future Challenges; References; The Middle East; 14 Gestalt Therapy in Israel; History; Books and Articles; Research; Training Initiatives: Past and Present; Associations and Societies; Future Challenges; References; Asia; 15 Gestalt Therapy in Japan; Brief History; Theoretical Contributions; Overview of Research Contributions

Training Initiatives: Past and Present

Sommario/riassunto

The first internationally focused book on gestalt therapy to provide a comprehensive overview of current practice around the world. Features coverage of the history, training, theoretical contributions, and research initiatives relating to gestalt therapy in seventeen countriesPoints to future directions and challengesIncludes extensive information on worldwide gestalt associations, institutes, and professional societies that promote the development of the approach