65th Annual Conference

Friday, February 22

Morning Workshops

10:00 A.M.-1:15 P.M.

Workshop 50

Using Personality Adaptations as a Guide in Group Therapy

Chair:   

Vann S. Joines, Ph.D., CGP, Director, Southeast Institute for Group and Family Therapy, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

There are six core adaptations that form the building blocks of personality. Each has its own unique way (thinking, feeling, behavior) of making contact with the world, a target area for growth and change, and a trap area in which the greatest defenses are located. By know this information, the therapist can quickly establish rapport, target interventions to the area that will have the greatest impact, and avoid becoming trapped in the client's defenses. The specific treatment issues will be presented for each adaptation.
sharing of work experiences-didactic-experiential-demonstration
 

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

1. Identify the six core adaptations.
2. Choose the most effective approach for working with each.
3. List the major treatment issues for each.
 

Course References:

1. Hoyt, M. F. (1989). Psychodiagnosis of personality disorders. Transactional Analysis Journal 19 (2), 101-113.
2. Joines, V. & Stewart, I. (2002). Introducing the adaptations. In Personality adaptations: A new guide to human understanding in psychotherapy and counseling. Nottingham, England and Chapel Hill, N.C.: Lifespace Publishing.
3. Ware, P. (1983). Personality adaptations. Transactional Analysis Journal. 13(1), 11-19.