101190: Introductory Postmodern Theory for Counselors and Therapists

About the Course:

In this dramatized enactment, Jack (a philosophy student) uses a little magic to introduce Jill (a counseling student) to two deceased philosophers who have somehow managed to come back to life. The philosophers are Ludwig Wittgenstein and Jean-Francois Lyotard, twentieth century authors who have been critical to the postmodern movement. Because Jill is a counseling student, she asks the simple questions that all therapists and counselors want to ask of postmodern philosophers, and they answer her questions simply and patiently. The film is 54 minutes long. If you would like to see a free 2 minute preview, go to the course detail page and look for the link to a preview.

Publication Date:

2005

Authors

Lois Shawver: Scriptwriter and Narrator; Ludo Gielen: Producer and Director; Pascale Wouters, Peter Aersten, Bernard Bruggeman, Steven de Lelie, Ludo Gielen: Actors

Recommended For:

This course is for therapists who are curious about the concept of “postmodern therapy” and want to see postmoderns answer simple questions directly.

Course Objectives:

1. Explain the primary concepts of postmodern thinking as reflected in the works of the philosophers Ludwig Wittgenstein and Jean-Francois Lyotard.

2. Apply postmodern ideas to your own preferred clinical model.

3. Discuss what postmodern conversation brings to interpersonal relationships.