FRHD 3400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Psychoeducation, Communication, Intentionality

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 3400
• Professor: Gabrielle Pitt

Document Summary

First order change: change on the surface not transformational, an extension of past knowledge. Identify what has worked in the past: psycho-education, communication skills, problem-solving, historical interventions. What have you learned from past: adjustments within the existing structure. Second order change: deep change transformational, a break with the past. Requires new knowledge and skills to implement. Changing thoughts, feelings and actions: posttraumatic growth more than resilience. Sometimes clients seek help whey they feel (cid:862)stuck(cid:863) havi(cid:374)g li(cid:373)ited alter(cid:374)atives for resolvi(cid:374)g their issues. (cid:862)creatio(cid:374) of the new. (cid:863: you as the helping professional are changing the individual, and the individual is changing you, changing one with the other bidirectional collaborative relationship. Conflict is stressful but the stress of conflict is not always negative. A certain amount of stress is key to development and the creative new: this stress energizes the client and facilitate cognitive and emotional growth. Confrontation can lead individuals to gain new information, resolve conflict, and reduce stress.