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La intuición cosmoteándrica Panikkariana como propuesta para resolver el inmanentismo antropocéntrico
Authors: Totumo Mejías Carlos Alexander
Published: June 2023

El objetivo del presente artículo es sistematizar los problemas contemporáneos que el inmanentismo antropocéntrico ha planteado a la vivencia salutífera de la fe cristiana y a la plenitud del ser humano. El Papa Francisco afirma en diferentes documentos que este inmanentismo se concreta en dos teorías: el neognosticismo y el neopelagianismo. La intuición cosmoteándrica de Raimon Panikkar aporta propuestas de solución a dichos problemas. Para Panikkar Dios-Hombre-Cosmos están interrelacionados armónicamente. Absolutizar uno de los polos de la realidad lleva a la destrucción del hombre y el mundo, así como a la desfiguración del carácter personal de Dios.
Gelebte Demokratie
Authors: Weber Nikolai , Bardakci Sevgi , Blaha Georg
Published: June 2023

Demokratie Lernen ist essenziell für die demokratische Sozialisation junger Menschen. Für die Be­tei­li­gung an Demokratie sind jedoch gewisse Kompetenzen erforderlich, die gelernt werden können. Schu­len eignen sich als Lernort, um diese Kompetenzen zu üben. Demokratische Strukturen in der Schule kön­nen Demokratie erfahrbar machen und zum Demokratiebewusstsein junger Menschen beitragen. Die­se unterteilen sich in Österreich in gesetzlich vorgeschriebene und freiwillige demokratische Struk­tu­ren im Rahmen der Schulautonomie. Zu den freiwilligen demokratischen Strukturen in der Schule ge­hören unter anderem das Schüler*innenparlament und der Klassenrat. Entscheidet sich die Schul­lei­tung, den Klassenrat möglichst breit in der Schule einzuführen, kann daraus ein Schul­ent­wick­lungs­pro­zess werden.
Demokratische Werte als Fundament demokratiepädagogischer Formate in einer Schuldemokratie
Authors: Gras Juliana , Rapp Hilke
Published: June 2023

Angesichts einer zunehmend gefährdeten Demokratie wird Demokratiebildung verstärkt forciert. Dabei herrscht Konsens darüber, dass Demokratie gelernt und gelebt werden muss. An Schule als einer Institution, die (fast) alle Kinder und Jugendlichen erreicht, wird diese Aufgabe deutlich herangetragen. Lehrpersonen haben den Auftrag, Demokratiebildung/-pädagogik umzusetzen und so Schule zu einem Lernort für Demokratie werden zu lassen. Eine Vielzahl demokratiepädagogischer Programme und Formate soll hierfür dienlich sein. Insbesondere der Klassenrat erfreut sich großer Beliebtheit. Der Beitrag verfolgt unter Einbezug empirischer Studien die These, dass diese Programme nur bedingt zu einer demokratischen Schulkultur beitragen, wenn – ausgehend von Deweys Verständnis von Demokratie als Herrschafts-, Gesellschaft- und Lebensform (1916) – die grundlegenden demokratischen Werte, wie sie insbesondere im ,gewöhnlichen‘ Unterricht zu tragen kommen (sollen), nicht gegeben sind.
Natur & Kultur X
Authors: Sippl Carmen
Published: June 2023

Ausgerechnet ein Schulstreik hat die Weltöffentlichkeit auf die enge Verbindung von Schule und Demo­kratie aufmerksam gemacht. Weil sie wollte, dass ihre um die Welt im Klimawandel besorgte Stimme gehört wird, griff die schwedische Schülerin Greta Thunberg zu diesem drastischen Mittel. Dabei gehört Demokratie in die Schule, nicht erst, seit das Recht auf Unterricht und Bildung in der Menschenrechtskonvention der Vereinten Nationen festgeschrieben ist: Schule ist der Lernort für Demokratie. Dieser Beitrag zeigt auf, welchen Rahmen die 17 UN-Nachhaltigkeitsziele (SDGs) für gelebte Schuldemokratie bieten. Schule und Demokratie haben gemeinsam, dass sie Kulturformen sind. Um die Rolle der Kulturellen Bildung für Schuldemokratie im Zeichen der SDGs zu veranschau­lichen, dient eine Nussschale als Beispiel.
Die ruthenische Schule im österreichischen Galizien als Grundstein der ukrainischen Nationalbewegung
Authors: Shutka Bogdan
Published: June 2023

Während um das Jahr 1914 nur rund 20 % der Ukrainer*innen in der Donaumonarchie lebten, ge­nos­sen sie, im Vergleich zu ihren Landsleuten im Russischen Reich, weitgehende Rechte und Freiheiten. Der erleichterte Zugang zur elementaren Bildung spielte hier eine ausschlaggebende Rolle, deren Aus­wirkungen bis heute zu spüren sind. Etwa 2500 Volksschulen in Ostgalizien boten Bauernkindern eine Ausbildung und machte sie zu Bürger*innen eines Landes, das es nicht geben durfte – der Ukraine. Aus den einfachen Dorfschulen entstand eine Zivilgesellschaft mit einer Reihe von Organisationen, Verei­nen, Aktivist*innen und künftigen Held*innen. Deren Engagement diente nicht nur der Förderung der eigenen Kultur, sondern half, diese auch im turbulenten 20. Jahrhundert zu erhalten.
Generative adversarial network for load data generation: Türkiye energy market case
Authors: YILMAZ Bilgi
Published: June 2023

Load modeling is crucial in improving energy efficiency and saving energy sources. In the last decade, machine learning has become favored and has demonstrated exceptional performance in load modeling. However, their implementation heavily relies on the quality and quantity of available data. Gathering sufficient high-quality data is time-consuming and extremely expensive. Therefore, generative adversarial networks (GANs) have shown their prospect of generating synthetic data, which can solve the data shortage problem. This study proposes GAN-based models (RCGAN, TimeGAN, CWGAN, and RCWGAN) to generate synthetic load data. It focuses on Türkiye's electricity load and generates realistic synthetic load data. The educated synthetic load data can reduce prediction errors in load when combined with recorded data and enhance risk management calculations.
Las finanzas descentralizadas o los criptoactivos de última generación
Authors: Gorjón Sergio
Published: June 2023

Motivación

Este artículo tiene por objeto servir de introducción al mundo de las finanzas descentralizadas (DeFi). Para ello, se centra en explicar, de manera simplificada, las características principales de este fenómeno y sus casos de uso más comunes, así como los riesgos más destacados.

Ideas principales

•DeFi es uno de los desarrollos más recientes del espacio de los criptoactivos y, a su vez, el segmento en el que se han concentrado los recientes episodios de crisis registrados en el sector. Se trata de un ecosistema complejo que, no obstante, es todavía mayormente endógeno y, por tanto, con limitada interacción con la economía real.

•El grado de descentralización efectiva de las DeFi es menor de lo publicitado. Sus beneficios reales son limitados, mientras que sus potenciales riesgos resultan considerables. Aunque estos últimos no difieren sustancialmente de los habituales en el sector financiero tradicional, sus orígenes, velocidad de propagación y escala pueden ser muy distintos, lo que condiciona el margen de actuación de las autoridades.

•Aunque el esfuerzo policy y regulatorio se concentra, por el momento, en los criptoactivos clásicos, existe un debate creciente acerca de la posible combinación de medidas que mejor podría contribuir a mitigar los perjuicios de las DeFi. En los próximos años se esperan acciones más concretas a este respecto.
Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward occupational hygiene among workers at some medium-sized industrial and handicraft facilities in Hue city
Authors: Nguyen Thanh Gia , Hoang Thi Thuy Anh , Nguyen Dinh Minh Man , Nguyen Thi Khoa Nhu , Nguyen Minh Tu , Tran Binh Thang , Le Dinh Duong , Dang Thi Anh Thu
Published: June 2023

Objective: This study aimed to describe the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) towards occupational hygiene among workers in medium-sized industrial and handicraft establishments in Hue city and identify the factors related to their KAP. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2019 to June 2020, involving 400 workers from 12 medium-sized industrial and handicraft facilities in Hue City. Results: The results showed that only 21.3% of the workers had good knowledge about occupational hygiene, 62.2% of them had good attitude, and 45.8% of them had good practices. Factors related to knowledge included marital status, type of occupation, and seniority (p<0.05). Factors related to attitude included age and form of work (p<0.05). Factors related to practice included gender, age, seniority, and break time (p<0.05). Conclusions: Overall, the KAP on occupational hygiene among workers was found to be inadequate. Therefore, it is recommended to conduct more regular training sessions to improve their KAP toward occupational hygiene and provide more reasonable rest regimes for workers
Online health information-seeking behavior (HISB) about COVID-19 among students of Hanoi Medical University, Vietnam
Authors: Le Thi Thao Linh , Dang Cong Son , Nguyen Thi Huong Thao , Pham Thi Dieu Linh , Tran Linh Thao , Phan Thanh Hai , Le Xuan Hung
Published: June 2023

Objective: To describe the online COVID-19 information seeking of Hanoi Medical University students and associated factors. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study with 308 participants. Chi-square test and Poisson regression were applied. Results: The majority (94.16%) of participants utilized the internet to seek COVID-19 information. Descriptions of this disease (91.72%) were the most desired information for knowledge or curiosity (75.52%). Government sources were most commonly used (75.17%) because of trustworthiness (53.45%). Few of the subjects (16.9%) discussed COVID-19 information with doctors, but doctors were principally interested in that information (79.59%). The total eHEALS score of participants is relatively high (30.29 ± 4.52). There were significant differences between genders in asking doctors about online COVID-19 information (face-to-face communication). Poisson regression analysis shows that a higher eHEALS score was associated with the level of interest of doctors. Conclusion: These findings contribute to our understanding of seeking online information on COVID-19 of Hanoi Medical University students.
Current status of policies and Conditions to ensure the operation of school health in Vietnam
Authors: Nguyen Thi Hong Diem , Nguyen Thanh Van , Nguyen Huy Nga
Published: June 2023

Background: Good health care and education for students promotes the improvement of the quality of the country's future human resources. School health has received the attention of the Party and the Government as reflected in laws, resolutions, and decisions facilitating the legal framework in the implementation. However, there are still many difficulties and challenges in the implementation. This paper reviews existing policies and guidelines on school health in Vietnam; assesses the implementation of school health activities, difficulties, and challenges in the implementation. Methods: Descriptive study design combining desk review, and qualitative and quantitative methods were applied. In-depth interviews and focus group discussions with leaders of health sectors, education sectors, home affairs, and social insurance sectors at commune, district, and provincial levels; School administrators, school health staff at all levels of education from kindergarten, primary school, and secondary school, and high school have been implemented in 5 provinces of 5 regions of Vietnam. Results: The policy documents on school health in Vietnam have been issued quite fully, which were the legal basis for localities to perform well. However, there were still many difficulties and challenges due to gaps in regulations on conditions to ensure the operation of school health. Survey results in 05 provinces in 2017 with 5.540 schools at all levels show that: 89.9% of schools have school health staff; 56.5% of the schools have school-based health staff and the rest is contracted. The rate of non-medical school staff is 37.5%. Regarding the benefits and regimes of schools, health staff is facing many difficulties. The training was implemented annually; however, the training quality is not enough. The budget for investment in school health activities is still difficult, not meeting the demand. Conclusions: the legal documents were adequate to facilitate the implementation of school health activities. However, there are still many difficulties and challenges in some localities and schools in the implementation. Therefore, it is necessary to promulgate policies more practical. The coordination between the health and education sectors was still not close and lacked consistency and synchronization.
PENGUKURAN WAKTU STANDAR KERJA PADA STASIUN KERJA POTONG MATERIAL PADA PERUSAHAAN KT MENGGUNAKAN METODE SNAPBACK
Authors: Aprianto Teguh
Published: June 2023

Perusahaan KT merupakan sebuah perusahan yang bergerak di bidang kerajinan tangan. Produksi beragam tas dan kotak yang terbuat dari anyaman pandan dan enceng gondok. Target produksi 1200 produksi per bulan. Keberlanjutan perusahaan jasa atau industri sangat bergantung pada tenaga kerjanya. Oleh karena itu, sangat penting bagi bisnis dapat menempatkan prioritas tinggi pada keadaan dan kemampuan karyawannya untuk menyelesaikan tugas yang diberikan oleh bisnis. Setiap orang memiliki kapasitas unik untuk melaksanakan pekerjaan yang ada. Perencanaan dan penjadwalan proses produksi melalui perhitungan waktu standar sangat terkait dengan peningkatan kualitas, kinerja, dan produktivitas karena waktu standar dapat dicapai oleh operator untuk menyelesaikan tugas sesuai dengan jadwal dan kualitas yang telah ditetapkan. Permintaan yang semakin meningkat permasalahanpun timbul, diantaranya perusahaan tidak dapat menyelesaikan target permintaan, tidak mengetahui secara pasti seberapa besar kemampuan atau kapasitas produksi yang mereka miliki, tidak mengetahui secara tepat berapa waktu yang diperlukanntuk pembuatan satu produk dari awal sampai akhir, dan tidak terdapat standar waktu tetap operator untuk menyelesaikan satu buah produk. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada stasiun kerja potong material. Metode penelitian menggunakan metode snap back. Hasil penelitian pada stasiun kerja potong pada perusahaan KT diperoleh performance rating sebesar 1,17, kelonggaran pada stasiun kerja potong 24,27% yang terdiri dari kebutuhan pribadi sebesar 8,42%, fatigue sebesar 3,5%, dan keterlambatan 12,35%. Waktu normal stasiun kerja potong sebesar 6,23 menit dan waktu standar 8,27 menit.
Epidemiologic characterization of cases of arbovirosis transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus Aedes reported in indigenous Brazilians
Authors: Oliveira Vinícius José de , Borges Fernanda Vianna , Gomes Wytter Rodrigues Velasco , Oliveira Bruna dos Santos , Silva Maria Vitória Gilvan da , Fonseca Samantha Luiza Soriano da , Tavares Maria Vitória Gonçalves , Araújo Pedro Barros , Strack Anna Luiza Filsner Dias , Borges Allyne Silveira , Souza Maria Victoria Pereira de , Paim Amanda de Paula , Carvalho Eduardo Rodrigues , Antunes Robson Carlos
Published: June 2023

This article aims to describe the epidemiological aspects of arbovirosis transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus Aedes in indigenous Brazilians. It is an epidemiologic, descriptive, quantitative, and cross-sectional study. The object of study of this research was the epidemiological aspects of dengue (2016-2021), chikungunya fever (2017-2021), and Zika (2016-2021) in Brazilian indigenous people. Data were collected from the database of the Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação (Sinan) database. 13.871 cases of dengue, 2.004 cases of Chikungunya fever, and 1.239 cases of Zika were reported. The state with the highest prevalence of dengue cases is Mato Grosso do Sul, Chikungunya fever is Ceará, and Zika is Bahia. The most affected by the arboviruses studied are women with a high school education and between 20 and 59 years of age. Arboviruses were diagnosed by the criterion of clinical-epidemiologic confirmation, and cure was the most common evolution.
Deliberateness and spontaneity in Gestalt therapy practice
Authors: Albino Macaluso Mercurio
Published: June 2023

Abstract: The present work aims to describe the different ways of acting in Gestalt therapy. The author distinguishes two activities, one deliberate and the other spontaneous. Within deliberate therapeutic activity he further distinguishes work on the individual and work on the relationship. Both classical Gestalt therapy and the relational orientation that Gestalt therapy has developed today encompass deliberate and spontaneous therapy action. The two perspectives are not irreconcilable, but complementary, integrating each other. Keywords: subjectivity, relationship, field, deliberateness, spontaneity, meeting.
Attachment Theory: Some Implications for Gestalt Therapy
Authors: Harris Neil
Published: June 2023

"Abstract: Attachment theory has been developed over the last fifty years as one way of understanding the foundations of our capacity and need to make and sustain relationships. It has made an important contribution, not only to the way that we view the development of the earliest relationships in our lives, but also to our understanding of the processes of separation and loss. The implications for psychotherapy in general are becoming clearer, and in this article specific attention is paid to ways in which it may be useful for Gestalt therapists to be mindful of key attachment concepts, how they may emerge in our work, and how they may be used therapeutically. Key words: Attachment theory, Gestalt therapy, therapeutic relationship."
Dialogue analysis of a filmed Gestalt therapy session: an introduction to a method
Authors: Chew-Helbig Nicole
Published: June 2023

"Abstract: Psychotherapy process research takes us beyond answering the question, ‘does psychotherapy work?’ This area of research aims to study the hows and whats that happen within the psychotherapeutic session that potentiate change. The psychotherapeutic dialogue is an important source of data for psychotherapy process research. Micro- analyses of dialogical turns within the therapeutic session support the understanding of the therapeutic method. This paper introduces the Helbig Method of Dialogue Analysis. This method is founded upon four pillars: 1) that dialogue is implicit action between persons that is supported by explicit verbally uttered content; 2) that the individual’s mode of interaction within the dialogical dyad reflects the person’s relationship patterns; 3) that dialogue is an intersubjective process that leads to the development of new intersubjective configurations; and 4) that the observer-researcher’s phenomenological involvement plays a part in the analytical process. In this study, Bob Resnick’s video-recorded Gestalt therapy session entitled ‘A Rose on the Grave of my Family’ was selected. The transcription of the session was coded using the instrument, the Core Conflictual Relationship Theme – Leipzig/Ulm. Results obtained from this study are quantified graphical representations of the developing relationship between therapist and client. Simple to operate, scalable and practical, this method is designed for use by therapists and researchers who are interested in tracking, comparing and/or contrasting the developing psychotherapeutic alliance in a single or in multiple psychotherapy sessions. Keywords: psychotherapy process research, dialogue analysis, psychotherapeutic alliance, Gestalt therapy."
Diversifying the ground: personal, empirical, theoretical, and clinical perspectives on Gestalt contact boundary phenomena in gay men
Authors: Levine Alexander
Published: June 2023

"Abstract: This article is meant to be an integrative experience with the goal of increasing the reader’s understanding of and competency with the practice of Gestalt therapy with gay men and the use of Gestalt contact boundary phenomena in conceptualising the intersections between gender and sexual orientation. The article begins with my personal journey of coming out of the closet, followed by my research on gender roles, gender role conflict, and internalised homophobia in gay men and the significant (and unexpected) results found. I also propose a three-stage Gestalt theoretical model of the coming out process, covering important field conditions and contact boundary phenomena. Concluding with clinical suggestions, this article offers the chance for readers to immerse themselves in the personal, empirical, theoretical, and clinical aspects of the coming out journey in gay men. Although the focus is on working with and conceptualising gay male clients, the ideas discussed in this article can also be used to increase your own self-awareness in addition to better under- standing the complexities of gender and sexual orientation in other client populations. Key words: gay, LGBTQ, internalised homophobia, gender role, gender role conflict, sexual orientation, Gestalt therapy, coming out."
The Client-Therapist Relationship: An Action Research Approach Part I
Authors: Barber Paul
Published: June 2023

"Abstract: This case study researches the development of therapeutic intimacy through the eyes, feelings and mutual experiences of a therapist and client within the medium of a therapeutic relationship. Most research into the therapeutic relationship, has to date, been performed through the therapist's review of clinical notes - in isolation from the client, or through a client's review of therapy via numerous rating scales - in isolation from the therapist. The dialogical nature of this paper reverses this trend. Although the therapy lasted some five years, this paper addresses only the first three months. Th~oughout we narrate what happens, while reflecting upon and mapping the relational dynamics that unfold. Essentially, the approach described here is a Gestalt one, attending to relationship, experimentation, and immediacy. Psychodynamic influences are also seen when we examine the effects of transference and unconscious process, and humanistic and transpersonal influences are discernable when a valuing of the human condition and symbolic phenomena above and beyond the self are explored. Periodically, hindsight is shared under the heading of 'reflections'. Key words: therapy as research; therapeutic intimacy; action research; case study; gestalt; beginnings; relationship; collaborative inquiry; being; authenticity."
Anthropocentrism, animism and the Anthropocene: decentring the human in psychology
Authors: Adams Matthew
Published: June 2023

"This article explores the role of anthropocentric ideology, and belief systems in hampering effective individual and collective responses to ecological crises. In the context of the Anthropocene, it considers how anthropocentrism is culturally widespread and habitually reproduced across a range of practices. However, to avoid overly deterministic readings of the power of anthropocentrism, the article considers how humancentred ways of thinking and working are being challenged in many areas of life. It focuses on psychology, psychotherapy and related disciplines, drawing on examples of research, professional practice and everyday life that are actively questioning anthropocentrism. It considers if and how therapeutic practices can engage with human healing whilst meaningfully shifting the focus to the ways in which human health and well-being is entangled with other-than-humans. The article then critically considers whether an animist worldview can effectively frame an alternative to anthropocentrism, exploring if and how animism can be appropriately understood within a non-Indigenous and everyday context. The article concludes by reflecting on the wider ethical and political challenge for psychology of actively unlearning anthropocentrism. Keywords animism, Anthropocene, anthropocentrism, Indigenous Knowledge, posthumanism, trans-species"
Why aren’t we talking about climate change? Defences in the therapy room
Authors: Macagnino Trudi
Published: June 2023

Increased attention is being given to the psychological impact of climate change, often termed eco-anxiety, which is predicted to increase and be widespread. Despite this, therapists and clients do not frequently discuss this in their sessions. Indirect side-mentions may be made by clients but these are often not opened up for further exploration. This paper outlines findings from narrative interviews with therapists and clients that show both are defended in sessions against potentially overwhelming feelings. A variety of mechanisms including unconscious individual, organisational and social defences are observed. I draw on the concepts of containment, transitional space and the therapeutic third help to understand these dynamics. Findings suggest that therapists need training and to have worked through their own anxieties regarding climate change in order to work effectively and safely with clients around this issue. I conclude that therapy needs to be re-visioned as a psycho-social endeavour. Keywords eco-anxiety, psychotherapy, unconscious defences, social defences, psycho-social methods, thematic analysis, narrative interviews, containment, therapeutic third, transitional space
The body as a ‘vehicle’ of our being in the world. Somatic experience in Gestalt therapy
Authors: Spagnuolo Lobb Margherita
Published: June 2023

"Abstract: This article analyses somatic experience in the frame of reference of Gestalt epistemology, in its phenomenological, relational and aesthetic aspects. These ‘roots’ of the idea of somatic experience lead the therapist to focus his attention, on a therapeutic level, on the movement which the therapist and the client co-create with their complementary intentionalities. The article revisits concepts such as integration, self-function, holism, aggression, and support for the now-for-next in the light of somatic experience. It also provides clinical examples of the various forms of suffering of the body-in-contact, from anxiety disorders to desensitisation, and psychosomatic disturbances. Finally, it describes a few fundamental therapeutic competences which are needed for a successful Gestalt work on the body. Key words: body therapy, movement, Gestalt psychotherapy, phenomenology of the body-in- contact, anxiety disorders, desensitisation, psychosomatic disturbances, now-for-next."
Living with Dying
Authors: Evans Ken
Published: June 2023

"Editor's Note: The following is an edited and shortened version of the Second Annual Mariarme Fry Lecture, published by kind permission of the Lecture's organisen. These lectures honm the life and work of Marianne Fry, the noted and much loved British and German Gestalt trainer, who died in 1998. Their purpose is to explore the relationship between Gestalt therapy and spirituality, an exploration of central concern to Marianne Fry. Ken Evans' lecture is a remarkable description of his wife's (Mairi's) struggle with am, her extraordinary courage and commitment to exploring fully what was mcurring for her at every stage, their joint preparation for her death, and the final parting between them. It is a compehg account about dying consciously. The realism of this chronicle stands in sharp contrast to the secrecy, deflections, fear, and denial that frequently fluround dying and also cancer as an illness. As Mairi's life ebbs away, Ken and Mairi 'trust the process"" contact continues, and love deepens. In publishing parts of this unforgettable lecture and first hand account, by a leading figure in the Gestalt community in Britain, we readers are privileged to share in the experience of living with dymg. We thank Ken Em for his openness and generous willingness to share what happened with us. As he himself recognises, his therapy and Gestalt background provided support for him to remain open to the full emotional intensity of the wen=, Kq words: dying, cancer, contact, Buddhism."
Gestalt therapy, anthropocentrism, and the family of things
Authors: Skelding Mark , Tudor Keith , Price-Robertson Rhys
Published: June 2023

In the context of the world’s numerous ecological crises, in this article we consider how Gestalt theory can help or hinder the change from an anthropocentric to an ecocentric perspective in and for therapy. In particular, we examine some of the theoretical entanglements of Gestalt therapy in the very anthropocentric worldview that lies at the root of our current ecological crises. In response to this, we argue that Gestalt therapy could both expand and decentre self by drawing on ideas and methods that position humans as but one member of a vast ecological ‘family of things’. Keywords Gestalt therapy, self, organism, contact cycle, anthropocentrism, field theory, more-than-human world, climate change
Watching my ‘personal film’, or configuring an image-like symbolic process representation
Authors: Theodorou Petros
Published: June 2023

"Abstract: The continuum of our life processes is transformed in personal figural experience by awareness. Experience is always more or less conscious, yet it is affected by ‘unseen’, unconscious processes running in the ground. During the figural sharpening and the evolvement of the contact cycle, just when awareness appears, there is an image-like, spontaneously-emerging representation, the ‘personal film’. It could phenomenologically be the symbolisation of the field in motion, as it is reorganised through an organism/environment contact episode. It carries in its structure imprints of both our conscious (figural) and unconscious (ground) processes, and thus it can be a comple- mentary tool in any kind of process and awareness work. This article is a Gestalt configuration of the personal film concept. Key words: personal film, basic awareness, full awareness, figure/ground configuration, image-like representation, process symbolising, process continuum, time sense, conscious and unconscious process."
Self-esteem, compassion and self-compassion: from individualism to connectedness
Authors: Staemmler Frank-M.
Published: June 2023

"Editor’s note: This article is a revised version of a lecture given at the Winter Residential Training Program of the Pacific Gestalt Institute in March 2012, Santa Barbara, CA. Abstract: In recent years, Western science and psychotherapy research have begun to discover what has been a long tradition in Buddhism: on the one hand, the striving for high self- esteem supports individualist and narcissistic tendencies and brings about a number of risks. On the other hand, it is increasingly recognised that compassionate acts and expressions enhance the wellbeing of others as well as that of the compassionate person. Moreover, it has been shown that the compassion one feels for oneself has positive emotional effects and boosts a person’s resilience. Key words: compassion, connectedness, emotional regulation, individualism, resilience, self- compassion, self-esteem."
Relational Gestalt therapy as a potential psychology of liberation from oppressive social forces
Authors: Hosemans Dominic
Published: June 2023

Abstract: The essence of relational Gestalt therapy, according to Goodman, rests within political activism and social critique. Thus, a discussion of relational Gestalt therapy as a potential psychology of liberation invariably implies a critique of mainstream psychology. Essentially, an idea is clarified through differentiation with what it is not. Psychology embedded within a positivist paradigm, in attempting to understand universal human nature as distinct from the phenomenological field in which the individual is situated, makes a series of assumptions that are rarely questioned within the mainstream psychological literature. Consequently, a theory of human nature as ahistorical and apolitical becomes a form of oppression in service of those with power. Furthermore, the generally accepted theory of human nature has implications for ‘best practice’ in psychotherapy in treating deviations to such nature, with these deviations regarded as ‘mental disorders’. The article concludes that potentially establishing relational Gestalt therapy as an ‘evidence-based practice’ should not be the only direction the Gestalt community takes, but also focusing attention towards political activism and a critique of social theory in order to effect real change within the world. Keywords: relational Gestalt therapy, positivist psychology, evidence-base, power, political activism, critique of social theory.
The Now is not what it used to be . . . The meaning of time in Gestalt therapy or the times of meaning in Gestalt therapy
Authors: Staemmler Frank-M.
Published: June 2023

"Abstract: This paper is based on a keynote lecture that was given at the biannual conference of the Gestaltterapeutisk Forum in Copenhagen on March 26, 2011. Therefore it includes some special references to Denmark and Søren Kierkegaard. The title of the conference was ‘The Now: The Meaning of Time in Gestalt Therapy’. The author investigates the question, how the Now can be understood in ways that are in accordance with Gestalt therapy’s roots in phenomenology, Gestalt psychology, and holism. He points out that temporality and mean- ing-making are closely linked together, which leads to the idea that there is no absolute Now. Instead, it is proposed that the duration of a respective Now should be defined with respect to the complexity of the meaning that is to be created. A holarchy of Nows is proposed, in which ‘individual sensory Nows’, an ‘integrated sensory Now’, a ‘semantic Now’, a ‘situational Now’, and a ‘hermeneutic Now’ are inherently interrelated. Key words: Gestalt psychology, holism, meaning, now, phenomenology, time."
From roundabout to seesaw: Gestalt therapists working with partners of people who suffer with addiction
Authors: Darvasi David
Published: June 2023

"Abstract: As a practising Gestalt counsellor, I noticed that I had an increasing number of clients who are not misusing substances themselves but are partners of people who do. I was struck by how little dialogue there is around this generally in the field of counselling and psychotherapy. The main support available to partners of people with addictions is support groups, but there is little understanding or consensus on how they may be understood and best supported in the counselling room. A UK-based research group contrasted six different perspectives on understanding the dynamic between partner and substance- misusing other, which were co-dependency, psychodynamic, systems, stress-coping, feminist, and community (Velleman, Copello and Maslin, 1998). Looking at this from a Gestalt therapy theory perspective has generally remained unexplored. This small-scale research paper is a result of dialogues I had with three Gestalt therapists who have had experience supporting a partner of a person who suffers with addiction. An overarching image emerged out of these conversations which I will use to describe the process these Gestalt therapists have gone through with their clients, in the hope of initiating dialogue around this, in and outside of the Gestalt community. Keywords: co-dependency, affected family members (AFMs), addiction, Gestalt therapy, Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), confluence, creative indifference."
Drawing on Gestalt concepts to cast light on structural racism in psychotherapy training centres and its enactment in the shared spaces between us
Authors: Beirne Sharon
Published: June 2023

In the current, highly-charged climate of institutionalised racial inequity, this paper is a response to frequent misunderstandings of how structural racism operates within our profession and spawns hindrances to dialogue. The paper illuminates some of the deep-rooted characteristics of structural racism and exemplifies the ways in which it manifests within the psychotherapy field, with reference to the Gestalt modality. Several Gestalt concepts will be drawn on to explicate enacted racism. The paper highlights the need for racial-oppression awareness and phenomenologicalcentred dialogue; for a reshaping of the very structures of our training institutes, by way of long-overdue policy change that integrates these themes into curriculums, along with proactive delivery of this in training. It feels important for me to emphasize that this paper is not a criticism of Gestalt theory itself, but rather it is an exploration of what happens in the application of that theory when it comes to the race-relational space. Keywords structural racism, white privilege and supremacy, aggression, receptiveness to the unknown, time, intergenerationality, racialised-body process, trauma, resilience, healing, figure/ground perception, gaffes, context
Working With The Field
Authors: Francis Ty
Published: June 2023

"Abstract Gestalt is a holistic epistemology, based on field theory. What does this mean in practice? How can we move to a more experiential notion of the field rather than intellectually engage with a conceptual model? This article focuses on how organisational consultants can consciously develop more field-sensitive professional practices. It also explores intuition as a natural field phenomenon. Implications and applications for a different approach to management and organisational development are considered. Key words: field, field theory, felt sense, holism, systems, intuition, presence, embodiment, organisations."
Atmospheres as media of transgenerational transmission. ‘Children and pet dogs understand everything, especially that which is not spoken.’ (Dolto, 1988)
Authors: Francesetti Gianni
Published: June 2023

Over the last two decades, the exploration of transgenerational phenomena has been supported by studies on infant development, epigenetics and trauma. In clinical work it is important, at times essential, to consider more than two generations in order to give meaning to what is happening to us and to our clients as well as to support the therapeutic process. We know that what happened to previous generations is transmitted to subsequent ones, but we need a better understanding of how transgenerational legacies are passed on and how they emerge in therapeutic processes. Building on a phenomenological and Gestalt perspective, and so on a conception of the self as an emergent process and on field theory, in this paper the author proposes the concept of atmosphere as a useful element of support for clinicians in being aware of, and working with, a transgenerational perspective. Atmospheres can be considered media of transgenerational transmission. In therapy, they can be useful for relating what is happening in the here and now with the history of previous generations, and thus supporting the therapist in being aware of therapeutic processes, intentionalities and transformations. Keywords atmosphere, transgenerational transmission and phenomena, emergent self, field theory, psychopathology, Gestalt therapy.
The fundamental associative principles of the daydreaming experience. A phenomenological study
Authors: Sacrini Marcus
Published: June 2023

No início do artigo, reconstruo a posição complexa de Husserl em relação à noção de fantasia. Por um lado, a fantasia aparece como severamente limitada, do ponto de vista da progressão da consciência na constituição de objetidades em um mundo objetivo. Por outro lado, uma vez esclarecidas as opções metodológicas de Husserl para dar destaque a essa constituição objetiva, aparece a riqueza da associatividade inerente ao fantasiar. Pretendo avançar essa investigação ao propor uma sistematização dos padrões de associação por semelhança das experiências comumente chamadas de “devaneios”.
Déformaliser l’intersubjectivité
Authors: Serban Claudia
Published: June 2023

Cette contribution réfléchit aux conditions d’une approche déformalisée de l’intersubjectivité, susceptible de nourrir le projet d’une anthropologie phénoménologique d’inspiration husserlienne. Nous interrogeons d’abord la place architectonique qui revient au problème de la différence sexuelle au sein de la phénoménologie de Husserl, pour montrer qu’il relève du champ thématique de la « générativité ». C’est ensuite la signification de la phénoménologie générative qui est discutée, en dialogue avec les commentateurs qui lui ont accordé une attention particulière (Steinbock, Perreau). Enfin, nous nous penchons sur l’intérêt de Husserl pour la genèse du lien intersubjectif, en privilégiant la référence à la maternité qui est étonnamment présente sous sa plume. L’examen conjoint de ces trois questions vise à faire apparaître l’une des directions que pourrait suivre une entreprise de déformalisation de l’intersubjectivité, et donc une approche plus concrète de celle-ci, sur la base même du traitement qu’en a proposé Husserl.
Não-determinismo e não-esquecimento: o estatuto ambíguo do corpo na filosofia de Beauvoir
Authors: De Souza Thana Mara
Published: June 2023

Trata-se de compreender qual é o estatuto do corpo na obra O segundo sexo, de Simone de Beauvoir, mais especificamente no capítulo 1 do primeiro volume, "os dados da biologia". Se é verdade que a descrição do corpo não é suficiente para definir o que é uma mulher - permitindo à filósofa francesa afastar-se de determinismos e essencialismos -, é verdade também que é um elemento fundamental para a compreensão das mulheres. Assim, tentar-se há demonstrar que, na moral existencialista de Beauvoir, o corpo nem determina nem é esquecido, mas se constitui como sendo, a um só tempo, uma coisa do mundo e um ponto de vista sobre o mundo, facticidade e liberdade, ou seja: ambiguidade.
A phenomenological enquiry into the effect of meditation on therapeutic practice
Authors: Nanda Jyoti
Published: June 2023

The focus of this paper is on the phenomenological enquiry of the impact of the therapist’s practice of meditation upon his or her therapeutic practice. While there are many findings, I focus on two main findings. The first and most fundamental is that meditation is experienced as ‘being with what is’. The second and equally important finding is that with the practice of meditation co-researchers experience a transformational change in all aspects of their life including in their interaction with their clients. The shift co-researchers experience is relational.
INFLUENCE OF STORAGE TEMPERATURE ON MORPHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATIONS AND SHELF LIFE OF MANGO CV. SUFAID CHAUNSA
Authors: KIRAN S , RAZA S , BIBI F , MUSTAFA G , IQBAL M , BUKHARI SIUS , IMRAN M , IQBAL A , KHAN AH , IQBAL J , MAHMOOD N , MAJEED T
Published: June 2023

Mango, scientifically known as Mangifera indica L., is highly popular in Pakistan and around the globe and is known for its abundant provitamins and other phytochemical elements. Being a climacteric fruit, mangoes ripen quickly after being harvested. Commercial growers typically harvest mangoes when they reach their horticultural maturity to maintain the fruit's quality. Temperature is a crucial environmental factor affecting mangoes' quality, as these tropical fruits do not respond well to storage at low temperatures. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the impact of different storage conditions on the physiological and biochemical qualities of the shelf life of cv. Sufaid Chaunsa mangoes. During the study, the mangoes were stored in cold storage facilities at 8°C, 12°C, and 16°C. The storage containers consisted of plastic baskets covered with paper, and the mangoes were assessed for weight loss, texture properties, chilling injury, titratable acidity, sensory characteristics, total soluble salts, and external appearance every 7 days throughout the storage period till 28 days. The results indicated that storing mangoes at 12°C extended their shelf life by up to 21 days, shows better results. Utilizing the storing conditions set at 12°C effectively reduced suitable water loss, maintained chemical changes and other sensory characteristics. Additionally, storing the mangoes at 12°C was sufficient to prolong their storage life until 21 days. It was observed that the quality of mangoes deteriorated after being stored for 21 days at 16°C.
KOMPETENSI GURU SEKOLAH PENGGERAK DALAM MENYUSUN MODUL AJAR KURIKULUM MERDEKA
Authors: Mulyani Heni , Insani Magfirotun Nur
Published: June 2023

Guru menjadi garda terdepan dalam menentukan sukses tidaknya penerapan sebuah kurikulum. Kapabititas seorang guru dalam menyusun modul ajar menjadi hal yang sangat penting dalam implementasi “Kurikulum Merdeka”. Modul ajar merupakan perencanaan pembelajaran yang menjadi acuan  guru dalam pelaksanaan proses pembelajaran. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendapatkan  gambaran tentang kompetensi guru dalam penyusun modul ajar di sekolah penggerak. Metode yang digunakan dalam mengambil data adalah metode kulitatif deskriptif yakni dengan wawancara dan observasi juga dilengkapi dengan kuesioner yang diberikan pada 69 guru pada jenjang SD, SMP dan SMA. Hasil Penelitian ini menunjukkan kemampuan guru pada memahami kriteria modul ajar Kurikulum Merdeka yakni 56,52% memahami, 27,54% cukup memahami dan 15,94% kurang memahami . kemampuan guru dalam membedakan komponen inti dan komponen pelengkap dalam modul ajar 62,32% berada pada level memahami, 30,43% cukup memahami dan 7,25% kurang memahami. Kemampuan dalam menyusun komponen inti modul ajar yakni Tujuan Pembelajaran,yakni Kegiatan Pembelajaran dan Asesmen adalah sebagai berikut kemampuan guru pada menyusun tujuan pembelajaran  56,52% pada level mampu, 21,74% cukup mampu dan pada level kurang mampu 21,74%. Dalam menyusun kegiatan pembelajaran 65%  pada level mampu, 28% cukup mampu dan pada level kurang mampu 7%. Sedangkan pada kemampuan menyusun asesmen  39,13% pada level mampu, 42,03% cukup mampu 18,84% kurang mampu.
Theologisch grondonderzoek met predikanten als intermediair
Authors: Postma Eward
Published: June 2023

‘Duurzaamheid is voor mij al jaren een belangrijk, en tegelijk lastig onderwerp. Er is een verlangen om duurzamer te leven. Tegelijk stuit het moralisme waarmee het onderwerp vaak is omgeven, mij tegen de borst. Ook in de dagelijkse praktijk van het werk als gemeentepredikant vind ik die moralistische tendens van het onderwerp lastig. Hoe preek en bid je op een manier die ruimte schept, en mensen (mijzelf incluis) niet klem zet? De reden om deel te nemen aan de cursus ‘Van U is de aarde’ is voor mij om geloof, werk en dagelijks leven dichter bij elkaar te brengen.’
The Role of Expressed Emotion on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Authors: Drosky Steven , Reddy Natasha , Espiridion Eduardo
Published: June 2023

Introduction: This case report explores the impact of expressed emotion (EE) on the management of a patient with post-traumatic stress disorder. EE is a term used to denote the attitude of familial caregivers toward a person with a mental disorder. Clinical Findings: We describe the case of a paraplegic patient living in an environment of high expressed emotion. The patient had no history of psychiatric illness prior to suffering a spinal cord injury. Since the injury the patient reports recurring symptoms consistent with post-traumatic stress disorder and worsening of symptoms due to family members expressing negative attitudes. Conclusion: The construct of expressed emotion is accepted to be a reliable predictor of relapse for several psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, depression, and anxiety disorders. This case report suggests that further studies are warranted to explore the effect of expressed emotion on individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder.