Theoretical and methodological blocks
The Gestalt Therapist Training Program "Theory and Practice of Gestalt Therapy" (I and II stages) includes theoretical and methodological blocks:
- on mastering the basic laws and concepts of psychology and the possibilities of their application in the work of a Gestalt therapist (theories of personality development and factors influencing development, research methods in Gestalt therapy, feelings and corporality, issues of gender and sexual orientation, existential categories and experiences and etc.);
- about the possibilities and specifics of working with special issues (depression, psychotic experience, grief and loss, fears, psychosomatics, sexual disorders, traumas and crises, etc.);
- about the peculiarities of the work of Gestalt therapists (taking into account psychological basic knowledge and the laws of development and modern research) with certain categories of clients (children, gerontological clients, families, couples, groups, organizations);
- on acquaintance with the main directions of psychotherapy;
- on studying the legal framework and ethical issues in the work of a Gestalt therapist (human rights and legal issues in the application of Gestalt therapy, the importance of ethics in personal and professional realms (social, cultural, political and environmental aspects) and the attitude to ethics in the global community of Gestalt therapists, MIGIS Code of Professional Ethics, etc.).
These topics are a necessary minimum standard for the training of Gestalt therapists and can be supplemented by other topics of the Gestalt Therapist Training Program at the discretion of the Program Manager.
