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Using Gestalt Techniques to Promote Meaning Making in Trauma Survivors
Author(s) -
Copley Laura,
Carney Jolynn
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journal of humanistic counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.593
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2161-1939
pISSN - 2159-0311
DOI - 10.1002/johc.12145
Subject(s) - transformative learning , gestalt psychology , meaning (existential) , posttraumatic growth , psychology , perspective (graphical) , meaning making , psychotherapist , humanism , social psychology , epistemology , developmental psychology , political science , computer science , artificial intelligence , philosophy , neuroscience , law , perception
Researchers traditionally focus on harmful effects of traumatic events without examining potential transformative outcomes. We highlight posttraumatic growth (PTG) as an outcome, aligning with a humanistic approach that embodies a strength‐based perspective and nurturing of human capacity. We propose a trauma‐informed framework using gestalt techniques to promote correctional experiences and meaning making found in PTG.