[Audio] EP13 Workshop 38 – Beyond Pathology: The Life Focus Community – Erving Polster, PHD

Description:Description:

A compelling social ethos beckons psychotherapy to expand beyond pathology into the way people live their everyday lives. This workshop will illuminate psychotherapy’s inherent thrust toward the communal: people joining together to explore universal issues of living; naming themes; developing novel formats, and introducing life-defining exercises. This will include a live communal demonstration.A compelling social ethos beckons psychotherapy to expand beyond pathology into the way people live their everyday lives. This workshop will illuminate psychotherapy’s inherent thrust toward the communal: people joining together to explore universal issues of living; naming themes; developing novel formats, and introducing life-defining exercises. This will include a live communal demonstration.

Educational Objectives:Educational Objectives:

1. Name the three elements of the psychotherapy triad described in this workshop.Name the three elements of the psychotherapy triad described in this workshop.
2. Name three societally active outlets for satisfying the need for life focus.Name three societally active outlets for satisfying the need for life focus.
3. Name and describe one major element in the design of the Life Focus Community meeting.Name and describe one major element in the design of the Life Focus Community meeting.

*Sessions may be edited for content and to preserve confidentiality**Sessions may be edited for content and to preserve confidentiality*