Hi -
It does sound bizarre from the descritpion below. It reminded me of some
"reparenting therapies" I heard of in the late 80's. What stuck me as
even odder was that I had this reaction in response to something with
Bessel van der Kolk's name attached.
At 04:11 PM 8/30/99 -0700, Gary Peterson wrote:
> The following sounds like a strange type of psychotherapy, purposely
>aimed at constructing false memories that fit with the ideology of the
>therapist. Anyone know about this kind of therapy? Is it just part of the
>general movement to find some (therapist constructed) "better" illusion by
>which to live? Gary Peterson
>
>Gerald (Gary) L. Peterson, Ph.D.
>Professor, Department of Psychology
>Saginaw Valley State University
>University Center, MI 48710
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>1-517-790-4491
>
>
>>
>>http://www.pbsp.com/harvsum.htm
>>
>> HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
>> DEPARTMENT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION
>> 10th ANNUAL SUMMER SEMINARS
>>
>>Psychoanalysis Enacted: Re-Experiencing the Old, Constructing the New
>>
>> Albert Pesso, Martha Stark, M.D.
>> and Bessel A. van der Kolk, M.D.
>>
>> August 2-6, 1999
>>
>>Pesso Boyden System Psychomotor (PBSP) was co-created in 1961 by Albert
>>Pesso and Diane Boyden-Pesso. Their mind/body treatment approach derives
>>in part from their comprehensive knowledge of working psycho-dynamically
>>and their extensive experience working with trauma and abuse survivors.
>>The objective of this seminar is to help clinicians develop an in-depth
>>understanding of the contributions PBSP can make to their work with a
>>broad range of patients. The aim is to create theoretical and technical
>>bridges between PBSP and mainstream psychotherapeutic work.
>>
>>Of particular clinical usefulness is the way in which the PBSP therapist
>>empathically tracks the patient's verbal expressions, affective
>>experiences, bodily states, and core belief systems -- with an eye to
>>making these elements more accessible to the patient's consciousness.
>>
>>This microtracking facilitates emergence and re-experiencing of the
>>early-on traumatic parental failures.
>>
>>In addition, the PBSP therapist focuses on the patient's proactive
>>efforts to bring about that which he/she most needs in order to heal; the
>>patient choreographs" the moves of individuals enlisted as "ideal
>>parents" and then constructs kinesthetic/sensorimotor memories deriving
>>from gratifying interactions with them.
>>
>>This corrective provision is something that takes place in the present
>>but is experienced, and internally registered, "as if" it had actually
>>taken place in the past. The new memories are placed alongside the
>>original traumatogenic memories, thereby positively modifying future
>>expectations. In PBSP the primary therapeutic actions is therefore not
>>about grieving unmet developmental needs; rather, it is about
>>symbolically gratifying those needs.
>>
>>Inquiries should be directed to:
>>
>>Harvard MED-CME
>>P.O. Box 825
>>Boston, MA 02117-0825
>>Tel: (617) 432-1525
>>Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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