An Outcome Study of Gestalt-Oriented Growth Workshops

Abstract

Compared to other intervention modalities, there are relatively few outcome studies of gestalt therapy. This study aimed to address this gap by evaluating the therapeutic effects of four gestalt-oriented group workshops designed to enhance well-being in professionals trained as social workers, counselors, and psychologists. The results of this preliminary, uncontrolled study indicated that the 55 participants had better emotional well-being and experienced a heightened sense of hope following the workshops. The factors leading to these positive outcomes are discussed.

The Effectiveness of Integrated Group Therapy on Prolonged Grief Disorder of Bereaved People from COVID-19 Randomized Controlled Trial

“…Therefore, integrating the Gestalt empty chair technique and cognitive-behavioral interventions can be a helpful therapy for grieving individuals to express and alter their feelings. Also, Gestalt therapy has been shown to help with the personal growth of people, which, based on the grief-to-personal growth model, could help patients suffering from PGD cope with their grief ( Leung et al, 2013 ). Combining CBT with Gestalt therapy will help patients change their destructive feelings and emotions towards the decedent and themselves by giving them a chance to say goodbye to the deceased (loss-oriented stressors).…”

As Aproximações Teórico-Práticas entre a Gestalt-terapia e a Comunicação Não-Violenta

“…Seu desenvolvimento, contudo, permitiu um uso para além da perspectiva clínica tradicional, surgindo o termo "abordagem gestáltica" para definir esse uso ampliado de todo o arcabouço teórico e técnico da GT (Branco & Carpes, 2017). Atualmente, segue cada vez mais consolidada por pesquisas internacionais, que demonstram sua eficácia na promoção de bem estar emocional, diminuição de sintomas de ansiedade e desesperança, bem como no tratamento de depressão, por exemplo (González-Ramírez et al, 2017, Herrera, Mstibovskyi, Roubal, & Brownell, 2018Leung & Khor, 2017;Leung, Ki Leung, & Tuen Ng, 2013).…”

Contemporary Gestalt therapy.

“…In an uncontrolled effectiveness study conducted among mental health professionals in Hong Kong to evaluate the effect of Gestalt therapy with regard to emotional well-being and hope, Man Leung, Ki Leung, and Tuen Ng (2013) found that subjects had a significant decrease in anxiety and depression and a significant increase in agency and hope pathways. This study was also related to the issue of self-efficacy through the construct of hope.…”

“…Applications From Research More Generally Considered Butollo et al (2014) and Man Leung et al (2013) referred to the construct of contact (and the process of contacting) as being important in their research. Man Leung et al attributed the contacting through dialogue, experiment, and the aware presence of those concerned to the increase in agency and hope in their study subjects.…”