The Hearing Voices Group
Establishing a Hearing Voices group in an allopathic hospital requires a clinician to have an open mind and be able to think outside the medical model.
the art of presence
Being Present: Integrating the Shadow Self and Being an Ethical Clinician within the Medical Model
The medical model temporarily assists the pained other in a spiritual crisis. However, what assists the pained other is for the clinician to be present. In order to be present and practice ethical social work the clinician must be in contact and integrate the shadow self.
Be Still and Be Present
Individual psychotherapy – that is, engaging a distressed fellow human in a disciplined conversation and human relationship – requires that the therapist have the proper temperament and philosophy of life for such work. By that I mean that the therapist must be patient, modest, and a perceptive listener, rather than a talker and advice-giver. Thomas […]Read Post ›
The Art of Presence in the Therapeutic Encounter: Including the Un-included
The Art of the Clinician’s Presence and Spirituality: Encompassing the Whole Person in the Therapeutic Encounter The clinician’s sense of spirituality and state of presence is controversial, if not lacking, in many settings. Social Work schools do not focus on the clinician’s spirituality and the essence of presence in the therapeutic encounter. Rather […]Read Post ›
The Art of Presence in Mental Health 