63rd Annual Conference

 

Saturday, February 25
Afternoon Workshops
2:15-5:30 P.M.

 

Workshop 87         

Enriching Emotional Experience through Group Work with Dreams: An Experiential Workshop

 

Chair:         

Karen Shore, Ph.D., CGP, Private Practice, Santa Monica, California

 

This experiential workshop is for anyone who enjoys dreams.  Attendees should consider a dream to offer.  One will be used in a way that can benefit the entire group.  Discussion of the group process and of how attendees can adapt this method for their own therapy groups will follow.

experiential—demonstration-sharing of work experiences-didactic

 

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

1. Integrate dream work into their therapy groups.

2. Utilize a method of working with dreams in group that maximizes emotional experiencing and insight. 

3. Apply this method in a way that provides a safe structure for vulnerable clients who wish to work with dreams in group. 

 

Course References:

1. Livingston, M. (2001). Self Psychology, Dreams and Group Psychotherapy: Working in the playspace.  Group, 25(1/2), 15-26.

2. Ullman, M. (1984). Group Dream Work and Healing. Contemporary Psychoanalysis, 20, 120-130.

3. Ullman, M. (1996).  Appreciating Dreams: A group approach.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.