Too Accommodating?
While each patient is unique and needs to be treated as such, it is possible to be over-accommodating – to the detriment of the treatment.
Author: HelenLesser
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N22 – OCD (5 of 5)
Transcript 5 of 5 (treating OCD), showing reinterpretation and correction. Feedback from patient included.
N22 – OCD (4 of 5)
Session 4 with N22. The education continued throughout the session, explaining why the information provided was not what was being sought and clear direction towards what information was actually being asked for.
N22 – OCD (3 of 5)
Session 3 of OCD treatment (Spring 2022). The visualisation method used produced unwelcome emotions which were quickly dealt with, so as not to slow progress at subsequent sessions.
N22 – OCD (2 of 5)
Session 2 of OCD treatment (Spring 2022); progressing through the R to the B.
N22 – OCD (1 of 5)
Summary of first appointments, patient history and transcript of treatment session of volunteer patient on Spring 2022 Stage 1 Course suffering from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, anxiety and insomnia.
Patient K22 – Lack of Confidence (8)
Patient K22 – session 8 of 8.
Checking to see if there is more information, if there were any need to hold on to the reactions or symptoms. When no other information could be found, the full SRBC was corrected and treatment concluded.
Patient K22 – Lack of Confidence (7)
Patient K22 – session 7 of 8.
The Causative Event is identified, and Reinterpretation of the incident achieved.
Patient K22 – Lack of Confidence (6)
Patient K22 – session 6 of 8.
Having gained information which could be the Causative Event, the TV visualisation technique was used to gain more details to allow Reinterpretation.
Patient K22 – Lack of Confidence (5)
Patient K22 – session 5 of 8.
Working With Lists
How many emotions do you ask about before beginning to prioritise? How many Reasons do you offer the patient before ranking them? How many traits ought you to list before ordering them by the impact they had? Here is one therapist’s way of working.
Session Progress When First Practicing
A summary of points raised during a therapists’ discussion of what to aim for and expect of treatment, when first beginning to provide therapy.
Patient K22 – Lack of Confidence (4)
Detailed Q&A of the 4th treatment session with this volunteer patient. This session, the patient was mostly focused on the triggering event and the session consisted of explanation and constructive dismissing of this information, helping the patient to understand why it was not the information being requested.
Patient K22 – Lack of Confidence (3)
Session 3 of 8: Transcript of treatment with over-co-operative patient, showing how the patient’s responses were used to direct the treatment; how events were constructively dismissed to provide clear guidance with the intention of subsequently targeting relevant information.
Previous Therapy Experiences
How might knowing of a patient’s previous therapy experiences be of benefit to you, them or the treatment process? This article details some of the ways it might help.