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An Introduction to the Power Threat Meaning Framework

(Part 1 & 2)

Introduction to the Power Threat Meaning Framework pt 2

In Part 1 of The Power Threat Meaning Framework (PTMF), you will be provided with an overview of PTMF by Dr Cheryl Bullion.

The session covers the following:

  • Context as to why the PTMF has been developed now.

  • Key reasons as to why there is a call for an alternative way of making sense of distress.

  • PTMF Key questions

  • The core Principles of the PTMF

  • What the research is saying

“PTMF is considered to be a helpful alternative to diagnosis and can enable choice in how people understand their struggles.”

- Dr Cheryl Bullion

Part 2 of The Power Threat Meaning Framework (PTMF) covers:

  • Each of the key PTMF questions in detail including power/meaning/shame/threat responses

  • What might a PTMF discussion/formulation look like when you are working with someone

  • Why might this be a helpful alternative for the people we support and ourselves

  • Practical ways in which we might use the PTMF

Introduction to the Power Threat Meaning Framework pt 1