Catching Dreams
Applying Gestalt Dream Work to Canadian Aboriginal Peoples
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15533009 |
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| Authors | Nicole Elliott (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 34-42 |
| Publication date | 2020-04-30 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | First Peoples Child & Family Review An Interdisciplinary Journal Honouring the Voices Perspectives and Knowledges of First Peoples (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1708-489X • E-ISSN: 2293-6610 |
| Publisher | Consortium Erudit (PUBLISHER • CA) |
| DOI | 10.7202/1068839ar |
| OpenAlex | W1531592331 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
Gestalt therapy is similar to an Aboriginal worldview in that they both involve a holistic approach and focus on health and wellness strategies. The Aboriginal worldview is best portrayed as holistic in nature, where the circle of wellness symbolizes unity, wholeness, completeness, and balance. Dream work is a therapeutic technique utilized in Gestalt therapy that could be very useful for Aboriginal peoples given their spiritual and narrative way of being. This article demonstrates the cultural acceptability for utilization of dream work in Gestalt with Aboriginal clients. Furthermore, it discusses both strengths and limitations of this modality of therapy. Implications for use are also discussed
Aesthetics · Art · Dream · Gestalt psychology · Gestalt therapy · Narrative · Psychotherapist · Sociology · Child Therapy and Development · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Family and Disability Support Research · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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