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An Introduction to Gestalt (PDF eBook)


An Introduction to Gestalt (PDF eBook)

eBook by Desmond, Billy/Sills, Charlotte/Lapworth, Phil

An Introduction to Gestalt (PDF eBook)

£33.99

ISBN:
9781446271346
Publication Date:
04 Oct 2012
Publisher:
Sage Publications
Imprint:
SAGE Publications Ltd
Pages:
208 pages
Format:
eBook
For delivery:
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An Introduction to Gestalt (PDF eBook)

Description

This thoroughly revised edition of Gestalt Counselling introduces the fundamental concepts of Gestalt and systematically demonstrates how to apply and use these in practice. Taking a relational perspective, the expert authors explore how Gestalt can be used in a wide variety of helping conversations from counselling, psychotherapy and coaching to mentoring, managing, consulting and guiding.A Each chapter contains case examples from the therapeutic world and a running case study featuring ongoing coaching work moves throughout the book, with diagrams and lists for further reading making this the ideal text for use in training. The accessible, engaging writing style will appeal to undergraduates and postgraduates alike. Charlotte Sills is a practitioner and supervisor in private practice, a tutor at Metanoia Institute and a tutor and supervisor of coaching at Ashridge CollegeBusiness School. She is the author or co-author of many books and articles on therapeutic work.Phil Lapworth is a counsellor, psychotherapist and supervisor in private practice near Bath and has written extensively in the field of counselling and psychotherapy.Billy Desmond is a Gestalt psychotherapist, executive coach and organisational development consultant. He is a member of Ashridge College and a Programme Director of Partnering and Consulting in ChangeHead of the Gestalt Department at Metanoia Insititute, and tutor and consultant at Ashridge Business School.

Contents

PART ONE: BACKGROUND A Brief History of Gestalt An Overview of Gestalt Principles and Recent Developments PART TWO: GESTALT THEORY The Relationship in Gestalt Practice Awareness Embodiment Wholeness The InterConnectedness and the Field PART THREE: GESTALT PRACTICE Assessment and the Process of Change Phenomenology and Awareness Working in the Dialogic Relationship Promoting Healthy Process Experiments With the Gestalt Counsellor: A Case Example - Janice Scott Gestalt in Organizations: The Gestaltist as Coach or Consultant

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