The implications of our investigations into the nature and influence of temperament will be· elaborated by the concepts of temperament-environment interactions, goodness of fit and parent guidance as well as guidance of adolescents and adults in psychotherapy. These formulations will be applied to psychotherapeutic clinical practice with children, adolescents and adults. A 22 minute illustrative videotape will be shown.
Panel 12 from the Evolution of Psychotherapy 1995 - Children and Adolescents
Featuring Claudia Black, Ph.D.; Stella Chess, M.D.; Cloe Madanes, Lic. Psychol.; and Donald Meichenbaum, Ph.D.
Moderated by Brent Geary, PhD.
Today and in the immediate future, short-term therapy is a major available treatment for most clients. In this paper, I will discuss the use of Short-Term Redecision Therapy in the resolution of major childhood traumas, such as physical, sexual, and mental abuse. In Redecision Therapy, the client remembers, re-enacts, uses therapeutically, and then discards these early traumatic scenes.