South African psychologists can explore Enneagram defence mechanisms. Learn how personality structures protect the self and enhance client work through these CPD courses.
This course looks at how the Enneagram of Personality links each Enneagram Style to a preferred defence mechanism used to protect the concept of Self. It explores how the structure of each personality predisposes a Type to a particular mechanism, while recognising that everyone can use several. By examining how each Type defends its basic fear and basic desires, along with its mental fixation and heart suffering, South African practitioners gain self-knowledge and more entry points into deep work with clients. The course is accredited by the HPCSA for CPD points.
Our Ego structure/ personality uses defence mechanisms in order to protect our concept of Self. The Enneagram of personality identifies the Defence Mechanism of “choice” for each Enneagram Style. This talk will explore this allocation of defence mechanism by looking at how the structure of the personality predisposes the Type to a particular mechanism, while acknowledging we are all able to use multiple mechanisms. This understanding of defence mechanisms aims to give practitioners both self knowledge, as well as more entry points into deep work with their clients. By exploring how each Type tries to defend their basic fear, basic desires (previous course) as well as their mental fixation and heart suffering, this understanding will enhance the clinicians' capacity to meet the needs of their clients.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this talk, participants will be able to:
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