BT10 Short Course 16 - Therapeutic Uses of Clothing and Appearance in Brief Therapy - John Littrell, EdD

Description:

Prochaska’s six-stages of change model (i.e. Precontemplation, Contempation, Preparation, Action, Maintenance, & Termination) serves as a framework for understanding how brief therapists can therapeutically employ clothing and appearance as framework for understanding how brief therapists can therapeutically employ clothing and appearance as a vehicle for more lasting client solutions. Drawing upon brief therapy cases using Ericksonian, MRI, and SFT approaches, the program illustrates how therapists can help clients make small changes in clothing and appearance to move through Prochaska’s stages of change. With John Littrell.

Educational Objectives:

1. Describe the relationship of brief therapy, Prochaska’s stages of change, and the promotion of small changes in clients’ clothing and appearance.
2. List five types of small clothing and appearance changes that can promote therapeutic change. 

*Sessions may be edited for content and to preserve confidentiality*