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Defining The Conversational Model
Emeritus Professor Russell Meares

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In 'The Conversational Model and the notion of Self. lecture, Emeritus Professor Russell Meares introduces us to the genesis of the Conversational Model that has its fundamental core built around the notion of 'personal being' or 'Self'. He explains how different forms of conversations generate different brain states that in turn sustain and underlie different kind of consciousness fostering fundamental changes.

In 'The Metaphor of Play', Russell Meares introduces us to the genesis of self and its development from birth until the age of 4 to 5. He explains the different forms of language during that period leading to the organisation of the Self. He stresses the importance of early language of play between mother and baby. In this conversation "coupling, amplification and representation" are essential elements leading to the emergence of 'self' as a self organising system. Persons who have been through early damaging experiences like sufferers from Borderline Personality Disorder are able to develop attachment but fail to develop intimate relationships. The Conversational Model fosters the emergence and the ability for the development of this form of relatedness.

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TITLE	SPEAKER	DURATION
The Conversational Model and the notion of Self	Russell Meares	30':30
The Metaphor of Play	Russell Meares	36'14
Unconscious traumatic memory	Russell Meares	30':43
Trauma system	Russell Meares	35':41
Therapeutic principles	Russell Meares	41':56

Emeritus Professor Russell Meares

Russell Meares is Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Sydney and Director of the Joint Centres of Mental Health Excellence on the Westmead Campus, Sydney, Australia. Professor Meares was founding president of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychotherapy (ANZAP). Russell Meares is the author of 'The Metaphor of Play' (1993), enlarged edition (2005), and 'Intimacy and Alienation' (2000).

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	The Conversational Model: An Outline Russell Meares
	Psychotherapy with borderline patients: I. A comparison between treated and untreated cohorts Russell Meares, Janine Stevenson, Anne Comerford
	Psychotherapy with Borderline Patients: 2. A preliminary cost benefit study Russell Meares, Janine Stevenson
	An Outcome study of Psychotherapy for Patients With Borderline Personality Disorder. Russell Meares, Janine Stevenson
	Five-year outcome of outpatient psychotherapy with borderline patients. Janine Stevenson, Russell Meares, Roberto D'Angelo