Great Lakes Regional Counseling Psychology Conference 2014

Presentation Title

Gestalt Therapy: The Cycle of Experience and Contact Styles - CE Hour

Presenter Information

Katharine Hahn Oh Ph.D., Oberlin College

Author Biography

Katharine Hahn Oh, Ph.D. is a psychologist at Oberlin College Counseling Center. She received her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Kentucky in 2010 and completed her pre-doctoral internship at the University of Akron Counseling Center. She uses feminist, relational cultural, and gestalt approaches to therapy, with particular interest in LGBTQ concerns, Asian and Asian American identity, and interpersonal trauma. Katharine initiated the Oberlin Suicide Prevention Coalition in 2012, with a grant from the Ohio Program for Campus Safety and Mental Health. Her writing and research interests include sense of belonging, vicarious traumatization, and social class.

Katharine is interested in enhancing sense of belonging, engagement, and leadership development for psychologists within their professional organizations. She is the current Vice President for Communications for the Society of Counseling Psychology and serves as the Divisions Representative on the APA Committee on Early Career Psychologists (CECP). Previously, she served as SCP’s ECP Committee Chair and Leadership Academy Co-Chair, Division 35’s Program Chair, and as a member of the APAGS Convention Committee.

Location

Julka Hall 292

Presentation Type

Workshop

Start Date

4-12-2014 9:00 AM

End Date

4-12-2014 10:00 AM

Abstract

In this brief experiential workshop, we will journey through the cycle of experience and explore different styles of resistance. Each didactic portion of the workshop will include an experiential exercise to fully engage us in learning. We will begin with a brief introduction to the background of Gestalt Theory and will discuss two concepts used in Gestalt Therapy: the cycle of experience and contact styles. Katharine Hahn Oh will describe how she has applied these concepts in therapy to honor clients’ own distinct understanding and to bring clients’ styles into awareness. Participants will explore the parts of the cycle of experience, identify our own predominant contact styles, and discuss ways of honoring resistance in therapy.

Comments

Continuing Education Hours available for Psychologists and Counselors

Five (5) Continuing Education hours are available through Cleveland State University's Department of Counseling, Administration, Supervision, and Adult Learning. The Department is approved as a provider of continuing education for psychologists by the Ohio Psychological Association Office of Mandatory Continuing Education (OPA-MCE). Our Approved Provider # is 340966056. The Department is also an Approved Provider of continuing education for counselors through the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker & Marriage and Family Therapist Board. Our Approved Provider number is RCS090601.

Participants can earn 5 CE hours by attending 5 one-hour sessions in person. The 5 CEs are earned as a package for which participants must attend all 5 sessions. Those viewing the Webinar are not eligible for CE hours. When registering for the conference, those interested in earning CE hours must indicate their interest on the conference registration form by checking the appropriate box and paying the additional fee of $25.