ASSOCIATION FOR SPIRITUALITY & PSYCHOTHERAPY
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| January is the start of ASP's membership year. To join, please click the Membership Registration
Form link shown above. |
| ASP has had great success with its recent launch of a new Case Study Monthly Network Meeting format consisting of a
panel of leading psycho-spiritual practitioners who respond to an active case that is under therapy treatment.
Initially, every other month we will offer a different case focus and the addition of new panelists. |
| Please join us on Friday, January 22nd, 2010 from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM at the new Open Center for a
networking meeting consisting of a case presentation asking the question
"Can we Integrate Spirituality with Psychodynamic Psychotherapy?"
Ken Porter, M.D. will be presenting a long-term case and Henry Grayson, Ph.D. will be the discussant. Members come for free, while guests are charged $15 for this event.
Please RSVP to dianak@optonline.net promptly if you wish to attend since we are expecting a large turnout. |
| Click here for more
details regarding the January 22nd presentation and discussion. |
| Based on feedback from members, we will be alternating our monthly
meetings between Wednesday and Friday evenings to accommodate those who cannot attend on Fridays |
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Please note that there will be a Love-in on February 24th
for Members-only. Please bring a guest who you would love to see become a member. Stay tuned for the announcement of time and location.
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Stay tuned for more information regarding our next presentation on Thursday, March 18th, in conjunction with FIONS
(Friends of the Institute for Noetic Sciences) where Larry Dossey, M.D., will discuss his latest book,
“The Power of Premonitions: How Knowing the Future Can Shape Our Lives.”
In November 2010 we will be presenting a 2 ½ Day Conference with the
Working Title:
Spirituality & Sexuality: Love, Eros & Spirit
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The Association is a 501(C3) membership organization whose primary purpose is educational.
History and Mission
Originally, the Center for Spirituality and Psychotherapy (CSP) was formed
in 1997 in response to the rapidly growing interest in the relationship
between spirituality and psychotherapy, and held its first
conference in 1998. It was the first center of
this kind within a major psychotherapy and psychoanalytic
training institute, the National Institute for the Psychotherapies.
After three annual conferences on spirituality and psychotherapy, which
drew several hundred participants each time, it gave birth to the
international membership organization, the Association for Spirituality and
Psychotherapy (ASP) in 2001. Both ASP and CSP (now the Institute
for Psychotherapy, Science and Spirituality (IPSS)) are committed to the study of how
psychotherapy can foster the emergence of the spiritual dimension
in our lives, and how spiritual practice may enhance our personal
lives and the psycho-therapeutic experience. Drawing from all
religious and spiritual traditions, psychological perspectives
and scientific theory and research, we emphasize how the
individual can awaken to the spiritual traditions and practices.
To that end the Association offers:
1. Conferences on various themes related to spirituality and psychotherapy
(for professionals and the public and co-sponsored by IPSS)
2. Continuing education workshops and courses on spirituality and psychotherapy
(for professionals and the public)
3. Networking Meetings Monthly in New York City
4. Semi-annual "Day of Conversation"
5. Semi-annual Newsletter
The Institute for Spirituality, Science, and Psychotherapy (former the Center
for Spirituality and Psychotherapy) has offered training programs for many years
for health, mental health, and religious professionals and is currently reworking
its training concept for the 21st century.
The Association is a voluntary organization that grows and is sustained
by the freely donated time and efforts of its members and its Board of Directors. If you would
like to participate in ASP's future, please contact cspofnip@optonline.net.
Member Benefits include: