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Periodically GTILA sponsors workshops which provide an opportunity to learn about some aspect of Gestalt Therapy in a formal classroom setting. Many workshops also grant participants the option to receive CEs. GTILA does not discriminate in its education or membership activities based on race, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. Check back here for the latest offerings.
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Gestalt Institute of Los Angeles (GTILA) is offering a 4 hour post-graduate training workshop for therapists in working with autistic patients from a Gestalt Therapy approach.
Suicide is the leading cause of death for autistic adults without co-occurring intellectual disability, with a rate nine times higher than the general population (Hirvikoski, 2016). Psychotherapy isn’t meeting the needs of the autistic population. Autistic patients often report psychotherapy is unhelpful and at times harmful.
Gestalt Therapy’s focus on awareness, without trying to fix or change, is well matched to the needs of autistic patients, yet still requires additional training on autism (Narzisi, 2023). Understanding the common attributes and vast diversity of autistic people is a cultural competence that is often overlooked in psychotherapy and psychotherapy training. As Gestalt Therapists, learning about autism can enrich our ground and support us in better serving the autistic patients we work with. In this workshop, Jennifer will draw from her clinical and personal experiences, the lived experiences of others, and current research.
The workshop will begin with foundational education on autism and autistic ways of experiencing the world. We will then move into the practice of Gestalt Therapy with autistic patients. Workshop participants will explore principles of Gestalt Therapy including dialogue, field theory, and phenomenology, and how the process of therapy may have aesthetic differences when working with an autistic patient.
4 CE credits available. No partial credit will be awarded for partial attendance of workshop. Gestalt Institute of Los Angeles (GTILA) is co-sponsored by Gestalt Associates Training Los Angeles (GATLA). GATLA is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. GATLA maintains responsibility for this program and its content. [email protected]; [email protected]
The California Board of Behavioral Sciences recognizes APA approved CE for MFT and LCSW providers.
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