094 -Understanding Temperament in Recovery and Relationships: Sensing and iNtuitive

Summary: Relationships Sensing and Intuitive Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LPC-MHSM, LMHC, NCC Executive Director, AllCEUs Host, Counselor Toolbox 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> Objectives ~ Define temperament ~ Examine how knowing your temperament and the temperament of those around you can ~ Improve communication ~ Enhance relationships ~ Reduce stress ~ Explore in-depth the Sensing/Intuitive dimension ~ Identify potential conflicts ~ Examine potential ways to help people on opposite ends of the spectrum collaborate. Temperament ~ A relatively stable set of traits referring to ~ Preferred environments ~ Learning and problem solving styles and methods ~ Ways of conceptualizing and approaching the world ~ Philosophical approach to the world ~ Time management ~ Temperament occurs along a complementary continuum ~ Neither end of the continuum is better or worse ~ Most people are somewhere in between each point Temperament ~ As stress increases, people gravitate toward their preferred temperament dimensions ~ Additional stress and vulnerabilities can be prevented through: ~ Awareness of personal preferences (Prevent your stress) ~ Awareness of the preferences of those around you ~ Knowledge of how to create an environment supportive of individual preferences ~ Learning is made up of 3 parts acquisition, conceptualization and caring Temperament–Conceptualization Sensing ~ Are practical and realistic ~ Inductive reasoning ~ Prefer facts and live in the real world iNtuitive ~ Are imaginative dreamers ~ Deductive reasoning ~ Prefer abstraction, inspiration, insights Interventions ~ Hear out the Intuitor, try to avoid shutting down/invalidating his/her creative process ~ Create reasonable structured goals (pace yourself; don’t stress others out with optimistic dreams) ~ Weigh the cost/benefits ~ If the iNtuitor needs an outlet, identify one project; start grant writing etc. ~ Regularly communicate about the good things in the current situation ~ Identify what does NOT need to be improved ~ The box is there for a reason, let the sensor help you use it to your advantage ~ Sensors need to remember that every package needs a unique box Temperament–Conceptualization Sensing ~ Focus on practical, concrete problems ~ See the details and may ignore the big picture iNtuitive ~ Focus on complicated abstract problems (Metaconcepts) ~ See the big picture but miss the details Interventions ~ Puzzle Activity ~ The Electricity Question ~ Sensors can avoid the rut by ~ Reframing things in terms of the bigger picture—Look up once in a while ~ Not getting too stuck in day-to-day must dos—Frame the day in terms of the bigger picture ~ Ensure others understand the details—the whys/hows ~ INtuitors can avoid failure to achieve by ~ Keeping a list of things that have to be done ~ Seeking consult about any overlooked details (laundry room) Interventions ~ Identify one person to take the lead (top-down or bottom up) ~ The other person will consult in phase 2 ~ Know your strengths ~ Sensors can miss the big picture, (Life is supposed to be enjoyable) because they are so caught up in trying to do the things to make life enjoyable ~ INtuitors can disrupt the big picture by failing to

094 -Understanding Temperament in Recovery and Relationships: Sensing and iNtuitive

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