The Challenge of esTablishing a ReseaRCh TRadiTion foR gesTalT TheRapy

International Conference Co-hosted byThe Association for the Advancement of Gestalt Therapy and The Gestalt International Study Center

April 17-20, 2013Cape Cod, MA, USA

Co-Conveners: Joseph Melnick, Ph.D. and Philip Brownell, M.Div., Psy.D. Registration through GISC (http://www.gisc.org/practitioners/programs/ResearchConference.php)

This conference is designed to nurture the establishment of a research tradition for gestalt therapy. It will address issues related to research design and philosophy of science, exhibit current research by gestalt practitioners, ex-plore research relevant to the gestalt approach, and contribute to the momentum for research in gestalt thearpy.

KeynoteLeslie Greenberg, Ph.D., “Noticing the Obvious”

First Plenary Session:Leslie Greenberg, Ph.D.

Second Plenary Session:Linda Finlay, Ph.D.

Third Plenary Session:Ansel Woldt, Ed.D.

“Engaging in a research programme: An example of using measurement, hy-

pothesis testing, and relating process to outcome”

“The relational approach in phenomenological research”

“Mining for crystals – from Gestalt Q-Sort to the GIRL:

Creating valid and reliable measures of gestalt contacting processes”

Marlene Moss Blementhal, Ph.D.USA

“Mother-adolescent daughter conflict: finding common ground through dialogic

process. The relationship between ge-stalt resistance, conflict handling modes

and mutuality”

Julius Burkauskas, MSc. & Laima Sapežinskienė, PhD

Lithuania“Measurement of interpersonal power relations between the client/patient and the therapist in gestalt therapy session

using metaphors”

WenChun Cho, Ph. DTaiwan

“An echo to promote gestalt therapy as an evidenced-based approach: Twenty years of empirical research on gestalt therapy pub-

lished in Taiwan, including the evaluation of gestalt therapy for divorce using

single-subject time-series design”Robert Farrands, Ph.D

England“In search of organization”

Duey Freeman MA, LPC & Joan Rieger MA, LPC

USA“Humans, Horses, and Attachment”

Jon Frew, Ph.D., ABPP, Meghann Case, Psy.D., Mark Reck, Psy.D.,

& Allison Chambers, MS., CACD-I.USA

“Gestalt therapy research, theory, and practice: Fitting the pieces together with the

next generation of gestalt practitioners”Logan Lamprecht, Ph.D.,

USA“Therapeutic letter writing as relation-

ally responsive practice: Experiences of clients receiving letters during therapy”

Angela Di Martino, Ph.D. & Marco Lobb, Ph.D. (in Collaboration with Margherita Spagnuolo Lobb, Ph.D)

Italy“Psychotherapy in the global village:

Gestalt therapy for organizational well being”

Alan Meara MGT, FM GANZNew Zealand

“Ontology in gestalt research”

Sixteen presentations. Twenty-two presenters. Eleven Different Countries.

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The Challenge of esTablishing a ReseaRCh TRadiTion foR gesTalT TheRapy

Brian J. Mistler, Ph.D.USA

“After second order comes first: Balancing validity tensions,

collecting credible evidence, and increasing support for activities likely to change the world in the

direction of your values”

Cynthia Reynolds, Ph.DUSA

“Coping styles of children of divorce: Attitudes, personality, and gestalt coping processes”

Jan Roubal, M.D.Czech Republic

“How psychotherapists cope with their own experiences when working

with depressive patients”

Pablo Herrera SalinasPh.D.(candidate)

Chile“The construction of a gestalt-coherent

outcome measure”

Guadalupe Amescua Villela, Ph.D.Mexico

“La eficacia del modelo de psicoterapia infantil relacional: Intervención padres-

niño/ The efficiency of the gestalt model: Relational psychotherapy for children–intervention with parents and children”

Tine van WijkThe Netherlands

“Exploring the undercurrent of writing”

Al Wong, M.A.USA

“A Guide to Conducting Case-Based, Time-Series Research in Gestalt /

Emotion Focused Therapy”

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This conference is a window through which practitioners can peer into research and those more bent toward researchcan consider the systematic observation of gestalt practice.

Smaller venue allowing for more intimate conversation around subjects of interestPractitioner-researchers from Taiwan, New Zealand, Mexico, Chile, Lithuania, Italy, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Eng-land, Canada, and the United StatesDown time for informal meetings and re-laxation in a beautiful locationOpportunities for mentorshipContinuing Education Credits for Psycholo-gists

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Three plenary sessions from people recog-nized for their work in researchTwo full days and two half daysOpportunities to grow in the understanding of how to do researchOpportunities to join groups of current or planned researchChance to participate in publishing of re-search and/or conference proceedingsOpporunities to join in the planning for sub-sequent research conferences

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The Research Conference 2013“The Challenge of Establishing A Research Tradition For Gestalt Therapy”