Today’s episode is dedicated to two readers of Frontiers of Psychotherapist Development (FPD):
and Ash Burton.I answer both Austin’s and Ash’s question on working with more than just the individual youth in therapy. I address the challenge and merits, along with six guiding principles, and six strategies that I take.
Guiding Principles
Give Voice to the Voice-less.
Listening to Each Other into Speech.
Being a With-ness to Each Other.
We are a Community of Internalised Others.
When We Love, We Love Poorly.
Strategies
Structure is “Where are we? were are we going? and why?
Mixing Individual and Conjoint Sessions.
Allow Contradictory Perspectives.
Express the Unspokens.
How Healthy is the Family?
Practice of forgiveness.
SHOWNOTES:
Listening Into Speech: Will Say, Won’t Say, Can’t Say.
Quotes:
Understanding is love’s other name. If you don’t understand, you can’t love.
— Thich Nhat Hanh, in How to Love.
Forgiveness is the name of love practice among people who love poorly. The hard truth is that all people love poorly.
— Henri Nouwen.
Notice Board
Apologies for the delay this week, as well as my first unexpected absence from Frontiers Friday last week. I was planning to record a video episode of this last week, but in all honesty, I wasted an entire day meddling with my tech equipment, trying to get my camera to work probably.
DP Cafe: We have an invigorating conversation with therapist from all over, as well as brilliant inputs from this community. If you are interested to join us in a future DP cafe with Scott Miller and I, please let us know so that we can keep a place for you in the near future. (email: admin@darylchow.com).
Daryl Chow Ph.D. is the author of The First Kiss, co-author of Better Results, The Write to Recovery, Creating Impact, and the latest book The Field Guide to Better Results. Plus, the forthcoming new book, Crossing Between Worlds.
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