Ed Jacobs, Christine Schimmel – 2 Day Workshop: Creative Counseling Toolbox: 65 Innovative, Multi-Sensory Strategies to Make Therapy More Impactful, Memorable and Effective!

Outline

What Makes Therapy Effective?What Makes Therapy Effective?

• Four M’s: Multi-sensory, motivational, marketing, mapsFour M’s: Multi-sensory, motivational, marketing, maps
• 8 mistakes most therapists make8 mistakes most therapists make
• Engagement: the core of effective therapyEngagement: the core of effective therapy
• The brain likes novelty – what advertisers knowThe brain likes novelty – what advertisers know
• Use a depth chart to gage the efficacy of your therapyUse a depth chart to gage the efficacy of your therapy
• RCFF: Rapport, Contract, Focus, FunnelRCFF: Rapport, Contract, Focus, Funnel

Creativity Meets Evidence-Based PracticeCreativity Meets Evidence-Based Practice

• REBT/CBTREBT/CBT
• Reality TherapyReality Therapy
• Adlerian TherapyAdlerian Therapy
• Gestalt TherapyGestalt Therapy
• Transactional AnalysisTransactional Analysis
• Motivational Interviewing/Stages of ChangeMotivational Interviewing/Stages of Change
• Limitations and RisksLimitations and Risks

Rapport Building Rapport Building
Interventions That Go Beyond Active Listening Interventions That Go Beyond Active Listening

• Rubber band techniqueRubber band technique
• Use of chairsUse of chairs
• Language techniquesLanguage techniques
• How to roll with resistanceHow to roll with resistance

Anxiety Disorders Anxiety Disorders
Disrupt Rumination, Improve Insight and Manage Anxious Thoughts and Feelings Disrupt Rumination, Improve Insight and Manage Anxious Thoughts and Feelings

• Creative REBT/CBT InterventionsCreative REBT/CBT Interventions
• PinwheelPinwheel
• The power of the whiteboardThe power of the whiteboard
• The “Where does the anxiety come from?” techniqueThe “Where does the anxiety come from?” technique

Depression and Other Mood Disorders Depression and Other Mood Disorders
Increase Motivation, Improve Mood and Get Clients “Unstuck” Increase Motivation, Improve Mood and Get Clients “Unstuck”

• Rearview mirrorRearview mirror
• Eeyore/Tigger techniqueEeyore/Tigger technique
• Air pumpAir pump
• Chairs as hope and movementChairs as hope and movement
• Stages of changeStages of change
• Board of directorsBoard of directors
• Kids in a treeKids in a tree

Anger and Resistance Anger and Resistance
Recognize Triggers, Diffuse Anger and Improve Accountability Recognize Triggers, Diffuse Anger and Improve Accountability

• Soda bottleSoda bottle
• FusesFuses
• Shield/FilterShield/Filter
• Rubber bandRubber band
• Small chairSmall chair
• Three R’s: Retreat, Rethink, ReactThree R’s: Retreat, Rethink, React

Low Self-Esteem Low Self-Esteem
Improve Self-Talk, Boundary Setting and Decision Making Improve Self-Talk, Boundary Setting and Decision Making

• Toy hammerToy hammer
• Dollar billDollar bill
• Styrofoam cupStyrofoam cup
• Nesting dolls – codependencyNesting dolls – codependency
• Small chairSmall chair
• ChairsChairs
• EgogramEgogram
• ANTS – Automatic Negative ThoughtsANTS – Automatic Negative Thoughts

Relationships and Conflict Resolution Relationships and Conflict Resolution
Build Communication Skills, Emotional Awareness and Empathy Build Communication Skills, Emotional Awareness and Empathy

• Rubber bandRubber band
• ChairsChairs
• Nurturing parent vs. critical parent chairNurturing parent vs. critical parent chair
• Drama triangleDrama triangle
• Infinity diagram of a fightInfinity diagram of a fight

Grief and Loss Grief and Loss
Expand Emotional Expression and Promote Healing Expand Emotional Expression and Promote Healing

• Dual Process ModelDual Process Model
• Worden’s Four Tasks of MourningWorden’s Four Tasks of Mourning
• Empty Chair techniqueEmpty Chair technique
• The Shattering DominoesThe Shattering Dominoes