The Use of Humor in Grief Recovery
- Speaker:
- Jackson Rainer, PhD, ABPP
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 27 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
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Aug 08, 2012
- Product Code:
- POS050405
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
Description
"He laughed to free his mind from his mind's bondage." James Joyce, Ulysses
Contemporary research demonstrates humor as a coping strategy, as a sign of good mental health, and as a tool for healing grief. In this unique seminar recording, one of the first to address humor from a clinical perspective, you will learn creative and process-oriented therapeutic strategies for use in grief counseling and therapy. Current theoretical perspectives on the use of humor in psychotherapy will be discussed in the context of grief facilitation. Case examples will be provided.
Dr. Rainer is board certified in clinical psychology. He has practiced psychotherapy for more than 25 years, and studies, researches, and works with individuals, couples, and families struggling with the demands of chronic and terminal illness, end-of-life and palliative care, and issues related to grief and bereavement.
OBJECTIVES
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Explore the sense of humor as a sense of therapeutic truth and proportion, learning to recognize maladaptive interpretations and manifestations of change
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Distinguish the difference between humor, comedy, and sarcasm
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Define an active sense of humor, which enhances resilience and lowers resistance to change
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Identify you own sense of humor and ways to utilize it in grief work
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Describe lessons learned from the use of humor in grief work in religious traditions and non-Eurocentric cultures
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Practice opportunities to reframe experience in a fluid, humorous fashion
OUTLINE
How Humor Fits into Grief Counseling
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Finding a sense of proportion; how humor absorbs shock
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Intuitive and/or acquired perception
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Sense of humor vs. comical reactions
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Smiling in the presence of truth
Humor and Psychotherapy
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Homeostatic disruption and using humor to restore balance
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Reframing experience -- a cognitive-behavioral technique
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Using humor to shift gestalts
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Experiential change in the presence of humor
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Cross-cultural considerations
Humor and Grief Recovery
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Theoretical perspectives
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Sanctions against the dark side of humor and grief
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Monitoring the defensive aspects of humor
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Cognitive/emotional adjustments
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Soothing pain and suffering using the balm of self-discovery
Case studies
ABOUT JACKSON RAINER, Ph.D., ABPP
Jackson Rainer, Ph.D., ABPP, is nationally known and respected as a psychotherapist, educator, and expert in the areas of end-of-life and palliative care, and grief and bereavement. Dr. Rainer is a Professor of Psychology and Director of Clinical Training for the doctoral program in clinical psychology at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia. He has taught, consulted, supervised, and written on issues related to life and loss, death and dying, and grief and bereavement for more than 25 years. He maintains an active psychotherapy practice that includes grief counseling and consultation with individuals and families in the presence of life-threatening, chronic, and debilitating illnesses.
Dr. Rainer is the former chair of the Publication Board for Division 29, Psychotherapy, of the American Psychological Association, is on the editorial and publication boards of seven psychology journals, and serves as a media representative for the APA. His research appears in such journals as Innovations in Clinical Practice and the Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session. His most recent book is Crisis Counseling and Therapy (Taylor/Fracis, 2007), co-authored with Frieda Brown.
TARGET AUDIENCE
Counselors, Social Workers, Psychologists, Psychotherapists, Therapists, Addiction Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists, Case Managers, Nurses, Other Mental Health Professionals
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Jackson Rainier, Ph.D., ABPP, Board Certified Clinical Psychologist, is nationally known and respected as a psychotherapist, educator, author and expert in the areas of grief and bereavement, and end of life and palliative care. Dr. Rainer is a practicing psychologist at the Care and Counseling Center of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia, He has taught, consulted, supervised, and written on issues related to life and loss, death and dying, and grief and bereavement for more than 25 years in multi-disciplinary social service and mental health settings. He maintains an active psychotherapy practice that includes grief counseling, and consultation with individuals and families in the presence of life-threatening, chronic, and debilitating illnesses.
He is the former chair of the Publication Board for Division 29, Psychotherapy, of the American Psychological Association, is on the editorial and publication boards of seven psychology journals, and serves as a Media Representative for the APA. His research appears in such journals as Innovations in Clinical Practice and the Journal of Clinical Psychology. He is the author of Life After Loss: Contemporary Grief Counseling and Therapy (PESI, 2013).
Speaker Disclosure:
Financial: Jackson Rainer is in private practice. He has an employment relationship with the Care and Counseling Center of Georgia. Dr. Rainier receives a royalty commission from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Jackson Rainer has no relevant non-financial relationship to disclose.
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