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Process-oriented therapy that focuses on the client’s present moment experience of self, family, and world.
Individuals have an innate capacity for growth or self-actualization |
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Change occurs through an increased awareness of the here-and-now experience
From Martin Buber:
"I and thou, here and now." |
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| A goal of Gestalt is to uncover unfinished business. This refers to needs that have not been met as a result of a person holding back on parts of self or suppressing feelings. |
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| A major goal in Gestalt therapy speaks to an individual’s ability to recognize their personal needs and experiences |
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| Recognizes the importance of understanding and focusing on the client’s perception of reality. |
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| The idea that a person develops in relationship to others. In therapy, the relationship between client and therapist provides an environment in which the client can grow and develop a healthier sense of self. |
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| Used to explore patients’ relationships with themselves or others in their lives. A form of role-playing, the client addresses an empty chair as if another person was in it in order to achieve greater clarity. |
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| Paradoxical Theory of Change: |
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| When a person is able to accept things as they are, they are then more willing and able to move toward change. |
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Explore where in the client’s body they are experiencing their emotions and have them describe the emotions
Emotions manifest as feeling in the body
Engages in exploration of clients’ dreams and their meanings; asks clients to reenact the dream in the present moment. |
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| Goal of Gestalt family therapy is to help family members increase awareness and take greater responsibility for their behaviors, increase their sense of autonomy and become more authentic in their relationships with self and others. |
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