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Therapeutic ModesGregorio, L.M.Maximo, B.K.
USTH-CC Interns, 2013
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INTRODUCTION6 THERAPEUTIC MODES
◦advocating,◦collaborating,◦empathizing,◦encouraging◦instructing◦problem solving
SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION
Personalities are comprised of a unique set of emotional experiences, a distinct pattern of interpersonal behavior, and a stable psychobiological profile (Kagan, 2000).
product of genetics, biology and experiences interacting within one’s family and in the broader social community
Genetics,+
Biology+
Experiences
TEMPERAMENT
personality and temperament do not change significantly over the life span (Kagan, 2000)
how we relate to others daily varyinterpersonal strategies
Therapeutic Modes
a specific way of relating to a client
Therapist’s Personality
reflected in (a) her fundamental motivation to serve others, (b) her preferred approach to serving, and (c) the values she hold while serving
reflected through her ways in specific ways in which she behaves and interacts with clients.
Optimal therapy = flexibility of OT◦develop an awareness of her natural modes ◦develop the self-discipline to using the modes ◦be aware of the limits of the modes
THERAPEUTIC MODES
◦advocating,◦collaborating,◦empathizing,◦encouraging◦instructing◦problem solving
Negative effects◦Too frequently or inflexibly,◦When the timing is not right for the client,◦When the mode is not consistent with the
client’s personality as a whole, and◦When the mode is not changed so as to be
more consistent with the client’s interpersonal needs of the moment
Advocating Mode
Physical
Optimally Functional
Social Occupational
OT as an advocate
Provide clients with vital resources
Approach interpersonal difficulties by adjusting and accommodating to the needs of the client
OT becomes a facilitator or defender of justice
Become involved in civil rights or legal activities in behalf of their client
Consciousness-raising about their legal rights , barriers to access and obstacles to independence
Testify on behalf of a client in a legal situation
Strength of Advocating Mode
If therapists do not advocate for their clients, they would be on their own to battle insurance companies, agencies that provide public or private aid, landlords, educational systems, employers, and other powerful organizations.
Cautions of Advocating Mode
Underestimating the capabilities of the client, making them feel powerless but who is actually capable of becoming empowered
Overestimate a client’s desire, ability and/ resources for autonomy and independence
Collaborating Mode
OT as a collaborator
Makes decisions jointly with the client
Involve clients in reasoning
Solicit ongoing feedback from clients
Empowering the client to use his or her own judgement
Encourage autonomy and independence
Strengths of Collaborating Mode
This mode reflects many of the core values of occupational therapy.
These values are enabled by having clients choose activities, have opinions, and participate actively in evaluating the process of therapy and reflecting on their own performance
Strength of Collaborating Mode
This mode is likely to instill confidence in clients ◦because it conveys the idea that therapists view them as competent in their ability to direct their treatment, choose occupations, and gain greater control in determining the course of their own lives
Cautions for Collaborating mode
Overreliance on this style or using it non-judiciously across all types of clients
May not be received well by clients who are prefer or are accustomed to view service providers are expert
Client inclined to participate in social or cultural networks with hierarchical role structures may not value collaboration in therapy
Caution for Collaborating Mode
Clients may be looking for a structured instruction, advice, resources and ongoing direction
Therapists who value the collaborating mode may misperceive or misunderstand less-engaging clients as passive or even apathetic, when clients are merely behaving in their own comfort zone and may become disappointed
Caution for Collaborating Mode
Unrestrained or unstructured collaboration may result in diffusion of responsibility or uncertainty regarding who is responsible for which part of the therapy process
Overestimating the client’s strengths and capacities. Sometimes client’s need a more directive therapy
Caution for Collaborating Mode
Clients may become lost, insecure, and/or anxious about the therapy process when they are asked to participate in a collaborative therapy session when they are not yet ready
Empathizing Mode
OT as an empathizer
Bearing witness and to fully understand a client’s physical, psychological, interpersonal, and emotional experience
Put a significant amount of time and effort into striving to understand a client’s interpersonal needs and perspective
Able to notice and respond to the client’s behavior
OT as an empathizer
OTs listen carefully are watchful of what their client’s communicate and adjust their approach accordingly
Use intermissions from “doing” for processing and communicating with clients
Using a understanding as a means for resolving rifts, obstacles and conflicts
Strengths of Empathizing Mode
Provides a model for the clients to learn to empathize with themselves and to self-reflect and gain insight into their emotional reactions and behaviors
Empathy is fundamental to the resolution of conflicts, rifts and misunderstanding that occur during therapy
Strengths of Empathizing Mode
Empathizing tends to disarm clients who are reluctant, resistant, critical or otherwise negativistic about therapy.
Clients feel responded to, cared about and respected.
More likely to achieve open, honest communication with clients which increases trust and a more stable relationship
Caution for Empathizing Mode
Slow pace of this mode may be beneficial to clients not yet ready to engage in OT
Overemphasis can place too much emotions in the foreground of therapy
Caution for Empathizing Mode
Some clients may not be ready to see or hear emotions reflected back to them. Instead feel more comfortable focusing on the activity.
Pacing of treatment is slow and functional tasks of the therapy may be delayed or left unaccomplished
Caution for Empathizing Mode
Therapists who show too much emotion or probe too much for emotional expression from client may be perceived as over-involved or psychologically instructive and may recoil because of too much intimacy or emotional intensity
Overprotection of clients, inappropriate level of dependence in more vulnerable or isolated clients
Caution for Empathizing Mode
Clients may perceive the therapist as a friend, and become disappointed and rejected when the therapist does not behave accordingly to their domains
For the therapists, emotional over-involvement may result to guilt over the limitations of what at therapist can actually do and result to a burn out
Encouraging Mode
Encouraging Mode
therapist works to instill clients with hope, courage, and the will to explore or perform a given activity
“cheerleaders”Help to generate or help sustain a client’s
interests in occupational engagement
Strengths of Encouraging Mode
open and generous in their emotional expression, project a great deal of positive energy, skilled at conveying optimism and hope, and are willing to celebrate and be joyful with their clients
Playful = children
Strengths of Encouraging Mode
anxious, demoralized or reluctant participants
convey their belief in a client’s potential for success
Cautions of Encouraging Mode
Clients may be desensitized to its use overtime
Clients may develop have difficulty in developing a sense of intrinsic motivation independently
Risk of being misinterpreted
Instructing Mode
Instructing Mode
Therapists emphasize educationassume a teaching styleproviding detailed descriptions of
the objectives and tasks of therapyproviding feedback to clients about
the therapy process
Instructing Mode
provide their clients with information, direction, recommendations, and in some circumstances, advice
Instructional statements and mini-lectures, role modeling and demonstrations
Q and A
Strengths of Instructing Mode
excellent teachers and clear communicators
empower and inspire their clients by◦sharing information◦noting accomplishments◦providing contructive feedback◦training to utilize tools required for adaptation and participation
Cautions of Instructing Mode
Therapist may overinvest = react more negatively when they cannot get clients to do what they would like them to do
Therapist may tend to bolster, overprotect, or overinstruct their clients to prevent them from experiencing failure in therapy
Cautions of Instructing Mode
Clients may misunderstand therapist’s behavior as being parental, authoritarian, dominant, controlling, or demanding
Therapists may feel obligated to help all clients address their difficulties and may miss the point at which client want them to simply listen and validate them
Problem-Solving Mode
Therapists rely heavily on using reason and logic in their relationships with clients
have excellent technical abiltiesgenerally approach the interpersonal
aspects of therapy by reasoning or by using other logical approaches
Strengths of Problem-Solving Mode
Therapists are self-sufficient, self-disciplined, and straightforward in their communications, and solution-oriented
clients who are uncomfortable with a more emotion-focused approach
Cautions of Instructing Mode
Therapists may be vulnerable to assuming an expert stance or a more challenging approach without paying enough attention to other interpersonal needs of the client
Clients may misinterpret therapist’s behavior as too strategic or even intimidating
Cautions of Instructing Mode
unwitting use of technical terms and language in inappropriate settings
Therapist as aloof, judgmental or distant by clients who are sensitive, vulnerable or are otherwise interpersonally demanding
Modes in Perspective
No single “typical” manner in which a therapist might enact a mode or set of modes
Modes may be used interchangeably provided that they do not blend into one another during a single communication
Modes in Perspective
In shifting modes make sure that the two modes are easily distinguished
“I understand why you want to use alcohol, but I need to educate you on why
you shouldn’t”
Suggestions to ensure that modes are used purely
1. Think about what message you believe the client needs to hear at that moment
2. Occasionally remind yourself why it is therapeutic for the client to hear the given message
3. Take responsibility for what you say
Therapeutic Style
is a skill set that incorporates the therapeutic modes they view as being maximally therapeutic for their clients
No therapist is perfect!
THANK YOU!