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Therapy as Improvisation

Session #: 710-229
Presenter(s): Robert Taibbi
Session Length: 2 hr. 00 min.
Event: 2010 Psychotherapy Networker Symposium
Date: March 25-28, 2010

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As much as any command of theory, getting good at being a therapist is all about effective improvisation--embracing risk, making bold choices, trusting ourselves and others, discovering by doing. We must be willing to give up the script in our heads and step outside our comfort zones if we are to truly help our clients live more creatively. In this workshop, we'll explore an interactive, spontaneous, and energizing way of doing therapy. Through role play and case examples, you'll see how the rules of improv can serve as a map for rethinking and reinvigorating your clinical work. You'll learn how to trust your intuitions (without losing your common sense), focus on what's not in the room, make therapy more playful, and create and use the ideal voice. Instead of falling into your well-worn habits and explanations, you, along with your clients, will become more open to impromptu, unpremeditated action, reaction, and discovery.

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