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Health and Wellness Enhancement and Mindfulness

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Health and Wellness Enhancement (HWE)

As a Health and Wellness Consultant, Dr. Goodman utilizes many different modalities including Mindfulness, Biofeedback, Positive Thinking and other modalities Health and Wellness Enhancement is a modality which utilizes positive suggestions to solve problems that are related to behaviors, dysfunctional emotions and cognitions by means of a systematic and goal-oriented procedure. The idea around which the (HWE-Health & Wellness Enhancement) techniques have developed is that, OUR OWN and no external factors are responsible for the behaviors we exhibit and feelings we experience. The Health and Wellness Enhancement techniques are time bound and the average number of sessions required to complete the therapy is 16.

HWE (Health and Wellness Enhancement) TECHNIQUES

Systematic Positive Reinforcement

The systematic positive reinforcement is one of the Health and Wellness Enhancement techniques in which certain (positive) behaviors of a person are rewarded with a positive reinforcement. A reward system is established for the reinforcement of certain positive behaviors. Just like positive reinforcement helps in encouraging a particular behavior, withholding the reinforcement deliberately is useful in eradicating a maladaptive behavior.

Rehearsal

In this technique, the client is asked to recall a problematic situation of the past. The Consultantt and client work together to find out the solution to the problem or a way in which the difficult situation if occurs in the future may be sorted out.

Validity Testing

It is one of the HWE techniques in which the consultant tests the validity of beliefs or thoughts of the client. Initially, the client is allowed to defend his viewpoint by means of an objective evidence. The faulty nature or invalidity of the beliefs of the client is exposed if he is unable to produce any kind of objective evidence.

Aversive Conditioning

Among the different HWE techniques used by consultants, the aversive conditioning technique makes use of dissuasion for lessening the appeal of a maladaptive behavior. The client while being engaged in a particular behavior or thought for which he has to be treated, is exposed to an unpleasant stimulus. Thus, the unpleasant stimulus gets associated with such thoughts/behaviors and then the client exhibits an aversive behavior towards them.

Modeling

It is one of the HWE techniques in which the consultant performs role-playing exercises which are aimed at responding in an appropriate way to overcome difficult situations. The client makes use of this behavior of the consultant as a model in order to solve the problems he comes across.

Homework

The homework is actually a set of assignments given by consultants to clients. The client may have to take notes while a session is being conducted, review the audiotapes of a particular session or he may have to read article/books that are related to the session.

Writing in a Journal

It is the practice of maintaining a diary to keep an account of the situations that arise in day-to- day life. The thoughts which are associated with these situations and the behavior exhibited in response to them are also mentioned in the diary. The consultant along with the client reviews the diary/journal and finds out the maladaptive thought pattern and how do they actually affect the behavior of an individual.

Guided Discovery

The objective/purpose behind using this technique is to help the client and enable him understand his distorted thoughts.

Reframing

This is also known as NLP reframing, is a HWEl technique that consists of identifying and then disputing irrational or maladaptive thoughts. Reframing is a way of viewing and experiencing events, ideas, concepts and emotions to find more positive alternatives. In the context of therapy, HWE, reframing is often referred to as restructuring. Re-framing, on the other hand, refers to the process as it occurs either voluntarily or automatically in all settings.

Health and Wellness Enhancement includes many other techniques including visualization, relaxation, biofeedback, hypnotherapy, negative thought stopping, etc. We use it to treat phobias, sleep disorders, eating disorders, habit reversal, bruxing, anxiety, depression and many other challenges.

Mindfulness

Mindfulness and Mindfulness Training is now becoming a very popular method of treatment. Mindfulness teaches us to be present. It is the antithesis of multitasking. Multitasking has caused us to become very stressed and has served to raise anxiety levels beyond a healthy range. Along with meditation and relaxation techniques, mindfulness training can help us to let go of the past and not be afraid of the future. Please read Mayo Clinic article included here.