Experiential Treatment Engaging the Whole Person in Recovery Presented By James Campbell Copyright 2016 James Campbell
Experiential Treatment
Engaging the Whole Person in
Recovery
Presented By
James Campbell
Copyright 2016 James Campbell
Who am I and Why am I here?
At the completion of this session, participants will:
• Grasp the strengths and vulnerabilities particular to our brain physiology.
• Gain an understanding of the strengths and limitations of talk therapy.
• Develop a deeper understanding of the role of experiential exercises in treatment.
• Gain exposure to and an understanding of the role of experiential exercises for those we serve.
Rome
Who are you and why are you here?
Why Experiential?
The Foundation
plus experience
equals
Addiction
Jeff Georgi
The Reframe
plus experience
equals
Recovery
James Campbell
Limbic Cortex
What has to exist for learning to occur?
Novelty
What Environments Offer Novelty to Those We Serve?
Doesn’t this look and sound just like our groups?
So what’s the problem with that?
…and our teens usually don’t excel here. How do we treat those we treat?
Why do we refuse to apply what we all know?
How about your offices, group rooms, and facilities?
How about your office, group rooms, and facility?
•Are they inviting to clients? •Are they inviting to families? •Do they allow for novelty and
creativity? •Do they provide adequate space for
clients of different genders or backgrounds?
Learning Styles
Visual
Auditory
Kinesthetic
Let’s Talk • Let’s consider what we are doing to engage
our clients, systems and families that isn’t working.
• Let’s consider what we are doing to engage our students, systems and families that is working.
• What could we do to better engage students, systems and families?
Is “talk therapy” enough?
Experiential Approaches
Learning Requires Novelty!
Interventions: Breaking the Ice and Setting the Stage
Change of Scenery
Let’s move a little past physical environment to modalities.
Experiential Exercises Agreements
M&M Game
Red candy:
Green candy:
Yellow candy:
Orange candy:
Brown candy:
Blue candy:
Experiential Exercises Thermostat
Trigger Line
The Last Straw
Two of a Kind
Paper Mountain
Remote Illustrator
The Arts
Mandalas and Music •Mandalas
•Catch the Beat
• Lyric Deconstruction
Mandalas
The word "mandala" is from the classical Indian language of Sanskrit. Loosely translated to mean "circle”.
Examples of Mandalas:
Examples of Mandalas:
Examples of Mandalas:
Lyric Deconstruction
Bringing It All Together
(Experiential Approaches)
Experiential Exercises Escher’s Dilemma
Turning Over a New Leaf
Strength Contest
Helium Hoops
Distracted Hippos
Shrinking Islands
Levitate
Extra Tools
• Writing Lyrics (Playing or Karaoke) • Fish Bowl • Family Scripts/Role Play • Family Sculpting • Spirituality and Mindfulness
Experiential “Low R.O.P.E.S.”
•Escher’s Dilemma (Under $20)
•Hula Hoop (Under $5)
•Group Knot (FREE)
•That Makes “Scents”
(Varies-Hit the Dollar Tree)
So let’s talk about it.
Questions and Thoughts
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Contact: James Campbell, LPC, CACII, MAC
Founder of Family Excellence, Inc.
Director of Family Excellence Institute, LLC
Associate Pastor, Connection Fellowship Author of: Broken: Finding Peace in Imperfection Perfect Marriage Twenty Myths that Can Really Mess Up Your Relationships
(864) 360-1636
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Family Excellence Institute, LLC Twitter: @jcampbellgreen