Posted by Amelia_in_StPaul on June 19, 2009, at 12:12:25
In reply to Re: Two psychology boards? Or something?, posted by Tabitha on June 19, 2009, at 1:28:14
These are all great suggestions, great feedback. (Alexandra, thank you for the validation.) And I am not offended by any criticism. Please understand that I did not mean to offend; what I said came from a place of wanting to be able to have a place to share with like-minded people. I am hearing from a few responses on the psychology board that others like or want to talk about solutions-focused therapy.
Hmmm. Lots to think about.
Of course, I agree that the lines are squishy; when I go to my DBT individual therapist, by necessity we end up "talking" about stuff, but we do so in service of understanding what my triggers are. We always come back to what I can do to cope. What skills. DBT has an elaborate framework, with lots of acronyms (DEAR MAN, FAST, GIVE, PLS, ACCEPTS), etc. Just last night, I was having a panic attack. I used my self-soothe skills (it means something specific in DBT, even though all therapies advocate self soothing) and sensations skills to get through it with a minimum of duration and intensity.
Okay, in this era of cutting back, what about replacing some of the barely-used boards? Or whether by addition or substitution, what about boards like these (Tabitha, thanks for the brain wave!):
1. Skills - a focus on coping skills you/me/we are learning in therapy
2. Relationships or T issues - a focus on the relationship with the therapist, including transference
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