Single Session Therapy Flashcards
SST Mindset
Ask the client how you may best help them Develop an end session goal Agree on a focus for the session Clarity, focus, stay on track Make an emotional impact
Psychological First Aid
Look - at the situation
Listen - to the concerns
Link - to appropriate resources
First Telephone Contact
Confirm: Name. Email and Telephone Number?
Contact: How did you hear about ThoughtDoctor?
Contained or compound sessions:
Confidentiality forms
Consultation: appointment time?
First Session Questions
Can I help them?
DO they want me to help them?
Challenging cases need our help
Don’t give up
Tell them you don’t like and life will be hard for them
Explain that their life will be better if they change
GOAL: Imagine, in six months time when you are talking with a friend about these sessions you say “I went to see Andrew at ThoughtDoctor and it was so succesful because….” What would you say?
Write it down and say that we will review this again and again.
There is nothing from what you have told me that I have not managed before
REASSURANCE: There is nothing from what you have told me that I have not managed before
How are you feeling about being here…even though we haven’t done anything yet?
Couples First Session
Ellen Bader
Safe information gathering
Neutralise defensiveness
How are you feeling about being here…even though we haven’t done anything yet? (Motivation assessment)
I’d like to get a sense of how well you are communicating. Tell me (his) major complaints about you? How confident are you about your answer?
Check the anwers with the other partner. Aim for positive stroke around being heard and understood.
Is there a part of you that recognises that these complaints are legitimate?
Bill O'Hanlon TRUST / CREDABILITY / CONNECTION Neglect the problem Look for best hopes Focus on their problems Bridge: where they are and were they want to be Resources: look for success
How will we know that we have really resolved this thing? That you no longer need to see me? Find the best hopes for the problem How will we know when we get there? What else is going well in your life? What have you been able to draw upon
Social Cognition
Warmth and Competence
Susan Fiske
Warmth (trustworthiness, friendliness) and
Competence (capability, assertiveness agency, autonomy)
Consider a clients
Likeability relating to their capability
Acknowledgement and Possibility
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Is there something I missed or that I haven’t asked you (that I should)?
What will you take away from this session - that you will use in your life or you think will make a difference?
Is this going the way you want it to go?
PART Presence Attunement Resonance Trust
Presence: be present with the client’s vulnerability
Attunement: focus on the inner experience of the client
(right now, a few minutes ago, when they called, since baby)
Resonance: feel the feelings they are having (to be felt)
Trust:
Meaning
Dan Siegal
Associations Beliefs Cognitions Developmental Upbringing Emotions
Dissonance
High Client Expectation
Emphasise their responsibility Establish Realistic Expectations Internal/external problems and resources Self blame Review environmental toxicity Scale of Problem Scale of Resource
Warning Signs
No show or late arrivals
Idealising the therapist
Oversharing
