What can clinicians learn from filmmakers... and social psychologists?

Most schools of psychotherapy strive to elicit changes in mood and perspective. But changing mood and perspective is absolutely central in brief therapy. Customarily, changing mood and perspective is accomplished by educating clients about their patterns, encouraging them to change their behaviors and thoughts. But, experiential methods can be more immediately effective. In this workshop we will explore how some of these aspects from other fields can be folded into our brief therapy repertoire. We will look at Milton Erickson, one of the founders of brief therapy, through the lens of the filmmaker and social psychologist in order to elucidate his unique clinical approach. We will go on to deconstruct a scene from a movie and then extract principles that can be applied in psychotherapy. We will deconstruct some of Erickson’s cases from the perspective of the dramatist. Demonstration and small-group exercises will enhance our ability to incorporate these approaches into our own work. Regardless of professional orientation, everyone will find ways to use the concepts we uncover.

(Kongress: Hypnotherapie - Traditionelle HeilKunst heute - Anwendung von Hypnose und Hypnotherapie in Medizin, Psychotherapie und Zahnmedizin, 13.- 16. November 2008, Bad Lippspringe, Workshop, englisch, 360 Minuten auf 2 DVDs)