Training Programs In China
Program Highlights
This is the First Immersive Systematic Training on Existential-Humanistic Psychology in China. When professional training in counseling began to emerge in China more than a decade ago, many people were interested in humanistic psychology. And now, more than a decade later, we finally have a systematic training program for existential-humanistic psychotherapy.
Starting in April 2018, ten American and nine Chinese faculty members of the International Institute of Existential-Humanistic Psychology (IIEHP) have joined forces to bring a true-to-the roots systematic Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapy training program to Chinese counseling students.
After more than two years of training experience and nearly two years of upgrades and refinements, we are excited to recommend this new course. This course is for students, with more than half a year of counseling training, to fully learn, experience and practice theories and methods of existential-humanistic psychotherapy, and to grow professionally in all aspects.
A comprehensive and resourceful way to learn: Theory + Technology + Experience.
Weekly online learning: The length of the course is two years, with 20 modules, one topic per month of immersive learning. Each module consists of one video lecture focused on theory, one theory review/discussion, one clinical application, and one Question and Answer session. The online format save the students travel costs incurred in the learning process.
Four-Day On the Ground Trainings x 4: In order to deepen the experience and facilitate theory integration, IIEHP will also organize on-the-ground trainings consisting of experiential exercises, group practices and case observations. There will be a total of four such workshops in total, four days each time.
In addition, unlike intensive trainings of the periodic nature, this form of immersive training will grant students the opportunity to interact with course instructors online for questions and answers on a weekly basis. .
A total of nineteen instructors will participate in this training, presenting twenty demonstrations and perspectives on existential-humanistic themes to help participants better understand existential-humanistic theory and attitude.
The ten instructors from the United States all have many years of experience in researching and teaching on existential-humanistic psychology. Among them, four are past presidents of Division 32, the Division of Humanistic Psychology of the American Psychological Association (APA).
Of particular note is that Dr. Kirk Schneider, one of the course instructors, is the collaborator and successor of Rollo May, a master of existential-humanistic psychology, and the editor and publisher of Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapy and The Psychology of Being.
And one of the course instructors, Professor Ilene Serlin, is a former president of the San Francisco Psychological Society, a charter member of the American Psychological Association, and a former president of the Humanistic Psychological Society, and the recipient of the “Rollo May Award” for contributions made in Humanistic Psychology. She is a Distinguished Professor of Integrative and Transpersonal Psychology at the California Institute for Integrative Studies and has taught at Saybrook University, Lesley University, UCLA, Gestalt College in New York, and the Jung Institute in Zurich, among others.
Course Modules
Humanistic Psychology – First Year
- Humanistic Psychology – Introduction and Historical Context
- Contextual/Common Factors
- Human Potential, Resilience, Peak Experiences & Self–Actualization
- Strong and Weak Therapy – Existential-Hermeneutical-Phenomenological Psychotherapy
- Human and Relational Elements of Psychotherapy
- Genuineness, Congruence and Authenticity
- Carl Rogers and Empathy
- Presence, Awe and Empathy
- Wellness & Holistic and Whole Person View – Embodiment, Bodywork & Movement
- Empathy and Poetry
Existential Psychology – Second Year
- Intro to Existential Psychology + Existential Givens, Ultimate Concerns
- Freedom and Responsibility
- Freedom and Will
- Responsibility and Existential Guilt
- Existential Isolation
- Meaninglessness
- Victor Frankl and Logotherapy
- Life and Death’s Interdependence
- Transience and Impermanence
- Death, Finitude and Loss
Graduate Testimonials
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Program Highlights
Humanistic psychology, founded by Abraham Maslow in the 1950s and 1960s and represented by Carl Rogers, is the third force in psychology after behaviorism and psychoanalysis. Existential psychology, on the other hand, is one of the major orientations of humanistic psychology, which understands human psychological struggles and provides psychotherapy from a philosophical point of view.
Almost every therapist is influenced by humanistic thought. And even though many therapists do not identify themselves as operating from a humanistic orientation, nevertheless, their therapeutic practice incorporates a number of client-centered attitudes
There are many students who have been fascinated by humanistic psychology through self-study books or sporadic lectures, but there is a particular lack of authentic and systematic humanistic training in China today, when counseling learning resources are still quite limited.
In addition to teaching theory and deepening one’s learning and practice through relational, process-oriented teaching, the program emphasizes personal experience. “Experiential learning” is a method of learning proposed by Carl Rogers, and it is particularly applicable to humanistic way of learning. Existential-humanistic learning that does not include experience cannot be understood at all in the essence of existential-humanistic theory.
Person-centered Psychology is the undercurrent of almost all counseling work, and relationships are the most direct way people are presented in the world; intimate partners, children, parents, self, and others are the basic elements that make up the relationships in our lives. We all desire
- To communicate deeply with our partner and build an intimate relationship that is interdependent.
- To become friends with our children, and to use their language to enter into their world.
- To renew intimacy with our parents.
- Learn self-acceptance and increase self-awareness as we grow.
If you are a counselor, this course will help you to build a foundation based upon person-centered psychology. In addition to the dissemination of theory, this online course will disseminate and analyze in detail each step of various therapy demonstration videos and in the process help you to establish effective relationships with clients in the most effective manner.
If you are interested in psychology, this is an excellent opportunity for you to experience the foundations of humanistic psychotherapy. The course content is readily applicable through the embodiment of the concept of life impacting life, helping you to understand more about the establishment, development and ongoing impact and influence of relationships, and become someone who is impactful to the lives of others around you.
Course Modules
- Module One – Phenomenology: The philosophical basis for human science
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- The three elements of phenomenological inquiry:
- Bracketing
- Description
- Equalization
- Phenomenology according to Car Rogers:
- Exploration, Clarification, Acceptance
- The three elements of phenomenological inquiry:
- Module Two – The Rogerian Therapeutic Triad: Creating the Necessary Healing Environment
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- Genuineness, Congruence, and Authenticity
- Empathy
- Unconditional Positive Regard
- Compassion
- Presence
- Common Factors To Therapeutic Effectiveness
- Modules Three: Life Impacting Life: The Elements of A Healing Relationship
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- Real vs. As-If Relationship
- Engagement and Encounter
- Presence and Being Present
- Module Four: Integration: Putting It All Together, Becoming Oneself
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- Humanistic Psychology as a Whole: A Brief Introduction
- Human Potential, Resilience and Self-Actualization
- Wellness, Holistic and Whole-Personal Care
- Embodiment, Movement and Body-Work
- Here-And Now Emphasis
- Uniqueness and Subjectivity
- Capacity for Creativity
- Humanistic Psychology as a Whole: A Brief Introduction
Student Testimonials
I love the homework responses from the teaching assistants, and what I look forward to most every week is receiving the homework responses from the teaching assistants.
Hello, I am Gao Gao, a student in the first Cohort of the Person-Centered Psychology Course. I am a university psychology teacher by profession, in charge of mental health education for college students, and I am also currently in the middle of a full workload. In my work, I often discuss with students about the meaning of life? The value of existence? This led to a great interest in existentialism and, in turn, to a course in simple psychology. The most impressive part of the course was the one-on-one assignment review by the teaching assistant, which I felt was full of humanistic feelings, full of seeing, acceptance and concern. During the six months I spent with the humanistic course, I had a very full life, studying every Friday, handing in my homework by Wednesday, and listening to the Q&A on Thursday. The course was very structured, and I was immersed in it all the time, feeling like I was back on campus studying. This way of learning is very relaxed without procrastination, and it is a good feeling to have progress every week. This style of learning has also led me to enroll in many other Simple Psychology courses since then as well. I would like to say to anyone taking future courses, slow down and enjoy it.
Hello, my name is Zhang Shengping and I am a graduate of Simple Psychology Uni’s two-year counselor training program. I am also a Cohort One Student of the Humanistic Psychology Course. I am currently in solo practice and also working as a part-time counselor at a university. What impressed me most about the Humanistic Course is the seriousness and responsibility of the teachers. Every time they answered questions, they did their best to answer every question in detail, from the theoretical aspect, from the teachers' own understanding and from the teachers' own practice. I remember once I asked a question on WeChat at night, and because I was afraid that I would forget to ask it again the next day, I explained the situation to the class teacher and was in no hurry to reply. I was expecting to receive a reply from the teacher the next day. I didn't expect to receive a very detailed reply from Mr. Zheng Lei at 12:00 that night, and I marked the number of pages in the cited book. I was really shocked by the teacher's serious and responsible attitude. Another thing that I gained most was the understanding of counseling and the improvement of my counseling skills. As a novice counselor, one of the problems that I had been troubled by was that I could not expand more on the content of the client's story in counseling, and I did not know how to do so. During the course, the instructor introduced the three laws of phenomenology, bracketing, description of experience and equalization, and shared his own experience. The counselor's bracketing is to put aside anything that may interfere with their approach to the client’s experience, and to try to understand the world of the client's life with a curious and open attitude. Once the counselor begins to analyze, distinguish, judge, discriminate or categorize, something is superimposed on the pure mirror, not emptying it but filling it. The law of equalization has taught me to avoid assuming that any experience revealed by the client is more important or dominant than other experiences. It is important to avoid preconceptions that add importance to the client's account. With bracketing and curiosity, I slowly gave up judging and analyzing my clients during our sessions, and focused more on the present moment of the session to try to approach the client's experience and be able to help the client do more unfolding. The last thing that influenced me the most was the teacher's message of believing in yourself and becoming yourself in the course. I would like to share this message with those who like the humanistic approach.
Hello students~ I am a student of Phase 1, now I am a freelancer, doing some work related to psychology content, such as public and event planning and so on. Of course, I am also trying to find a full-time job. It was not by chance that I came across the Humanistic course, because I am also a long-time fan of Simple Psychology, and I have been interested in the humanistic and existential orientation since I was an undergraduate, so when I saw this course, I immediately enrolled. I think the most important thing I gained from studying this course is not only the professional knowledge, but also the exploration of self and the reflection of life. I have always felt that counseling, especially humanistic counseling, is more about using oneself to influence another life. This requires us as counselors to have a lot of life experience and knowledge, strong self-reflection skills, our own worldview and values, and the ability to understand and accept different perspectives on life, so that we can eventually help our weekly clients explore a set of perspectives that are suitable for them and can support them in facing their hardships in life. The teachers of the course felt that they all had a lot of their own experiences and reflections, and felt that they gained their own growth with them. I think the most impressive thing is that every time I look at other students' submissions in the homework section, I am not very good at philosophy myself, but there are students in the class who are very good at philosophy, so I can learn a lot by looking at their homework~ I feel that this is also the benefit of having a class and community, we can learn from each other and make progress together. Of course there are a lot of memories and stories, such as acceptance, understanding, and some of the students in the class have added WeChat and are still in contact with each other. All in all, this class is really good. You won’t regret your investment. I also hope that everyone has fun learning, and eventually have their own harvest and growth : )
Hello, I am Long Tian, the first student of the Humanistic Course. I am currently working as a part-time counselor in an EAP organization, and I was invited by my teacher to share some of my experiences in the course. My experience of learning can be depicted by quoting Mudan's verse. "Holding the fountain of life in my hands. I only feel that it comes fresh. It is a strong wine, a fresh foam It is a strong wine, a refreshing bubble, which infuses me with diligence and adventure. It was as if a garden that had never been visited by anyone before me is about to be revealed to me." Here, I not only learned the theoretical knowledge of humanism, but also experienced the humanistic spirit of sincerity, courage, acceptance, unconditional positive regard, and nurturance from observing Rogers' counseling, the teachers' counseling demonstration, and personal sharing. In the course of this study, for the big lazy person, I also have a tormented time - writing after-school homework, "What? There's homework? Or after every lesson?" When I saw this requirement, at first I had a feeling of being in the boat of thieves ......, but the feedback from the teaching assistants repeatedly soothed my pain of writing assignments, which was a big surprise and gain for me in this course, I was not only impressed by the teaching assistants' rigorous, serious and enthusiastic feedback, and felt their commitment to their work, but also moved and inspired by their enthusiastic recognition, appreciation and encouragement, and I experienced the light of humanism in their feedback. "Here again, lips full of memory, unique and similar to yours / I am this sluggish intensity, a soul / I am always close to joy, and also cherish the caress of pain ...... (Borges)". Writing assignments is painful, reading feedback is joyful, and it is in this pain and joy, in the warmth of the humanistic light of my teachers and teaching assistants, that I became more fond of humanism, more fond of myself, more fond of my clients, more fond of the people I meet in life, and more fond of the present moment. Bi Feiyu said in a class on fiction for college students, "Whether you are a writer or not, wouldn't it be nice for students to have a clearer understanding of the nature of fiction? Sometimes, the aesthetic experience and happiness brought by reading literature cannot be bought by a high salary. So instead of talking to college students about fiction, I should be giving them happiness." Here, I would like to say, "Wouldn't it be good to have a clearer understanding of humanism, whether or not you will be a therapist in the future? The happiness experienced in the course cannot be bought by a high salary." If I were to sum up my learning experience here in one sentence, I would quote the title of a book of essays by Yu Hua - a journey of warmth and mixed feelings, and I wish you enjoyment of the journey to the fullest.
Hello, I am Zheng Zhe, a student in the first Cohort of the Person-Centered Psychology Course.. I am continuing to study the theory and techniques of counseling, and also doing some clinical practice to try to embark on the career path of counseling. After completing the basic system course, I have a preliminary understanding of several major theoretical schools of counseling, and I have chosen the school I am interested in to study in depth and gradually discover my own way of working in practice. Humanistic-existential counseling attracted me early on, but I initially felt that I needed to accumulate a certain degree of theoretical knowledge and clinical experience before I could master it. So, at first, when I saw this course, I was hesitant, as if I had encountered it too early and I was, well, not good enough. Although I finally chose to start studying this course, I was not very engaged in the first few sessions and did not experience the feelings I imagined I would until I stopped obsessing about how to have an adequate theoretical basis or framework construction when I completed the post-class assignments and instead focused on the anxiety, shame, and peace of mind I experienced in the process, when it was possible to bring these feelings When I could present these feelings to myself a little more, it seemed like I could participate more comfortably in the process, and then put my feelings into the context of humanistic existential counseling theory. Perhaps the greatest feeling for me in the humanistic course was to participate in the process, to interact with the lecturer through the course, to interact with the teaching assistants through the assignments, to interact with my classmates in the comments and in the small groups, and to interact with them. I was very apprehensive and at the same time looking forward to what I would encounter. I am very happy that more students can see this course, and I hope that you can truly participate in the course, to experience and discover.
I am a high school teacher and a novice counselor, in the process of career transition. When I started to study counseling, I was interested in Carl Rogers and Irvin Yalom, and gradually I became more concerned about Existential-Humanistic Psychology. The genuineness found in humanistic psychology as well as empathy and unconditional positive regard are very attractive to me. I always want to become an existential-humanistic therapist, however, there were not a lot of humanistic psychology training available, and at the same time, the Simple Psychology Two-year course was a bit too much, so I want to take the introductory class first. Learning the humanistic course, the experience is still quite easy, did not have to struggle to understand some very basic terminology. The course content is quite relevant to our everyday life experiences, you can easily find applications to daily life, directly from your own life experiences. It will help you to re-evaluate your own life experiences. Every time the assistant teacher's response was invested and detailed, their replies often lengthier than what we submitted. You feel that there is someone in another place who is patiently reading your written words, someone who is talking to you. Although it is only an introductory class, it is still very helpful to my usual counseling work. The biggest help is that I can spend more time with my clients and their emotions, and have more courage to take on those emotions, so that I can be more stable in the counseling relationship.
Hello to all future students, I am Xu Weiqiang from in the second Cohort of the Person-Centered Psychology Course. I came into contact with counseling back in '08. For many years after that, although I have been studying, I have been engaged in a profession that has little to do with counseling. A few years ago, by chance, I intervened in some adolescent psychological problems, and after that, I just couldn't stop. The person who recommended this course to me was a psychoanalyst, and I was curious as to why she recommended me to take a person-centered course instead of the fine-tuning course that she specializes in. She told me, "You'll know when you learn it." This course with Simple Psychology begins with phenomenology with Mark Yang and Zheng Lei, the door to wonder opens: It turns out that there are ways to see and understand the world, such as "bracketing" and "mirror reflection". The lofty ideas of modern philosophy were vividly shown to me by various explanations and visual demonstrations. Humanistic concepts such as "respectful warmth", "empathy", and "sincere consistency" continue to emerge. As I studied more and more, and as I understood these humanistic concepts. I feel more and more that there is a close and profound connection between humanistic psychology and the Chinese soul. What humanistic psychology terms empathy, Mencius calls compassion; Humanistic psychology emphasizes respect and warmth, The Book of Songs says: The words recited by gentleman are warm as jade; Humanistic psychology says sincerity and consistency, Confucius says: Those who are sincere in their intentions should not deceive themselves. While watching Rogers' presentation video, there was a moment when I almost had the image - instead of a blond Western master in front of me, it was Confucius speaking assiduously to his disciples. In the process of learning this course, I didn't feel like I was learning a skill - I remember once I tried to make up a lot in my homework, and looking back on it, my understanding seemed quite faulty. It's hard to describe the excitement I felt when I waited to see a response from the teaching assistant that was lengthier than my assignment, and when I saw the teaching assistants respond to my thoughts in the kindest of ways, I can hardly describe the excitement.. I think that's probably what makes the Humanistic Psychology Course so special, creating a kind of immersion - immersion in the vastness of philosophy, immersion in the methods of work, immersion in the responses of the teaching assistants that were lengthier than my assignments, immersion in the warmth and sincerity, and immersion in a sincere and consistent awareness of self. In this immersion, I went from worrying about how I would write the assignment to daring to write what I really thought at that moment. From worrying about what my teacher would say about my homework to wondering what kind of person was reading at my homework? From paying attention to the state of the client in the therapy demonstrations, I would put myself into the situation and feel the change of emotions as a therapist myself. Nothing seemed to happen, yet nothing seemed to be the same. I think now I understood what the psychoanalyst was telling me.
The structure of this course is very systematic, although for beginners or enthusiasts, it may be a bit overwhelming at first because the theoretical part involves some philosophical ideas, but in fact it is a deep and simple process. For those who have a foundation in psychology, especially those who have taken the SEED course, the theoretical knowledge part can help us more to consolidate and strengthen our understanding of humanism, which will also help us a lot in our future internship, and you will more deeply appreciate what Mr. Sun Ping has repeatedly emphasized: "Empathy is an attitude, not a technique! " I was able to observe the teachers' work more closely through the part of the consultation demonstration, and I was able to hear the teachers explain the details of their work in more detail after the consultation. In addition, the instructor also comes to the group to answer questions in person, which is also a very good learning opportunity, even if it is an online class, I am not afraid to encounter problems that cannot be solved. I also receive heartwarming feedback from my assistant teacher on my weekly assignments, which is very touching~ Through my studies, I try to express myself more sincerely in my life. I am becoming more and more real, and I am also opening up this realness to my family, which makes my relationship with them easier. Being able to translate what I've learned into my life and reap the benefits of growth is partly an unexpected blessing for me! Thank you for the growth this class has brought me! 💕
An introductory class to learning about people, so I can find where I belong! During the course of listening to the class, many of the contents mentioned by Rogers, Mr. Mark Yang, Mr. Zhang Zhibin, and Mr. Han Xiaoxiao are ideas that have always existed in my mind and somehow fit here! It made me more convinced of my own qualities, my value. During the learning process, the delicate guidance of the teaching assistants also made me deeply appreciate the "accompanying growth". This course was recommended by a friend, who said that there was no group practice assignment in the last course. I have already recommended other friends to study. I'm also waiting for the two-year system class!
I would like to say thank you to each and every teacher at IIEHP. In particular, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the teachers who responded carefully to each assignment. I would like to know in advance about the next week's class and look forward to seeing the teachers' feedback on the assignments. Although the teachers have different consulting styles, their warm and accommodating attitudes let the learners see the charm of Person-Centered Psychology. The classes were both theoretical and practical, and I was able to make friends with unfamiliar students while working in teams to complete assignments, and the weekly question and answer sessions were very rewarding. All in all, it was a good e-learning course.
The course introduced me to counseling, but it also brought me a lot of things outside of the course. Humanistic counseling is a very warm school, and each of the instructors exudes a calm and warm aura, and is patient and sincere in answering questions every week. The teaching assistants' comments on assignments made me feel as if I had been given a solid consultation every week. The course made me more and more curious about counseling, and I gathered the courage to enter this world.
What I look forward to most every week is receiving the review from the teaching assistants, sometimes the review is longer than my homework, after taking so many genres of classes at Simple Psychology, I think I prefer the humanistic style, it's very warm. I also look forward to the weekly Q&A sessions, each teacher has a different style.
I love the homework responses from the teaching assistants, and what I look forward to most every week is receiving the homework responses from the teaching assistants.
It was great to see the actual counseling process and the detailed explanation of the breakdown. It was great to see what humanistic counseling is like, and I felt that it is different from other schools of counseling, so I've been reading these teachers' cases over and over again to get more experience.
I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in counseling. After all, it is wonderful when I meet with people, and I hope they can experience this feeling too.
It felt very helpful both for professional competence and personal growth. I recommend it because of the human-centered, free, and positive feeling I got from the course. It's completely different from the fine points I learned before~
Experiential Workshop on the Foundations of Existential-Humanistic Psychology
Most psychology practitioners believe that humanistic psychology is the foundation of clinical work and the sine qua non basic attitude of any school of psychology. Humanistic psychology, as the third force in the development of psychology, has its own unique philosophical foundation and methodology. To give practitioners a better and more direct experience of how humanistic counselors work in the clinical setting, the International Institute of Existential Humanistic Psychology (IIEHP) presents a special three-day workshop on the foundations of humanistic psychology, with a special focus on Carl Rogers’ Person-Centered Psychology.
The workshop is organized around the following three essential elements of therapeutic practice that underlie numerous therapeutic orientations:
1) Adopting the appropriate philosophical stance.
2) Establishing a therapeutic environment.
3) Creating a supportive therapeutic relationship.
The workshop will present how the person-centered practitioner approaches these three elements differently and illustrate them in comparison to other traditional approaches. Each day of the workshop will begin with a short introductory lecture, followed by a demonstration of clinical skills in these essential elements. Furthermore, each day of the program participants will have the opportunity to practice each skill set in small groups under the guidance of the workshop instructor.
Carl Rogers taught that the most important thing in therapy is not what we must do, but how we must be. Such a way of being must be embodied, and experience, is the best way to learn.
Therefore, IIEHP warmly welcomes you to join us for a workshop to experience the awe-inspiring work of Carl Rogers and his Person-Centered Psychology. This course will comprise of theoretical lectures, counseling demonstrations, and group practice exercises and discussions.
Course Outline
- Adopting the proper philosophical stance
- Phenomenological Method
- Bracketing
- Description of experience
- Equalization
- Phenomenological Method
- Establishing a healing environment
- Rogerian Triad
- Congruence, Genuineness, and Authenticity
- Misunderstandings regarding Genuineness
- Genuineness in the therapeutic context
- The risk and benefit of self-disclosure
- Multiple authenticities
- Authenticity as Self-Honesty
- Empathy
- Presence, Empathy as a way of being
- Cultivating Empathy
- Attunement to oneself in order to attune to others
- Unconditional Positive Regard
- Acceptance is the beginning of change
- Compassion
- Congruence, Genuineness, and Authenticity
- Rogerian Triad
- Creating a nurturing therapeutic relationship
- How does the relationship heal?
- Analysis of Transference vs. Engagement and Encounter
- Insight and Blank Screen vs. Investment and Participation
- Fellow Travelers
- Encounter and Engagement
- I-Thou vs. I-It Relationship I-Thou
- Psychotherapy Being A Cyclical Process
- How does the relationship heal?
Workshop Faclitators
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Mark Yang, PsyD
Huo Yu Xin
Luo Le (Gracee)
Dreams, That Unopened Letter from the Night Understanding Dreams in Psychotherapy and Life
Imagine yourself sitting in a magnificent theatre watching a spell-binding performance of Cirque du Soleil. All of a sudden, magically, instead of a watching the show, you’ve become a performer, interchanging one role after the other. One moment, you’re the trapeze artist flying through the air. The next moment, you’ve become the clown entertaining all the children. All of a sudden, you have magical powers! The price of admission includes first-hand experience. Instead of watching the performance, you’ve become the show! “Such is the nature of dreams for it gives us more than we ask”, according to Carl Jung. How did this happen. What did it mean? We all are fascinated by our dreams but often lack the skills to decipher that letter from the night.
Understanding the meaning of dreams has been a major preoccupation of human cultures for millennia as well as foundational to the development of psychotherapy. Yet, given the importance of dreams in everyday clinical work, it is surprising that most graduate training programs virtually ignore the understanding and use of dreams in the clinical situation. The purpose of this course is to address this astonishing deficiency.
The benefits of learning the various methods of dreamwork presented in this course will go beyond simply working with dreams. The various methods can be helpful in one’s clinical work when it comes to exploring images, symbols, and metaphors presented by clients in therapy. Images, symbols and metaphors are the language of dreams but they certainly do not appear only in our dreaming consciousness. Such symbolic language pervade our waking consciousness as well and we can certainly use these various methods to work with our clients in therapy to explore the rich meanings associated with such symbolic language. After all, a picture is worth a thousand words (English language adage) and what we learn in this course can help us to put words to the symbolic imagery that present themselves to our lives.
Dream Quotes
Dreams a jealous of being remembered; they dissipate instantly and angrily if you try to hold them. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
A dream that is not understood is like a letter that is not opened. ~ Talmud
It is the way of dreams to give us more than we ask. ~ Carl Jung
Dreams seem to be induced not by reason but by desire, not by the head, but by the heart. ~ Fyodor Dostoevsky
The astonishment remains that one should dream. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Course Outline and Objectives
Course Outline
- Course Introduction and Introduction to Dreams
- Introduction to Dreams
- Clinical Utilization of Dreams
- Cognitive Experiential Method of Dreamwork
- Cognitive Experiential Method Lecture
- Cognitive Experiential Method Demonstration
- EH Principles in Dreamwork: The Phenomenological Dream Interview Method of Dreamwork
- Introduction to an Existential and Humanistic Approach to Understanding Dreams and Dreamwork
- An EHP Approaches to Dreamwork
- The Dream Interview Method
- Dream Interview Method Demonstration
- Dreamwork in Groups – The Personal Projective Method of Dreamwork
- The Ullman Method to Dreamwork
- The Ullman Method to Dreamwork Demonstration
Course Objectives
- Provide a systematic, discovery- and descriptive-oriented approach to working with dreams;
- Introduce philosophic, and psychological attitudes and perspectives regarding dreams and dreamwork from an existential-humanistic and phenomenological perspective.;
- Survey three different methods of dreamwork from the existential-humanistic, phenomenological orientation
- Provide participants with opportunities to discuss and explore the significance of dreaming and working with dreams in both their personal and professional lives.
Workshop Faclitators
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Mark Yang, PsyD
Huo Yu Xin
Luo Le (Gracee)
Workshop Testimonial
Supervision Groups
IIEHP is pleased to offer the following two supervision groups in China for those who are interested in obtaining additional support and further their learning about the practice of Existential-Humanistic (EH) psychotherapy. The group supervision format can allow for mutual learning from group members, exposure to a wider variety of clinical issues, in addition to lowering one’s overall supervision expense. The three supervisors, Liu Lu Xi, Luo Le, and Zhong Shu are all IIEHP’s local faculty with over a decade of clinical experience. At the same time, the two different groups will be run according to their own supervisory style and preferences so please read their group descriptions and decide upon which group you would like to participate in.
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