Boundaries, holding and containment

City Lit

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    Course

  • Location

    London

  • Start date

    Different dates available

We shall explore the ideas of boundaries, holding and containment as the fundamental pillars of the therapeutic relationship, which allow for progress in therapy. We shall examine the concepts both in life and in the clinical context.

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London
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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

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About this course

Outline at least 2 related psychological theories.Give at least 1 example of a boundary issue and how you might handle this.Describe the importance of boundaries, holding and containing both in the therapeutic context and in life.

The course is aimed at all professionals working in the fields of counselling, psychotherapy, teaching, the business and corporate world – in all spheres where we engage with people professionally and personally.It is also open to people who wish to explore these issues in own lives.

Relevant theory will be presented, always followed by group discussion. The course is experiential and we shall use a variety of methods, eg: pair and group work, visualisation, poetry, story and role play as triggers to help access feelings.

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Course programme

Boundaries – a discussion with clinical examples.
Winnicott’s theories of mirroring and holding. (Mirroring exercise.)
What is containment? ‘An examination of Enemies: A Love Story’ by I.B Singer.
Wilfred Bion’s ‘the container’ and ‘the contained’.
Sharing our own experiences of therapeutic containment.
Ronald Britten’s case study on containment in ‘Keeping Things in Mind.’
Negative Therapeutic Reactions.
‘Is psychotherapy a cure through love’ (Freud): What is therapeutic love?
Group evaluation of the day.

Additional information


We offer a large programme of courses - you may be interested in the following linked topics:
PT553 Hidden dynamics in the counselling relationship
PT504 Assessment in counselling

PT514 Working with anger
PP130 Psychology of Jung: explore your shadow
PS701 Difficult people, brave conversations
PG603 Anger: cool head or hot head?
PG765 Exploring our creativity
PT513 Working with shame
PT547 Working with anxiety.

General information and advice on courses at City Lit is available from the Student Centre and Library on Monday to Friday from 12:00 – 19:00.
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