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Children and Evaluative and Social Threats
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Video Time Visualization
---As mentioned earlier, I would like to outline for you two techniques from
a book by Shurts. It's specifically to be used
with children and thats mainly how I use this visualization technique.
While I am explaining the technique, you might think of a child perhaps in
a foster home who has suffered abuse, a child who has an illness, a child
who has acting out behavior in school, or a child with behavioral symptoms
following his parents' divorce.
---This first intervention is called video time.
---Here's a brief outline of what I say to the child. This may take several
sessions. I say:
---Remember when your mom and dad had that big fight, right before dad left?
What happened? Did you feel pretty sad or angry? "No I felt it was
my fault.' was the reply. After we explore this I ask "If you could
put a number from 1 to 10 on your feelings with 10 being at the top
busting with feeling, what number would you say. After I explain this further.
I say... Imagine you are at home and you are going to watch a video.
This is a video of the night your father got mad and left. Begin watching
the video of that night. Now rewind your video back to the beginning, just
like when you rent a video. Watch it in fast forward. Rewind it fast.
Forward it even faster. Rewind even faster. Play forward even faster
still. Rewind still faster. Continue forwarding and rewinding faster and
faster until the tape POP destructs. Now wrap your arms around yourself
from shoulder to shoulder. Love yourself the best you can at this moment.
Now with your arms around yourself watch the video again. Is your feeling
any less strong. Now imagine a new video showing you doing something
you really like to do. How do you feel now Rate: 0-10.
---Here's an outline of video time
---1. Awareness of the feeling, situation, and habit your client wants
to change. Rate: 0-10, 10 being the highest/most intense.
---2. Watch movie going forward of you with whatever you want to
transform.
---3. Imagine self at home. Watch movie forward of you with
what you want to transform.
---4. Rewind.
---5. Faster forward. Faster rewind and forward tape until
self-destructs in smoke.
---6. Hug self and love yourself bet you can each moment while
watching movie of you with old habit. Imagine a new future having your desired
goal.
---7. Notice the differences. Rate: 0-10
Picture On The Wall
---Children who are good at visualizing really like this one. Here is what
I say:
---Think back to the scene of you on the play ground when the kid pushed
you down.
---1. If you could put a number from 0 to 10 on your feelings
with 10 being at the top busting with feeling, what number would you say.
---2. See an 8x10 picture out in front of you with the scene
from the play ground.
---3. In the bottom right-hand side of this picture, see a
picture the size of a postage stamp of you with the result you desire.
---4. Start bringing this whole picture in towards you. As
it comes towards you, say, "Whish" very long and drawn out. Also,
as it comes towards you, the little picture grows bigger and bigger. ---5.
At the end of saying, "Whish," the little picture is now the
size of the 8x10 and is near you. Faster and faster.
---6. Hug and love yourself the best you can at each moment while
seeing yourself with your desired result.
---7. Notice what is different. Rate: your feelings now from
0-10
---8. If necessary, repeat. This is what Steps 2-4 look like.
---Here's an Outline of the Picture On The Wall Intervention
---1. Become aware of what you want to transform. Rate 0-10
(10 most intense).
---2. See 8x10 picture of you with what you want to transform.
---3. Postage stamp size picture of you with desired results is in
bottom right-hand corner.
---4. Say, "Whish," with picture coming toward you.
Little one getting bigger and bigger. Small picture is now 8x10 size and
jumps inside you.
---5. Repeat steps 2-4. Picture comes in faster and faster until
you see you with only the desired result.
---6. Hug and love self the best you can at each moment while seeing
self with desire outcome.
---7. Notice what is different. Rate: 0-10.
---8. Repeat, if necessary.
QUESTION 17: What is an example of interventions specifically
intended for children who have an anxiety disorder?
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