Course structure

This module focuses on the personal development of the therapist. The module includes identifying and developing essential capacities for healthy relating as well as inquiring into the contextual influences that support and constrain us. The module is based on relational gestalt principles providing students with a “lived experience” of the relational gestalt approach. Core learning opportunities will be provided in explorations of the student's experience through personal and interpersonal inquiry and the group process.

This module focuses on the personal development of the therapist. The module includes identifying and developing essential capacities for healthy relating as well as inquiring into the contextual influences that support and constrain us. The module is based on relational gestalt principles providing students with a “lived experience” of the relational gestalt approach. Core learning opportunities will be provided in explorations of the student's experience through personal and interpersonal inquiry and the group process.

This module provides the practice methodology for Relational Gestalt Therapy (RGT). The module develops the application of gestalt principles to the practice of counselling and integrates core gestalt concepts such as field theory, phenomenology and dialogue and begins to map these alongside more traditional and evidence-based approaches to mental health.

This module focuses on practising relational gestalt ideas and methods. The module provides opportunities for micro-skills development in small practice groups. Specific micro-skills related to the basic counselling practice, Relational principles and gestalt methodology are practised with peer and faculty feedback. The feedback process in the practice groups provides an opportunity for students to integrate their theoretical and methodological knowledge with their practice.

These modules focus on specialist gestalt practice. In first-year students are invited into a 2-day process: Personal abilities of the therapist. In the second year, the focus shifts to exploring taking up the role of therapist and thinking about relational gestalt practice in the clinic setting. Students will also do a module in Culturally sensitive practice.

This module focuses on the personal development of the psychotherapist. The module includes students being engaged in experiences that develop essential capacities for dialogic relation as well as understanding and integrating their self-experience with relation to their core organising themes. The module is based on relational principles, illustrates gestalt ideas and demonstrates gestalt methods providing students with a “lived experience” of the relational gestalt approach. Core learning opportunities will be provided through exploration of the students' experience on a personal, relationship and group level.

This module focuses on the central theoretical underpinnings of Relational Gestalt Therapy (RGT). The module creates opportunities for students to discover the essence of relational philosophy and translate these into practice. The module is based on key gestalt theory and relational principles. Emphasis is given to the theory that informs both the core ideas and the methodology of a relational gestalt approach to counselling.This module focuses on the foundation principles of relational gestalt theory. The module explores relational principles as the foundation from which gestalt theory emerges, as well as all core gestalt theory and related concepts. The breadth of relational philosophy is condensed into a range of practice principles that encompass the core elements of the gestalt approach. Emphasis is given to the theory that informs both the core ideas and the methods of the relational gestalt approach to psychotherapy.

This module provides the methodological framework of Relational Gestalt Therapy (RGT). The module integrates relational principles, gestalt theory and methods, common factors of evidence-based practice and mental health practitioner competencies. The module provides an opportunity for students to deepen their investigation into psychotherapy processes and ethical considerations. Students inquire into how each psychotherapy process is influenced by their core organising themes. This integrative approach helps students to better understand how their personal experience organises their professional practice.

This module focuses on practicing relational gestalt ideas and methods. The module provides opportunities for advanced skill development in small practice and supervision groups. Specific micro-skills are reinforced but with a new focus on identifying and working with emerging themes and psychotherapy processes. Relational principles and gestalt methodology are highlighted and practised in small groups with coaching and live supervision.

This module focuses on a specialist application of gestalt practice in the clinical setting. The focus is on working with specific mental health complexities such as trauma.

This module focuses on an application of Relational Gestalt Therapy (RGT). It is a residential training event facilitated by a GTA faculty or a guest trainer with expertise in a specialist area of counselling and psychotherapy practice. This is a whole-of-school event.