Obscure Pieces of Theory that will Strengthen your Practice

10 seminars exploring pieces of theory that aren’t often taught, but are extremely useful in practice.

O’Hanlon and Wilk’s Index Expurgatorius
O’Hanlon and Wilk’s Index Expurgatorius 1024 800 Social Work Practice

Psychotherapy is about doing something different. This seminar is about the importance of language and whether there are better ways of saying things. Seminar length: 23 min 10 sec +…

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Performance, Creativity and Complementarities
Performance, Creativity and Complementarities 1024 800 Social Work Practice
A Hidden Gem Regarding Counter-transference
A Hidden Gem Regarding Counter-transference 1024 800 Social Work Practice

Transference is a major theory that throws light on the therapeutic relationship. What happens in the intersubjective space between therapist and client? Seminar length: 29 min 28 sec + 8…

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Defenses: A Mystery Solved
Defenses: A Mystery Solved 1024 800 Social Work Practice

Defense mechanisms exist in our psyche to perform two essential functions; to maintain our self-esteem and to reduce the impact of disturbing emotional content. What is the mystery to be…

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Double Description and Reframing
Double Description and Reframing 1024 800 Social Work Practice

Social constructionism holds the viewpoint that the content of our consciousness and the mode of relating to one another is grounded in our culture and society. In this seminar, we…

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Anxiety: Powerful Reframes from Classic Texts
Anxiety: Powerful Reframes from Classic Texts 1024 800 Social Work Practice

According to Freud, anxiety is intrinsically linked to human psyche. How can we assist in the reframing of anxiety for our clients? Seminar length: 24 min 43 sec + 8…

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Parameters and Momentum in Therapy
Parameters and Momentum in Therapy 1024 800 Social Work Practice

Therapy should not take a cookie-cutter approach. Rather it is contextual in the dialogue that occurs and the support that is provided. Seminar length: 23 min 02 sec + 8…

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The Consensual Domain
The Consensual Domain 1024 800 Social Work Practice

We do not experience the universe independently but as we see it through our senses – shaped by our frames of reference and lived experience. Seminar length: 17 min 18…

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The Near/Far Dilemma of The Basic Fault
The Near/Far Dilemma of The Basic Fault 1024 800 Social Work Practice

In this seminar, we explore the patient-therapist relationship through the frame of Michael Balint’s Basic Fault. Seminar length: 36 min 50 sec + 8 reflective practice questions

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The Lost Distinction of Communication Theory
The Lost Distinction of Communication Theory 1024 800 Social Work Practice

You may consider Communication Theory as rather “old school” however we believe there are some important aspects of it that have been underutilized.Seminar length: 24 min 51 sec + 6…

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