Importance of Continuing Learning About Diagnosis Counseling

CHAPEL HILL- FALL, 2018 Continuing Education Learning Objectives:

Negotiating Effective Treatment Contracts

• Explain the importance of closing "escape hatches"
• Describe how to use contracting in psychotherapy
• Explain the difference between a "soft" contract and a "hard" contract
• List three types of contracts
• Name the ego-states from which therapeutic contracts are made
• List two benefits of therapeutic contracts
• Explain how cons undermine contracts
• Define a con and give three examples

 Redecision Therapy; Structural Analysis

• Describe the redecision process
• Define the parent interview
• Discuss the role of the Natural Child in redecision therapy
• Identify the ego state in which a client's power resides
• Draw the second-order structural ego state model
• Define: contamination
• Compare and contrast the functional ego-state model and the structural ego-state model
• List 4 ways to diagnose ego-states

 Personality Focused Treatment (PFT); TA Proper

• List the six core personality adaptations
• Describe how the adaptations develop
• List the therapeutic doors for each adaptation
• Explain the difference between the surviving and performing adaptations
• List the primary driver(s) for each adaptation
• Summarize the influence of nature and nurture on the development of personality adaptations
• List three examples of "cons" and their corresponding personality adaptations
• Explain how parenting style shapes personality development
• Describe the different types of transactions.
• List the three rules of communication

TA Diagnosis and Treatment Planning; Psychological Hungers

• Demonstrate diagnosis and treatment planning
• Relate the importance of positive strokes for being and doing to the development of healthy attachment.
• Briefly explain how physical touch during infancy enhances neurobiological processes.
• Describe how the four psychological hungers as described by Eric Berne are related to each other.
• Explain how structure hunger is addressed within the therapeutic relationship.
• Summarize stimulation hunger through a neurobiological lens.
• Explain how stimulus hunger evolves into recognition hunger.
• List three reasons a child might seek out negative recognition over being unnoticed and ignored

Treating Trauma with Energy Therapy; Redefining and Frames of Reference

• Define trauma
• Explain the relationship between trauma and emotional problems
• List effects of childhood trauma
• Describe how trauma effects the physical body
• List the different energy centers that are used in clearing trauma
• Give an example of a redefining transaction
• Describe where one's frame of reference comes from
• Explain why it is important to make explicit one's frame of reference

CHAPEL HILL- SPRING, 2019 Continuing Education Learning Objectives:

Microtracking Unconscious Communication; Racket Analysis

• Explain what microtracking the unconscious refers to
• Describe how microtracking can provide a shortcut to therapy
• Explain the difference between racket feelings and authentic feelings
• Describe how gender and culture can influence racket feelings
• Delineate the process in which racket feeling reinforce belief systems
• Explain one strategy for interrupting the racket system, and promoting the awareness and integration of authentic feelings

Ethics; Game Analysis

• Describe the basic framework of the TA Code of Ethical Conduct
• Explain the purpose of ethics in psychotherapy
• Describe the importance of avoiding dual relationships in psychotherapy
• List six important ethical guidelines for therapists
• Explain the difference between the natural and adapted parts of the ego state relational units
• Write out "Formula G" (The six elements of a game)
• List three characteristics of games
• Name a game played from the Victim position on the Drama Triangle
• Name a game played from the Persecutor position on the Drama Triangle
• Demonstrates the moves through a game using the Drama Triangle

Couples Therapy; Passivity and Discounting

• List the developmental stages in couples' relationships
• Describe the different escape hatches in couples' relationships
• Describe the 4 types of attachments
• List 4 important contracts for intimacy
• Explain what is required and what is desired for intimacy
• Describe the difference between target strokes and target discounts
• Describe the I to I process of communication
• List the 4 Types of Discounts and the 4 Levels of passive behavior

 Family Therapy; Script Analysis

• Explain the different communication patterns that can exist in families
• Describe the different levels of functioning in families
• Explain the "outside in" approach of family therapy
• Describe an approach to making explicit what is happening to the identified patient
• Explain the role of the identified patient in keeping dysfunctional family patterns intact
• List twos benefits to working with the entire family, including children, as opposed to working with just children or just the parents/caretakers
• Give the definition of a "life script"
• List the different parts of the script
• Explain when a life script questionnaire is useful in therapy
• Draw a script matrix
• List the 12 injunctions and 5 drivers

 Group Therapy; The Overall Framework

• Describe the benefits of working with a group
• List at least two advantages to working with a co-therapist
• Describe the internal and external group boundaries
• List for whom group therapy is contraindicated and why
• Explain the process and factors involved in screening for group therapy
• Draw out an overall framework for how TA theory fits together
• Explain the difference between "Hope" and "Courage" in a TA framework
• Explain why individual's will work so hard to try to justify their script
• Describe the goal of TA therapy
• Define what "autonomy" means in TA

 LOUISVILLE TRAINING, 2018-2019 Continuing Education Learning Objectives:

Negotiating Effective Treatment Contracts; Contracting

• Explain the importance of closing "escape hatches"
• Describe how to use contracting in psychotherapy
• Explain the difference between a "soft" contract and a "hard" contract
• List three types of contracts
• Name the ego-states from which therapeutic contracts are made
• List two benefits of therapeutic contracts
• Explain how cons undermine contracts
• Define a con and give three examples

TA Diagnosis and Treatment Planning; Structural Analysis

• Describe which TA concepts are most useful in diagnosis
• List the four existential positions
• Explain which adaptations correspond with each existential position.
• Explain the different levels of functioning
• Describe how contracting is helpful in treatment planning
• Draw the second-order structural ego state model
• Define: contamination
• Compare and contrast the functional ego-state model and the structural ego-state model
• List 4 ways to diagnose ego-states

 Personality Focused Treatment (PFT); TA Proper

• List the six core personality adaptations
• Describe how the adaptations develop
• List the therapeutic doors for each adaptation
• Explain the difference between the surviving and performing adaptations
• List the primary drivers for each adaptation
• List three examples of "cons" and their corresponding personality adaptations
• Explain how parenting style shapes personality development
• List the three types of transactions
• Describe the three rules of communication
• Explain the difference in an angular and a duplex ulterior transaction

Microtracking Unconscious Communication; Racket and Game Analysis

• Explain what microtracking the unconscious refers to
• Describe how microtracking can provide a shortcut to therapy
• Explain the difference between racket feelings and authentic feelings
• Describe how gender and culture can influence racket feelings
• Delineate the process in which racket feeling reinforce belief systems
• Explain one strategy for interrupting the racket system, and promoting the awareness and integration of authentic feelings
• Define a game
• List three examples of games
• Use the drama triangle to demonstrate transactions in a game

Working with the Group as a Whole; Script Analysis

• List the stages of group development
• Discuss the difference between internal and external group boundaries
• Describe a group as a whole intervention
• Explain when group as a whole interventions are most useful
• Give the definition of a "life script"
• List the different parts of the script
• Explain when a life script questionnaire is useful in therapy
• Draw a script matrix
• List the 12 injunctions and 5 drivers

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