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Tuesday, 27 January 2026

Utilizing a Therapeutic Apology to Repair Family Relationships by Drs Sabey and Scott (Emotion Focused) Notes AAMFT

 Move your body, feel your strength.  Caregivers - what they need then and what are you working to change now?   Invite the child to share about your experience either today, next week or a year from now.  Want the conversation to continue.  It can be a big point or a small one.  Parents narcistic -  this presentation is for parents who are willing to proceed.  This is for parents who want to apologize.  Use the empty chair (  I have used this numerous times) Have a parent do a try run of what they will tell their child.   I have used it mainly for clients to talk to an empty chair and imagine their parent etc....that they want to express themselves to, their hurt etc......I have also suggested that they used the empty chair to pretend they are talking to me, if I wasn't readily available and there was no danger.  Anyhow, back to the presentation, have the parent practice talking to the chair as a practice of what they will say to their child.  How will the parent apologise? 

     I have been talking to you for quite a few years now.  When my notes are short, it is mainly because I have talked to you about it some time in the past.   If it is boring for me, it may be, because  it has become redundant.  I need new updated information, which is not always available, for certain fields.   The data is there and it is changed a bit and called something else.  This is why I needed a variety of interests and explorations for when I practiced.   There is still lots to provide you from my notes.  I did watch some interesting programs and tomorrow I will probably post one.  Thank you for reading my blogs.  I am still working on my taxes.   Don't forget if you want to ask a question, do so here and I shall reply.  What do you think?  Oh -  our winter's blue party was cancelled, due to our storm.   I find that funny.

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