[Audio Only] EP05 Invited Address 01 – The Art of Psychotherapy – Irvin Yalom, M.D.

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Subject Matter:
Address Invited
Category:
Psychotherapy Evolution | Psychotherapy Evolution 2005
Faculty:
Dr. Irvin Yalom
Duration:
1 hour and 52 minutes
Format:
Only audio
Date of the Original Program:
Dec 10, 2005
Description

Description:

This talk will be on existential psychotherapy and group psychotherapy, with specific emphasis on Yalom’s new teaching novel, The Schopenhauer Cure. The therapist/client relationship from an existential therapy perspective; the practice of existentially oriented psychotherapy using recent clinical cases; the impact of death awareness on the conduct of life; the technique of the group therapist; the selection and preparation of group patients; the relevance of philosophy for therapy; and the case for and against clinical philosophy will be discussed by Dr. Yalom. Dr. Yalom will autograph books in the Arena Lobby following his talk.

Educational Goals:

To explain the fundamentals of an existential therapy method.
To explain how participants of a therapy group are prepared.

*Sessions may be altered for content and to maintain confidentiality*

Faculty
PhD Irvin Yalom Related lectures and products: 18

Dr. Yalom is an Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine. His main areas of interest are group psychotherapy and existentially oriented inter-personal individual treatment. In recent years, he has taught the technique of psychotherapy via storytelling, employing short tales and novels.

Dr. Yalom received the American Group Psychotherapy Association’s (AGPA) first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award on March 6, 2017 in New York City, during the 75th annual conference.

Yalom.com profile

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