Appreciating Dreams: A Group Approach

Appreciating Dreams: A Group Approach by Ullman, Montague. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780761901280.

"Dr. Ullman has taken an approach to dream understanding that removes the dream from the mystery of the consulting room to the world of lived experience. His Appreciating Dreams makes available to people, not just patients, a supportive, protected method for establishing a living contact with our valuable inner experiences. This extension of his prior work is a delight to read and a valuable orientation to how we can come in contact with our dreams and begin to understand them and ourselves." --Milton Kramer, M.D., Director, Sleep Disorders Center, Bethesda Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Professor of Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati and Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio "If there is a renewed utilization of dreams in psychotherapy, counseling, and social work today, that renaissance is largely due to the efforts of Montague Ullman. And as the driving force behind the ′grassroots′ approach to dreamwork, Ullman has devised ways in which dreamers can overturn the hegemony over their dreams imposed for so many years by the psychoanalytic establishment. In Appreciating Dreams, Ullman continues to empower the dreamer, providing detailed instructions for laypeople who are motivated by a quest for mutual growth and self-understanding." --Stanley Krippner, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Saybrook Institute, San Francisco "Readers who want a clear how-to book--a road map--will find it here; and also readers with their own different styles will find plenty to reflect on. I think Appreciating Dreams is a good book, and I plan to use it in my group courses. It′s well written, clear, humane, . . . and a useful contribution for persons at various levels of expertise." --J. Michael Russell, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy and Human Services, California State University, Fullerton "Appreciating Dreams is a wonderful book. It is a complete handbook for dream group leaders and for anyone interested in working with dreams in a group. . . . Montague Ullman′s book is remarkably solid and detailed, but also extremely well written. The book makes a great many clinically sensitive points in a careful manner and without the use of technical jargon. I was very impressed that Dr. Ullman was able to describe everything in simple, down-to-earth language--I did not feel that his discussion lost anything by its simplicity. As a clinician, I was especially pleased by Dr. Ullman′s concern with the ′safety′ of the dreamer. I think the book does a good job in examining each safety issue and suggesting reasonable procedures." --Ernest Hartmann, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, Tufts University "Through Montague Ullman′s method, a newly experienced, more honest self emerges in the acceptable presence of others, in a safe environment of discovery. . . . This book as a manual is an excellent reference to increase one′s experience with the dream group process. For those interested in leading dream groups, there are specialized chapters. This is a practical, exhilarating journey toward a new appreciation of this magical world of our unconscious mental life, and it is a practicum for real dream work." --from the Foreword by John P. Briggs, M.D. As Montague Ullman writes, "Our dreams speak to us in a language all of us can learn." An eloquently written book by the dream specialist of our age, Appreciating Dreams develops a comprehensive technique for exploring dreams in small group settings. Learn the basic principles of how to help the dreamer using this particular technique, which is now known and respected worldwide. In addition to describing the structure of a dream group session, this volume offers practical guidelines to dream group leaders and those who want to study dreams, on their own or with others. Accenting a clearly articulated method, Ullman also considers how the dream group can be used within the larger framework of individual therapy. A stage-by-stage approach to understanding dreams, Appreciating Dreams shows how natural and effective dream work with groups can be. Both practitioners and others who lead or train dream appreciation group leaders will want to use this indispensable manual of dream analysis. Students of counseling technique will also draw valuable information from Appreciating Dreams.