What is Buddhist Psychotherapy? Integrating Buddhism and psychotherapy
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Dr Eng-Kong Tan , Dr. Brian Gutkin, Subhana Barzaghi |
Many senior psychotherapists have noted the role and benefits of spiritual teachings and practices. For the last two decades Western Psychotherapies have appropriated MINDFULNESS from the Spiritual Traditions, and in particular from Buddhism. Today there are many Mindfulness Based Therapies within mainstream psychotherapies. However, there are very many other teachings and practices from Buddhism which are useful for the psychotherapeutic dyad. There is a lot in recent psychotherapeutic literature comparing Buddhist teachings and practices with cognitive/behavioural and psychodynamic/analytic therapies.
This symposium describes how we can integrate the two healing traditions to produce a more effective and holistic therapy useful for a wider patient/client population. There will be descriptions of a Professional Training Course in Sydney, Australia, which brings together experienced psychotherapists with senior Buddhist monastics from the major Buddhist Traditions to compare, contrast and combine the therapeutic practices from both healing traditions. The presenters will outline how the first batch graduates of this course have been able to integrate Buddhism and Psychotherapy in their professional work. These graduates have found the 2 year course of 10 weekend modules and 3 meditation retreats personally rewarding and transforming. Their positive and encouraging feedback reveals how they integrated Buddhist Philosophy, Psychology and Meditations into the consultation rooms and their personal lives. There will be plenty of time for questions, comments and discussions from the floor.
WORLD DREAMING: WORLD CONGRESS FOR PSYCHOTHERAPY
24-28 August 2011 Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
Darling Harbour, Australia.
Visit The World Council for Psychotherapy at http://www.worldpsyche.org
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Eng-Kong Tan
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Dr Eng-Kong Tan
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Dr. Eng Kong Tan is a medical doctor, consultant psychiatrist and analytic psychotherapist in private practice, providing individual and couples therapy, meditation, personal development and analytic groups. He is Founder and Chairman of Metta Clinic, a group psychiatric and psychotherapy clinic in Sydney. He is a former Chair of the Section of Psychotherapy of the RANZCP and Chairman of Training to the PPAA. He is Founder President of AABCAP, a trustee of the University Buddhist Education Foundation (UBEF), and the Director of Training of AABCAP’s Buddhism and Psychotherapy Professional Training Course. In the last three decades, Dr. Tan has presented keynote addresses, seminars and workshops to Buddhist and psychotherapy organisations in Australia and overseas.
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Dr. Brian Gutkin
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Dr Brian Gutkin is a consultant psychiatrist and psychotherapist in private practice at St Leonards, Sydney.
He is immediate past President of The Australian Association of Buddhist Counsellors and Psychotherapists, a lecturer, trainer and supervisor in their post-graduate training course and is also a longstanding Zen practitioner.
As well as consulting in his private practice in St Leonards Brian was also a senior clinician and director of psychiatry for over fifteen years at South Pacific Private Harbord.
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Subhana Barzaghi
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B.A.Soc.Sc., Masters App. Psychotherapy with 20 years experience in the field of psychotherapy. Subhana is a practicing Buddhist for over 30 years and is a Zen Buddhist Roshi & Insight Meditation teacher. She is a resident teacher of Sydney Zen Centre and Blue Gum Sangha. Subhana teaches regular intensive Zen sesshins and Insight Meditation retreats and Dharma programs throughout Australia and New Zealand. As a psychotherapist she conducts therapeutic workshops, leads intensive 8 week programs in Buddhist psychotherapy, provides clinical supervision and has a private practice in Mosman. NSW Australia.
Visit Subhana's webpage at : http://www.subhana.com.au/home/
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