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A Mental Health Framework That Protects Against Mental Illness
A Future-Focused, Hope-Based Process Model that Increases Therapeutic Levels of Hope.
Therapeutic Hope is an emotion brought to consciousness so it can be transformed from a fleeting feeling to a daily habit."
John J. Liptak, Ed.D.
Steps in Therapeutic Hope Training
Step 1: Hope as a Protective Factor
Step 2: Create a Compelling Future Vision
Step 2: Create a Compelling Future Vision
The first step is to teach clients how hope acts as a mental health protective factor:
Clients identify, explore, and understand their Pivot Point and the reasons they feel stuck.
Clients conduct a Hope Audit to assess areas where they lack hope.
Clients learn about hope as the best mental health protector and learn about its transcendent nature.
Step 2: Create a Compelling Future Vision
Step 2: Create a Compelling Future Vision
Step 2: Create a Compelling Future Vision
Next, clients create a compelling personal, transcendental vision of the future. They foster a clear mental picture of an ideal life that guides their daily choices and inspires long-term growth.
Clients strive to set a Transcendent Goal (TG), or a life-defining goal that allows them to transcend all other needs. This goal will
·will probably never be met, but provides peak experiences.
Step 3: Develop Critical Hope Habits
Step 2: Create a Compelling Future Vision
Step 3: Develop Critical Hope Habits
Therapeutic Hope Training is based on research by Leutenberg & Liptak* that isolated THREE hope habits that help people transcend their environment, problems, obstacles, expectations, and beliefs. The three hope habits include:
Maintain an Optimistic Attitude
Develop a Goal Orientation
Expect Positive Outcomes
Step 4: Make Hope a Lifestyle
Step 2: Create a Compelling Future Vision
Step 3: Develop Critical Hope Habits
In this step, clients explore and implement FIVE sources of hope in their lifestyle. These sources of hope allow clients to re-engineer their lives and build a positive future:
Find Meaning, purpose, and positivity.
Engage in life's flow.
Examine & build Accomplishments.
Build supportive Relationships.
Develop empowered Control.
Therapeutic Hope Training produces hope on steroids.
John J. Liptak, Ed.D.
Purchase the Reproducible Workbooks
Reproducible Workbook Series of Five Protective Mental Health Factors
Positive Psychology: The Creating and Utilizing Hope for Healing series is a reproducible five-workbook collection that offers an innovative, evidence-based approach to mental health. Therapists can use the five "Hope Protective Factors" in therapy because our research suggests that:
- Hope prevents mental illness
- Hope treats mental health issues
- Hope ensures mental health recovery
This workbook series empowers mental health professionals to guide clients in cultivating hope, enabling them to emerge from mental health issues stronger, more resilient, and infused with optimism.
Developed by Drs. Michelle Scallon and John Liptak, Therapeutic Hope is firmly rooted in the three critical processes:
Life Review Therapy
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Hope Therapy
Each workbook is rich with assessments, therapeutic plans, and guided journaling exercises tailored to meet clients where they are in their healing journey. Furthermore, it introduces Protective Hope Habits that enhance resilience and psychological well-being.
With The Hope Series, hope transforms into a powerful therapeutic force for positive change, resilience, and improved mental health in your clients. You can purchase the reproducible workbook series from Whole Person Associates at Positive Psychology - The Hope Series.
