66th Annual Conference
Saturday,
February 21
Early Bird Open
Sessions
7:45-8:45 A.M.
Session
220
Analytical Psychology and Spirituality: The Historical Roots of
Alcoholics Anonymous
Presenters:
Stephanie
Fariss, J.D., LCSW, CGP, Faculty, C.G. Jung Institute of
Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Marcia Nickow,
Psy.D., CADC, CGP,
Adjunct Faculty: PsyD/Clinical Psychology and MA/Forensic programs,
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Highland Park,
Illinois
This open
session will explore the nexus of spirituality and clinical work in
group practice, especially as it concerns the treatment of chemical
and process addictions. A major premise of this presentation is that
it is possible to build stronger communities within 12-Step
program fellowships if certain concepts in Analytical Psychology
concerning spirituality are the cornerstone of these programs.
Learning
Objectives:
The attendee will
be able to:
1. Demonstrate an
understanding of how spirituality, as conceptualized by Analytical
Psychology, can lead to recovery from addiction.
2. Describe how
Jung’s concept of “transformation,” and his emphasis on the valuing
of symbols is a critical component of AA.
3. Explain ways in
which the current “pop-rehab-behavioral-Skinner-type” AA model of
treatment used by many treatment centers leaves out the deeper
experience of spiritual renewal that AA’s founders believed was
crucial for a successful recovery.
Course References:
1. Alcoholics
Anonymous World Service (2001). Alcoholics Anonymous. New York:
Alcoholics Anonymous World Service.
2. Alcoholics
Anonymous World Service (1984). Pass it on. New York: Alcoholics
Anonymous World Service.
3.
Casement, A. &
Tacey, D. (Eds.) (2006). The Idea of the Numinous: Contemporary
Jungian and Psychoanalytic Perspectives. New York: Routledge.
4.
Ulanov, A.B.
(2004). Spiritual Aspects of Clinical Work. Einsiedeln: Diamon
Verlag.
5.
Whitmont, E.C.
(1978). The Symbolic Quest: Basic Concepts of Analytical Psychology.
Princeton: Princeton University Press. |
