April 6th, 2018
Sacred Spaces and Psychotherapy: Intersections of Culture, Identity, and Politics
Event
Saturday, April 8th, 2018
11am-1:30pm
Description
This experiential workshop will explore how we come to understand the role of space and psychotherapy. More specifically, through response art, screening two films (“Footsteps” and “Spaces”), and question and answer, we will consider the existence and construction of sacred spaces; their role in our lives in general, and the influence of culture, identity, and politics in the creation and maintenance of sacred spaces in the practice of psychotherapy.
Objectives
Upon conclusion of the event, participants will be able to:
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Consider response art as a method for investigating personal factors that relate to the creation of sacred spaces
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Consider the role of sacred spaces in the process of psychotherapy
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Understand the influence of culture, identity, and politics and other contextual factors in the creation and maintenance of sacred spaces
Presenters
Hart Ginsburg, LCPC
Psychotherapist, Filmmaker, and Founder of Digital Tapestries
Tatsu Aoki
Adjunct Professor at SAIC, currently teaching Asian Identify in Film
Artist, Composer, Musician, and Filmmaker
Moderator
Ethan Michaeli
Author of The Defender: How the Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America, and Lecture at the Univ. of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy
Continuing Education
This workshop will provide 2 CEU’s for social workers and counselors. These CEU’s will also count toward the cultural competence continuing education required for social workers.
Location
Location
Gene Siskel Film Center Theater 2 | 164 N. State Street, Chicago, IL 60601
Time
Saturday, April 28th
10:00 am–10:30 am: Breakfast Reception and Art Response Session
10:30 am–12:30 pm: Screening, Discussion, and Response Art Presentation
Cost
$35 per person including breakfast
This workshop is presented as a collaboration between Live Oak, Inc, Hart Ginsburg/Digital Tapestries and Asian Improv aRts Midwest.
February 20th, 2018
New Book "Echoes: Hearts Open With Light"
For this photographic montage, we have chosen the title “Hearts Open with Light.” The title reflects my belief that by opening our hearts in times of difficulty to the different emanations of light in our lives – friendships, nature, or other wholesome connections – we can then navigate ourselves towards a safer direction. In the following montage, we have portrayed swimmers traversing the wavy waters of Lake Michigan as a metaphor of resilience and determination to meet and incorporate and thus flow with life’s uncertainties.
This book can roughly be divided into two sections: First, a montage narrative of urban photographs taken while I explored the meaning of light in contemporary society. Second, reflections by psychotherapist Misty Major on ways we can overcome the inner loops we might face. These two sections when placed together are complementary and work together much like the fine ingredients of a New York pastrami sandwich. However, we cannot guarantee the flavor is as tasty or as kosher.