Fundamentals Class Outline #1
Class 1 - Basic Human Nature and Listening
Basic theory
humanness
intelligence--definition, how much, how it operates
other inherent characteristics
effects of unhealed hurts, sources of hurts, oppression
recovery process
Co-Counseling
International RC Communities
Some important words
The postulates of RC
The art of listening
The art of being a client
What to do in your first Co-Counseling session
Class 2 - Distress Recordings
The nature of distress recordings, irrationality
The three ways distress is encountered; accident, contagion, oppression; history of the oppressive society, classism
The two effects of undischarged distress, restimulation and reduced function
Intermittent vs. chronic patterns, how to recognize a pattern
Short and long term effects of distress
The distinction between the person and the pattern; importance as a contradiction to internalized oppression
Class 3 - Discharge
The mechanisms of discharge, dramatization vs. discharge, basic order
Patterns that interfere with discharge; control patterns; cultural patterns and pressures to conform
The oppression of young people, parents, young adults, older adults, women, men, artists, and the oppression of the "mental health" system
Family work; special time
Sustained discharge, intensives
Re-evaluation
Re-emergence
Class 4 - Contradictions
Contradictions to distress patterns
The four things to do while being a counselor
The counselor as bagpiper
Contradicting patterns related to oppression; internalized oppression; oppressor patterns; example: racism and internalized racism
Class 5 - Simple Counseling Techniques
Counseling techniques
News and goods
Attention out
Balance of attention
Spectrum of Techniques
Rapid review of related experiences
Early memories
Occluded memories
Asking questions
Directions in and out of session
Appreciation and self-appreciation
Counseling on control patterns
Identification checks
Counseling on internalized oppression and oppressor patterns; example: anti-Jewish oppression; religion and Co-Counseling
Class 6 - Human Needs and Addictions
Rational needs
Frozen needs
Addictions
Counseling on physical well-being
Counseling on learning
Counseling on creativity
Counseling on disabled people's oppression, ageism; oppressions that target particular distresses
Class 7 - Relationships and Sexuality
Love and closeness between human beings
Rational relationships
A rational theory of sexuality
How to counsel on distress related to sexuality
Sexual identities
Counseling on sexism, men's oppression, and the oppression of people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
Class 8 - Thinking, Logic, and Power
Awareness
Complete freedom of choice
Complete power
The logic of being completely logical, eliminating addictions
Holding directions
Complete appreciation of oneself
Who's in charge
The importance of long-range goals
Wide-world change
Commitment to re-emergence
Frontier commitments
Strategizing one's re-emergence, client's and counselor's notebooks
Class 9 - Reality
Reality vs. pseudo-reality
Counseling with attention away from the distress
Role exchange technique
The Reality Agreement
The Understatement
Educational change
Class 10 - The Oppressive Society
The one-point program of Re-evaluation Counseling
Oppression and economic exploitation
History of the oppressive society
Patterns related to oppression
Forms of oppression
Class 11 - Liberation From Oppression
Two kinds of patterns
Discharging oppressor patterns
Discharging internalized oppression
Propositions for human liberation
Wide-world change
Educational change
Class 12 - The Re-evaluation Counseling Community
The RC Community
Theory and policy, The Guidelines
Community Membership
Leadership; building your own world community
Literature
Workshops, support groups, classes, etc.
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