COURSE IN CLINICAL PHENOMENOLOGY. FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE – 3rd edition

 

The PhenoLab course in Clinical Phenomenology aims to provide mental health professionals and social workers with tools that allow them to engage with patients by prioritizing lived experience over mere symptom categorization.

In an era where mental health care risks becoming increasingly biologically grounded, phenomenology offers a powerful corrective lens. This approach illuminates the rich, subjective dimensions of psychological distress that standard diagnostic systems often overlook, enabling more profound therapeutic connections.

TEACHING METHODOLOGY

Each two-hour session combines lecture, case presentations, and discussion. Participants will engage with original texts, contemporary clinical applications, and have opportunities to practice phenomenological approaches through case discussions.

THE COURSE IS DESIGNED FOR:

  • Mental health professionals (psychiatrists, psychologists, psychotherapists)
  • Psychiatric nurses and social workers
  • Researchers in mental health fields
  • Post Graduate students in psychology, psychiatry, and philosophy
  • Philosophical counsellors and consultants 
  • Anyone seeking to enrich their clinical practice with phenomenological insights


COURSE STRUCTURE

This 17-session journey progresses from philosophical foundations to practical clinical applications. Beginning with core phenomenological concepts, we'll explore how this approach transforms our understanding of major mental health conditions and clinical practice.


                                                       Rene' Magritte, The Familiar World


Programme

PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS

  • Phenomenology for Beginners:  Course Overview and Key Concepts

Date: September 6, 2025 from 3 to 5 CET

  • Edmund Husserl: From Descriptive Psychology to the Transcendental Turn

Date: September 13, 2025 from 3 to 5 CET

Date: September 20, 2025 from 3 to 5 CET

  • Martin Heidegger and the Hermeneutical Shift

Date: October 4, 2025 from 3 to 5 CET

Date: October 11, 2025 from 3 to 5 CET

  • Karl Jaspers: Descriptive Phenomenology and the Role of Psychiatry

Date: October 18, 2025 from 3 to 5 CET

Date: November 8, 2025 from 3 to 5 CET

  • Maurice Merleau-Ponty: The Primacy of Perception and Embodied Experience

Date: November 15, 2025 from 3 to 5 CET

Date: November 22, 2025 from 3 to 5 CET

 

PHENOMENOLOGY OF DEPRESSION

  • Variety of Depressive Experiences (Part I)

Date: November 29, 2025 from 3 to 5 CET

  • Variety of Depressive Experiences (Part II)

Date: December 6, 2025 from 3 to 5 CET

  • Temporality in Depressive Experiences: Binswanger, Minkowski

Date: December 13, 2025 from 3 to 5 CET

  • Temporality in Depressive Experiences: Strauss, Jaspers, Tellenbach

Date: December 20, 2025 from 3 to 5 CET

  • Lived Body, Corporeality and Intercorporeality in Depressive Experiences

Date: January 10, 2026 from 3 to 5 CET

 

PHENOMENOLOGY OF SCHIZOPHRENIA

  • Schizophrenia: Kraepelin, Bleuler and Contemporary Classification Models

Date: January 17, 2026 from 3 to 5 CET

  • Schizophrenia - First Generation Phenomenological Approaches: Jaspers, Binswanger, Minkowski, Blankenburg

Date: January 24, 2026 from 3 to 5 CET

  • Schizophrenia - Contemporary Phenomenological Approaches

Date: January 31, 2026 from 3 to 5 CET

  • Hallucinations, Delusions and the Quest for Meaning

Date: February 7, 2026 from 3 to 5 CET

 

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS

  • Phenomenological Interviews: Theory and Practice

Date: February 14, 2026 from 3 to 5 CET

  • From Clinical Semiology to Existential Encounters

Date: February 21, 2026 from 3 to 5 CET

  • Recognition, Relationality and Empathy in Practices of Care

Date: February 28, 2026 from 3 to 5 CET

  

ENROLLMENT INFORMATION

Interested participants should email phenolab2019@gmail.com to request the registration form and payment information.

  • The course fee includes:
  • Live synchronous lectures
  • All required teaching materials
  • Access to recorded sessions
  • A certificate of attendance will be provided upon course completion.

Language: All sessions will be conducted in English.

Total of hours: 42
Cost. 366 euros VAT included
 

Application Deadline: August 15, 2025 

 

 

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