PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME
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Day 1 (Friday)
1030 Coffee
1100 Welcome, Introductions, Course aims, themes & assessment
1130 What is Philosophical Counselling?
1200 Communication skills and how and when to use them in PC
100 Lunch
200 Philosophical methods and how and when to use them in PC
300 Tea
315 Introduction to the Training Sessions
330 Training session 1 a) 5 minutes counselling, 15 minutes feedback
Topic: what I hope to get out of this workshop
350 Training session 1 b) 5 minutes counselling, 15 minutes feedback
Topic: what I hope to get out of this workshop
410 Training session 1 c) 5 minutes counselling, 15 minutes feedback
Topic: what I hope to get out of this workshop
430 Training session 1 d) 5 minutes counselling, 15 minutes feedback
Topic: what I hope to get out of this workshop
450 Break
500 How you might use the ideas of famous philosophers in PC : Aristotle
600 Dinner
700 A case study – Lydia Amir and friendship
730 How to use philosophical ideas in PC – your own ideas
830 Optional Continuation of discussion / 5 minute meeting with personal tutor
Homework 1) Write down one insight and one question from the day
2) Read Lahav's article on PC as the quest for Wisdom (in course reader) and look at the questions following it
Day 2 (Saturday)
800 Breakfast
900 Discussion focussing on insights and question from first day
930 Philosophical topic 1) The good life and the Socratic method
1030 Coffee
1045 Training session 2a - topic - How I would like my life to be
(10 minutes session, 15 minutes feedback)
1110 Training session 2b - topic- How I would like my life to be
(10 minutes session, 15 minutes feedback)
1135 Training session 2c - How I would like my life to be
(10 minutes session, 15 minutes feedback)
1200 Training session 2c - How I would like my life to be
(10 minutes session, 15 minutes feedback)
1230 Philosophical topic 2) PC and the emotions
100 Lunch 125Philosophical walk (optional)
“Only thoughts which come from walking have any value” (Nietzsche)
250 Philosophical topic 3) Decision-making
415 Tea
430 Training session 3a - topic: A decision I need to make in my life
(15 minutes session, 15 minutes feedbac
500 Training session 3b - topic - A decision I need to make in my life
(15 minutes session, 15 minutes feedback)
530 Training session 3c - topic - A decision I need to make in my life
(15 minutes session, 15 minutes feedback)
600 Training session 3d- topic - A decision I need to make in my life
(15 minutes session, 15 minutes feedback)
630 Dinner
730 Discussion of Ran Lahav paper 'PC as a Quest for wisdom'
845 Continuation of discussion (optional) in pub
Homework
1) Write down one insight and one question from the day
2) Read the case of Hare’s student and the meaning of life. How would you have dealt with the student if he had come to you for PC? How in general would you help someone who wanted to find more meaning in their life?
Day 3 (Sunday)
800 Breakfast
900 5 minute tutorials with personal tutor
925 Philosophical topic 4) The Meaning of Life and Meaning in Life
1025 Coffee
1040 Training session 4a - topic - How can I enhance meaning in my life?
(20 minutes session, 15 minutes feedback)
1115 Training session 4b - topic- How can I enhance meaning in my life?
(20 minutes session, 15 minutes feedback)
1150 Training session 4c - How can I enhance meaning in my life? (20 minutes session, 15 minutes feedback)
1225 Training session 4c - How can I enhance meaning in my life? (20 minutes session, 15 minutes feedback)
100 Lunch
200 Further steps – including further training, the SPP register and marketing
300 Tea
315 5 minute tutorials with personal tutor
345 Course Review
400 End of course
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