Description
Tired of using the same interventions, session after session? Do you find yourself repeating the same phrases and concepts over and over, wondering how much of it is getting through to your clients?
Ed Jacobs, Christine Schimmel – 2 Day Workshop: Creative Counseling Toolbox: 65 Innovative, Multi-Sensory Strategies to Make Therapy More Impactful, Memorable and Effective!
Are your sessions unfocused or lacking theoretical basis? Looking to revitalize your practice?
Watch Drs. Ed Jacobs and Christine Schimmel as they introduce you to a whole new framework for treating clients – an active, creative, multisensory, theory-driven approach that grabs clients’ attention and gets them moving in every sense of the word.
Take your interventions to the next level using affordable, everyday items such as chairs, rubber bands, white boards and other props, to have a lasting impact on clients’ insight, motivation and desire to change.
Built on concepts from evidence-based theoretical approaches such as REBT/CBT, Reality Therapy and Motivational Interviewing, these interventions are designed for all age groups and any clinical issue, including mood and anxiety disorders, anger, low self-esteem and relationships difficulties.
Watch this recording packed with non-stop action, demonstrations and ideas that will have you furiously taking notes as your clinical toolbox overflows with creative, effective interventions you can use immediately!
What’s more, you’ll leave inspired to create even more!
Handouts
Manual – Creative Counseling Toolbox (2.43 MB) 34 Pages Available after Purchase
Outline
What Makes Therapy Effective?
Four M’s: Multi-sensory, motivational, marketing, maps
8 mistakes most therapists make
Engagement: the core of effective therapy
The brain likes novelty – what advertisers know
Use a depth chart to gage the efficacy of your therapy
RCFF: Rapport, Contract, Focus, Funnel
Creativity Meets Evidence-Based Practice
REBT/CBT
Reality Therapy
Adlerian Therapy
Gestalt Therapy
Transactional Analysis
Motivational Interviewing/Stages of Change
Limitations and Risks
Rapport Building
Interventions That Go Beyond Active Listening
Rubber band technique
Use of chairs
Language techniques
How to roll with resistance
Anxiety Disorders
Disrupt Rumination, Improve Insight and Manage Anxious Thoughts and Feelings
Creative REBT/CBT Interventions
Pinwheel
The power of the whiteboard
The “Where does the anxiety come from?†technique
Depression and Other Mood Disorders
Increase Motivation, Improve Mood and Get Clients “Unstuckâ€
Rearview mirror
Eeyore/Tigger technique
Air pump
Chairs as hope and movement
Stages of change
Board of directors
Kids in a tree
Anger and Resistance
Recognize Triggers, Diffuse Anger and Improve Accountability
Soda bottle
Fuses
Shield/Filter
Rubber band
Small chair
Three R’s: Retreat, Rethink, React
Low Self-Esteem
Improve Self-Talk, Boundary Setting and Decision Making
Toy hammer
Dollar bill
Styrofoam cup
Nesting dolls – codependency
Small chair
Chairs
Egogram
ANTS – Automatic Negative Thoughts
Relationships and Conflict Resolution
Build Communication Skills, Emotional Awareness and Empathy
Rubber band
Chairs
Nurturing parent vs. critical parent chair
Drama triangle
Infinity diagram of a fight
Grief and Loss
Expand Emotional Expression and Promote Healing
Dual Process Model
Worden’s Four Tasks of Mourning
Empty Chair technique
The Shattering Dominoes
Faculty
Ed Jacobs, Ph.D., LPC
Ed Jacobs, Ph.D., LPC, is the coordinator of the masters’ program in the counseling, counseling psychology, and rehabilitation department at West Virginia University. Professional publications include 30 articles in books and journals as well as six books on counseling techniques: Impact Therapy, Creative Counseling Techniques: An Illustrated Guide, Impact Therapy: The Courage to Counsel, Group Counseling in Correctional Settings, How to Select and Apply Change Strategies in Groups (Group Work Practice Kit), and Group Counseling: Strategies and Skills.
Ed has been recognized for his outstanding teaching and contribution to the field. In 2006, he was given the Outstanding Teacher Award in his college. Also in 2006, he was given by the Association for Creativity in Counseling, the Innovator of the Year Award. In the past he was recognized for his contributions in group work by being given the Professional Advancement Award and selected as a Fellow in the Association for Specialists in Group Work.
Ed is a licensed professional counselor and has maintained a private practice for over 35 years. He has presented Impact Therapy in China, Australia, New Zealand, Turkey, Indonesia, Germany, Andorra, and Canada.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Ed E. Jacobs is an Associate Professor at West Virginia University. He maintains a private practice. Dr. Jacobs receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Dr. Ed E. Jacobs has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
Christine Schimmel, Ed.D., LPC
Christine Schimmel, Ed.D., LPC, is the assistant department chair and the coordinator of the school counseling master’s program at West Virginia University. She serves on the counseling licensure board for the state of West Virginia and was on the task force that updated the state standards for school counselors in West Virginia.
Christine is the co-author of Group Counseling: Strategies and Skills, which came out in the 8th edition with two accompanying DVDs, which she co-produced with Ed. She is also co-author of the updated book, Impact Therapy: The Courage to Counsel and How to Select and Apply Change Strategies in Groups (Group Work Practice Kit).
Christine was a school counselor at all three levels and teaches courses in group counseling, counseling children, play therapy and parenting. Christine was voted school counselor educator of the year in the state of West Virginia in 2013.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Christine Schimmel is an Associate Professor at West Virginia University. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Dr. Christine Schimmel serves on the counseling licensure board for the state of West Virginia.
Proof Content
