BAM! Making Contact
Thanks to Peter Mortola, Ph.D. for sharing an excerpt from BAM! (published by Routledge and available at www.bamgroups.com) Peter is Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology for the Graduate School of Education and Counseling at Lewis and Clark College. Chapter 2 Making Contact…
Carlo's Diary: children's coloring book to help children manage COVID-19
We are so happy to share a children’s coloring book to help children manage COVID-19, authored by a wonderful Italian psychologist, who is skilled in the Oaklander Model. Monica has translated Carlo’s Diary into English and Spanish, in addition to…
Hidden Treasure: A Map to the Child’s Inner Self; Book Review
If you have ever attended a Violet Oaklander training, you have had this experience. At some point in the proceeding – either at the beginning, when we are going around the circle and introducing ourselves, or during a break for…
Parenting from you heart; building successful families
For more than 30 years Gestalt Associates and The Gestalt Institute of Central Ohio have provided innovative and effective psychotherapy for its clients and post-graduate training for therapists. The Gestalt Associates clinical group consists of founder and director Norman Shub,…
An Upside to Downturn
A few years ago I thought about starting an organization called PAGE – Parents Against Global Extinction. I was really worried! Global warming wasn’t being talked about much, war was more in vogue than usual, SUVs were the rage, and…
The I-Thou of Nonviolent Communication
About 15 years ago a co-worker mentioned Nonviolent Communication (NVC). He was leading NVC groups for prison inmates in Northern California. A few years later “NVC” popped up again. My friend, Rilyn, who was then pregnant with her first child,…