Two year Gestalt Counselling program Nepal version 2023 – 2025
First year
Focus: Deepening the basic Gestalt principles
| Block 1 | 20-23 April 2023 |
| Content | Methodology / Theory |
| Topic | Awareness, contact and contact cycle in the counselling relation |
| Trainer(s) | Pratima, Minakshi, Sita, Ganesh |
| Total | 24 h (4 days) |
| Block 2 | 11-14 May 2023 |
| Content | Process group |
| Leaders | Hashana, Sita, Ruban, Minakshi |
| Total | 24 h (4 days) |
| Block 3 | 16-18 June 2023 |
| Content | Methodology / Theory |
| Topic | Fertile void / Field awareness |
| Trainer | John, Pratima, Pragya, Minakshi |
| Total | 18 h (3 days) |
| Block 4 | August 2023 |
| Content | Methodology / Theory |
| Topic | Working with children |
| Trainer | Sheila and Mziko |
| Total | 30 h (5 days) |
| Block 5 | 16-19 November 2023 (depending Dashain and Tihar) |
| Content | Theory and methodology |
| Topic | Life stages (other than children) in relation to specific counselling issues |
| Trainer(s) | Frans, Hashana, Upama |
| Total | 24 h (4 days) |
| Block 6 | 11-14 January 2024 |
| Content | Methodology / Theory |
| Topic | Dialogical approach / Gestalt counselling techniques |
| Trainer(s) | Pragya, Ruban |
| Total | 24 h (4 days) |
| Block 7 | 14-17 March 2024 |
| Content | Methodology / Theory |
| Topic | Evaluation by paper and working in front of the group |
| Trainer(s) | Hashana, Ruban, Minakshi, Pratima, Sita, |
| Total | 24 h (4 days) |
In total there are ten blocks:
1 block of process work 24 hours
6 blocks Theory and methodology
3 blocks by Nepali staff (4 days) 72 hours
3 blocks with guest trainers (3 – 5 days) 72 hours
This means that at the end of the first year students have accomplished 144 hours of Gestalt theory and methodology and 24 hours of personal process.
Second year
Focus: On becoming a Gestalt counsellor
| Block 1 | May 2024 |
| Content | Methodology / Theory |
| Topic | Intake and contracting |
| Trainer(s) | Hashana, Sheila, Ganesh |
| Total | 24 h (4 days) |
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Block 2 |
June 2024 |
| Content | Methodology / Theory |
| Topic | Trauma |
| Trainer(s) | Toni and Ruban |
| Total | 18 h (3 days) |
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Block 3 |
August 2024 |
| Content | Methodology / Theory |
| Topic | Sexuality |
| Trainer(s) | Frans / Minakshi / Upama |
| Total | 24 h (4 days) |
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Block 4 |
October or November 2024 (regarding Dashain and Tihar) |
| Content | Methodology / Theory |
| Topic | Group work and group process |
| Trainer(s) | Beatrix or Marina /Pratima |
| Total | 24 h (4 days) |
| Block 5 | January 2025 |
| Content | Methodology / Theory |
| Topic | Ethics |
| Trainer(s) | Sita / Pragya / Ruban |
| Total | 24 h (4 days) |
| Block 6 | March 2025 |
| Content | Methodology / Theory |
| Topic | Evaluation by paper and working in front of the group |
| Trainer(s) | Frans plus Nepali staff |
| Total | 24 h (4 days) |
In total there are ten blocks:
5 blocks of 4 days 120 hours
1 block of 3 days 18 hours
This means that at the end of this second year students have accomplished 138 hours of Gestalt methodology and theory.
In total over the two years the student has accomplished 282 hours of Gestalt methodology and theory.