The mottom construction in the community therapy integrative

Abstract

The author, coordinator of TCendo.sp – teaching and development, an integrative community therapy former pole in the city of São Paulo since 2002, realized that therapists have a great difficulty in the formulation of the motto, not withstanding their experience. Then, she created a methodology devised to overcome this difficulty. The result of this job was presented at the Brazilian and International Integrative Community Therapy (TCI) Congress. The motto can be understood as a phrase or word, metaphoric or not, formulated by the therapist with the aid of a question, during the questioning phase of the TCI. The objective of motto’s formulation is presenting a synthesis of the dramatic situation experienced by the protagonist of the therapy, when the operationalization happens through. The therapist needs an analytical attitude to formulate the motto that will enable him to elucidate and resolve the problem situation. This involves some steps: searching for keywords, checking them, motto’s elaboration, and its presentation to the group. Motto’s formulation alone has a substantial therapeutic impact, so it must be deliberately used to precipitate changes in all the participants of the therapy, also the therapist.