Description:
With discussant Carl R Rogers, PhD. Moderated by F Theodore Reid, Jr, MD.
Educational Objectives:
To describe three ways of evoking stories in therapy.
To name two purposes served by storytelling.
An information processing model designed to clarify the biased and constricted thinking in depression will be described. The practical applications of the model use principles of guided discovery and collaborative empiricism. There will be a demonstration of specific strategies applied to dysfunctional cognitions and beliefs. A blending of cognitive and behavioral techniques are used for in vivo exercises.
Because of the weight of clients difficulties, the employment of lighter areas of experience is often indicated, both for cathartic relief as well as for providing closure. The session will focus on joy, humor, tenderness.
Case Discussion Panel 05 featuring Robert L Goulding, MD, Arnold A Lazarus, PhD, Cloe Madanes, and Miriam Polster, PhD.
Moderated by Stuart M Gould, Jr, MD.