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HOW TO WORK WITH THE IMAGESThere are numerous ways to use the Deborah Rose- Speak For Me images. Cards are to be used in an intuitive, reflective, way allowing for insights and heightened awareness in regards to issues needing resolution. Cards should be approached with intent to gain a greater understanding of self. It is as simple looking through the images and responding to the ones that Speak To You. Here are some suggestions on ways to use the cards. Any of the ideas below can be used for personal use or by a clinician in a therapy session. (Detailed instructions on “ HOW TOO” work with the Deborah Rose - Speak For Me images included with the purchase of cards.) JOURNALING - This technique can be extremely valuable. “Let the image Speak to You.” Writing from a visceral level, rather than a mental level can bring unexpected insights. Journaling on an image can also be a great way to document ones healing process. VISUALIZATION- Mental visualization can be a very powerful process by allowing the image to take form…come to life. Staying in the imagination can open one up to greater self-awareness. These images all represent parts of the self. PHYSICAL POSTURE –Embodying the image in the physical is an effective way to work with image. Taking on the posture, body position, facial expression, stance of the image can connect one with deeper emotions. GROUP WORKSHOPS OR GATHERINGS – When doing group process workshops or get-togethers, images may be used as a tool for getting to know others more deeply. It aids in opening to other perspectives and experiences. ART AND CREATIVITY – This can be kept very simple with a few colored pencils, crayons, and white 8.5 X 11 sheets of paper being kept on hand. For clinicians who use art supplies as part of their protocol the use of Deborah Rose images are a starting point for response. Let the image be the stepping off point for an art-making process. This is not to be about pretty (although it may be) but rather about what happens in the process of responding to the image. DREAM TIME IMAGES – We dream in symbols and in image. Dreamtime is a great avenue in which to gain insight and awareness. Our conscious thought process is inactive while our unconscious becomes active during sleep. WORKING WITH CHILDREN – Children of all ages, even the very young, respond well to image. Often times they do so even more freely than do adults. These images can be a great tool for clinicians/parents to use to help in understanding the ever-changing emotions of childhood, gain a better understanding of the not-so-verbal child, as well as encourage dialogue with the verbally astute child. RELATIONSHIP/FAMILY COUNSELING – Life is about relationships: husband/wife, parent/child, siblings, grandparents, blended families and so on. It is the ongoing attempt to communicate effectively and clearly that we continually struggle with. We generally communicate in words and sometimes find it difficult to hear and understand another’s feelings while in the intensity of our own emotion. The Deborah Rose images can help in honest expression of intense emotions. IMAGE USED WITH WRITTEN FEELING WORDS - Combining written “feeling” words in response to the images can be powerful and very effective. It uses both parts of the brain at the same time and helps bring greater clarity and understanding.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Repossessing) PRACTITIONERS The Deborah Rose - Speak For Me images can be a great addition to the EMDR Protocol. |
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