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An Introductory Training Programme

In Family & Organisational Constellations

Coordinated by Chris Walsh & Catherine Ingram in Melbourne

17 full training days including 8 workshop days

COURSE AIM

To generate an educational experience whereby you can develop a good theoretical and practical basis for introducing systemic constellation work into your own work practices.

We aim to cover the most important core areas of systemic constellation work as well as attending as much as possible to special interests and needs of the individuals in the course.

PHILOSOPHY OF TRAINING

Dialogical basis of learning

Learning through doing and reflecting.

Reflecting through discussions

LEARNING PROCESSES

Lecture, Reflections and Discussions
Experiential exercises
Feedback
A buddy system of self directed learning between monthly training sessions
Learning self-awareness
Evolving personal style and creativity

PRE-REQUISITES FOR STUDENTS

To be already working in a field in which you can readily apply constellation work e.g. therapist, organisational consulting, teaching

COURSE NUMBERS

This course will be restricted to a maximum of 12 students. There will need to be at least 6 students enrolled at the outset for it to run.

COURSE STRUCTURE

INTRODUCTORY DAY

Getting to know each other, creating a safe learning environment and introduction to foundation concepts and attitudes

SUNDAY CONSTELLATION WORKSHOPS

These will be workshops attended by other people from the general community other than course participants. Chris Walsh will run his workshops on Saturday and Sunday. Course participants can negotiate an extra payment if they also wish to attend the Saturday.

MONDAY REFLECTIVE LEARNING SESSIONS:

Presentation by two students of their learnings based on the previous month's subject followed by group discussion and reflection.
Reflection on the previous days' constellation workshop in order to:

Learn about the systemic perspectives on parent/child relationships; couple relationships; blended families; illness (including mental); disability; suicide; traumatic injury; perpetrator/victim relationship; abortion & miscarriage; adoption; war; accidents; migration etc.

Review of the practice of phenomenology including exercises inviting self reflection
Introduction to homework reading and tasks for next session.

DATES

Monthly from July to November 2008 & February to April 2009

Total: 16 days plus one introductory day

• Sunday- Participating in Constellation workshop- 9.30am – 5.00pm

• Monday- Theory presented through reflections on workshop and presentation of core subjects- 10am-4pm

2008 Dates	July	August	Sept	Oct	Nov
Introductory	21	-	-	-	-
Workshop	27	24	14	12	23
Training	28	25	15	13	24

Specific dates are still to be arranged for the three trainings in 2009 in February March and April.

LOCATION

Sunday Workshops : Lower Plenty for Chris's workshops and Malvern for Catherine's workshops. Both in Melbourne metropolitan area
Monday reflective learning sessions: 806 Lygon St North Carlton (Corner of Fenwick St)

COST

$2200 covers all the above. To secure a place deposit of $500 due by May 30

Enrolments after May 30th 2008 will cost $2,400.00

You have to buy your own books.

Reading material will generally be made available as a computer file.

TO REGISTER INTEREST CONTACT:

Chris Walsh via Jenyce Boys at ph: (03) 9347 4300 email: jenyce@cwalsh.com.au

or Catherine Ingram at kany@alphalink.com.au

READING

Compulsory pre- reading:

‘Love's Hidden Symmetry' What makes Love Work in Relationships, Bert Hellinger with Gunthard Weber & Hunter Beaumont, 1998, Carl Auer.

Reading during Course

The Art and Practice of Family Constellations, Bertold Ulsamer 2002 Carl Auer

Other articles will be provided for reading during the course.

SYLLABUS DETAILS

This syllabus is a guide rather than a rigid structure. The breadth and depth to which we cover these topics will depend on the group itself and what material arises in the workshops.

Introductory day: Monday July 21

Getting to know each other
Creating a Safe Learning Environment
Introduction to foundation concepts and attitudes

Three levels of conscience.
Shame and belonging
Use of the concept of “soul” in this approach
Balance of Giving and Taking
Staying grounded while engaging the knowing field
Orders of helping 1

Session one:

Sunday Workshop : July27 with Catherine in Malvern

Monday Training: ORDERS OF LOVE - July 28, 806 Lygon St North Carlton

The natural structure and function that supports healthy functioning in families and other human organizations.

Bonding and Attachment

Entanglements

E.g. Parentification, Triangulations, Hidden loyalty, Identification

Effects of exclusion

Justice and Reconciliation

Orders of Helping 2

Session two :

Sunday Workshop : August 24 with Chris in Lower Plenty

Monday Training: PHENOMENOLOGY- August 25, 806 Lygon St North Carlton

Phenomenological Method

Cultivating open awareness

Awareness of own momentary physical state and influence on it – relaxation methods, breathing, posture, energy level

Acknowledging preconceptions

Awareness of own momentary emotional state - openness, vulnerability, shutting down, defence, the role of fear and love, expression or repression of feelings

Awareness of own mental space – judgements, opinions, blind spots, ethical stance <

Distinguishing real phenomenological insight from capricious fantasy

Integrating the phenomenological approach and traditional scientific enquiry

Session three:

Sunday Workshop : Sept 14 with Catherine in Malvern

Monday Training: THE ART AND PRACTICE (1) Sept 15, 806 Lygon St North Carlton

Initial interview

Attunement with the client within the Interpersonal Field

Awareness of the momentary emotional state of others and our possible influence on these

Awareness of the momentary physical state of others – breathing, posture, energy level

Congruency and contradictions expressed through speech, posture and behaviour

Solution orientation
Phenomenological approach
Forming and testing hypotheses using:

Intellectual understanding
Phenomenological insight

Drawing and using genograms
Introduction to working with individuals

Session four:

Sunday Workshop : Oct 12 with Chris, Lower Plenty

Monday Training: Oct 13, 806 Lygon St North Carlton

Session four & five: THE ART AND PRACTICE (2)

Group constellations (3 levels- const,holding circle, non-present );

Four levels of influence

The client
The constellation itself
The holding circle
Non present family /organisation members

Instructing Representatives & setting up

Reading spatial relations

Observing representatives (posture and emotional expression)

Questioning representatives and receiving their feedback

Extent and limits of representative perception

Stem sentences
Identifying entanglements

• Practising the solution i.e. coming to the point in a constellation where
a client can see something new e.g. kindness in the mother

Healing rituals

Exchanging representatives during a constellation

Monitoring trauma in representatives

De-roling reps

Practising solutions in everyday life

Session five:

Sunday Workshop : Nov 23 with Catherine in Malvern

Monday Training: Nov 24 at 806 Lygon St North Carlton

Effects of doing a constellation
Follow up of constellation
Revision & identification of special needs areas to be covered in session 7.

Session six: CONSTELLATION WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS - February 2009

Forming systemic hypotheses
Working with dolls or placemats
Constellation visualizations
Rituals in & out of session with the therapist
Integrating systemic constellation work with other modalities
Introduction to the interrupted reaching out movement

Session 7 : SPECIAL NEEDS AS IDENTIFIED BY THE GROUP IN SESSION 5 – March 2009

Session 8: REVISION & WHERE TO FROM NOW? – April 2009