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Milton Erickson

Insoo Steve
Kim Berg de Shazer
Family
Strategic Therapy

Brief Hypnotism
Therapy
Solution Focused Therapy

Attachment
Theory

Us

EFT
Thank you for the Pilgrimage
“We don’t give them anything
Wizard of Oz Technique they haven’t already got.”
Development of SFBT

„ “Particularly influential was Erickson’s


dual insistence that people act on the best
choice they see in a given situation and
that people have the innate resources and
skills to apply to their problems.”
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„ Milton Hyland Erickson born Dec. 5, 1901


„ At 17 years old he contracted polio and
was severely paralysed.
„ Receives medical degree and his masters
of psychology from the University of
Wisconsin at the same time.
„ 1948 moves to Arizona for his health
„ Changes psychotherapy
„ Dies March 25, 1980
Reorientation

„3 „m
Model?
That which works
„ “I think any
theoretically-based
psychotherapy is
mistaken because
each person is
different.”

“I invent a new theory and a new approach


for each individual.”
Erickson’s approach:

„ “Each person is a unique individual. Hence


psychotherapy should be formulated to
meet the uniqueness of the individual’s
needs, rather than tailoring a person to fit
the Procrustean bed of hypothetical theory
of human behaviour.”
Unusual Interventions
Beloved and Inspirational
Different from Therapists of his
time: ( Jay Haley)

„ Focused on a presenting problem when they did not.


„ Sought a single session whenever he could.
„ Used auxiliary personnel
„ Personally involved
„ Did not make interpretations or provide insight.
„ Not interested in the past.
„ Accepted what clients offered.
„ Made home visits.
„ Took action, gave directives.
„ Brought humour into the therapy session. (Margaret Meade)
Langton’s Seven Defining
Characteristics of Erickson’s Work
1. Non-pathology-based model
2. Indirection
3. Utilization
4. Action
5. Strategic
6. Future orientation
7. enchantment
Hope and Resilience- Six Core
Ericksonian Strategies
„ Distraction
„ Partitioning
„ Progression
„ Suggestion
„ Reorientation
„ Utilization!!!!!!!
PARADIGMATIC SHIFT
„ From deficits to
strengths, from
problems to solutions,
from past to future
utilizing whatever the
patient brings in the
service of healthful
change.(Hoyt)
„ “Whatever the patient Even the Weeds
brings to you, you
ought to use.”(Erickson)
SMART Goals
What do you want? What do
you need to do to get it?
Milton and Me

„ Focus on the positive


„ Languaging and RISSSC
„ Use of metaphors
„ Direct and indirect suggestion
„ Enchantment
„ Belief in my clients
„ Utilization
Discussion Questions

„ How has Erickson influenced your work?


„ In what ways do you use Ericksonian
appraoches in your work?
„ If we were compiling an Ericksonian
handbook describe a case of yours that
could be used?
Wise Advice words of wisdom

„ “To initiate this type of therapy you have


to be yourself as a person. You cannot
imitate somebody else, but you have to do
it your own way.”

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