Ample evidence of suffering in the world is readily available. Some authors suggest a description of trauma as a sort of "psychical fracturing." Others describe an individual's Self-World in terms of struggle, wonder, and mystery. Where, then, do trauma and suffering find themselves in relation to one's Self-World or identity? Some suggestions may be archetypal daemons, dissociation, or repression. This lecturette does not seek to ask "why" or "how", but rather "what now?" What are the hopes and obligations of the clinician and the client under the circumstances as they have been presented now?
Ah yes, it is that time of the semester. Where grad students grow out scraggly beards, live for the wee-hours of the night, have an i.v. drip of coffee, and a steady diet of junk food. Of course, today was the day of the 16th annual University of West Georgia Student Psychology Annual Research Conference (SPARC). Some of my seasoned readers may remember discussions of this last year. Again this year I presented, though it is difficult to provide a pinpoint answer as to "what" I presented on. The simplest solution is to provide you with the (above) description of the presentation I provided for the conference schedule and of course links to the presentation and corresponding lecture transcript.
