Helping Others to Make Transformational Change: The Immunity-to-Change Approach

EDU T011 Subject & Catalog Number

Description

This course focuses on the use of the Immunity-to-Change (ITC) approach, a set of tools designed by Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey, to support personal and professional development as well as psychological transformation. Participants will apply the tools to their own growth aspirations and will work in small peer groups as well as with an external practice partner to support people in diagnosing and overturning immunities to change. In their practice, conversation, and written work, students will apply the full arc of ITC exercises, learn how to respond to challenges that frequently arise for participants, and consider how to integrate this approach flexibly into their professional roles (e.g., leadership, teaching, coaching, consulting, counseling, therapy). We will also explore the connections between the ITC approach and its theoretical base, Kegan’s theory of adult development.
Permission of instructor required. Preference is given to students with prior or concurrent coursework in adult development or its equivalent (e.g., T-006, enrollment in the Ed.L.D. program, etc.). Please petition for enrollment in the My.Harvard system. Enrollment is limited to 30. No auditors.