Drawing on synchronicity in psychological therapy
Tracks
Track 6
| Sunday, May 17, 2020 |
| 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
Presenter(s)
Mr Chris Mackey
M.A.(Clin.Psych.)
Chris Mackey And Associates
Drawing on synchronicity in psychological therapy
10:30 AM - 2:30 PMAssumed knowledge of attendee
Beginner (casual familiarity with topic area e.g., treated one case)
Level of learning
Intermediate
Outline
The session aims to equip psychologists to draw on their clients’ experience of synchronicity, or meaningful coincidences, to enhance their wellbeing and sense of life purpose. Objectives include strategies to help clients acknowledge and explore their experience of synchronicity in a way to derive meaning from the experience, as well as to enhance positive emotions, sense of connection with others and sense of life purpose. This session will help participants acknowledge the relevance of a transpersonal, or spiritual, dimension in life for many clients.
Several case examples will be presented including objective symptom and wellbeing data reflecting client response to therapy, and qualitative information indicating the relevance of synchronicity in the very good recovery of several clients with complex conditions.
The workshop draws on the presenter's recently published book, The Positive Psychology of Synchronicity: Enhance Your Mental Health with the Power of Coincidence.
Several case examples will be presented including objective symptom and wellbeing data reflecting client response to therapy, and qualitative information indicating the relevance of synchronicity in the very good recovery of several clients with complex conditions.
The workshop draws on the presenter's recently published book, The Positive Psychology of Synchronicity: Enhance Your Mental Health with the Power of Coincidence.
Learning outcomes
At the conclusion of this workshop, participants should be able to:
• Initiate conversations with clients about their synchronistic experiences
• Help clients explore potential personal meaning of such experiences, including an appreciation of the potential meaning of symbols.
• Acknowledge and explore their clients’ spiritual and transpersonal views
• Enhance the novelty, flexibility and variety of the therapists’ interventions
• Enhance the client’s and therapist’s use of intuitive thought processes
• Describe a wide variety of accessible resources for their and their clients’ reference
• Initiate conversations with clients about their synchronistic experiences
• Help clients explore potential personal meaning of such experiences, including an appreciation of the potential meaning of symbols.
• Acknowledge and explore their clients’ spiritual and transpersonal views
• Enhance the novelty, flexibility and variety of the therapists’ interventions
• Enhance the client’s and therapist’s use of intuitive thought processes
• Describe a wide variety of accessible resources for their and their clients’ reference
Biography
Chris Mackey is a Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society and the principal clinical psychologist at Chris Mackey and Associates, Geelong. He has 40 years’ psychotherapy experience and has presented at numerous national and international scientific conferences over the past 25 years on such topics as the effectiveness of psychological therapy for anxiety, depression and trauma reactions.
Chris has a particular interest in promoting more optimistic and uplifting approaches to mental health. He is author of the book, The Positive Psychology of Synchronicity: Enhance Your Mental Health with the Power of Coincidence. Chris aims to educate the wider community about positive psychology including as a presenter on the TV wellbeing show, Destination Happiness, through his practice’s website at www.chrismackey.com.au, and through the Chris Mackey Psychology YouTube channel.
Chris was recently awarded the 2019 Impact Achievement award at the Australian Allied Health Awards.
