Authority in Authenticity- how To Bring your Authentic Self into the Therapeutic Environment


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Saturday, March 23, 2013: 10:50 AM-12:20 PM
Agadir A/B (Westin Lake Las Vegas Resort)
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Background: Participate in this powerful hands-on training which blends didactic and experiential methods to encourage authenticity. This presentation is filled with fun activities,humor and audience interaction. Treatment professionals will learn the foundation of becoming more genuine, creative and transparent. Awareness, self-discovery,healing and self-worth in treating professionals and clients will be facilitated.

Content Outline:

  1. Authentic and Creative…Give yourself permission to be real/ authentic in sessions…What does this mean and how do you become comfortable with this process?

 

  1. Let’s get it on!Move, Groove and Perform – Help clients connect to their emotions.

 

  1. Sing with Renisha(“Rae”) - Assist your clients with identifying and expressing their emotions, find freedom from inhibitions and connect with their breath.

 

  1. So what is authentic to you?  How to become more authentic? - The importance of self awareness in effective counseling/group work.

 

  1. Likes/dislikes
  2. Personality traits
  3. Openness/ Inhibitions ? What is blocking you?
  4. Strengths/Weaknesses
  5. Testimony/self disclosure
  6. Self care

 

  1. Creating authenticity - intertwining authenticity into the therapeutic process with another hands-on activity

 

  1. Effectiveness of therapies that hone your authentic self-what the research says.

 

  1. Benefits of group work activities eating disorder recovery

Observable outcomes

Proposal Abstract:

Theme: Authenticity

The most important element in a therapist is their comfort level within themselves. The ability to bring one’s authentic self into any environment produces a healing connection.

Ideas: experiential therpaies being used to cultivate authenticity and healing in eating disorder clients

Goal: educate,cultivate and create an atmosphere for authenticity for both treating professionals and clients. Treating professionals will learn and understand the foundation of authenticity, how to incorporate it in indiviual and grop sessions while becoming more comfortable with themselves as individuals.

A great way for the therapist to bring authenticity in to therapeutic setting is through the use of experiential therapies such as psychodrama, music, and dance therapy, visual and audio presentations. Authenticity in a therapist offers those who struggle with eating disorders a tangible role model that can coach and instill confidence by promoting self definition in their clients. The therapist’s authenticity is powerful in enhancing self-discovery and self-expression, inquiry into one's inner life, therefore facilitating an emotional release stirring patients’ psyche thus accelerating the systematic healing process.

Primary Presenter:
ReNisha D. Simpkins, MA, LLPC, MFC

Renisha Simpkins, MA, LLPC, MFTC, is a minister and motivational speaker. ReNisha brings to IAEDP her bright and transparent personality filled with an experienced background in Music and Theater. ReNisha has 10 years experience in working with families, foster care, mental illness, substance abuse and addictions. Renisha is an individual and group therapist at the Reconnect with FoodŽ program at the Inner Door CenterŽ in Royal Oak, Michigan. Her passion is to promote an healthy awareness of obesity as an eating disorder and advocate for services. ReNisha practices a holistic approach in therapy and the Health at any size movement.



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