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Dreamwork: An atheoretical format for introductory dream psychology classes.

Steven E. Pilgram, MA
email:  pilgrams@ix.netcom.com

3. Steven E. Pilgram M.A. Community College of Southern Nevada
Steve holds a B.A and an M.A. in Psychology from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
He currently works as a counselor with high risk youth ages16 to 18 in an Independent Living Program in Las Vegas. He has been an adjunct faculty member with the Community College of Southern Nevada since 1983 where he developed and has continually taught a class on the "psychology of dreams" since 1996.

4. This workshop will introduce you to a step by step format that requires no prior knowledge of dreamwork that will allow virtually any student to discover multiple layers of meaning within a dream. The format emphasizes both the inner meaning of the dreamworld and its relevance to the waking world around us. For teachers it offers a simple system for assigning points/grades to the work.

5. Objectives: 1. Present students and laypersons with a format to discover meaning in their
dreams.
2. Present a format allowing people to connect the dream and waking worlds.
3. Present instructors with a relatively non-judgmental means of grading a highly subjective experience.

Evaluations: 1. What is purpose of writing down or recording a dream?
2. What purpose does it serve to date and title your dreams?
3. What are the 3 main components to working a dream?

8. This workshop will present a format for working with a dream that can be utilized in teaching students who have no prior experience in dream work. The format evolved as a part of a "Psychology of Dreams" offered at a community college in Southern Nevada. In developing the format the instructor was seeking to accomplish two goals: 1) develop a relatively theory free way to start working with a dream and 2) be able to assign fixed amount of points to the work without getting hung up in subjective evaluation of an infinite amount of meanings that students can find within their different dreams. The workshop will primarily be aimed at the instructor seeking ways to incorporate applied dreamwork in a classroom setting but will also be valuable to anyone wanting to learn to work on a dream irrespective of assigning a grade to their work.

Publications

Pilgram, S. E. (2000). A R.E.M. controversy: Are dreams and REM really equitable?
National Social Science Journal, 14,(2), http://NSSA.apsu.edu/

Pilgram, S. E. & Koettel, R. C. (2000). Phenomenological perceptions of gender identity.
National Social Science Journal, 14, (1), 98-106.

Koettel, R. C. & Pilgram, S. E. (1999). Women's views of women and men's views of men.
National Social Science Journal, 12, #1, 65-73.

Pilgram, S. E. (1997, summer). Of dreams and the internet. Association for Transpersonal
Psychology Quarterly Newsletter , 3-5.

Pilgram, S. E. (1997). Dreams and the internet. National Social Science Perspectives
Journal, 11, #2, 119-129.

Pilgram, S. E. & Koettel, R. C. (1996). "Gender identity and contrasexual identity in men
and women." National Social Science Perspectives Journal, 9, #3, 165-176.

Pilgram, S. E. & Koettel, R. C. (1995). Contrasexual projections: a quantitative analysis of
the anima/animus archetypes. National Social Science Perspectives Journal, 7, #3, 41-51.

Koettel, R. C. & Pilgram, S. E. (1994). A comparative analysis of the contrasexual
projections of women and men. American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences
Perspectives Journal, 1, #1, 32-39.

Pilgram, S. E. (1994). A phenomenology of fear. National Social Science Perspectives
Journal, 5, #3 187-201.

Pilgram, S. E. (1992). Emotion: a phenomenological perspective. National Social Science
Perspectives Journal, 1, #2, 313-339.

Koettel, R. C., Pilgram, S. E. & Askenasy, K. (1989). The use of self-generated fairy tales
in the articulation of personal myth. Philosophy of Education Proceedings, 157-161.

Pilgram, S. E. (1986) A phenomenology of fear. Thesis - University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
(311 pages)

Papers presented at Professional Meetings

Pilgram, S. E. " Dreams and the internet; Revisited." Paper delivered at the Spring National
Social Science Association conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, March 28, 2000.

Pilgram, S. E. "A R.E.M. controversy: Are dreams and REM really equitable? Paper
delivered at the National Social Science Association conference in Las Vegas, NV,
April 12, 1999.

Pilgram, S. E. "Dreams and the internet." Paper delivered at the Spring National Social
Science conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 15, 1997.

Pilgram, S. E. & Koettel, R. C. "Gender identity and contrasexual identity in men and
women." Paper delivered at the National Social Science Association conference in Reno,
NV, March 28, 1996.

Pilgram, S. E. & Koettel, R. C. "Contrasexual projections: A quantitative analysis of the
anima/animus archetypes" Paper delivered at the National Social Science Association
conference in San Diego, CA, April 6, 1995.

Koettel, R. C. & Pilgram, S. E. "A comparative analysis of the contrasexual projections of
women and men" Paper delivered at the American Society of Business and Behavioral
Sciences conference in Las Vegas, NV, September 19, 1994.

Pilgram, S. E. "A phenomenology of fear" Paper delivered at the National Social Science
Association conference in Las Vegas, NV, April 13, 1994.

Pilgram, S. E. "Emotion: A phenomenological perspective" Paper delivered at the National
Social Science Association conference in Las Vegas, NV, April 7, 1992.

Koettel, R. C., Pilgram, S. E. & Askenasy, K. "The use of self-generated fairy tales in the
articulation of personal myth" Paper delivered at the Far Western Philosophy of
Education Society conference at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona, CA,
December 1, 1989.

Pilgram, S. E. & Koettel, R. C. "Contra-sexual typology and the self-realization process."
Paper delivered at the 32nd annual conference of the Society for the Scientific Study of
Sex in San Francisco, CA, November 11, 1988.

Koettel, R. C. & Pilgram, S. E. "The application of masculine and feminine typology to the
self-realization process." Paper delivered at the International Society for Philosophy and
Psychotherapy conference in Honolulu, HI, January 3, 1988.

Koettel, R. C. & Pilgram, S. E. "Interpretation of an original tale about healing the split."
Paper delivered at the International Society for Philosophy and Psychotherapy conference
in Las Vegas, NV, October 11, 1986.