Just Tell Me What To Do: The Theraueptic Use of Co-Discovery Over Problem-Solving
Trainer
Miranda Stickler, LMFT AS
Description
Description:
It can be a commonly held myth that therapists will fix your problems and give clients advice on what to do when facing challenges. However, creating lasting change for clients, couples, and families often looks much different than this expert-giving-answers modality. Most effective therapy orientations rely at least in part on the skill of Co-discovery and joint exploration. This training will focus on defining the skill of co-discovery and its core concepts in therapy. Shifting the power differential in the therapeutic relationship through the use of Socratic Questioning and the Vulnerability of Not Knowing will be explored. Clinicians will learn micro-skills that help the therapy stay process-oriented instead of switching into problem-solving mode, and develop signs that they have shifted away from curiosity and co-discovery. The training will also encourage participants to be reflective on what gets in their way of co-discovery including: therapist anxiety and the urge to fix.
Trainer Bio:
Miranda Stickler is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, as well as an AAMFT Approved Supervisor. She is currently serving as a Clinical Consultant with Dauphin County Family Based and is actively involved on the panel for Pennsylvania Clinical Training Institute - Family Based Training Center. Miranda's previous work experience in the field includes providing services as a family-based therapist, helping children and adolescents with behavior modification, and outpatient therapy with individuals, couples, and families with both mental health and substance abuse concerns. Specific areas of interest for Miranda include: attachment, relational issues, grief and loss, play therapy, identity and self-esteem, postpartum mental health, and trauma.
Credits Available
1.00 APA CE Credits For Psychologists, Social Workers or Professional Counselors
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