- Topic Areas:
- Conversation Hour
- Bundles:
- IC19 – All Audio
- Category:
- Erickson Congress | Erickson Congress 2019
- Faculty:
- Michael Hoyt, PhD
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 03 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date :
- Dec 14, 2019
Description
Description:
For many, Erickson set the prototypical example of how to be creative and often evoked a You Said What?! (YSW?!) reaction from clients and students. As we describe in the new book, Creative Therapy in Challenging Situations: Unusual Interventions to Help Clients (Hoyt & Bobele, 2019), such YSW?! interventions are particularly useful and effective when approaching unusual client problems. These interventions are characterized by: (1) respect and empathy, (2) surprise and attention-grabbing, (3) humor, (4) context-specific, (5) acceptability, and (6) memorable. This conversation hour will present several clinical examples as a starting point for a discussion about participants’ own experiences with such interventions, and as a launch point for their own creativity in therapy. Other issues, including ethics and originality, will also be discussed.
Educational Objectives:
- Describe the concept of a You Said What?! (YSW?!) intervention.
- Identify several characteristics of such interventions, including potential risks and benefits.
- Identify ways to use YSW?! with attendees’ own clients.
*Sessions may be edited for content and to preserve confidentiality*
