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An Introduction to the Power Threat Meaning Framework
(Part 1 & 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