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• Archive: Description:Conventional wisdom can guide us but also confuse us when seemingly good pieces of advice contradict each other (e.g., “Look before you leap…BUT he who hesitates is lost”).
• How can someone know when to do this rather than do that?
• How can we help clients make better decisions in order to improve the quality of their lives?
• The fields of cognitive neuroscience and phenomenology have offered us many insights into decision-making processes and some of these will be discussed as they apply to the context of active, short-term psychotherapies.Educational Objectives:Identify the role of context in determining effective decisions.Describe the way a therapist can actively intervene by teaching discrimination criteria that inform effective decision-making.Explain how a therapist’s cognitive style or therapeutic philosophy can hinder treatment results.