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On The Importance Of Distance Writing, Structured Writing, And Workbooks, Rubin Battino
On The Importance Of Distance Writing, Structured Writing, And Workbooks, Rubin Battino
Human Services Faculty Publications
There is something about keeping a journal or a diary and writing about your experiences and feelings that can be healing and therapeutic.
On The Importance Of Healing Language, Rubin Battino
On The Importance Of Healing Language, Rubin Battino
Human Services Faculty Publications
I’ve written a whole book about this (Battino, 2011) and this essay summarizes what I believe is important to know about healing language. The bottom line is that not only do words matter, how you say them also matters.
On The Importance Of Poetry In Hypnosis And Psychotherapy, Rubin Battino
On The Importance Of Poetry In Hypnosis And Psychotherapy, Rubin Battino
Human Services Faculty Publications
Milton H. Erickson’s use of words in hypnosis (and psychotherapy) has been characterized as “the precise use of vague language.” In recent times as part of the medical model’s influence on psychotherapy there has been a movement towards specific (presumably effective) protocols for a client’s presenting concerns that can be codified in a diagnosis, preferably one in the DSM-IV.
On The Importance Of Concerns (Vs. Problems) In Hypnosis And Psychotherapy, Rubin Battino
On The Importance Of Concerns (Vs. Problems) In Hypnosis And Psychotherapy, Rubin Battino
Human Services Faculty Publications
The development of solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) by Steve de Shazer and coworkers was a paradigmatic 180 degree shift from the problem-focused therapy that was based initially on the medical model. Yet, even with SFBT the work is still about the “problems” that the clients present.
The Importance Of Chatting In Hypnosis And Psychotherapy, Rubin Battino
The Importance Of Chatting In Hypnosis And Psychotherapy, Rubin Battino
Human Services Faculty Publications
Over the past few years my style of working with clients has evolved from fairly structured sessions using a variety of approaches to essentially chatting, i.e, having a conversation. In my private practice I specialize in very brief therapy, rarely seeing a client more than one or two times.