Summary: <p>Relationships<br> Judging and Perceiving<br> Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LPC-MHSM, LMHC, NCC<br> Executive Director, AllCEUs<br> Host, Counselor Toolbox<br> President, Recovery and Resilience International</p> <p>Continuing Education (CE) credits can be earned for this presentation at<a href="https://www.allceus.com/member/cart/index/product/id/615/c/"> https://www.allceus.com/member/cart/index/product/id/615/c/</a></p> <p>Objectives<br> ~ Define temperament<br> ~ Examine how knowing your temperament and the temperament of those around you can<br> ~ Improve communication<br> ~ Enhance relationships<br> ~ Reduce stress<br> ~ Explore in-depth the Judging/Perceiving dimension<br> ~ Identify potential conflicts<br> ~ Examine potential ways to help people on opposite ends of the spectrum collaborate.<br> Temperament<br> ~ A relatively stable set of traits referring to<br> ~ Preferred environments<br> ~ Learning and problem solving styles and methods<br> ~ Ways of conceptualizing and approaching the world<br> ~ Philosophical approach to the world<br> ~ Time management<br> ~ Temperament occurs along a complementary continuum<br> ~ Neither end of the continuum is better or worse<br> ~ Most people are somewhere in between each point<br> Temperament<br> ~ When identifying preferences a likert scale is used.<br> ~ Being extreme (a 1 or a 5) on any dimension indicates a lack of flexibility on that dimension<br> ~ ACT can be very useful at helping people manage their stress and become more psychologically flexible<br> ~ As stress increases, people gravitate toward their preferred temperament dimensions<br> ~ Additional stress and vulnerabilities can be through<br> ~ Awareness of personal preferences (Prevent your stress)<br> ~ Awareness of the preferences of those around you<br> ~ Knowledge of how to create an environment supportive of individual preferences</p> <p>Temperament<br> Judging<br> ~ Plan ahead<br> ~ Thrive on order</p> <p>Perceiving<br> ~ Adapt as they go<br> ~ Thrive on spontaneity</p> <p>Interventions<br> ~ Plan spontaneous days<br> ~ Try to make your work environment as conducive to your temperament as possible<br> ~ Encourage the Perceiver to create “To-Do” lists for chores, work goals, treatment plans<br> ~ Encourage the Judger to not get so caught up in planning that they miss opportunities to live<br> ~ Perceivers are good to have on your team when things don’t go as planned because they can punt (car breaks down)<br> ~ Judgers need to have a plan B & C for important things<br> ~ Perceivers handle new situations well, judgers need to plan for the stress</p> <p>Temperament<br> Judging<br> ~ Self disciplined and purposeful<br> ~ Get things done early. Plan ahead & work steadily.<br> ~ Time and deadline oriented</p> <p>Perceiving<br> ~ Flexible and tolerant<br> ~ Get things done at the last minute depending on spurt of energy<br> ~ Always think there’s plenty of time (Deadlines are a suggestion)</p> <p>Interventions<br> ~ Judger’s may need to be aware that sometimes deadlines don’t get met when juggling multiple balls<br> ~ Perceivers need to remember that at a certain point, things need to be done because you cannot always count on that spurt of energy.<br> ~ Judgers can “hack” a perceivers time schedule by asking for something important to be done early (Note: This can be habituated)<br> ~ If things start to get oppressively structured for the perceiver he/she needs to speak up.<br> ~ Judgers need tools to handle stress when things don’t go as planned<br> ~ Perceivers need to schedule in spontaneity if the situation is too structured (i.e. treatment, work)<br> Temperament<br> Judging<br> ~ Define and work within limits<br> Perceiving<br> ~ Wa</p>
