Fundamentals of Social Therapy
An Intensive Workshop Experience in a Performatory, Developmental Group Approach — Friday-Saturday, May 7- 8, 2010 Fee: $275.00
The East Side Institute invites you to experience this unique approach to psychotherapy that is grounded in the emotional development of the group. Working with social therapy’s developers and leading practitioners, you’ll learn about the power of collective creativity and how to foster it; how to relate to clients as performers of their lives; how to create environments in which people can grow; how to ask big questions about little things and why that’s good therapy; and more.
This workshop is open to all who are interested in non-diagnostic, relational approaches to working with people. Find out how social therapy is outside-the-box when it comes to therapeutic talk and emotionality. See if it works to invigorate your practice.
Friday, May 7, 5:30-8:00pm Saturday, May 8, 10:30am-6:00pm
Faculty
Lois Holzman (co-founder and director) is a researcher/writer and international trainer and speaker. Her areas of expertise include social therapeutics; development and learning across the life span; play and performance; and postmodernism and activity theory. Holzman initiated and remains chief organizer of the Performing the World conferences. She leads the Institute’s International Class. She received her doctorate in developmental psychology and psycholinguistics from Columbia University.
Christine LaCerva (director of training) is director and clinical supervisor of the Social Therapy Group in Manhattan and Brooklyn. She has a highly diverse, group-based practice with clients from ages 4 to 74, and has pioneered a unique approach to helping children and adolescents diagnosed along the Autism Spectrum. LaCerva completed her graduate studies in community psychology and special education (including education of the deaf) at Teachers College, Columbia University, and has a performance background in dance.
Fred Newman (co-founder) is the creator of social therapy and was for three decades its principal trainer and supervisor. Currently, in addition to his group practice, he leads the Developmental Philosophy Group, a weekly philosophical conversation with non-philosophers. Newman received his PhD in analytic philosophy and foundations of mathematics from Stanford University. He is also a prolific playwright, songwriter and author.
To register contact Melissa Meyer at mmeyer@eastsideinstitute.org, 212.941.8906, ext 304.
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