Psychodynamics and Safety Quickstart Guide to Group and Individual Activities

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Creating Safety From a Psychodynamic Perspective a Quickstart Guide to Group and Individual Activities Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes Executive Director, AllCEUs Counselor Education Objectives ~ Review the basics of psychodynamics ~ Phenomenological reality (autobiography) ~ Transference ~ Compare and contrast (are you safe now?) ~ Creating PACER safety and Mindfulness of the Present Basic Assumptions of Psychodynamics ~ Behavior and feelings are significantly impacted by unconscious and subconscious motives ~ Our behavior and feelings as adults are rooted in our childhood experiences including attachment ~ All behavior has a cause and a function

Phenomenological Reality ~ Situations in the present are perceived through the lens of the past ~ Experiences: Personal and vicarious ~ Education: Family, media, school ~ Developmental conceptualization ~ Seeing through that same lens helps us understand people’s reactions and interpretations ~ Having people write an anchored autobiography can provide a basis to explore current reactions Transference ~ Transference can be positive or negative ~ Transference can be triggered by ~ Sights (appearance, movements, environment) ~ Smells ~ Sounds ~ Situations (going to the doctor, going to bed, going to a school) ~ It is vital for people to be aware how thoughts, emotions and reactions from their past experiences can translate into thoughts, emotions and reactions in the present Addressing Transference ~ How is the current situation similar to and different from prior situations ~ Sight ~ Smell ~ Sound ~ Situation ~ How are you the same as you were then? ~ How are you different now? ~ What are the facts for and against the thought you are currently not safe? PACER Safety ~ Physical safety at home, work, car, treatment ~ How can you moderate triggers for tension? ~ Mindful awareness ~ Breathing ~ What can you do to help yourself feel more relaxed? ~ Sights (including egress, people, light levels) ~ Sounds (including volume) ~ Smells (including intensity)

PACER Safety ~ Affective safety at home, work, car, treatment ~ How can you moderate triggers for dysphoric emotions? ~ What can you do to help yourself feel happier? ~ Sights (including egress, people, light levels) ~ Sounds (including volume) ~ Smells (including intensity)

PACER Safety ~ Cognitive safety at home, work, car, treatment ~ How can you moderate unhelpful or distress intolerant thoughts? ~ What can you do to help yourself think more positively? ~ Sights ~ Guided imagery ~ Thought rehearsal ~ Relational safety at home, work, car, treatment ~ How can you moderate triggers for abandonment fears or low self esteem? ~ What can you do to help yourself feel confident and loved? ~ Self esteem enhancement activities ~ Assertiveness and interpersonal effectiveness skills

Summary ~ From the moment we are born we start gathering data about our world ~ We remember sensory cues that indicate safety and threat ~ Once learned, those cues continue to trigger emotions, thoughts and behaviors designed to ensure continued survival ~ Those cues often become overgeneralized ~ Helping people become more mindful of the present moment instead of relying on old, unchecked data can help them feel safer.

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