The Therapeutic Benefits of Humour

Speaker: Dr. Steven Sultanoff

 

Date: December 2nd

 

Time: 9 a.m. - 4:00 p.m

 

Location: TBA

 

Cost: Spring Bird Special (Before June 30th)$145 hst included, Early Bird Special (Before November 20th ), $145 plus hst, Group Rates (3 or more) $125 plus hst, Regular Rate $165 plus hst Contact us for details >

*A CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE WILL BE ISSUED*

About This Workshop

This lively presentation will explore the rationale for and practical application of humour in clinical practice and psychotherapy. Humour can create change in the central aspects of human experience—cognitions, emotions, behaviours, and physiology.

The principle goals of counselling and therapeutic interventions include assisting clients to feel better and behave differently. To achieve these goals, clinicians create interventions that target feelings, behaviours, thoughts, and/or biochemistry. Each major theoretical approach targets one or more of these aspects of human process. (Humanistic—feelings/emotions; behavioural/reality—behaviours; cognitive/RET— thoughts; and psychopharmacology—biochemistry/physiology). Humour activates change in all four of these areas, thus making it a powerful tool for clinical intervention.

Participants will learn a model (based on research and clinical theory) of how humour intervenes therapeutically to help relieve psychological distress, as well as how humour promotes physical health and wellness. They will also learn how the experience of humour can build the therapeutic alliance, thus promoting positive therapeutic outcome for clients. In addition, while many therapists understand how humour may assist in the development of the clinical relationship, this program will greatly expand that knowledge by demonstrating how humour can be used as a diagnostic tool as well as a clinical treatment strategy.

The differences between constructive and destructive humour will be addressed, and participants will learn strategies for processing humour interventions that are either well received or poorly received by clients

 

 

About the Speaker

Steven M. Sultanoff, Ph.D. is a psychologist, professional trainer, university professor (Pepperdine University), and consultant in private practice. He has over 25 years experience as a clinical supervisor and for the past 12 years has offered live and online continuing education workshops in a wide array of topics including clinical supervision, humor in psychotherapy, emotional intelligence, and cognitive therapy.

Course Objectives

Expected Outcomes for Participants:

• Understand the link between humour and feelings, behaviours, thoughts, and biochemistry.
  
  
• Understand the rationale for integrating humour into psychotherapy and counselling.
  
  
• Understand how and why humour can be therapeutic.
  
  
• Understand how to use humour as both a treatment and diagnostic tool.
  
  
• Learn to assess a client’s “readiness” to accept humorous interventions.
  
  
• Distinguish between healing and harmful humour interventions
  
  

Registration

Registration is limited. Please register early to avoid disappointment.

 

Payment may be made by cheque, payable to Solutions on Site. Cheque must accompany registration form. Registration by fax, phone or e-mail accepted if cheque is received in the mail within two weeks of registration. Post dated cheques not acceptable for early registration.

 

 

Rates:

 

Early Bird Registration (Before November 20th 2010)
$145 CDN plus hst

Regular Rate (After Sept 30th)
$155 CDN plus hst

Group Rates (3 or more)
$125 CDN plus hst

For group rates, please contact us for an invoice and total quote.

 

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