[Audio] IC11 Keynote 03 – A Theory of Utilization: Why and How Negative Experiences Can Be Transformed into Positive Ones – Stephen Gilligan

Description:Description:

The most radical and enduring contribution of Milton Erickson to psychotherapy was the principle of utilization, which states that whatever a client presents, including negative experiences, can be positively used for therapeutic change. This presentation offers a theoretical framework for understanding how and why utilization is a generative principle in psychotherapy, emphasizing ideas of archetypal pat-terns, psychological sponsorship, deep structures vs. surface structures, and the central of role of  skillful human presence in creating value in any experience.The most radical and enduring contribution of Milton Erickson to psychotherapy was the principle of utilization, which states that whatever a client presents, including negative experiences, can be positively used for therapeutic change. This presentation offers a theoretical framework for understanding how and why utilization is a generative principle in psychotherapy, emphasizing ideas of archetypal pat-terns, psychological sponsorship, deep structures vs. surface structures, and the central of role of  skillful human presence in creating value in any experience.

Educational Objectives:Educational Objectives:

1. Identify three ways to accept and transform a negative experience.Identify three ways to accept and transform a negative experience.
2. List three techniques for inviting a client to skillfully connect to a symptom.List three techniques for inviting a client to skillfully connect to a symptom.

*Sessions may be edited for content and to preserve confidentiality**Sessions may be edited for content and to preserve confidentiality*