This live demonstration will show the use of Solution-Oriented Therapy (by the originator of the method), an approach to change which evokes rather than instructs, diagnoses or attempts to correct pathology.
This program will demonstrate the process of couples therapy including the four steps of effective Adlerian couples therapy (relationship, assessment, insight, and reorientation).
Dialogue 05 from the Evolution of Psychotherapy 2005 - Evidence-Based Practice
Featuring Nicholas Cummings, PhD, and Scott Miller, PhD
Moderated by Jeffrey Kottler, PhD
Educational Objectives:
To describe how to help clients identify the way in which they are enmeshed with significant others.
To describe how enmeshment connections may be appropriately released and resolved.
Most human emotions are fueled by three key emotions: anxiety, fear and shame. Our world and our relationships shrink or expand in direct proportion to our ability to manage these difficult emotions. Dr. Lerner reveals the hidden mischief and wisdom of these unwanted emotions, and offers a helpful and provocative perspective on the many faces of courage.
This address will focus on self-efficacy as the foundation of human motivation, well-being and accomplishments. Whatever other factors may serve as guides and motivators, they are rooted in the core belief that one has the power to effect changes. This address will analyze the source of people's beliefs in their efficacy, their cognitive, motivational and emotional effects, and how to build a resilient sense of efficacy for personal and social betterment.
Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a model of therapy that views the mind as a system of sub-personalities or parts that hold different beliefs, emotions, and behaviors. IFS also believes that each person has a “Self” that has inherent wisdom or healing capacity.
When we apply IFS to couples, we help each partner become aware of their own parts and how they interact with their partners parts. This helps couples resolve conflicts that arise when their parts are in opposition to each other. IFS also helps each member of the couple identify and heal the wounds within them that can get in the way of intimacy in the relationship.
The overall goal of IFS in couples is to help individuals become more aware of their own parts, to access empathy for their partner’s parts, and release the blocks that cause conflicts to develop a more compassionate relationship within themselves and their relationship.