Psychotherapy, Goals & Behaviour Change - Professor Mick Cooper

Goals are at the heart of almost everything we do in life. They give us direction, help us when we make the difficult decisions, and play a large part in creating the future we experience. But how do we set the right goals? And what approaches are most effective for achieving them? This lecture will explore the latest research on effective goal setting in counselling and psychotherapy. It will start by examining the philosophical principles underlying a goal-orientated approach to therapy: that human beings are ‘directional’, striving towards things. It will then go on to examine what has been learnt from the psychological research about the nature of goals and goal processes: for instance, the value of ‘approach’ goals over ‘avoidance’ goals. The lecture will then go on to a more practical exploration of working with goals in psychotherapy, including a video demonstration. This session can help you identify the right goals to work towards in 2019, and give yourself the best possible chance of achieving them. Professor Mick Cooper is an internationally recognised author, trainer and consultant in the field of humanistic, existential and pluralistic therapies. He is a Chartered Psychologist, and Professor of Counselling Psychology at the University of Roehampton. Mick has facilitated workshops and lectures around the world, including Australia, Lithuania and Florida. In 2014, Mick received the Carmi Harari Mid-Career Award from Division 32 of the American Psychological Association. He is a Fellow of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and the Academy of Social Sciences. You can follow him on twitter: @mickcooper77. Links: Get our latest psychology lectures emailed to your inbox: http://bit.ly/new-talks Check out our next event: http://theweekenduniversity.com/events/ Support this channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theweekenduniversity Mick's website: https://mick-cooper.squarespace.com/ Mick's books: https://amzn.to/2UJqirG