Educational seminary which introduces the systemic view of family dynamics and human groups. It is addressed at mental health’s experts: Psychiatrists, Child-psychiatrists, Psychologists and Social workers. It lasts for two years, once a week.
This seminary is experiential, as it premises the participants’ active participation, not only listening passively and gathering information.
Theoretical and clinical material is presented so that the understanding, of the inter-psychic personal dynamics, as well as this of the intra-personal dynamics, will be achieved, through a bio-psycho-social basis.
The trainees are asked to process and understand information in small work groups, to act in family simulation roles and to present their latest systemic projects.
Thematic Axes:
Family’s circle of life.
Family’s route is analyzed from a systemic view, using clinical material, as well as the dynamics and processing from partner’s choice, marriage, children’s birth, old age and death.
o The dynamics of divorce.
o Single-parent families.
o Families under reconstruction.
Mourning.
o Family myths.
o The evolution of the Greek family over time.
o Traditional – nuclear (urban) – modern – postmodern family.
System-System’s properties
o Viewing the family as a system
o Functional and dysfunctional subsystems.
o Family structure. Hierarchy, boundaries, relationship with social supersystem.
o Taking on roles in groups and families.
o Identified patient.
o Triangulated relationships.
Contact
o Verbal – Extraverbal
o Double message
o Language of communication.
o Post-communication.
Configuration of the professional identity of the mental health’s specialist
o Self-esteem.
o The dark spots of the therapist.
o Professional burnout
Existential parameter
o Meaning of life
o Freedom, solitude, creativity.
The Authentic Self
o Life values
Therapeutic process
o Therapeutic request
o Therapeutic contract
o Therapeutic communication
o Transfer – Countertransfer.
Self-defense mechanisms
Group Therapy
o Composition of the therapeutic team
o Team cohesion.
o Interpersonal interaction therapy.
o Therapeutic factors.
