2102 is nearly over\u2026..Like many, I have reflecting on this year\u2026.in terms of my career-projects\u00a0 that I started, projects that had to be axed, people who enriched me, people who brought me down and most important\u2014the people I interacted with . As the year winds down, I am also taking stock of my creativity and\u00a0 thinking what can I do different next year, what \u2018out of the box\u2019 ideas can I incorporate in my \u2019talk therapy\u2019 \u2026.How can I challenge my practice and my clients to\u00a0 engage creatively as they\u00a0 problem solve or have a shift in their paradigm of thinking ?????\u00a0 So I went around looking for some quotes in the cyber world on increasing creativity that I could perhaps keep as reminders whenever I feel a \u2018CREATIVE BLAH\u2019. So here they are<\/p>\n
Quotes for increasing creativity<\/p>\n
\u201cDo tie creative interventions to evidence-based practices and be sure to have a solid case conceptualization,\u201d \u201cDo seek out resources,\u201d They\u2019re out there to help you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cDon\u2019t limit yourself by thinking, \u2019I am not a good artist, I\u2019m not a photographer, I don\u2019t do yoga, I don\u2019t have an herb garden,\u2019\u201d \u201cRemember, it\u2019s about the process, not the product.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDo invite clients of any age to exercise their creativity,\u201d \u201cNo matter what age we are, we can be stuck in our typical ways of solving our problems \u2014 ineffective or not!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDo seek supervision, research and consult on the appropriateness and effectiveness of your method,\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDo ask clients to try only those activities or experiences that you, yourself, feel comfortable experiencing,\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t underestimate your own creativity and ability to develop creative interventions,\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDo be aware of the depth that the creative process may lead a client to experience,\u201d \u201cAlways make sure you leave time at the end of the session to help your client transition from the creative world back into everyday reality.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cDo not in any way judge or assess clients\u2019 work,\u201d \u201cIt is important that you take on the role of witness, not critic, when clients engage in the creative arts.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDo not force any clients to \u2019create\u2019 if they are not ready or invested,\u201d \u201cEven children should be able to make choices about their therapy time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Happy Holidays!!!!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
2102 is nearly over\u2026..Like many, I have reflecting on this year\u2026.in terms of my career-projects\u00a0 that I started, projects that had to be axed, people who enriched me, people who brought me down and most important\u2014the people I interacted with . As the year winds down, I am also taking stock of my creativity and\u00a0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1001009,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[804,805,721,806],"class_list":["post-5492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-creativearts","tag-clients","tag-counseling-practice","tag-creativity","tag-supervision"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n