Creativity and therapy from the Human Givens approach

David Grist, who works for the young people's residential therapeutic community in Cumbria, 'TheSPACE', explains how he uses everyday situations to build rapport and get into dialogue with an uncommunicative young person - working from the simple organising ideas behind Human Givens therapy. This clip is taken from the Human Givens Conference May 2007.

For more information on the Human Givens approach visit:
http://www.hgi.org.uk/

For information about TheSPACE visit:
http://www.thespace-kendal.com/

Category:

People & Blogs

Tags:

• therapy
• creativity
• education
• young
• people
• health
• and
• development
• human
• givens

[slapcompany]

There is no safe container to store your values while you’re at work; not living your deepest values will leak on you

No sudden moves: You’re looking emotional commitment right in the eye. slapCompany Question to you: Where do you stand?

[ebzZzZ]

well to me emotion either becomes thought or motion, so your emotions are focussed on the motion of the body because emotion is the control system of motion in the phsyical body.

[JesusRealTV]

ATHEISTS CAN'T EXPLAIN WHY WE HAVE FEELINGS CHECK THIS VIDEO

watch?v=EbTdClePK94

[fairyemofr1]

I know the child he was talking about and I found it amazing how this worked. Human Givens has changed mine and so many elses lives. I gotta say thanks to you David. You and everyone who studies Human Givens!!

[snifnscratch]

I used to have OCD and have worked on mental health units. By patients, I was sometimes mistaken for another patient, which was ok with me. I was was myself and behaved no differently there than anywhere else. I got on with them as equals, and tried to show that outsiders can be accepting of differences.

I think mental wellbeing initially involves having a good relationship with yourself, and this is the basis for reciprocal relationships with others. Its a positive circle

[jazzbox111]

I don't want to appear as if I am definding this guy and Human Givens, but I think that maybe you were not there and you did not see how the kid responded. It was obviously in mild jest, and there was not malicious effects either from the other kids or this guy.

[areyoumad2]

If you are very quiet there is nothing more annoying than hearing the 'Bloody hell ***** is that you making all that racquet' and 'Im sick of hearing the sound of your voice all the time' type comments, it is even worse when that person involves the rest of the group, it's humiliating.

I think he would have built rapport faster if he had a better knowledge of quiet people. It would probably have been better for the young lad involved.

[EastLancsJohn]

That was a pleasure to watch and an example a real insight into how to work effectively with disaffected young people. Well done David!

[LetsThink]

Very interesting -- need to know more, I want to know more about the Human Givens 'family' of ideas. May be on to something......

[dan19878]

As someone that has worked in residential childcare for many years and still works in a similar field I feel a Human Givens approach is invaluable. My dream has always been to set up a chain of therapeutic HG residential homes, give kids the start they deserve in life.