Seminars and Lectures, Dr. Ofer Zur, Ph.D.

Lectures By Dr. Zur

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Workshop #1:

THE METAPHOR OF ILLNESS:
Understanding the Meaning of Your "Dis-ease"

The psychological components of chronic illness have often been neglected during medical treatment. With the emphasis usually on the medical-physiological aspects of sickness, emotional and psychological issues are excluded. Without denying the biological roots of illness, this workshop explores the personal meaning that each "dis-ease" represents to the individual.

"While there is no doubt that viruses, bacteria, and broken bones are facts of life," writes Ofer Zur, "without understanding the personal significance of illness and the interrelationship of body, mind, heart, and soul, most medical intervention cannot be fully effective. Without this understanding, we neither live fully nor maximize our capability to heal ourselves; as a result, pain and suffering are prolonged. While encouraging realistic responsibility, we will stay clear of blame and guilt. The seminar will demonstrate how people can assume more active participation in healing themselves and others and will demonstrate how we all can live fully and meaningfully with our 'dis-eases.'"

The workshop will be both experiential and didactic, with a lot of personal work. It is designed for those experiencing chronic or frequent "dis-ease" as well as those who work with such individuals.

LECTURES BY DR. ZUR
(Potential Topics)
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•The Soul of Israel :
Peace and war in the Middle East
•Effective Consultation and Psychotherapy :
How to conduct and benefit from effective employment of art and science in therapy
•In Praise of Dual Relationships :
How non-sexual dual relationships between therapists and clients can strengthen individuals and communities
•The Ethics of Healing :
On the importance of integrity, flexibility and courage rather than fear and obedience in the art of healing
•Youth Violence and School Shooting :
Causes and solutions
•A Nation of Victims:
Exploring America's obsession with victimhood, and ways to heal victims.
•Illness as a Metaphor:
How to understand illness and explore the personal message of dis-ease.
•Fighting and Loving:
Teaching couples how to fight better so they can love better.
•Psychotherapists and Their Families:
How to enhance therapist's advantages and minimize the hazards.
•Who Takes Care of the Care Takers?
How psychotherapists can avoid burnout.
•War Toys and T.V. Violence:
Exploring the controversy
•The Love of Hating:
The psychology of enmity from the international to the familial battlefields.
•Men/Women, Love/War:
The relationship between gender and violence.
•Men as Lovers, Fathers and Sons:
Rethinking the uncertainty and confusion in men's roles in the modern era.

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Speed.com: The search for meaning in the new millennium
A conference with Irvin Yalom, M.D., Sam Keen, Ph.D., Stephanie Brown, Ph.D. and Ofer Zur, Ph.D. exploring technology, meaning, therapy, ethics, computers and more. For more information click here.

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