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Webinar Description
We will all die. We know this. But both our culture in general, and our mental health profession in particular, suppress awareness of our mortality, and avoid talking about death, even in the face of Covid. Why such bias? denial?
This 3-part workshop addresses our perpetual oscillation between “slipping into that dreaded abyss, (and) insulating ourselves in protective omnipotent defenses “ (Shabad, 2016). Via experiential groups, we’ll address how talking about death, to ourselves and to our patients, can enhance our experience of living our lives fully. We’ll write and talk through this protocol together.
Part I: history, literature review, vignette, frame how Freud, our culture, AND our profession avoid acknowledging the impact of our actual death..
Part II: divide into Small Groups, delve into how our own end of life perspective(s) might (unconsciously?) organize our psyches.
Part III: return to Large Group to share views & discuss ‘existential orientation’ protocols that suggest how to talk with patients about their feelings, attitudes, beliefs about dying and their own inevitable death. Practical suggested protocols will be reviewed.
Woody Allen — 'I'm not afraid of death; I just don't want to be there when it happens.
Qualifications:
Learning Objectives:
- Explain historical sources of our profession’s and our culture’s “denial of death” approach to mortality awareness.
- Identify one’s own existential orientation and how we psychically organize our own mortality awareness.
- Facilitate patients’ exploring their own feelings, attitudes, beliefs about death AND to use this mortality awareness to live their lives more fully and creatively.
Agenda:
Schedule:
10:00-10:05 AM |
Introduction |
10:05- 10:45 AM |
Presentation by Dr. Joy |
10:45- 11:15 AM |
Small Groups: Break out session No. 1 Discuss Questions 1-6 |
11:15 - 11:40 AM |
Return to Large Group for debrief discussion |
11:40- 11:50 AM |
10-minute break |
11:50- 12:15 PM |
Small Groups: Break out session No. 2 Discuss Questions 7-8 |
12:15- 12:40 PM |
Return to Large Group for debrief discussion |
12:40-12:45 PM |
Summary Slide by Dr. Joy |
12:45- 12:50 PM |
General Q&A |
12:50- 12:55 PM |
Recapitulation/ Wrap up |
12:55- 1:00 PM |
Closing |
This presentation is open to:
- Behavior Analysts
- Social Workers
- Professional Counselors
- Therapists
- Psychologists
- Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
- Medical Doctors and Other Health Professionals
- Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
This online class is offered at an intermediate level ,and is beneficial for an intermediate level clinician:
- New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
- Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
- Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
- Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives
Official information
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