Workshops for psychotherapists play a key role in the professional and personal development of therapists. Here are some of the main benefits they can bring:
- Expanding Education: Workshops offer the opportunity to deepen your knowledge of new therapeutic techniques, methods and approaches. This allows therapists to continually expand their skills and awareness, which is essential in a dynamic therapeutic environment.
- Practical Skills Development: Workshops for psychotherapists often include hands-on exercises, therapeutic simulations and case studies that allow therapists to practically apply new techniques and skills in a controlled environment. This enables them to better understand and master therapeutic practice.
- Community Support: Participation in workshops gives therapists the opportunity to network and share experiences with other psychotherapy professionals. Creating support networks can be very valuable, both for professional and personal development.
- Self-development: Workshops also often focus on therapists’ personal development, helping them explore their own emotional processes, beliefs and behavioral patterns. This is a key element in building empathy, the capacity for compassion and an effective therapeutic relationship.
- Knowledge Update: The world of psychotherapy is constantly evolving, with new research, theories and techniques emerging. Workshops allow therapists to stay abreast of the latest trends and discoveries in the field of psychotherapy, allowing them to better serve their clients.
In conclusion, workshops for psychotherapists are not only an excellent opportunity for professional development, but also provide an important element of support for therapists in their personal emotional development.
A workshop for psychotherapists at the Lodz Gestalt School:
We would
like to introduce you to a selection of therapeutic workshops organized in 2024
by our School’s team in cooperation with
excellent gestaltists from around the world:
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Workshop: Working with Loss and Bereavement – Margaret Cynker: This workshop enables
therapists to explore the topics of loss and bereavement,
which can prove crucial when working with clients experiencing difficult
life transitions. Through practical exercises and reflection on their own
fears of death, participants will be able to better understand and support
their clients in the grieving process.
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in working with crisis and trauma – Tara Konrad, Larysa Didkovska,
Lyudmila Batalina, Lena Grigorieva: This workshop series provides
practical tools and strategies for therapists working with people
experiencing trauma and crisis. It is led by practical women
with stories from the front line of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The
program is also unique for those outside Ukraine, providing a unique
opportunity to learn from female experts who have gained their knowledge
and skills through personal trauma experiences. But above all, it will
also be an extraordinary opportunity to interact with experienced people.
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Workshop: Working with Complex Trauma – Graham Colbourne: This workshop focuses on
working with clients experiencing complex forms of trauma,
such as violence, neglect or insecurity. For experienced therapists, this
is an excellent opportunity to develop their skills and therapeutic
strategies in the area of trauma work.
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Workshop: Therapeutic Work with the Theme of Aggression – Peter Philippson: This course focuses on
exploring the theme of aggression and its various forms. The
essence of the workshop is the study of aggression, both active and
passive, creative and destructive. Through theoretical lectures, practical
exercises and experiments, participants will be able to better understand
the mechanisms of aggression, both individual and cultural (especially
present in Poland), and learn effective strategies for working with their
own aggression as well as that of clients.
In addition to workshops for psychotherapists, the Lodz Gestalt School also offers developmental classes such as:
also conducted by certified specialists.
All this and much more information can be found in our“Gestalt Events” tab.