Better To Ask Questions Than To Remain Unaware

Why You May Want To Use These Cards?

To present ideas of various themes to clients as a separate process, eventhough they're normally interlinked with a variation of processes
To move beyond the basics, to deepen the client's insight about certain tricky themes/issues
To increase your confidence and courage, to bringing these sometimes hard questions into focus
To assist the process, rather than running away from

These cards are designed to be used as a way to support you and your clients, to raise awareness of certain behaviours/themes/issues. They're not designed to take over the therapy process but could be used alongside or as a useful starting point.

Practical Suggestions On HOW To Use These Professional Cards

Suggestions for use with INDIVIDUALS

There's no right or wrong way to "use" these resource cards, but there is potential towards what clients might learn from simply seeing the question/statement in black and white. Being open to observing feelings, responses and reactions could shine a light on areas that are maybe hiding in the shadows.

POSSIBLE WAYS OF WORKING WITH THE CARDS

You could ask clients to;

Hold the card in their hand (or just to remember the one they've chosen). To close their eyes/lower thier gaze & to take 3 deep breaths. To repeat the question/statement (silently or aloud) to themselves (say a minimum of 3 times), aiming to sustain awareness and connection to the words and their breath. (It's completely understandable if the mind tends to want to wander off, that's ok, just to try to gently bring it back on task). When they're ready, take another 3 deep breaths and aim to move further emotionally into the feelings/thoughts that might be hovering. Stay with the present situation and explore possibilities to delve deeper into the process. Follow up in the next session if relevant.

Suggestions for use with GROUPS

These cards can be very powerful in a group setting as prompts for discussion and sharing.

Using these cards might work really well with more established groups, where people are familiar with each other and feel they're in a "safe" place to share. You might also want to remind the group of any guidelines you've discussed when using them, e.g. respecting everyone's experience/ feeling etc. This group reflection activity may start with clients randomly picking a card. Other times, you may want to lay the cards out, with the messages side up in a central place (e.g. on a table or the floor in the centre) and encourage group members to look at the cards and choose one that represents something to them. For example; it might include choosing a card that surrounds something they'd like to work on or something that feels difficult for them to understand/believe/talk about.

You might want to encourage the group members to write something down or to think about their card (for say 5 mins) and then to share their thoughts, reflections and ideas. As a facilitator, your aim might be to encourage discussions, aiming not to jump in too often, or to provide "answers".

Overall, these professional resource cards could support yourself and your clients to build self-awareness around certain themes/issues.

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