Category: Deliberate Practice Tips
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DP TIP #8: Always lean on your support system and your values
This tip could easily be number one, at least in terms of importance, because I guarantee Deliberate Practice will not work if you try to do it on your own. Sure, you might be able to do it without a coach (though I think you’ll much be better off if you have one), but you’ll…
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DP TIP #7: Understand how your fight vs flight brain impacts your work
There’s something that I was told repeatedly in my training to become a Psychologist. It was a line I heard time and time again. I know I’m not the only one that heard it… “When you’re with a client, don’t bring your stuff into the room.” Meaning don’t bring in things like your biases, negative…
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DP TIP #6: Identify a desired behaviour to replace your chosen automatic behaviour
Congratulations if you have by now identified an automatic behaviour you want to tackle. We’re not done yet though, there’s only half the equation in place. We will still need to identify a desired behaviour to replace the automatic behaviour. The concept of a desired behaviour is fairly simple. It’s a behaviour that you would…
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DP TIP #5: Address your most impactful automatic behaviour
Now we’re onto the next phase of addressing automatic behaviours. In this entry, I’ll present you with some ideas on what to do if you have your list of automatic behaviours as a therapist, but feel stuck on where to go next. The next step is fairly simple, once we have a list of automatic…
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DP TIP #4: Identify your automatic behaviours
Before I start, here is what I have written so far of my top 10 tips for Deliberate Practice in therapy: I didn’t just want to jump in to this one. I believe this is one of those tips that needs some prior context first. If you didn’t catch my previous post, I highly recommend…
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DP TIP #3: Use Routine Outcome Measurement
When a client comes to see me, they say all they want is to get rid of their symptoms; their overwhelming stress, debilitating anxiety or pit of depression. They have tried everything to shake off what has become the ultimate tormentor in their life. Given all their power to problem solve and will these unwanted…
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DP TIP #2: Tailor your goal-setting approach to suit each individual client
Goal alignment is the health bar of therapy. Winnie-the-Pooh *shifty eyes* Before I start, here is what I have written so far of my top 10 tips for Deliberate Practice in therapy: I’m going to start with a potentially controversial belief. I’ve come to believe that goal alignment is more important than therapeutic connection with…
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DP Tip #1 – Get Feedback From Your Clients
Hello everyone. I’m back again and ready to get my posts started for 2023. To begin the year, my posts will focus on my top 10 tips for engaging in Deliberate Practice (DP) as a therapist. The tips won’t be a prescription of DP; you will still need to do the work to individualise DP…
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