COUNSELING AND DEEP DEMOCRACY

with Massimiliano Zonza

The seminar will consist of two parts: a first part dedicated to the constitutive and indispensable characteristics of Counselling (Foundation in Counselling) and a second part dedicated to an in-depth thematic study. 

The Development of Counselling

Counselling has a long history, now over one hundred years old, but very few, even within its own world, know it. Yet the history of counselling, reviewed today through the eyes of the 21st century professional, will provide us with the answers to be able to profitably address, even in Italy, its practice as an essential tool for growth with and for people. 

Counselling is often associated with various fields, but it possesses certain inherent characteristics that make it unique today more than ever. 

During the course:

• we will discover and appreciate the particularities of these inherent characteristics (e.g. language analysis)
• Through these various pathways we will deepen our understanding of the development of a counselling relationship and its application to different professional fields.

The seminar is held in Italian and English and is open to everybody.

Topics covered and practically explored in this seminar:

• Deepening specific themes

  This year the thematic deepening will be based on three aspects that will allow us to enrich our vision of counselling: 

  Archetypal Narrative and Applied Mythology

  Does Mythology still have a meaning and value today? Already in the psychodynamic field (Jung, Hillman) a reflection on the depth and relevance of myth in our world today had begun. But the science of myth (Kerenyi, Otto, Zolla, Eliade) allows us today, through narratology, to deeply re-think the influence of archetypal structures within our narrative dimension. The science of myth then, within a counselling relationship, can become Applied Mythology and, through the study of the Archetypes, bring to life the depth and vitality of myth in our daily lives.

  Neuro-philosophy

  The mind is always at the centre of our attention as professionals in relationships. The development of Neuroscience has given impetus to research on the mind, but what the mind is in itself, how it works and above all what it’s relationship is with the brain, with its organic dimension, is the specific field of investigation of Neuro-philosophy. 

  Through a phenomenological approach to the mind and taking neurobiology into account we will try to discover the possibilities of the Relational Mind.

  Contemporary Philosophy and Deep Democracy

  The concept of deep democracy is at the core of Process Work. Moral and political philosophy has deeply analysed these issues and their relationship with the challenges of modernity. 

  We will therefore look at some of the main philosophical approaches that can help us to better understand these concepts. But since democracy must also be practiced, philosophy offers a very practical approach to reflection through the methods of Philosophical Practice that we will experiment in the classroom.

INFO AND TICKETS

The open seminar is open to all and costs € 120.

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SEMINAR REGISTRATION: To protect the privacy of participants, we will not send seminar registrations. However, if you are unable to attend, we will issue you a credit for attending a subsequent seminar.