MakingChangesRobWaller@robwaller

JonathanDean@jonathanadean

2012

TacklingtheUnspokenIssues•  Sunday:MakingChanges•  Monday:Stayin’Alive•  Tuesday:HealingTogether•  Wednesday:Food,Thursday:AddicHon•  www.mindandsoul.info/focus  

making changes “toliveistochange”•  …orsogoesmanyaninspiraHonalquote.Butweare

notoriouslybadatthis.Youwilllearnhowhumanscanchangeandhowtheydigtheirheelsin.Wewillcovertheroleoffriends,faithandferapists[sorry].

•  Whatdoyouthinkofwhenyouheartheword‘change’

Youcantellasubject…•  HowmanyAnglican’sdoesittaketochangealight‐bulb..?

•  HowmanyCharismaHcsdoesittaketochangealight‐bulb..?

Toliveistochange•  Thereisnothingpermanentexceptchange…–  Heraclitus535‐475BC

•  RT: Plato, Darwin, Checkov 

Changeisserious!•  Not:

– Prosperity,feelingbe_er,an‘illusion’,agame– Forothers:whoishereforsomeoneelse?

•  But:– ThereisnosuchthingasstandingsHll…– Thisisaboutge`ngthearmyreadyforba_le…

Selfassessment•  Whyareyouhere?Whatchangeareyoufacing?

•  Howconfidentareyouaboutthechangeyouarefacing?

Trapped  Able to change 

Icannotchangeothers…•  DoyoureallywanttoseeaRevival?•  Thengobackhome,anddrawathree

footwidecircleonthefloor.ThenkneeldowninsidethatcircleandaskGodtocoverteverybodyinsidethatcircle.Whenyoudothat,youareexperiencingthestartofaRevival…

•  GypsySmith,BriHshEvangelist,1860‐1947

FoundaHons•  WhatdoestheBiblesay?•  Howischangetohappen?

– SpiritualDisciplines[Mt19v21]– Prayer[Phil4:13]–  It’scomplex…[2Tim2v25‐6]

BiblicalCounselling•  What:ourimage[intoimagodei]•  Why:forGod[notourselves]•  How:repenHng[asthefirststep]•  “Youcanchange”

–  TimChester–  ISBN:1844743039

TheBlackBox•  DiagnosisvsPrescripHon•  DesHnaHonvsPath•  DecidingvsDelivering

•  “Ifyoudon’tknowhowyoudidit,howcanyoudoitagain?

ThePsychologyofChange•  PatrickDixon

–  AllmodelsareChrisHan…

•  Evere_Worthington:–  Yourpsychologyinformsyour

theology

•  SocraHcQuesHoning:–  Knowhowyougotthere,

knowhowtogetout

•  Changeispredictableifyouknowthepa_erns

–  Acompassishelpful

•  Changecanbemadetohappen

–  Anengineishelpful

• Two models 

Autopoiesis•  Lifehascertainpa_ernsandisself‐organising

–  Changeispredictable

•  Autopoiesis:self‐producing–  MaturanaandVarela[1972,Chile]–  ThisdisHnguisheslifefromdeath

LivingWithChangeDisrupHon/InterrupHonLoss NewOrderCalm

Disorder/ChaosFearNewRelaHonshipsHope

MargaretWheatleyDianeFosha

ChangeandYou•  Thinkofarecentchangethatyouaregoingthrough.– Whichstageareyouin?– HowdoesperspecHvehelp?

•  Canyouseethiscycleinyourfaith?

AdultEducaHon•  TheKolbCycle1

–  RelaHonships:•  God’sgiqtowomen•  Differentbutequal

–  Evangelism•  BrowbeaHng•  RelaHonship!

1KolbDA(1984)ExperienHalLearning:experienceasasourceoflearninganddevelopment.NewJersey,PrenHceHall

Experience 

Reflec<on 

Understanding 

Planning 

LearningonAlpha•  Understanding

–  Lifeisworthexploring,Theremustbemorethanthis

•  Planning–  Anopportunity,Findingacourse,FreeingupHme

•  Experience–  Thefoodwasgood,ChrisHansarenotsoweird

•  ReflecHon–  Onthetubeonthewayhome,TheHolySpirit

•  Understanding–  Lifehasmeaning…

CogniHveTherapy•  AaronBeck2

–  Ihavenofriends•  Avoidance•  Lowmood•  Thedownwardspiral…

–  Ihavefewfriends•  Textsomeone•  Haveacoffee•  Theupwardspiral…

2BeckAT(1967)Thediagnosisandmanagementofdepression.UniversityofPennsylvaniaPress

Experience 

Reflec<on 

Understanding 

Planning 

ChrisHanCogniHveTherapyExperience 

Reflec<on 

Understanding 

Planning 

Helpful Experience 

Informed Planning 

Deeper Understandi

ng 

BeDer Reflec<on 

IntegraHngFaithandTherapy•  Philippians4v8‐9

–  “Whatever is good, think about such things. Whateveryouhavelearnedorreceivedfromme,orseeninme‐putitintopracHce.AndtheGodofpeacewillbewithyou.”

•  “TheWorryBook”– WillVanDerHartandRobWaller–  ISBN:1844743039

Abletochange–together

God

Me

Change

Others

•  Friends–  Importantforthejourney–its

upsanditsdowns

•  Faith–  Toowisetomakeamistake–  Toogoodtodousharm

•  Ferapists–  tobringstructuretoour

reflecHonandplanning

MakingChangesRobWaller@robwaller

JonathanDean@jonathanadean

2012

Psychological Models of Spirituality •  Making the therapist feel

comfortable! •  Challenging for both therapist

and client •  The advantage of an agnostic

position? –  Yes 1 vs No 2

•  Is there a 4th level?!

•  Behavioural –  ‘Religion’

•  Church, Mosque, Temple, Ritual •  We can all encourage this

•  Cognitive –  ‘Belief’ and ‘Faith’

•  Identity perspectives •  Negative emotions

•  Existential –  ‘Spirituality’

•  What my faith adds to my life 1 Enoch D (2006) I want a Christian Psychiatrist. Monarch Books

2 Gormley, T (2000) Intrinsic Christianity, Psychological Distress and Help-seeking. Unpublished DClinPsych Thesis, University of Leeds

TypesandLevelsofCounsellingHumanist/AthiestSensiHve/Person‐Centred/Evidence‐BasedINTEGRATIONChrisHanPsychologyBiblical/NoutheHcCounselling

•  Informal–  Friends,Family,Church

•  Person‐centred–  Listening,–  Counselling–  Coaching

•  Structured–  CBT/IPT–hereandnow–  Dynamic–past/deep