...Cognitive Reframing: A Technique for Creating Change Hillary Fowler September 5, 2011 * BSHS/322 * Amber Templain-Kuehn Cognitive-behavioral therapy is the theory that thoughts control behaviors and actions. It is the practice of teaching a client to change the way they think. In return it is believed in theory that their actions will change, behaviors will change, out looks will change. All these changes will happen without the outside influences being changed such as people, places, situations, or events. One of the large differences in cognitive-behavior therapy is the amount of trust between client and clinician. The client must trust the clinician and believe in changing thoughts and thought process. If the client has doubts and is not willing to fully trust the thoughts may not be as easy changed or change at all. Another difference is that the client must do work on their own. The client is given goals to work on independently and between visits. The client must learn to control thoughts and focus in another direction even when the clinician is not present and guiding the client through. A client must lead their own thoughts and create a new direction to create different and new thoughts. The clinician does not tell the client how to feel or how to think. The clinician asks questions and encourages the client to ask the same questions of themselves. The client must unlearn the way they once thought and reacted and relearn a new direction of thoughts and...
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...Reframing Paper We live by talking. We chatter and tattle and gossip and jest. But sometimes—more often than we’d like—we have stressful conversations, those sensitive exchanges that can hurt or haunt us in ways no other kind of talking does. Stressful conversations are unavoidable in life, and in business they can run the gamut from firing a subordinate to, curiously enough, receiving praise. But whatever the context, stressful conversations differ from other conversations because of the emotional loads they carry. These conversations call up embarrassment, confusion, anxiety, anger, pain, or fear—if not in us, then in our counterparts. Indeed, stressful conversations cause such anxiety that most people simply avoid them. This strategy is not necessarily wrong. One of the first rules of engagement, after all, is to pick your battles. Yet sometimes it can be extremely costly to dodge issues, appease difficult people, and smooth over antagonisms because the fact is that avoidance usually makes a problem or relationship worse.[1] I want share a stressful conversation I have met today. Here is my situation: this morning when I woke up and went to kitchen I saw my lovely red stockpot laying in the sink looks like a big coal ball. It drives me mad. Actually I know what happened because this already happened a lot of times. One of my roommates “G” burned it again! She almost has burned all of my kitchen wares including my stockpots, pan, pancake turners, and several other wares. Another...
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...In the article by Lee G. Boman and Terrence E. Deal, leadership is reframed by deliberately viewing a situation from multiple perspectives, which will in turn offer a way to get past the simplified views of leadership. According to the authors, there are perspectives or what they labeled as frames that are distinctive images for the leadership process. Every frame is examined and shown that they can be compelling and constructive. Four frames were identified by the authors. The first, structural leadership evokes images of tyrants and bureaucrats who encourage rules throughout the structure of the organization. The human resource leadership is the second frame that is discussed, which briefly notes that these types of leaders advocate openness, participation and empowerment. The third frame, political is viewed by the authors. Through this area, it points out that these leaders plunge into the political arena in order to move their organization wherever it needs to go. The fourth and final frame that is discussed in this article is symbolism. In the symbolic leadership frame, it views the organization as twofold, a theater and a temple. The theater is a stage for the actors to set out and play their roles, whereas the temple is an organization that consists of a community of different beliefs. The article notes that leadership is accepted as a cure of the sickness that ails organizations but is often misunderstood. The article urges the reader to redesign leadership to move forward...
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...organizations meet. Unlike implement other existing management control strategies, innovative solution, however, needs generating ideas which is enable to solve problems in various perspectives addressing in specific situation rather than go with common frame. A new frame put in place with existing problem sometimes creates positive views. This creative process of viewing and solving a situation is defined as reframing. An example of reframing efficiency is about Tom Watson, who is the founder of IBM, one employee who has make an error cause ten million dollars’ loss of the company, entered into Watson’s office and supposed resignation. However, what Watson said supersized him, “Are you kidding? We just spent ten million dollars on your education”. From this point forward, Watson reframed the situation that the mistake and loss had already occurred, he exchanged that cost as the future value of the employee, such as accountability and loyalty. Reframing is a promotion of emotional intelligence, treating the challenge as a chance in conducting the problem. Reframing also is an innovative tool to force leader or manager to find breakthrough with positive thinking and solving problems in workplace. For example, manager may reorganize team with budget limitation, combining or eliminating process which are inefficiency. This could engage employees more focus on their responsibility and objectives relate to organization’s...
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...The reframing matrix technique helps individuals and groups look at possible solutions from a different perspective. This technique allows everyone to bring their perspective to the solution in a unique way. The matrix focuses on the four “P’s” to guide individuals through a process and allow them to use others perspectives to look at a...
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...Green Mountain Case Study XXXXX CSU Global University Organizational Innovation and Change XXXX XXXXX Defined by PsychCentral, “Cognitive reframing focuses on thinking differently by “reframing” negative or untrue assumptions and thoughts into ones that promote adaptive behavior and lessen anxiety.” (Grohol, 2011) The intent of this writing is to explore the change images found in the Green Mountain Resort Case Study. The specific goals are to identify the change image portrayed by Gunter, the hospitality literature, and the consultant. Also covered is how the change image influenced how to deal with the turnover problem. The next challenge is to select a different change image and describe how it would influence the situation described in the case study. Finally, this writing will summarize the benefits of reframing the change manager’s perspective to solving or not solving a problem. According to Cha-International, the employee turnover rate is the highest in the hospitality Industry. (Cha-International, n.d.) In Green Mountain study, Gunter, the partial owner of the resort, believed the high turnover rate was a major problem, and he was determined to change it. Gunter believed he could fix his “chronically sick organization” by using benefits and promotion opportunities as incentives to convince employees to stay. As described in the book, Management Organizational Change, Gunter performed as a director of change by believing his change action would...
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...Subject: u09d2 Reframing for Action Research Introduction The purpose of this paper is to discuss aspects of courseroom project approach using action research required in the presentation of dissertation. The paper targets populations, sampling plan, data-collection methods, and use of secondary data sources and design applications, and any implications on data analysis, distributions or application of specific analysis on framing and any other research problems. Reframing The use of frames in research projects encompass the process of identifying boundaries such as; power, knowledge, funding structures at the research council, and inter-council level (Oughton & Bracken, 2009). Reframing is the ability to restructure research or find other ways through difficulties roots leading to new exciting avenues of knowledge. Subsequently, putting better frames or engulfing the initial frames is reframing. The success of reframing is the positive outcome after re-evaluation and selection of better alternatives. Action Research Approach Examining collected data from empirical research before presentation of the dissertation is a requirement for research participatory action. Researchers ask specified questions like check and balance to discover any weaknesses in the study of the target populations, sampling plan, data collection methodology and other secondary data sources, and research designs plus any threats in the data analysis and internal validity. A list of questions...
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...NORTHCENTRAL UNIVERSITY ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET Learner: Barry C. Archie THIS FORM MUST BE COMPLETELY FILLED IN Please Follow These Procedures: If requested by your mentor, use an assignment cover sheet as the first page of the word processor file. The assignment header should include the Learner’s last name, first initial, course code, dash, and assignment number (DoeJXXX0000-1) justified to the left and the page number justified to the right. Keep a Photocopy or Electronic Copy of Your Assignments: You may need to re-submit assignments if your mentor has indicated that you may or must do so. Academic Integrity: All work submitted in each course must be the Learner’s own. This includes all assignments, exams, term papers, and other projects required by the faculty mentor. The known submission of another person’s work represented as that of the Learner’s without properly citing the source of the work will be considered plagiarism and will result in an unsatisfactory grade for the work submitted or for the entire course, and may result in academic dismissal. || CT7001|Christopher Stabile| || The Role of the Teacher Practitioner|ArchieBCT7001-4| || Faculty Use Only Personal Capacities Barry C. Archie Northcentral University Reflective Practice requires possession of specific skill-sets in order to increase pedagogical efficiency. York-Barr, Sommers, Ghere...
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...I found that today’s class was very interesting because I could relate the topics that were being talk about to my everyday life experiences. Here are the topics that were relatable: ambiguous figures-they are basically any stimulus which can be perceived in more than one way. For me in life we are filled ambiguous figures from understanding the society in which we live in today to being two faced about who we really are. The society we live in today is filled with illusions that captures our gifted minds to simply closet the truth from us. For instance, when I was vacationing in the Bahamas I met this girl, who I got to chance to talk because we were staying at the same hotel, Atlantis. She was really funny so we started to hang out together, we had a lot of fun until I discovered from one her friends that she’s transgender. I was extremely shocked because she didn’t not look like a boy to me until I looked closely at her features and saw some boy like qualities, up to this day I still can’t believe it. Positive psychology was one of my favourite topics because I am a very optimistic person. When thinking of positive psychology just ask yourself what makes an individual emotionally healthy, happy and is it effective? Laughing makes me happy, I’m that type of person that can’t go an hour without finding humour in something that interest me. To keep my witty personality on track I like to watch the Kevin hart show and ridiculousness on MTV because it’s like I’m on cloud 9 when...
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...world’s largest research pharmaceutical company in the world, but also the leader of technological advances. This organization has been in operation for over 160 successful years, and has over 117,000 diverse workers employed worldwide from all facets of life. It is important to employ a solid employee workforce within an organization, this can either make or break an organization. “In 2012 Pfizer was ranked #40 among Fortune 500 with 2011 revenue totaling almost 68 million dollars, and a profit margin of over 10 million dollars”(CNN Money, 2013). The purpose of this paper is to break apart Pfizer into four different organizational perspectives, analyze them, and then put them back together again. Or as with the title of the textbook (Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice, and Leadership. Vol. 4) suggests to reframe organizations to a particular frame or frames. The frames that I will be using to analyze Pfizer Pharmaceuticals will be the Structural Frame, the Symbolic Frame, the Human Resources Frame, as well the Political Frame. To begin, I will describe the Pfizer organization using Bolman & Deal’s Structural Frame perspective. The structural components that I will discuss will be the Division of Labor, the Leadership Structure, and Roles and Responsibilities of the organization. Pfizer’s headquarters are located in New York, with numerous companies located throughout the United States and worldwide. At Pfizer geography plays a major role because by having numerous...
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...you truly want to hear their story and major concerns.” Having good eye contact during individual sessions helps that client relax and see that you are really interested in what they have to say. The counselor might use nonverbal communication in individual sessions as a way to discover what direction the client is going in during conversation. The counselor being silent gives the client a chance to think about what they are saying without the counselor having to point it out for them. The counselor could use reframing in individual counseling by asking open-ended questions to see how the client interprets what they have just said. In individual sessions, the counselor only has to discuss how one person views what is being said. In individual sessions the counselor only has to pay attention to one person, while in couples or family sessions the attention has to be shared. Counselors use these skills differently for couples counseling settings. With the skill reframing, counselors have to be careful to not stick to letting one-person express how the feel for the duration of the session. Counselors also have to...
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...Week 5 1) Considering that burnout has been related to the amount and type of work done along with the type of work that you do or hope to do, are you at risk for burnout? Why? No, I do not believe that I am a candidate for burnout. I work with children and they change every year and there is never a dull moment so it doesn’t become monotone, boring, and repitious, which all is a clear description of burnout. 2) Describe some of the effects that secondary traumatic stress can have on professional capability. This can have detrimental effects on individuals, both professionally and personally, including a decrease in productivity, the inability to focus, and the development of new feelings of incompetency and self doubt. 3) Review the factors that contribute and explain burnout on page 89. Have you ever experienced these in your professional experience? I can honestly say that I believe everyone over some period of time experiences those symptoms or something similar to those symptoms. It is just a part of having a steady career that has to do with a repetitious field. How you handle the day to day or how you chose to see your daily career may make or break the fine line between a rut and burnout. Week 6 1) Describe some of the ways humor helps relieve stress related to trauma (physiologic and therapeutic.) I’ve independently read that laughing releases endorphins that help you calm and relieve stress. I have also learned that changing...
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...Rapport, Ask and Analyze, Transformation, and Enthusiasm. Passion can be divided into content passion, professional passion and personal passion. A teacher who is fully immersed in the moment has a special type of intensity that resonates with great power in the classroom, regardless of the activity. Building rapport is all about interacting with your students as fellow human beings, not just subordinates. Rapport is important because it helps create buy-in. Ask and Analyze says that if you consistently ask questions that lead to creative and outside-the-box thinking, your mind will provide you with creative and outside-the-box answers. The Honda Odyssey example is so true! Transformation deals with reframing. A teachers job is to create a mental paradigm shift by reframing the content and its value and relevancy to their lives. Enthusiasm is contagious. Your attitude carries with it your single most powerful tool to influence your classroom. Part 2 of Teach Like a Pirate discusses crafting engaging lessons. I learned many ideas from Dave Burgess’ hooks. I liked “Move It, Move It”. It encourages kinesthetic activities in the classroom. We do a lot of music and movement in Kindergarten. I have also used the “People Prop” hook by having groups make human letters with their bodies. (ex: making the letter A by laying on the floor) The “Picasso” hook is used frequently in Kindergarten by having student illustrate the sentence or math problem. I use the “Mozart” hook...
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...Basic Techniques in Marriage and Family Counseling and Therapy. ERIC Digest. The area of marriage and family counseling/therapy has exploded over the past decade. Counselors at all levels are expected to work effectively with couples and families experiencing a wide variety of issues and problems. Structural, strategic, and transgenerational family therapists at times may seem to be operating alike, using similar interventions with a family. Differences might become clear when the therapist explains a certain technique or intervention. Most of today's practicing family therapists go far beyond the limited number of techniques usually associated with a single theory. TECHNIQUES The following select techniques have been used in working with couples and families to stimulate change or gain greater information about the family system. Each technique should be judiciously applied and viewed as not a cure, but rather a method to help mobilize the family. The when, where, and how of each intervention always rests with the therapist's professional judgment and personal skills. THE GENOGRAM The genogram, a technique often used early in family therapy, provides a graphic picture of the family history. The genogram reveals the family's basic structure and demographics. (McGoldrick & Gerson, 1985). Through symbols, it offers a picture of three generations. Names, dates of marriage, divorce, death, and other relevant facts are included in the genogram. It provides an enormous amount...
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...Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 1 MAIN BODY 2 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION 7 CONCLUSION 9 BIBLIOGRAPHY 10 Introduction Over the last few years controversy surrounding Fracking has reached new levels. Fracking or hydraulic fracturing as it is also known as is the process where natural gas is extracted from layers of shale rock deep within the earth. Fluids are injected into the earth at high pressure which then creates new passages from which the gas is then extracted. The process of fracking has created controversy due to the fact that many believe the process has had a negative impact on the environment. Anti-fracking groups believe that the process in morally wrong due to the vast quantity of water which is required in order for fracking to take place while others believe that fracking is responsible for the increase in earth tremors. On the Other hand Pro-fracking groups believe that the claims regarding the negativity surrounding the dangers of Fracking are unfounded and the process is completely safe. The issue of fracking in the area has seen the emergence of groups with polarising points of view, those who believe that fracking will benefit the local region and those who believe that fracking will cause long lasting damage to the environment, local wildlife and the health and wellbeing of the local community. This essay will look at the historical context of the issue and the underlying causes of the conflict to date. The essay will also look at...
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