PSEN US TRAINING 2021-2022
READINGS
Week Three – March 2022
BOOKS
1. FORCES OF DESTINY – Christopher Bollas
Read – Chapter 5 – The Therapist’s Multiple Functions – pages 69-84.
2. MATING IN CAPTIVITY– Esther Perel –
Review – Chapter 10 – The Shadow Of The Third – pages 175-199.
PDFS
READ
Forces Of Destiny – Bollas – the highighted sections of the book notes
Aggression & Destructiveness – Chapter 1 – Making Sense of Aggression – the underlined and highlighted sections
The Holding Container As A Psychological Function
Wild Things in Captivity – poem by D.H. Lawrence
Week Two – January 2022
BOOKS
1. FORCES OF DESTINY – Christopher Bollas
Review Chapter One – A Theory Of The True Self – from pages 13-17.
Read Chapter Three – Off the Wall – from 41-56.
2. MATING IN CAPTIVITY– Esther Perel –
Read – Chapter 10 – The Shadow Of The Third – pages 175-199.
PDFS
Review
Understanding Aggression As An Essential Tool For Transformation
The Holding Container As A Psychological Function
Working With Aggression – Cornell
Read
Forces of Destiny – Chapter 3 – Off The Wall – the underlined and highlighted sections
Forces of Destiny – Chapter 3 – Off The Wall – Book Notes
Wild Things in Captivity – poem by D.H. Lawrence
Week One – November 2021
BOOKS
1. FORCES OF DESTINY – Christopher Bollas
READ – Introduction – pages 1-7; Chapter One – A Theory Of The True Self – pages 7-17.
2. MATING IN CAPTIVITY– Esther Perel – Introduction
PDFS
Forces Of Destiny – Chapter Notes 1 , 2 & 3
Understanding Aggression As An Essential Tool For Transformation
The Holding Container As A Psychological Function
Working With Aggression – Cornell