Vorkongress:
Some of the most cathartic and rapid client changes come from the transition from rumination to understanding. Rumination involves consistent and repetitive unwanted thoughts about particular issues or topics. According to the American Psychological Association, a common underlying reason for rumination is the unconscious belief that persistent reflection will lead to insight into a problem. This process often evident in feelings of guilt, shame, and blame, such as "I should have said or done something," "How could that person do that?" or "I can't understand or believe how that happened."
In Resource Therapy, these symptoms are identified as a state Vaded with Confusion. This workshop is designed to provide therapists with both a theoretical understanding of rumination and precise techniques to help clients achieve a comprehension that brings relief from intrusive thoughts. Participants will learn how to guide clients toward transforming their rumination into understanding, facilitating quick and cathartic resolutions.
Join us to enhance your therapeutic skills and empower your clients to break free from the cycle of rumination. The workshop will include:
- Theory (an understanding of the cause of rumination and the solution)
- Steps (Clear and precise steps for resolving rumination will be explained)
- Demonstration (one or more demonstrations will show the process)
- There will also be an opportunity to practice the steps so you will be ready to work with clients.
Professor Gordon Emmerson is the founder of Resource Therapy, a parts therapy grounded it a precise theory of personality and a system of diagnosis that aligns with specific techniques or actions. He is the author of several books and articles, and he provides an open and interactive learning opportunity.
Workshop:
This workshop will focus on how to best work with clients with DID. It is often very rewarding to work with DID clients, and while change is rapid, there is often at least months of opportunity for positive change. We will look at the first steps, what not to do, and what is possible.
The workshop will include:
- An understanding of the cause of DID
- A short video of a DID client
- How to bring out different alters (personality parts)
- How to establish trust
- How to help parts gain an ability to recall other parts and communicate with them
- How to promote healing of between alters and for alters holding trauma
Clients who developed this amazing coping skill in childhood tell us a lot about parts and the mind body connection. While the DSM5 breaks DID into multiple categories this workshop will be practical and applied to give participants the knowledge and skill to work with DID clients. Because Resource Therapy is a parts-based therapy it provides many useful techniques that merely need to be wedded with a theoretical understanding and an explanation of execution.
Professor Gordon Emmerson is the founder of Resource Therapy.
