Lesson 11: Meaning and Insight Attention Learning Outcomes Upon completion of this lesson's material, students will be able to:
Teaching Finding Meaning Meaning could be described as at the heart of interviewing, counseling, and psychotherapy. Ultimately, many believe our behavior, thoughts, and feelings are organized by meaning systems...our values, our important attitudes, and our beliefs. What sense does one make of life? All else can be brought back to this central question. When your clients have an important life experience, asking them, "What sense do you make of that?" or "What does that really mean to you?" can transform an interview into a depth exploration and clarify what occurred. What does meaning do?
When do we know a client is talking about meaning?
Ways to draw out meaning:
Reflecting meaning:
Discernment
Assessment Lesson 11 Discussion Have you every heard the saying "Things happen for a reason." Well, whether it might be true or not, or whether God might behind it all or not, an important step in recovery to to try and discover what can be learned from an experience...coming to an understanding of how a situation, pleasurable or painful, has changed us. Share a story from your life, or from someone else's life, that touches on this experience. Practice Session 3 - Meaning In your first Practice Session you are going to work on applying the skills of MI with a focus on developing or finding meaning. Review the information in the Practice Session Instructions for more details.
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