COLLABORATIVE AND DIALOGICAL PRACTICES AS RESOURCES FOR THE PROMOTION OF MENTAL HEALTH: AN INTERVIEW WITH HARLENE ANDERSON

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This interview was conducted in November 2020 via ZOOM, with questions prepared by the students of the tenth year of the International Certificate in Collaborative and Dialogical Practices (X ICCP) of the INTERFACI Institute. We cannot talk about Collaborative and Dialogical Practices without thinking about Harlene Anderson, whose presentation in one of the classes in the second module of the X ICCP, inspired many reflections and questions.

The ICCP was created by Harlene Anderson – co-founder of the Houston Galveston Institute and Taos Institute –, in collaboration with professionals identified with collaborative practices from around the world, including Marilene Grandesso. Harlene is recognized internationally as being at the leading edge of postmodern collaborative practices as a thinker, consultant, coach, and educator. There are twelve ICCP Programs all over the world and INTERFACI, coordinated by Marilene Grandesso, represents ICCP in Brazil, which in 2020, counted on Harlene's presence as a regular teacher in the course.