Registration Now Open for Upcoming Workshop: Meeting Across the Divide on Sept 12th!

Saturday, September 12th, 2020

EHI Presents

Meeting Across the Divide:
Depolarizing America for Ourselves and Our Fellow Citizens
Kirk Schneider, PhD

This webinar is the next in EHI's series of webinars on depolarization:

Depolarizing Our Minds, Our Hearts & Our Nation

Date: Saturday, September 12, 2020

Time: 10am -2pm, PST; w/ a 30 min break from 12-12:30pm

Facilitated by: EHI Core Instructor, Kirk Schneider, PhD , PSY

Location: Online via Zoom Meeting w/ Zoom Breakout Rooms

Fee: $40 General/Professional; $25 Student/Elder
* We understand that COVID-19 has created economic stress for many, so if you are experiencing economic hardship due to COVID-19, the requested fee for webinars in this series is $10 (though no one will be turned away due to lack of funds-please contact our admin assistant, Michelle, for assistance .

CE*: 3.5 CE credits pending approval*; additional fee:$22.50

 

Registration Now Open!

 

 

Explore the use of the Experiential Democracy Dialogue for 2 to depolarize difficult conversations, mediate conflict, and facilitate social healing.

In the wake of the pandemic, racial unrest, and political polarization in our society, the engagement of supportive structured dialogue groups has become an increasingly appealing option for the many people who yearn to promote social healing but are at a loss with regard to the means by which to do so.  

This webinar is one effort to provide the means and resources to promote social healing through the time-tested one-on-one approach of the Experiential Democracy Dialogue, which incorporates elements of the group process developed by the increasingly popular and reputable organization Braver Angels Network. Through the use of a demonstration with two Braver Angel volunteers to illustrate the approach as well as dyad work with the audience, this webinar will provide the introductory means for participants to learn the principles, format, and application of the approach in their communities, households, and professions.

This webinar will illustrate the “Experiential Democracy Dialogue for 2,” which is a conflict mediation model that draws from over a decade of experience facilitating the Dialogue combined with my experience as a trained moderator for the national organization “Braver Angels.”  Braver Angels is a citizens group that offers supportive structured dialogues to self-identified liberals and conservatives to learn about and understand each other with the prospect for achieving common ground.

This webinar will provide the introductory means for participants to learn the principles, format, and application of the approach in their communities, households, and professions.

During the webinar we will:

Introduce and provide the context for the Experiential Democracy Dialogue;

Offer a demonstration of its six-phase approach with two volunteers from the Braver Angels Network, a liberal and conservative (both self-identified) discussing a timely topic;

We will invite the audience to form dyads to practice the skills comprising the approach;  

Offer a range of timely topics for participants to engage in a dialogue;

Ample time will be provided for audience discussion following the dyad groups.

The webinar will also draw from my new book on this topic—The Depolarizing of America:  A Guidebook for Social Healing, which audience members will be encouraged to read to optimize their application of the Experiential Democracy Dialogue.

Our Online Workshops Include Experiential Work!

The September 12th workshop will be both didactic and experiential utilizing Zoom Meeting and Zoom Breakout Rooms; a format that will include attendees being assigned to a dyad for the experiential exercise.

The demonstration of the Experiential Democracy Dialogue will feature two volunteers from the Braver Angels Network, representing opposite sides of the political spectrum, self-identified as liberal and conservative.

This event is designed to for both the general public and for licensed or pre-licensed professionals in the therapeutic fields, as well as master's and graduate students in therapeutic programs. Interested persons, psychologists, MFTs, social workers, counselors, psychiatrists, nurse practitioners and doctors are all encouraged to attend!

Continuing Education Info

CE: 3.5 CEs pending approval*
Additional CE Fee of $22.50 (To be submitted during registration); Contact us for more continuing education information.

 

• *APA Division 32, Society for Humanistic Psychology is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. APA Division 32, Society for Humanistic Psychology maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
   
• Accessibility: It is the policy of EHI to make every reasonable effort to provide attendees with disabilities with the opportunity to take full advantage of its programs.
• Please contact us in advance so we can work with you arrange programming to needs. Please contact our admin assistant, Michelle, for arrangements.

 

Requested Requirements

A Zoom Account with Zoom Desktop Client or Mobile App are needed. Due to the format of this particular event these are both needed to be assigned to a dyad to engage in the experiential exercise.

 

Our Presenter

Kirk Schneider, PhD, is a licensed psychologist and leading spokesperson for contemporary existential-humanistic/integrative psychology. Dr. Schneider is a cofounder and current president of the Existential-Humanistic Institute (an award-winning psychotherapy training center), Council Member of the American Psychological Association (APA), past president (2015-2016) of the Society for Humanistic Psychology (Division 32) of the APA, and current candidate for president of the APA. He is also a moderator for Braver Angels and an adjunct faculty member at Saybrook University and Teachers College, Columbia University. A Fellow of five Divisions of the APA, Dr. Schneider has published over 200 articles, interviews and chapters and has authored or edited 13 books including The Spirituality of Awe, The Polarized Mind, Awakening to Awe, The Handbook of Humanistic Psychology, Existential-Humanistic therapy, Existential-Integrative Psychotherapy, The Wiley World Handbook of Existential Therapy, and The Depolarizing of America:  A Guidebook for Social Healing. Dr. Schneider’s work has been featured in Scientific American, the New York Times, Psychology Today and many other health and psychology outlets.

 

Register Today

 

March Bay Area Existential-Humanistic Community Gathering for Therapists

The Existential Cafe: A Bay Area E-H Community Gathering

Come join us at our first Existential Cafe of 2018!

You are invited to a hosted social gathering and existential discussion for therapeutic practioners interested in the existential-humanistic perspective. This is an informal way for us to build the strength and collaborative possibilities in our E-H community. Come join the Existential-Humanistic Institute(EHI) and it's community members at an informal networking get-together. 

We welcome all existentially and humanistically oriented therapeutic practitioners! This community gathering is intended for all types of therapeutic practitioners and students. Psychologists, nurses, counselors, social workers, doctors are all invited. This gathering is intended for all: newcomers, students, and friends of EHI who are interested in bringing the existential-humanistic perspective to their work and lives.

There will be a short (and fun) experiential activity, after which we will break into informal discussion and general schmoozing.

What: The Existential Cafe: A Bay Area Existential-Humanistic Community Gathering
Who: Hosted by members of the Existential-Humanistic Institute community & Sponsored by EHI
Where: Bernal Heights, San Francisco, California
When: Friday, March 16th – 6:30pm-8pm.
Free: We will provide drinks (wine, waters, soda) and snacks are always appreciated if you would like to bring something!
RSVP: Let us know you can join us! Contact our Admin, Michelle by phone at 415-689-1475 or by email at: info[@]ehinstitute.org

Newcomers Welcome! We hope you will be able to join us in an informal evening of networking. Please invite friends or colleagues who might also be interested in the discussion.

Download Existential Cafe Flyer [PDF] >>

The Existential Cafe - A Bay Area Community Group for Existential-Humanistic leaning professionals and students.

Upcoming Event: CITY LIGHTS at 60 Dec 8 Panel w/ Kirk Schneider, Marc Applebaum, Tony Stigliano, and Yannis Toussulis

City Lights at 60 is hosting a panel on Dec 8 to discuss the Beats, Bohemianism and Alternative Spirituality 

Panel includes Kirk Schneider, PhD, Marc Applebaum, PhD, Tony Stigliano, PhD and is moderated by Yannis Toussulis, PhD

source: City Lights Books Events Calendar



   CITY LIGHTS AT 60: Hip, Cool, and Beatitude-The Beats, Bohemianism, and Alternative Spirituality

Sunday, December 8, 2013, 5:00 P.M.

City Lights Booksellers

261 Columbus Avenue

San Francisco, CA

This presentation will begin with a short lecture on the Beat Generation's contribution to religious heresy in America and the spiritual underpinnings of the hipster archetype. Additional references will be made to the earlier romantic and transcendentalist roots of the Beats; and a panel will discuss the current influence of the Beats in literature, the arts, philosophy, psychology, and alternative approaches to spirituality.

Moderator:
Yannis Toussulis, Ph.D. – specialist in the psychology of religion, former director of the Consciousness Studies Program at Antioch University/West, and adjunct professor of political and intercultural psychology at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. Author of Sufism and the Way of Blame (Quest Books, 2011).

Panel Discussants:
Marc Applebaum, Ph.D. – faculty member at Saybrook University and consulting editor at the Journal of Humanistic Psychology; specialist in phenomenological and hermeneutical research, cross-cultural psychology, and religious studies.
Kirk J. Schneider, Ph.D. – vice president of the Existential-Humanistic Institute, adjunct faculty member at Saybrook University and Teachers College, Columbia University. He is author of ten books including Awakening to Awe (Jason Aronson, 2009) and The Polarized Mind (University Professors Press, 2013).
Tony Stigliano, PhD – moral and political philosopher and adjunct professor of psychology at Alliant International University; former lecturer at CalBerkeley School of Education and Teachers College, Columbia University.

Unless otherwise noted, all events are free and open to the public and take place at City Lights Bookstore | 261 Columbus Avenue | San Francisco, CA 94133 For more information, call City Lights at 415-362-8193.

Kirk Schneider, PhD EHI:7 Session Outline

The Polarized Mind—Its Nature, Basis, and Therapeutic Implications

Kirk Schneider, PhD    90 minutes

Drawing from my new book The Polarized Mind: Why It’s Killing Us and What We Can Do About It, the purpose of this presentation is to discuss the nature, basis, and alleviation of psychological polarization. The presentation will emphasize experiential participation with didactic material as context. Dialogue and small group exercises will be engaged to address ways to both identify and address polarization in psychotherapy and everyday lives.

Speakers and sessions are being highlighted here on our blog. Read more about the EHI7 sessions here.

EHI:7 Conference CEU's Update

Earn CEU's at the Upcoming 7th Annual EHI Conference

This year EHI will be offering CEU's to Professional Level Attendees for RN, MFT and LCSW. Please specify on your EHI7 Registration form if you are interested in receiving CEU's.

You can get a Registration Form on the EHI Website here on the Upcoming Events page or download and print the EHI:7 Conference Flyer pdf and use the handy included registration form!

If you haven't had a chance to view the Conference Flyer here it is:
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Interested in staying up to date with Conference and EHI news & info? Sign up for our email updates here.

We look forwarding to seeing you in San Francisco at the EHI 7th Annual Conference on Existential-Humanistic therapy and theory!

Upcoming Event July 31-August 4 | Kirk J Schneider, PhD & Orah Krug, PhD to Present at APA 2013

EHI Boardmembers will be presenting at the 121st Annual American Psychological Association.

EHI Vice President, Kirk J Schneider and EHI Program and Training Director, Orah Krug will be attending and presenting at the upcoming 2013 APA Annual Conference. Kirk Schneider, PhD will be presenting "The Polarized Mind: Why It Kills, How It's Transformed" in a Paper Session entitled Paradox and Polarization - Existential and Humanistic Perspectives on Truth and Wisdom. Orah Krug, PhD will be presenting "Recent Trends in Existential-Humanistic Therapy Training" in the Symposium Session entitled Renewal of Humanism in Psychotherapy---A Roundtable Discussion chaired by Kirk Schneider. Included below are the listings, details and abstracts for these presentations.

Paradox and Polarization--- Existential and Humanistic Perspectives on Truth and Wisdom.
Session ID: 2024
Session Type: Paper Session
Division/Group: 32, 1, 24, 26, 36, 39, 45, 48
Location: Convention Center-Room 314, Level 3
Date and time: Thursday, 08/01 at 8:00AM - 8:50AM

Presenter: Kirk J Schneider, PhD
Presentation Title:
The Polarized Mind: Why It Kills, How It's Transformed

Abstract:    
From the Babylonian story of Gilgamesh to the Nazi era and beyond, psychological polarization (or the privileging of one point of view to the utter exclusion of competing points of view) has become one of the greatest scourges, not just of individuals or cultures, but of humanity. Drawing from an existential-depth perspective, this talk touches on three basic concerns: 1) how power centers and their leaders throughout history have repeatedly become polarized, 2) the physically and psychologically destructive toll that this polarization has exacted, and 3) some steps that can be taken to alter this destructive and potentially cataclysmic path. Although several volumes have been written about this phenomenon generally, from the authoritarian personality studies of Adorno and colleagues (1950), to the obedience studies of Milgram (1962) to the treatises on “opposable minds” (Martin, 2007), “divided minds” (Sunstein, 2009), and “righteous minds” (Haidt, 2012), most of these studies have been written from the standpoint of reductionistic science (e.g., the findings of paper and pencil tests or biological and evolutionary psychology). This talk by contrast will draw from the intimate observations of existential depth psychology to both address and propose alternatives to the polarization peril. The psychological literature on the cultivation of awe and wisdom will be central to this latter discussion. To sum, I will plumb deeply into the question of what sets up the conditions for polarized functioning, how that functioning has impacted individual and social well-being, and what steps we might take to address the problem. Examples will be used from actual historical events, contemporary as well as classic psychological research, personal clinical experience, and my recent book The Polarized Mind (in press).

Also presenting in this session is Daniel A. Helminiak PhD -   Seeking Truth and Respecting Diversity: Resolving the Contemporary Paradox.


Renewal of Humanism in Psychotherapy---A Roundtable Discussion.
Session ID:       3227
Session Type:       Symposium
Division/Group:       29, 12, 17, 32, 35, 39
 Location:       Convention Center - Room 321A, Level 3
Day/Time:       Fri 08/02 at 12:00PM - 1:50PM

Presenter: Orah Krug, PhD
Presentation Title:     Recent Trends in Existential-Humanistic Therapy Training

Abstract:
In this presentation I will explore the renewal of humanism by examining recent trends in existential-humanistic (e-h) training and educational programs. Current research, revealing that personal and relational factors are primarily responsible for healing and change, has contributed to a renewed appreciation for humanistic practice principles. One researcher, Bruce Wampold even suggested that e-h principles could form the basis of all effective therapy. The training and educational program that I will give special attention to is grounded in the current research and these principles. Two of its primary learning objectives are: (a) a focus on the development of the therapist as a whole person, and (b) a focus on the therapeutic encounter as a context for healing and change. As director of the EHI/Saybrook certificate program in the “Foundations of Existential-Humanistic Practice,” I have first-hand knowledge of this particular program. In addition to providing vignettes of the training, I will also provide students’ perspectives on the efficacy of the program.

This session will be chaired by Kirk Schneider, PhD. Also presenting in this session are: David N. Elkins, PhD, Participant/1stAuthor, "Research Support for Humanism: Implications for Psychotherapy Training and Practice;" Robert D. Stolorow, PhD, Participant/1st Author,  "Renewal of Humanism in Psychoanalytic Therapy;" Lillian Comas-Diaz PhD, Participant/1stAuthor"Renewal of Humanism in Multicultural Therapy;", and Melba J.T. Vasquez, PhD, Discussant.

If you will be attending the 2013 APA Conference EHI welcomes you to join these sessions and wish you a great convention!

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Registration Open | EHI 7th Annual Conference

"Beyond Anxiety and Worry: Finding Strength and Meaning in Everyday Living."

EHI has opened registration for the upcoming 7th Annual Existential-Humanistic Institute Conference. The 2013 Conference theme "Beyond Anxiety and Worry: Finding Strength and Meaning in Everyday Living" will be explored in the two-day event taking place at the AgeSong Institute in San Francisco.

Online and off-line registration options are available here at the EHI Upcoming Events page along with more information.

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Bob Edelstein Interview Series Pt 5: Existential Humanistic Approach to Couples Therapy

Bob Edelstein Discusses E-H Psychotherapy Part 5 of 5

Join Bob Edelstein as he addresses the "Existential Humanistic Approach to Couples Therapy", in this final part of this E-H Psychotherapy interview series.

In this episode Bob answers the following questions: What is the meaning behind the dichotomy of isolation versus relationship and how can this affect a couple's relationship? In couples therapy of this kind, do you place a heavier stress on assessing the two people as a couple or as individuals? Why? How and why do you as the therapist act as a role model for the couple in therapy? What is meant by an existential theme and what is its importance regarding couples therapy?

Part 5: Existential Humanistic Approach to Couples Therapy (6:45) Askimo TV

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Bob Edelstein Interview Series: The Role of the Therapist in Existential Humanistic Psychotherapy, Part 2 in a 5 part Series on Existential-Humanistic Pyschotherapy.

Bob Edelstein Interview Series: Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapy, Part 1 in a 5 part Series on Existential-Humanistic Pyschotherapy.

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Bob Edelstein, L.M.F.T., M.F.T., is an Existential-Humanistic psychotherapist based in Portland, Oregon. In addition to being a therapist for over 36 years, he also provides consultation, supervision, and training for professionals, including a one-day workshop entitled Deepen Your Therapeutic Work Using an Existential-Humanistic Perspective. Bob is a founding member of the Existential-Humanistic Northwest Professional Organization and the Association for Humanistic Psychology - Oregon Community. He is a board member of the San Francisco based Existential-Humanistic Institute. Read more from Bob on his blog, Authentic Engagement.

Book Release & Signing Celebration | The Polarized Mind by Kirk Schneider

Save the Date!
May 22nd, 2013 6:00pm - 8:00pm Saybrook University Campus

Saybrook University and the University Professors Press invite you to a Book Release and Signing Celebration for The Polarized Mind: Why It’s Killing Us and What We Can Do About It by Kirk Schneider, PhD on Wednesday, May 22, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Saybrook University’s Campus at 747 First Street, 3rd Floor, in San Francisco, CA. Please join us to celebrate the publication of this important new book.

 

RSVP with Louis Hoffman at University Professors Press.

More information on the event is available at Saybrook University’s events page.

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Featured Book | The Polarized Mind: Why It's Killing Us and What We Can Do About It by Kirk Schneider, PhD

The Polarized Mind: Why It's Killing Us and What We Can Do About It
by Kirk Schneider, PhD
University Professors Press, Spring 2013

What do a school shooter, a corporate swindler, and a bullheaded ideologue have in common? They all converge on what Dr. Kirk Schneider terms “the polarized mind.” The polarized mind, which is the fixation on one point of view to the utter exclusion of competing points of view, is killing us—personally, politically, and environmentally. Drawing from the standpoint of existential psychology, this book details the basis for the polarized mind, how it has ravaged leaders and their cultures throughout history (up to and including our own time), and steps we urgently need to take to address the problem. These steps combine contemporary insights with centuries of cross-cultural, awe-inspired wisdom.

Advance Praise for The Polarized Mind

"....one of the great reflections on humanity."
~ Alfried Langle, MD, President of the International Society for Logotherapy and Existential Analysis, Vienna, Austria

“The Polarized Mind is excellent. In my estimation it is a 21st century extension of Rollo May’s Cry for Myth. I mean this as the highest compliment.”
~ Sheldon Solomon, PhD, Social Psychologist, Skidmore College, co-founder of Terror Management Theory and co-author of In the Wake of 9/11

“Enormously important...[The Polarized Mind] will be of great appeal to students, trainees, practitioners, and academics...as well as to educated readers concerned about the perils of human life in the 21st century.”
~ Robert D. Stolorow, PhD, Author, World, Affectivity, Trauma: Heidegger and Post-Cartesian Psychoanalysis, Founding faculty member, Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis

"The Polarized Mind is not only very timely, it is also very moving."
~ Sonja Saltman, PhD, co-founder of the Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas (UNLV) Boyd School of Law

The Polarized Mind:Why It's Killing Us and What We Can Do About It
Kirk Schneider, PhD
University Professors Press, Spring 2013
Price: 19.95
ISBN: 978-1-939686-00-8

For more information and to order visit University Professors Press or amazon.com.

Author Kirk J. Schneider, Ph.D., is a leading spokesperson for contemporary existential-humanistic psychology. Dr. Schneider is current editor of the Journal of Humanistic Psychology, vice-president of the Existential-Humanistic Institute (EHI), and adjunct faculty at Saybrook University, the California Institute of Integral Studies, and Teachers College, Columbia University. A Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), Dr. Schneider has published over 100 articles and chapters and has authored or edited ten books. Follow Dr. Schneider's blog Awakening to Awe on PyschologyToday.

Bob Edelstein Interview Series Pt. 4: Means and Ends of Existential Humanistic Psychotherapy

Bob Edelstein Discusses E-H Psychotherapy Part 4 of 5

Join Bob Edelstein as he addresses the "Means and Ends of Existential Humanistic Psychotherapy", in this fourth part of his E-H Psychotherapy interview series.

In this episode Bob answers the following questions: What does the theory behind Existential Humanistic Psychotherapy define as the means and the ends? What is the meaning of Sartre's claim that “Existence precedes essence”? In what way can a crisis in a person’s life allow to discover a better meaning of their existence and presence in this world? What happens when there is a conflict in a person between their despised and authentic self and how can existential humanistic therapy help to solve this? What is the value is finding one’s authentic self?

Part 4: Means and Ends of Existential Humanistic Psychotherapy (6:56) Askimo TV

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Bob Edelstein Interview Series: Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapy, Part 1 in a 5 part Series on Existential-Humanistic Pyschotherapy.

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Bob Edelstein, L.M.F.T., M.F.T., is an Existential-Humanistic psychotherapist based in Portland, Oregon. In addition to being a therapist for over 36 years, he also provides consultation, supervision, and training for professionals, including a one-day workshop entitled Deepen Your Therapeutic Work Using an Existential-Humanistic Perspective. Bob is a founding member of the Existential-Humanistic Northwest Professional Organization and the Association for Humanistic Psychology - Oregon Community. He is a board member of the San Francisco based Existential-Humanistic Institute. Read more from Bob on his blog, Authentic Engagement.

EHI Annual Nov Conference info and Call for Proposals

The Existential-Humanistic Institute (EHI) is pleased to announce the 7th Annual EHI Conference, taking place Friday through Saturday, November 15-16, 2013 at AgeSong Institute in San Francisco.

This year’s theme for the conference is “Beyond Anxiety and Worry: Finding Strength and Meaning in Everyday Living.”

Finding the center of strength within ourselves is in the long run the best contribution we can make to our fellow men. ... One person with indigenous inner strength exercises a great calming effect on panic among people around him. This is what our society needs — not new ideas and inventions; important as these are, and not geniuses and supermen, but persons who can be, that is, persons who have a center of strength within themselves.” Existence : A New Dimension in Psychiatry and Psychology (1958).

We welcome proposals that address this theme from a variety of perspectives with preference for experiential workshops that combine a didactics with 'felt experiencing' or other modalities that move us beyond the abstract and talking 'about' things.

The conference is also a training venue for our yearlong certificate program. Upon successful completion, students in the program are awarded a certificate in the Foundations of Existential-Humanistic Practice.

The “certificate track” will offer current and prospective students 12 hours of E-H therapy training, organized around the conference theme and taught by our nationally recognized faculty. (To learn more about the certificate program and the 12 hour certificate track curriculum, visit our website at ehinstitute.org).

You are cordially invited to submit a proposal to present at this conference for plenary sessions, workshops, or posters. Plenary Sessions and Workshops are scheduled 1.5 hours in length..

Deadline for all proposals are due by August 15, 2013. Please submit electronically to admin@pacificinstitute.org.

Please submit the following components with your complete 2-page (500 word max) proposal:.

1. Presenters’ Contact Info (Name, Mailing Address, Phone Number(s), Email Address)
2. Description of Session
• Perspective and/or theoretical framework and/or references to relevant, specific texts, authors, or research, or on-going debates in related fields
• Goals & Learning Objectives
3. Time Outline (by minute)
4. Relevance to conference theme
5. Add your curriculum vitae or resume stressing the skills, background, or experience that qualifies you to present the topic you propose.

Complete proposal descriptions will assist reviewers’ evaluation of the appropriateness of the session or paper. In addition, selected submissions will be then compiled and for CE Approval, where each proposal will be evaluated individually for CE eligibility. To increase your chances of being approved for CE Units, please follow the proposal instructions as best and complete as you can.

Unfortunately, due to limited funds, no stipend is available this year.

Thank you for your interest and we hope to see you at this year’s EHI Conference!

Sincerely,
Nader Shabahangi and Mary G. Madrigal
Conference Chairpersons
EHI Board Members

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Download the Call for Proposals [PDF].

View more info on 7th Annual EHI Conference on the EHI Upcoming Events page and sign up for free EHI Email Updates

Bob Edelstein Interview Series Pt. 3: Goals of Existential Humanistic Psychotherapy

Bob Edelstein Discusses Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapy Part 3 of 5

In "Goals of Existential Humanistic Psychotherapy", the third part of this E-H Psychotherapy interview series, Bob Edelstein answers the following questions: How is authenticity a goal of Existential Humanistic psychotherapy? A second goal of this form of psychotherapy is actualization. What is meant by this and how is atualization achieved? What kinds of questions are addressed by a person on the quest to discover what their authentic meaning is? What are the differences in the search for meaning between a twenty-something and a sixty something?

Part 3: Goals of Existential Humanistic Psychotherapy (5:14) Askimo TV

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Bob Edelstein, L.M.F.T., M.F.T., is an Existential-Humanistic psychotherapist based in Portland, Oregon. In addition to being a therapist for over 36 years, he also provides consultation, supervision, and training for professionals, including a one-day workshop entitled Deepen Your Therapeutic Work Using an Existential-Humanistic Perspective. Bob is a founding member of the Existential-Humanistic Northwest Professional Organization and the Association for Humanistic Psychology - Oregon Community. He is a board member of the San Francisco based Existential-Humanistic Institute. Read more from Bob on his blog, Authentic Engagement.

Bob Edelstein Interview Series Part 2: The Role of the Therapist in Existential Humanistic Psychotherapy

Bob Edelstein Discusses Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapy Part 2 

In this second part to the interview series "The Role of the Therapist in Existential Humanistic Psychotherapy" Bob Edelstein answers the following questions: How is the therapy from an Existential-Humanistic Perspective conducted? Must therapy only be carried out individually or can groups also participate in a successful therapy session? What role does the therapist himself play in this form of therapy and is it different from other forms of psychotherapy? As an Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapist, what is your ultimate goal that is common throughout all of your patients that you wish to see?

Part 2: The Role of the Therapist in Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapy (4:56) Askimo TV

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Bob Edelstein, L.M.F.T., M.F.T., is an Existential-Humanistic psychotherapist based in Portland, Oregon. In addition to being a therapist for over 36 years, he also provides consultation, supervision, and training for professionals, including a one-day workshop entitled Deepen Your Therapeutic Work Using an Existential-Humanistic Perspective. Bob is a founding member of the Existential-Humanistic Northwest Professional Organization and the Association for Humanistic Psychology - Oregon Community. He is a board member of the San Francisco based Existential-Humanistic Institute. Read more from Bob on his blog, Authentic Engagement.

Bob Edelstein's Interview Series on Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapy, Part 1 of 5

Bob Edelstein Discusses Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapy Part 1 

We continue the Series What is the meaning of Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapy? What are some of the universal themes of existence that are explored in this field? What changes or enhancements to a person’s life are expected to come as a result of adopting an Existential Humanistic Approach? All of these questions will be answered by: Bob Edelstein - Existential-Humanistic psychotherapist who specializes in personal growth, life transitions, relationships, chemical dependency, anxiety and depression.

View Part 1: Bob Edelstein - Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapy (4:15) Askimo TV

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Bob Edelstein, L.M.F.T., M.F.T., is an Existential-Humanistic psychotherapist based in Portland, Oregon. In addition to being a therapist for over 36 years, he also provides consultation, supervision, and training for professionals, including a one-day workshop entitled Deepen Your Therapeutic Work Using an Existential-Humanistic Perspective. Bob is a founding member of the Existential-Humanistic Northwest Professional Organization and the Association for Humanistic Psychology - Oregon Community. He is a board member of the San Francisco based Existential-Humanistic Institute. Read more from Bob on his blog, Authentic Engagement.

Orah Krug: Lessons From an Existential-Humanistic Training Program

Orah Krug Presents a Talk at DIV32 About Directing the Certificate Programs in Existential Humanistic Practice at the Existential-Humanistic Institute

Orah Krug presents "Lessons From an Existential-Humanistic Training Program"  during the DIV32 Conference of the American Psychological Association held February 28 to March 3, 2013, about directing the Certificate Program in Existential-Humanistic Therapy, the history of the program and lessons learned along the way that inform the current focus of the program. Hear student voices about their experiences in the program and how the students' experiences and feedback have contributed to growth of the program.

The Renewal of Humanism: Lessons from an Existential-Humanistic Training Program - PDF 
Orah Krug, DIV32 6th Annual APA Conference: Spring, 2013

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Orah T. Krug, Ph.D., is a licensed psychotherapist with a private practice in Oakland, and Sausalito, CA. She is a faculty member of Saybrook University, an editor for the Journal of Humanistic Psychology, and the clinical training director of the Existential-Humanistic Institute of San Francisco. EHI has two certificate programs, one in partnership with Saybrook University that offers a Certificate in the Foundations of Existential-Humanistic Practice. (Information about the certificate programs is at: Certificate in the Foundations of E-H Practice.) Most recently, Dr. Krug co-authored a textbook with Dr. Kirk Schneider entitled, Existential-Humanistic Therapy, part of a monograph series for the American Psychological Association. She has produced two videos entitled, Conversations with Jim and "Joe" A Demonstration of the Consultation Process, with James Bugental. Her current research focuses on the relationship between existential meaning-making processes and therapeutic change.

Recently Bob Edelstein writes on "We are No-thing"

Bob Edelstein on his blog Authentic Engagement has a recent article entitled "We are No-thing -From no-thing-ness I discover my unique existential identity" in which he suggests an alternate paradigm to "being a somebody or something" in our culture.

"Crisis often mobilizes us to experience the transitory nature of life and our no-thing-ness. Acknowledging that we are no-thing goes against the cultural paradigm that all we are is some-thing. One must come from the space of one’s no-thing in order to be authentically some-thing." Read the full article

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Bob Edelstein, L.M.F.T., M.F.T., is an Existential-Humanistic psychotherapist based in Portland, Oregon. In addition to being a therapist for over 36 years, he also provides consultation, supervision, and training for professionals, including a one-day workshop entitled Deepen Your Therapeutic Work Using an Existential-Humanistic Perspective. Bob is a founding member of the Existential-Humanistic Northwest Professional Organization and the Association for Humanistic Psychology - Oregon Community. He is a board member of the San Francisco based Existential-Humanistic Institute.