Description:

Brief therapy principals and methods that assess how the patient sees the problem, their beliefs and values about life and death, then intervene with tasks, reframing, and metaphor can provide rapid lasting transformation for patients with terminal illness. The therapist’s ability to help deal both directly and indirectly with the last stages of life can help terminal patients move from a fear based position to live meaningful final chapters of their lives.

Educational Objectives:

1. List at least two metaphors and reframes to bypass unconscious resistance and assist terminally ill patients and their families in moving into a “living” mode rather than a “dying” mode.
2. Analyze the effect that the therapist’s belief systems can play into dealing with the issues of death and dying.

*Sessions may be edited for content and to preserve confidentiality*