Date/Time
Date(s) - 17/11/2023 - 18/11/2023
All Day
Categories
Continuing Professional Development
Climate change in the consulting room: The role of psychotherapy in a time when the familiar is dying
facilitated by Steffi Bednarek
Friday 17th and Saturday 18th November 2023, 10am – 5pm (4pm on Sat)
at Birch Community Centre, Brighton Grove, Manchester, M14 5JT
For Whom? This 2-day seminar is relevant for anyone who wants to reflect on the impact the climate crisis has on the human psyche and how in turn the human psyche impacts on the state of the world. How might our theory and practice need to adapt in order to become more porous to the world?
What? The topics we will explore include the following:
- Climate Change as the elephant outside the room. Who is responsible for bringing it in?
- An ecology of relationships: inter-dependence that affects client and therapist alike
- Climate Distress: Clinical dysfunction or healthy response?
- Climate Journeys and common coping strategies
- What could it look like to de-centre the human in the consulting room?
- Clinical reflections and case discussions
- The role of the therapist beyond individual therapy
How many? Max. 18 participants. The openness to explore one’s personal feelings in relation to the meta-crisis we face will be an essential requirement.
A certificate of attendance will be handed out at the end of the second day.
Cost: £275.00 – Early bird £250.00 (until 01st August 2023). The cost includes refreshments
Payment – via PAYPAL or Card (via the Paypal button) on the website – www.mgc.org.uk Please include your contact details and email address. Refunds will only be given if for any reason we are unable to offer you a place or if the workshop is cancelled
You can also include some information about yourself and your interest in this workshop.
Steffi Bednarek is a Gestalt psychotherapist, trauma therapist and climate psychologist. She has managed psychotherapy and trauma services and has worked on systemic change for local and national governments, the corporate sector and NGOs. She is an Associate of the Climate Psychology Alliance and co-founder of the journal ‘Explorations into Climate Psychology’.
Her book “Climate, Psychology and Change’ will be published in May. The systems thinker Fritjof Capra called it ‘an important contribution to the conversation about climate change’ and Satish Kumar, founder of Schumacher College and Resurgence Magazine, called it ‘a work of wisdom, a treasure of radical ideas and profound insights’.
Bookings
Bookings are closed for this event.