Relational Risk-Taking, Men and Affairs

Dr Barry Mason is a Systemic Psychotherapist in private practice in London. He is also Chair of the Advanced Diploma in Supervision, and Co-Chair of the Doctoral Programme at the Institute of Family Therapy in collaboration with Birkbeck College, University of London. He is a former Director of the Institute of Family Therapy. He has published extensively - his most recent book, co-edited with Carmel Flaskas and Amaryll Perlesz - is, The Space Between: Experience, Context and Process in the Therapeutic Relationship (2005).

Course Objectives

"In two recent publications the presenter has addressed risk-taking in our work as clinicians and supervisors. He has made a distinction between what he has called relational risk-taking (interpersonal) and individual/singular risk-taking (such as driving cars fast). While the latter may have relational implications, the relational aspect tends to be secondary; in the former it tends to be primary. In this workshop, Barry Mason will show how he has developed this idea in clinical work with heterosexual men who have had affairs, and how he involves the female partner who has experienced the infidelity. He will put forward a new model for this area of work, which emphasises the exploration of relational risk-taking scripts, scripts in coping with adversity and the taking of emotional initiatives. The workshop will include a detailed presentation of the ideas, their use in practice, and discussion."

Venue	Flemings Hotel, Mayfair
Location	London
Date/Frequency	02 November 2007
Price	£100.00
Contact	Jennifer Brown
Contact Number	01302 553915