Mental health|Known for its writing trainings, the Kriittinen okoolao organizes a course that talks about the relationship between wisdom and depression and anxiety. It is not clear from the presentation whether the course is intended to deal with one’s own traumas.
Training and cultural center Kriittinen ökoolao will organize a distance learning course in June called “Trauma, depression and wisdom”.
The video promoting the course has the questions: “Is anxiety an internal Cancer or a door to a new one? Can trauma and grief lead to wisdom?”
The introductory text says that the course will consider, among other things, whether depression, anxiety and trauma can “point the way to a better life”. The text notes that the course does not replace therapeutic support.
The introductory text of the course does not necessarily give a clear idea of whether the course deals with the participants’ own traumas or the topic at a general level.
The course is organized on two different days, and it lasts about six hours in total. The course, which costs one hundred euros, is run by a Psychotherapist and a philosopher Elli Akrén-Ebbe. Akrén-Ebbe is also a member of the board of Kriittinen högålö.
Jaakko Vilja, Executive Director of Kriittinen University, isn’t there a risk that a person with mental health problems that require professional help applies for this course?
“The course is more philosophical and it is not intended to focus on anyone’s personal trauma. This risk is of course known, but the course leader Elli Akrén-Ebbe is also a Psychotherapist by training, so she has an understanding of these issues. If necessary, he can interrupt the conversation and direct the participant to the right source of help.”
“This is a difficult topic, and I wouldn’t entrust it to any teacher.”
Course leader, Elli Akrén-Ebbe, what is the Trauma, depression and wisdom course like?
“The course is part of a larger philosophy-based project that deals with wisdom and human growth. The study of wisdom delves into the philosophical way of life, and the topic is currently topical in the world. For example, a French philosopher has written about it Pierre Hadotwho specialized in ancient philosophy and its ideas about the good life.”
So the course is more philosophy than psychology?
“The course does not belong to the field of psychology. The question is specifically about philosophy and philosophical practice. It is the core activity of Kriittinen högålö, and it includes dealing with questions encountered in life and everyday life and human growth through philosophy.”
“Depression is discussed in philosophical practice as, for example, a crossroads and an opportunity, but in the course we consider when an opportunity can open up and when not. Is a philosophical life possible for a depressed person at all, or even deeper?”
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“This is a tough topic.”
Depression, trauma and anxiety are medical terms referring to mental health. How are they going to be dealt with in the course?
“We need to be able to discuss trauma, anxiety and depression also philosophically.”
Who is the course intended for and what will be done there in practice?
“The course is suitable for anyone interested in the subject. It is not a therapy group, but the topic is approached with distancing philosophical methods. In August, the independent continuation part of the course will reflect on wisdom and national traumas.”
“The course consists of a lecture, writing assignments and a discussion. In the course, for example, I use the narrative method, with which the trauma is distanced by storytelling… It is still not intended that the course be written about one’s own trauma.”
Is it possible that the participant’s trauma will nevertheless begin to unravel with such a course?
“Trauma is in the body’s memory and usually it is also released in the body and physical exercises. It must also be emphasized that the course is not intended for deeply traumatized persons who have not undergone psychotherapy. So it does not replace psychotherapy.”
Correction on May 26, 2024 at 3:52 p.m.: The course is organized by the education and course center Kriittinen okoola. Earlier, you could get an idea from the title that the course is organized by the writer’s school operating under the Kriittinen högålö.
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