Online:  Via Zoom

This is an introductory intensive in dialogic practice as it arose in Open Dialogue. It is experiential and hands-on. There will be an emphasis on two aspects.

(1) The Key Elements of Dialogic Practice.

This practice invites the creation of a “dialogic space,” or context for listening. The relational skill set, or set of key elements, is the foundation.

(2) The Presence of the Therapist.

The focus here is on the therapist’s presence or optimal way of being. We will examine how to sustain presence or what IFS developer Richard Schwartz calls “Self-Leadership, the Eight Cs:” calmness, creativity, connectedness, curiosity, compassion, courage, confidence, and clarity in challenging clinical situations.

My framework is integrative and humanistic.  I am mainly rooted in dialogic and reflecting-process work, which evolved from family therapy, but have also been trained in analytic and psychodynamic approaches, and most recently, the internal family systems approach, “IFS.”

Continuing Education Credits

CEUs are pending. Applications have been made to the chapter of the National Association of Social Workers in Massachusetts.  It is the responsibility of the attendee to check back to verify that these continuing education credits are valid for their particular license in their particular state.

Tuition

Before February 7th, 2025:

EARLY-BIRD REGISTRATION 50% DISCOUNT: $600.00

After February 7th, 2025:

FULL TUITION: $1200.00

To register, please pay online or send a check to:

Mary Olson, PhD, 24 West Main Street, Suite 360, Clinton, CT,  06413.

Place

The workshop will be given online.

Time

The workshop will meet from  from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM with a lunch hour and 2 fifteen-minute breaks.