Updating Psychotherapeutic Practices with Ancient Indigenous Wisdom
with Geral Blanchard, LPC, NCP, BCCPWebinar Overview
Through the aboriginal practice of storytelling, with minimal lecturing, Gerry will explain the Native American concept of Óriginal Instructions” as it pertains to today’s healing practices. It is a practical application of Kierkegaard’s notion of living our life forward by understanding it backward. As we create more and more sophisticated technologies, there is a tendency to conclude there is no validity to any other culture, or period of time, in which healers believed and acted differently. Yet, ancient cultures healed each other in accord with long established best practices that flowed with the rhythms of their natural environment.
Presenter: Geral Blanchard, LPC, NCP, BCCP
Host: David Prescott
Presentation Date: February 7, 2017
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Understand the Native concept of Original Instructions
- Understand that advancement of the psychotherapeutic art does not require moving past the past, but incorporating it.
- Understand what a reverential and ritual based practice can look like, without mimicking unfamiliar cultural practices.