63rd Annual Conference

Saturday, February 25

Afternoon Workshops

2:15-5:30 P.M.

Workshop 95

Redecision Therapy in Action: The Experience of Change

Chairs:         

Shari Porter Jung, LCSW, LMFT, CGP, Private Practice, Dallas, Texas

Marti Kranzberg, Ph.D., ABPP, CGP, FAGPA, Adjunct Faculty, Fielding Institute, Santa Barbara, California

Autonomy is the goal of Redecision Therapy and change is the focus.  In this workshop participants will experience the process of change on an affective, cognitive and behavioral level.  The didactic and experiential format will enable participants to learn and practice tools to affect change from a Redecision perspective.

Experiential-demonstration-didactic-sharing of work experiences

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

1. Learn basic Redecision theory.

2. Learn skills in contracting for change.

3. Identify and utilize early decisions.

4. Apply practical tools to facilitate change.

Course References:

1. Goulding, M., & Goulding, R. (1977) Changes Lives Through Redecision Therapy. New York: Brunner/Mazel.

2. Gladfelter, J., (1992). Redecision Therapy. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 423(3),319-334.

3. Prochaska, J., DiClementi, C., & Norcross, J. (1992). In Search of Row People Change: Applications to addictive behavior. American Psychologist, 47(9), 1102-1114.

4. Lennox, C. (1997). Redecision Therapy: A brief action-oriented approach.

New Jersey: Jason Aronson, Inc.