This event is hosted by the Spirituality division and will support you to critically explore the concept of post traumatic growth and its relationship with spirituality. It’ll also consider how spirituality might be a way to support clients emerging from traumatic experiences or help to bypass them.

Programme

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9.30am - 9.40am

Welcome & Introductions
9.40am - 10.40am

Living Beyond Confrontation with Death, presented by Emmy van Deurzen 

10.40am –10.50am Break
10.50am –11.50am Presenter details TBC
11.50am –12.00pm Break
12.00pm –1.00pm Presenter details TBC
1:00pm - 1:30pm Panel discussion
1.30pm Event close


This programme is subject to change.

Presentation information

Living Beyond Confrontation with Death 

Confrontation with the reality of death can lead to insecurity and intense emotion, but beyond fear, anxiety and depression, lies the possibility of a renewal of existential courage. How can when we face up to the paradoxes of human existence and renew our commitment to the future, after we have encountered the frontier of life? 

This session will look at the philosophical wisdom and psychological knowledge that can enrich our work with people who have been confronted with the limits and boundaries of life and for whom each day will hold both enormous challenges and great new discoveries and consolations.  

The session will enable members to: 

  • To question the trauma-based approaches to near death experiences and get acquainted with an existential way of working with such extreme experiences.  
  • to learn about ancient philosophical ideas that can enrich life for those who have come through great suffering
  • to combine these with the most cutting-edge research in psychology and neurophysiology.