ACT for people with severe personality problems
Join us at the workshop in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, or Berlin on July 16th, 2014, to address severe personality problems. Led by Annika Cornelissen and Lucas Goessens from Scelta, this workshop offers valuable insights and techniques for individuals dealing with challenging personality issues. Gain a better understanding of managing and coping with severe personality problems in a supportive environment. Don't miss this opportunity to learn and grow personally in handling such issues effectively.
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Workshop ACT for people with severe personality problems Annika Cornelissen Lucas Goessens Scelta Nijmegen, the Netherlands Berlin, july 16th, 2014
Intro: 9 questions exercise Go to a proud, successful moment, and evaluate yourself. Evaluate yourself, from the perspective of your perfectionistic, not-good-enough self From the perspective of you as a 18 year old: how would you evaluate yourself as you are now? Go back to a moment when a loved one left you How do you judge yourself today, up till now? Go to a very difficult moment in your role as a therapist, feeling desperate and powerless. Go back to a moment when you had a strong sense of failure. Go back to a moment you fell in love, and this love was answered. Go to a very rewarding moment in your role as a therapist
Workshop outline: ACT for PPP (people with severe personality problems) 1. Why is it difficult 2. Why is it important 3. Why is it inspiring
Continued: workshop outline: ACT for PPP 4. Our treatment: structure, vision, tailoring! Experiential exercises
ACT: BOTTOM LINE = PSYCHOLOGICAL FLEXIBILITY Helping people to maintain meaningful behaviours in their lives, even when difficult private experiences (thoughts/feelings/memories/pain) show up .
ACT for PPP 1. Why is it difficult? *behaviour patterns of Short Time Survival *e.g. self-hate, paranoia, impulsivity *patterns give sense of self *little contact feelings, needs, values
2. Why is it important? *Tiny steps can make a big difference *meaningful contacts, value-based behavior *EA undermines therapy process *ACT can stimulate therapy process
Why is it important? *DBT = ACT for borderline problems?? ACT extra value in creating meaningful lives.
ACT for PPP 3. Why is it inspiring?
ACT for PPP 4. Our treatment: structure, vision weekly group 2- day clinic: *start low, go slow, don t overflow! *ACT Treatment plan
Value Area 1: WAVES BEACONS 1._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ LIGHTHOUSE Value area 2: WAVES BEACONS 1._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ LIGHTHOUSE
Start low, go slow: essential is: the first beacon!! ACT for PPP
ACT for PPP our treatment: structure, vision *cycle: every two weeks 1 hexaflex item *Clear and simple hexaflex
Default Hexaflex Mindfulness Acceptance Values Psychological flexibility Defusion Committed action Self as context
HEXAFLEX SIMPLE Stay aware when needed Deal with difficult emotions Know what matters From staying alive to living a life Deal with difficult thoughts Do what it takes Put on the right spectacles
HEXAFLEX SIMPLE: flexibility poles awareness vs. automatism allowing vs. rejecting knowing what matters vs, I don t care From staying alive to living a life hooking vs. unhooking keeping on track vs. letting go being me instead of who I should be
ACT for PPP Experiential exercises Tailoring!! (light-medium-heavy)
Questions? Workshops? l.goessens@ggnet.nl a.cornelissen@ggnet.nl
