65th Annual Conference

Friday, February 22

Workshop 40a

Discovering and Playing with Parts of the Self Using Group Empathic Imagery

Chair:    

Mark A. Lawrence, M.D., Private Practice, McLean, Virginia

Through experiential exercises and a fishbowl demonstration participants learn the basic ego state concepts and how to use imagery in groups, particularly group empathic imagery. Participants learn how group imagery facilitates a safe and playful learning of new ways to be and to interact with others.

experiential-didactic-demonstration

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

1. Utilize imagery techniques and ego state concepts to make groups safer for therapeutic exploration.
2. Utilize group empathic imagery to facilitate playful exploration of new ways of being and strengthening of underdeveloped parts of the self.
3. Utilize empathic imagery to facilitate group cohesion.
 

Course References:

1. Schwartz, R. C. (1995). Internal family systems therapy. New York: The Guilford Press.
2. Watkins, J. G., & Watkins, H. H. (1997). Ego states: Theory and therapy. New York: W.W. Norton & Co.
3. Young, J. E., & Klosko, J. S. (1994). Reinventing your life. New York: Penguin Books.