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AAP - Dark Night of the Soul: An Exploration
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Please rate the speaker(s) as a group.  You will have the opportunity to elaborate on an individual speaker in the following question. 
Please rate the speaker(s) as a group.  You will have the opportunity to elaborate on an individual speaker in the following question. 
Please rate the speaker(s) as a group.  You will have the opportunity to elaborate on an individual speaker in the following question. 
Please rate the speaker(s) as a group.  You will have the opportunity to elaborate on an individual speaker in the following question. 
Please rate the speaker(s) as a group.  You will have the opportunity to elaborate on an individual speaker in the following question. 
Please rate the speaker(s) as a group.  You will have the opportunity to elaborate on an individual speaker in the following question. 
Please rate the speaker(s) as a group.  You will have the opportunity to elaborate on an individual speaker in the following question. 
Please rate the speaker(s) as a group.  You will have the opportunity to elaborate on an individual speaker in the following question. 
Please rate the following:
The program was relevant to my work.
Content matched stated objectives.
Usefulness of handouts/AV.
Quality of facilities.
How well did the educational sessions give a balanced view of therapeutic options, including the use of generic names?
If you rated any of the above questions with 'fair,' 'poor,' 'disagree,' or 'strongly disagree' please explain in detail (e.g. session title, speaker name, situtation):
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Having completed the activity, please rate your ability to meet each of the following objectives:
Explain how to More readily experience themselves as others see them
Name at least one thing about themselves previously blocked
Identify some of issues involved in forming a psychotherapy group
Establish boundaries and explore expectations utilizing traditional group process techniques
Utilize Kundalini Yoga, "tuning in", and breath work to establish boundaries and explore expectations
Utilize traditional techniques for accessing and accepting an individual's strengths and limitations
Describe 10 signs of recoil, defense or empathic strain
List at least 5 methods of restoring equilibrium and attunement
Develop a sequence of steps to respond to empathic breaks due to recoil
Describe various classical and contemporary understandings of “The Dark Night of the Soul”
Compare and contrast different ways to view this dark night
Articulate a framework for assisting faith-oriented (or others) clients through this experience
Discuss challenges to sexual health
Describe and discuss how “darker” sexual behavior (e.g., sexual “acting-out” and re-enactment trauma, sex work) can sometimes ultimately lead to sexual resilience and health
Name at least one possible countertransference issue when helping a client who is struggling with “darker” sexual impulses and/or behaviors
Describe their own dark night of the soul experiences and the myths they exposed
Identify mechanisms they have used to maintain these myths
Demonstrate an understanding of the healing and empowerment of forgiveness and acceptance of the authentic self
Describe stereotypical thinking and stigmatization
List the basic principles and tenets of 12 step programs
Identify how the 12 step recovery process treats the “addict” brain and effects the “recovery” brain
Discuss the western cultural paradigm of “either-or” and compulsive competitiveness and the effect of the same as individuals and couples seek to find healing and personal growth in psychotherapy and like experiences
Discuss the practicalities of generating healing and relationship building communication
Identify the principal elements and theoretical underpinnings of the Four Quarters Container communications model and its potential for generating healing experiences for primary love relationships
Objective 1: Discuss the importance of presence in the face of clients’ anguish
By meeting the above objective my professional competence will increase because I have acquired new strategies to use in my practice.
By meeting the above objective my professional performance will improve because I should be able to implement the new strategies.
By meeting the above objective my patient outcomes should improve due to the implementation of newly-learned strategies.
Objective 2: Explain the need for psychotherapists to explore their own emotional discomfort and pain in order to better share the lived experience with clients
By meeting the above objective my professional competence will increase because I have acquired new strategies to use in my practice.
By meeting the above objective my professional performance will improve because I should be able to implement the new strategies.
By meeting the above objective my patient outcomes should improve due to the implementation of newly-learned strategies.
Objective 3: Demonstrate psychotherapeutic methods that empower clients with the strength and openness to delve into their pain
By meeting the above objective my professional competence will increase because I have acquired new strategies to use in my practice.
By meeting the above objective my professional performance will improve because I should be able to implement the new strategies.
By meeting the above objective my patient outcomes should improve due to the implementation of newly-learned strategies.
Objective 4: When sitting with another's despair, explore when to open or contain their experience
By meeting the above objective my professional competence will increase because I have acquired new strategies to use in my practice.
By meeting the above objective my professional performance will improve because I should be able to implement the new strategies.
By meeting the above objective my patient outcomes should improve due to the implementation of newly-learned strategies.
Objective 5: Distinguish between therapeutic and non-therapeutic practices of challenging clients to be with their darkness
By meeting the above objective my patient outcomes should improve due to the implementation of newly-learned strategies.
By meeting the above objective my professional competence will increase because I have acquired new strategies to use in my practice.
By meeting the above objective my professional performance will improve because I should be able to implement the new strategies.
Please answer the following:
Do you believe this activity was appropriate for the scope of your professional activities?
Was the educational content scientifically sound?
If faculty spoke about off-label or investigational uses of a product, was that information disclosed to you?
Was the mode of education effective to learning?
If you answered "No" to any of the above questions, please explain.
Did you perceive any product/service/company/commercial bias in any educational session you attended or materials you received?
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Were you solicited by sales personnel in an educational room (other areas do not matter) while you attended this educational activity?
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How much did you learn as a result of this education program?
What specifically did you learn during this activity that you intend to integrate into your practice?

What questions have arisen in your practice for which you need answers/strategies that you can implement?

What patient/client problems or patient/client challenges do you feel you are not able to address appropriately or to your satisfaction?
What problems are your patients/clients communicating to you that need attention or follow up?

Are you interested in basic, intermediate or advanced level trainings?

What barriers might you have that would interfere with implementation of new information learned from this training?

How can this training (the overall meeting) be improved to better impact competence, performance and/or patient/client outcomes?

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