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2. One’s Creativity / imagination in the process of decision making and problem solving mag. Peter Gabor

3. Self solving problems and / or dynamic self evaluation The main problem of clients and counsellors is often not being able to solve the problem or to become aware of something (psychic content) that keeps the client in status quo Techniques / methods for triggering self solving problems and self evaluation: - so called “soft techniques”: - self projection techniques or / and Central Office in LjubljanaLjubljana, 27.10.2015

4. Metaphors /metaphoric techniques Our way of conceptualising is probably fundamentaly metaphorical - Metaphoric description of career / life / current situation - metaphoric definition of the problem: - Capturing the esence of the situation - visualisation of the problem - metaphorical imagination - becoming more aware of it - metoforic techniques: - drawing - verbal metaphor - narrative Central Office in LjubljanaLjubljana, 27.10.2015

5. “The egg of being” From psychosintesis (shamanism) Consciounscnes: ordinary life, middle world / now / the world of material space and physicality / Freuds’s ego? / active consciousnes Subconsciousnes: lower world / past / the world of unconscious dynemics, potential and empowerement / Freud’s id? Super consciousnes / higher self: upper world / future / the world of solutions, inspiration, creativity, love, big beauty / much wider conotation than Freud’s superego? Time division is rough division throughout our linear understanding of time and space … Shamanistic psychotherapy; Gagan, J.M. (1998). Journeying; Where Shamanism and Psychology Meet. Santa Fe, Rio Chama Publications

6. Operation of the unconscious The problem can be solved also on the semi conscious level; creative or imaginative proces serves as a strong drive Released creative energy usually serves as a useful source for solving “counselling problems”: – directly or - indirectly (“programming one self”) Central Office in LjubljanaLjubljana, 27.10.2015

7. Three generations of comunication Fletcher Peacock; Water the flowers not the weeds First generation of c.: - To solve the problem it is absolutelly necessary to understand the genesis of / the reasons for it: - Sigmund Freud - past - longlasting Second generation of c.: -Problems are in the presnet time being maintained through wrong / harmful / vicious / circles or ways of comunication (with one self and others): - an expert should get to understand that rotating in the circle and intervene to breake / cut it - present - an example: comunication between housband and wife Third generation of c.: -Solution focused communication: -To go directly into the future, - to go into the world of solutions, of resources - Milton Erikson

8. Active Engagement; the being and doing of career counselling dr. Norman E. Amundson, prof. of counselling psychology and vocational counsellor

9. “Walking the problem” - place yourself on the opposite side of the room; in the future, where your problem is already resolved - while standing there imagine that your problem is resolved, feel that your problem is resolved - now slowly walk back into the present - which steps did you have to make in order to resolve the problem Central Office in LjubljanaLjubljana, 27.10.2015

10. “Drawing of one’s mountin of career” - draw the mountin - draw different posts / features on the mountain - on the drawing of the mountain mark the position where are you located right now in the sense of looking for a job / changing the job / career development - draw also yourself Central Office in LjubljanaLjubljana, 27.10.2015

11. “Drawing the problem” / metaphoric resolution of the problem - draw the problem - draw the solution of the problem Central Office in LjubljanaLjubljana, 27.10.2015

12. “ Up, up and away”; A Career / Life Self Assesment Exercise - draw yourself - in your hand draw the baloons of: - Knowing Why - Knowing How - Knowing Whom - Vision – Sight and Insight - Flexibility - Health Central Office in LjubljanaLjubljana, 27.10.2015

13. “Writing the book of one’s life” - firs page; the title - second and third page; chapters of one’s life - last page; future chapters - as creative as possible (songs, citations, drawings etc.) Central Office in LjubljanaLjubljana, 27.10.2015

14. Verbal metaphors Central Office in LjubljanaLjubljana, 27.10.2015

15. Narrative - we are narative beings - one’s / clients’s narrative telling (also) to him / her self - other’s narrative (also counsellor’s) motivational / emotional / learning / transfer of experiences, knowledge etc. moments Central Office in LjubljanaLjubljana, 27.10.2015

16. “The theatre experience” - big theatre working in a group, coordination, hard work, empathy, character developmnet, glamor, energy - film working in a group, limited contact with the audiance, spectacular, retakes, controle, legacy, following the instructions, material reward - street theatre trust, control, marketing, managing, freedom, creativity, independance, fleksibility - improvisational theatre Cooperation, inspiration, supportive, flexible, quick thinking, multitalented, creativity, imagination, being in the now, good sense of humor Central Office in LjubljanaLjubljana, 27.10.2015

17. Constructivism - We all create our reality / our world - The power of thoughts, words, anticipations - Self fulfiling prophecy - The story of IQ - Jung’s synhronicity - We (co)create also the reality of other people (intersubjectivity of motivation etc.) - We cocreate the social - cultural world we all live in The theory of zero point field / quantum vaccum Central Office in LjubljanaLjubljana, 27.10.2015

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19. The purpose of one’s life A. Maslow + V. Frankl; - The purpose of one’s life is above (even) selfactualization - 16 % earning a lot of money / the rest finding / living life’s purpuse - (self) adressing clients from “above” Central Office in LjubljanaLjubljana, 27.10.2015

20. Drawing of one’s life purpose - Draw your life’s purpose - What did you experience during the process? - feeling / feelings / emotins? - experiences? - realization? - work? - longing? - Put your life’s purpose in a short sentence. Central Office in LjubljanaLjubljana, 27.10.2015