We talked about lots of relavent stuff. Once again, I got us mired in an issue. Last week's home work was a conflict resolution drill that I couldn't get a full handle on. We worked on that.
Then, Kent, I asked THE question..... "what would be the first sign that things were improving", and she couldn't answer it. C kind of changed subject, we talked about other kinds of goal things, got into our initial homework answers and how to deal with them.
Then, next week's homework. She starts out saying she wants to introduce a Brief Therapy concept, and have us work it..... ACT AS IF!!! W has read a bit of DR, so she's likely heard the term, but now has had a therapist's explanation, and practicing that is our homework. Her prime item that she couldn't tolerate in a Long Term R was "indifference", which the C worked out to "not being involved in the R". So W's assignment to get comfortable with Act as if is to Act as if she's once again fully involved and I am too.
At the end, I again brought up that THE QUESTION was not answered, and C said "she doesn't have an answer right now, that's OK, that can come later". So it's well out there, and everyone knows. Sorry for pushing, kent, but I did need that. Big hug at the end. And in the session, she winked at me -- hasn't done that in months!
JJ - Thanks for the link. I'll check it out.
jtolic -- Thanks for the perspective. As you can see the timetable is killing me. I'll stop now.
