67th Annual Conference

Friday, February 26

Morning Workshops

10:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.

Workshop 48

Mirroring in Groups: Providing a Sustaining and Nurturing Environment for Conflict Resolution

Chair:

Sima Ariam, Ph.D., CGP, Private Practice, New York, New York

This workshop will provide a group experience where members can explore the power of the mirrors and mirroring in group. How the group as "a hall of mirrors" with multiple reflections and mirroring can allow members to become more aware of their defenses and identify denied parts of the self.

experiential-sharing of work experiences-didactic-demonstration

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

1. Define and understand the concept of mirroring in groups and how it relates to attachment theory and neurology.

2. Observe the role of the leader in creating a milieu of nurturing environment.

3. Demonstrate how the role of the collective wisdom of the members as multiple observers, interpreters, and maturational agents contributes to the development of self awareness conflict resolution and emotional growth.

Course References:

Foulkes, S. (1964). Therapeutic Group Analysis. London: George Allen & Unwin.

Pines, M. (1984). Reflection on Mirroring. International Review of Psychoanalysis, (11:27 - 42).

Marshall, R. J. (2006). Suppose there where no Mirrors: converging concept of mirroring CMPS/modern Psychoanalysis, Vol. 31, No2.

Iacoboni, M. (2008). Mirroring People: The new science of how we connect with others, Ferrar, Straus and Giroux, New York and London.