Reframing can be defined as the process whereby people come to think about and experience their situation differently. Reframing changes the original meaning of an event or situation, placing it in a new context in which an equally plausible explanation is possible. Reframing is directed toward relabeling the problem or redefining what a person has defined in a discouraging self-defeating manner.
Using language to re-frame a problem into a positive statement is an extremely effective method in the healing process. Transforming a client’s problem into a positive concern affirms their legitimacy as valid human beings and converts a defective client suffering a problem to a whole and good person who is then more able to manage their situation. Adlerian psychologists call it "turning a perceived 'minus' into a perceived 'plus'"
A client came to see me about his poor communication skills which was affecting his self esteem. When I responded by saying that’s because being understood is important to you, his face changed from one of bewilderment and he nodded his head saying, yes I never thought about it like that before.
The subsequent change in his body posture was ssignificant. He drew his shoulders back, raised his vision and smiled. We then discussed what things had been useful to him in the past about good communication and he mentioned that he often admires other people who in his opinion are good communicators.
My response, what types of things do they do that would be useful to you, How can you bring the things that you have learned from others in to your day-to-day life etc.
Since that discussion, the client has enrolled with Toastmasters where he has excelled. More importantly he no longer sees himself as a person with a handicap but rather as someone who has a lot to offer.
Using language to re-frame a problem into a positive statement is an extremely effective method in the healing process. Transforming a client’s problem into a positive concern affirms their legitimacy as valid human beings and converts a defective client suffering a problem to a whole and good person who is then more able to manage their situation. Adlerian psychologists call it "turning a perceived 'minus' into a perceived 'plus'"
A client came to see me about his poor communication skills which was affecting his self esteem. When I responded by saying that’s because being understood is important to you, his face changed from one of bewilderment and he nodded his head saying, yes I never thought about it like that before.
The subsequent change in his body posture was ssignificant. He drew his shoulders back, raised his vision and smiled. We then discussed what things had been useful to him in the past about good communication and he mentioned that he often admires other people who in his opinion are good communicators.
My response, what types of things do they do that would be useful to you, How can you bring the things that you have learned from others in to your day-to-day life etc.
Since that discussion, the client has enrolled with Toastmasters where he has excelled. More importantly he no longer sees himself as a person with a handicap but rather as someone who has a lot to offer.
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