Below we provide information on a light can help individuals feel, think, and ultimately behave differently. technique called “reframing.” Purpose Reframing may help parents: Reframing refers to the process of overcome inactivity or stagnation looking at the same situation in a feel confident to act new way. solve problems Supervised visitation professionals shift from pessimism to optimism can use reframing to help parents take responsibility instead of look at themselves and their placing blame circumstances from a different, reduce stress more positive perspective. Reframing demonstrates to parents Strategies & Examples that their initial reactions represent There are a variety of ways to reframe a only one of many possible pessimistic comment into a more responses to a situation. productive perspective. Below is a list of Using reframing with parents also seven different strategies, along with illustrates that parents have a choice examples of how each strategy may be in how to approach unfavorable applied to a supervised visitation case. situations or challenges Benefits Reframing is more than just a mental exercise. Seeing a situation in a new Parent says: Reframing: “I am so tired of “What is one step you being forced to know you can take to jump through all get started on your the hoops of my case plan?” case plan. I’ll never be able to do it.” “My child makes “Can you think of any me so frustrated ways that you could during visits.” respond differently to Strategy # 1: Shift from a passive your child to avoid getting so frustrated during visits?
Below we provide information on a technique called “reframing.” Purpose Reframing refers to the process of looking at the same situation in a new way. Supervised visitation professionals can use reframing to help parents look at themselves and their circumstances from a different, more positive perspective. Reframing demonstrates to parents that their initial reactions represent only one of many possible responses to a situation. Using reframing with parents also illustrates that parents have a choice in how to approach unfavorable situations or challenges Benefits Reframing is more than just a mental exercise. Seeing a situation in a new light can help individuals feel, think, and ultimately behave differently. Reframing may help parents: overcome inactivity or stagnation feel confident to act solve problems shift from pessimism to optimism take responsibility instead of placing blame reduce stress Strategies & Examples There are a variety of ways to reframe a pessimistic comment into a more productive perspective. Below is a list of seven different strategies, along with examples of how each strategy may be applied to a supervised visitation case. Strategy # 1: Shift from a passive Parent says: Reframing: “I am so tired of being forced to jump through all the hoops of my case plan. I’ll never be able to do it.” “What is one step you know you can take to get started on your case plan?” “My child makes me so frustrated during visits.” “Can you think of any ways that you could respond differently to your child to avoid getting so frustrated during visits?