IC80 Keynote 02 - Hypnosis and Depth Therapy with the Family - Carl A Whitaker, MD
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- Topic Areas:
- Keynotes | Family Therapy | Hypnosis
- Categories:
- Erickson Congress | Erickson Congress 1980
- Faculty:
- Carl Whitaker, MD
- Duration:
- 47:33
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 07, 1980
- License:
- Never Expires.
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Introduction and Personal Reflections
- Carl Whitaker introduces himself with humor, sharing his career journey and personal struggles.
- He describes himself as a "lumper," focusing on his own pathology rather than patients'.
- Whitaker reflects on his upbringing, medical background, and early experiences with schizophrenia patients.
Hypnosis and Family Therapy
- Whitaker recalls his initial fear of discussing family therapy within hypnosis.
- He views hypnosis as a natural state shaped by early experiences and cultural influences.
- Sharing stories about Milton Erickson and his mother, Whitaker highlights personal influences on his work.
Family Dynamics and Hypnosis
- Whitaker explains hypnosis elements like isolation, movement, and meta-communication.
- He stresses co-therapy's importance and urges therapists to be vulnerable with patients.
- Emphasizes the therapist's role in guiding family systems while embracing their own vulnerability.
The Therapist’s Role and Personal Growth
- Whitaker underscores therapists allowing themselves to be influenced by their patients.
- He highlights regression, countertransference, and the therapist’s role in modeling growth.
- Sharing personal stories, he connects dreams, hypnosis, and therapy outcomes.
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Carl Whitaker, MD Related Seminars and Products
Carl Whitaker, MD, was an American physician and psychotherapy pioneer family therapist. Whitaker is most well-known for acknowledging the role of the entire family in the therapeutic process. He is the founder of experiential family therapy, or the symbolic-experiential approach to therapy. Rather than scapegoating one family member or even a specific family problem, experiential family therapy looks at the entire family system. Several other approaches to family therapy have drawn heavily from Whitaker's theories.