DAILY PROGRAMME
Proposed Timetable for August 2012 as follows:
7.45 - 8.15 am BREAKFAST for residents
8.30 - 9.00 am COMMUNITY MEETING and notices
9.15 - 11.15 am FIRST WORKSHOP (Module A)
11.15 am Coffee
11.30 am - 12.30 pm Swimming Pool open
11.30 am - 12.30 pm Process Space or Cafe Adler
12.45 - 1.40 pm LUNCH
1.45 - 3.45 pm SECOND WORKSHOP (Module B)
3.45 pm Tea
4.30 - 6.30 pm THIRD WORKSHOP (Module C)
5.30 - 6.30 pm Swimming Pool open
7.00 pm EVENING MEAL
8.00 pm EVENING SESSIONS/ACTIVITIES
WORKSHOP TIMETABLE for 2012 (NB Subject to change): One workshop may be chosen from each module and indicated with first and second choice on the downloaded booking form.
Module A (9.15 - 11.15 am)
WORKING WITH COUPLES
Facilitator: Yvonne Schürer
Partnership is not always an easy task. Two different lifestyles are trying to co-operate. How can a couple learn to stop their fights? The counsellor can facilitate and promote mutual understanding and receptiveness between the partners. He/she helps them to recognise their own part in their conflicts. By using and encouraging approach, partners soon discover that they can laugh at the game they are playing together and they can learn to become more receptive to each other's needs.
In this workshop, various steps of the counselling process will be demonstrated.
For professionals and non-professionals.
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BEHIND, THOUGH and BEYOND the MASK
Facilitator: Paul Lindemann
Under the guidance of the facilitator, participants will help each other to make, work with, decorate and adorn their own masks. No previous experience or artistic prowess is needed. Materials will be provided; you will need to bring yourself and your curiosity.
"We transform ourselves by putting on a mask. We open the doors to the realm of our inner life. What comes through may be wonderful or painful, beautiful or strange, recognisable or mysterious, welcome or unwanted. Whatever comes, it is always a gift from that place, the mystery and dignity of the mask's imagination possess us as we wear it. We are ourselves, and yet something more. We are touched by inspiration, by a spirit of double existence, by something of the mystery of the dreaming God/ess that resides in the mask."
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MINDFULNESS BASED COGNITIVE THERAPY
Facilitator: Camilla Ghazala
Mindfulness is clinically proven to reduce the habits that feed stress, anxiety and recurrent depression. When practiced regularly it raises self awareness and strengthens resilience and confidence. This is combined with an introduction to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, looking at how our four aspects (thought, emotion, physical body and behaviour) are inextricably linked and underpin our all round Wellbeing. All of our training at Summer School is underpinned by Individual Psychology which is symbiotic with MBCT working beautifully together to create powerful self awareness work, and practical applications for everyday life.
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CREATIVE FAMILY THERAPY
Facilitator: Wendy Goddard
Families are having a tough time of it, particularly in the present climate. I have found that when working with parents the most difficult problem can be openly discussed and resolved in an atmosphere of trust, sensitivity and creative fun. Lectures and classes are not easy for families who found school difficult. But most enjoy drama, art and play and when given the encouragement, they learn experientially how to make changes to their lives for the benefit of all the family. We will explore some of the creative ideas that I use in my workshops with parents and children.
This workshop is suitable for anyone working with families, or, of course, those who may wish to explore their own family dynamics. (Sorry only one family member accepted into the workshop).
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WORKING CREATIVELY WITH DREAMS & EARLY MEMORIES
Facilitator: Jill Reynolds
This workshop combines a mix of theory, skills practice and personal understanding of your dreams and memories from childhood. These two portals to our psyche will be explored creatively and experientially, so our journey has a purpose and a goal, even if we are uncertain of exactly what the path looks like. The workshop will be useful to students and trainee counsellors as it is rooted in Individual Psychology, and it will provide an opportunity for those not familiar with Adler's concepts and methodology.
ADLER'S CAFE - drop in 11.30 - 12.30 pm
Facilitator: Vincent Byrne
This year's menu will offer an extensive range of dishes from small appetisers through to sumptuous desserts all served in digestible portions. The menu is available every day and can be varied to cater for our regular customers or occasional diner. The menu includes: Early Recollections, Family Constellations, Family Atmosphere, Family Values, Dreams, The Tasks of Life, 'movement', Adler's 'attitudes', Organ Inferiority, Life Style, Social Interest and other specialities available on request. These are all served with a distinctively Gaelic flavour and we look forward to you dining with us!
Module B (1.45 - 3.45 pm)
ESSENTIALS OF GESTALT THERAPY
Facilitator: Tony Morris
The main purpose of therapy is to develop self awareness, of who we are and what we do and truly think. Gestalt Therapy is rooted in our experience of the now, the present moment, whilst understanding how our past still influences our present world view and behaviour. "Gestalt" can be defined as completeness; the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Gestalt Therapy is Phenomenological as it's concerned with our perceptions and experience of our reality; it's Existential in that we are always changing and rediscovering ourselves; and is Humanistic in being directed to becoming what we truly are. Examining how we behave is far more informative than what we believe, leading to self realisation and individuation and reintegration of disowned parts of the self.
Hence the model will be very experiential, with theory largely illustrated through exercises and experiments, supported by discussion. It will be of value and interest to non-therapists and to therapists of other orientations. There will be opportunities to work on one's own concerns, and to have fun. Likely topics include: Metaphors of our own inner world, using art, posture and voice. Using the safe experiment to release unexpressed feelings and to complete unfinished business. Polarity Exploration, so that restricted conduct becomes a full continuum of thought and behaviour. Gestalt dream work.
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DRUM MAKING
Facilitator: Unity-Joy Dale
In this workshop you will be guided in ceremony to craft a hand held Plains Indian style drum. Using the finest horse rawhide taken only from those animals who have died a natural death. You will also make and decorate a beater with which to play your drum. No musical experience is required for this as you will learn to play the music of your soul - connecting with Mother Earth's heartbeat and that of your own. The drums can be used for healing - space clearing - journeying but also to have some fun with! (An additional charge of £50 will be made to cover the cost of materials)
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USING LIFE STYLE FOR PROBLEM SOLVING
Facilitator: Yvonne Schürer
We use our lifestyle as a navigation system to deal with new situations we encounter. Identify your personal "law of movement" by sharing your experience, and learn to become a more encouraged and encouraging person.
In this experiential workshop participants have the chance to learn more about themselves, their tremendous creativity, their hidden goals and the various resources they have. They will see the influence of private logic on their coping with the tasks of life and also learn a variety of methods to help others understand this for themselves.
For professionals and non-professionals, no preliminary knowledge of Adlerian theory required.
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FAMILY CONSTELLATIONS
Facilitator: Margaret Nimmo Smith
In this workshop we will be exploring each participant's unique family constellation: learning about sibling position, family mottos and stories, and intergenerational patterns. Although modern theorists use family constellation, Adler was the first to understand the importance of family constellation in contributing to an individual's unique Life Style and Private Logic. This workshop will include some theory but will also work experientially with the material presented.
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THIS IS MY LIFE
Facilitator: Sue Anne O'Donnell
Imagine for a moment you have been handed a book and on the cover is the title 'This is my Life' when you open the book what would it contain? Would you read that everything is out of control and the fault of others? Would you see yourself as being at the constant 'beck and call' of all others and putting yourself last? Would you be seen throwing your hands in the air in an act of disbelief? Or is it possible that you could be seen as ready to 'own' your life, making choices which support and encourage you, as you choose to shout from the roof top with joy and happiness 'This is my Life and I love it'
Be prepared to take an honest look at your life, discover where your negative pattern, habits and thoughts may have originated, discuss what you really want from life and what changes you are ready to make.
We will explore areas of Adler's work on Perceptions, Choice and Negative patterns to help us understand ourselves and others while discovering how to make our own changes, and combining these with some basic life coaching skills, begin to create our own unique, individual book of our lives!
Module C (4.30 - 6.30 pm)
WHAT LIFE SHOULD MEAN FOR YOU
Facilitator: Vincent Byrne
What Life Should Mean for You was one of Adler's most famous works and provided an explanation of Adlerian concepts applied to the period of its time the 1930's. This workshop will take Adler's seminal work and revisit its core concepts in the 21st Century. It will explore Dreams, Life-style, Early Recollections, Fictional Finalism, Compensatory Movement, the Tasks of Life (Work, Intimacy and Social Relationships) and the theoretical concepts that underpin them.
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FINDING OUR SPIRITUAL CONNECTION IN NATURE
Facilitators: Margaret Nimmo Smith & Unity-Joy Dale
This workshop will encourage us to connect more closely with the natural world around us. At Gaunt's House we have a new environment to explore and to find new and different connections with nature. We shall be looking particularly at developing a deeper connection and dialogue with the surrounding nature, using our senses to enable what are called webstrings or meaningful communications with and within nature. This work will be held outdoors, weather permitting, so please have suitable clothes, rugs and cushions to hand.
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ADLER & ME DRAMATICALLY
Facilitator: Wendy Goddard
In this workshop we will use role play, psychodrama, storytelling, theatre techniques, movement and objects in a creative way to explore Adlerian concepts such as our "life-style", "family constellations" and "private logic".
You will be encouraged to explore and reflect your feelings and relationships with yourself and others in a safe environment and to reflect upon existing beliefs and attitudes, and explore the opportunity to try alternative ways of acting in the world.
We will discuss ways to use techniques in therapy with individuals and groups and look at the theory underpinning the workshop.
Wear comfortable clothes and be prepared to participate and have fun!!
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THE BOOK OF THRESHOLDS
Facilitator: Paul Lindemann
The Book of Thresholds provides inspiration for resolving the times in our lives when we are stuck at the threshold of our own truth. Inspiration for when our potential to be that which we can be is forgotton, when the voice of our heart is unheard or overpowered, when our life is de-railed, shipwrecked, invaded, balancing on the edge.
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