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Mod 4 dis 1 Discuss why the understanding of existentialism is important. Describe how the therapeutic techniques could be used in existential group work?
The ability to understand existentialism in therapy is important because it is in essence the ability to the role of supporting the client on their understanding of their emotions, thoughts, and beliefs as it relates to problems of human existence. According to Thomas Flynn (2006), it has a long history in philosophy of the West, extending back to Socrates as the practice of philosophy “care of the self” and it focuses on the proper way of acting rather than on abstract set of theoretical truths. All people have stress and life problems, having the ability to cope with these situations has the effect of less stress. In our modern world, stress can be caused by work, administration, technology, or politics. The concept of existential experience is the experience of reconnecting an individual person to being human, or being part of humanity (Tubbs, 2013).
The concept of existentialism is simply put, to face one’s good and bad self, in an effort to reconnect with what makes us human. When working in a group, this approach can offer benefits because it helps the members to connect with each other on an even playing field. Every member will have different life experiences, but these experiences will be like other, and help each member present themselves to the group as the human they are, and not a title or a label. As an example, when working with a group of members who have participated in spousal or domestic abuse towards their partners, this approach can help them to reconnect with that part of themselves that lead to abusive behaviors. Those members that wish to participate can gain an understanding of what the abuser and the abused means for each person, as well as for all (Tubbs, 2013). Tubbs (2013) mentions in his writing the Talmud and the Qur’an both state that to save one life is to save the world, and this can be turned around to gain the concept that to abuse one is to abuse all humanity. Schneider (2015) describes existentialism and trauma in his paper as, “the idea here then is not so much to ‘‘get rid of’’ a condition that’s inherently human but to help people to develop a new relationship to that condition. Helping people develop a new relationship to a shocking part of themselves is not easy, but this is precisely what existential oriented therapy attempts to promote. It attempts to help people face and gradually realign themselves with the ground
lessness of their existence.” There is no way to strip someone of their trauma (caused by them or others towards them), but the existential approach is to help the group as individuals connect with that trauma and to help each other learn and grow from it as a group.
Flynn, T. (2006). Existentialism a very short introduction. Oxford University Press, Inc.: New York.
Schneider, K.J. (2015). The case for existential (spiritual) psychotherapy. Springer Science & Business Media: New York. Retrieved from The_Case_for_Existential_(Spir.pdf
Tubbs, N. (2013). Existentialism and humanism: humanity –
know thyself! Springer Science & Media: Dordrecht. Retrieved from Existentialism_and_Humanism_H.pdf
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