Journey to Recovery Series
Individualizing Treatment for Temperament
Presented by: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes Executive Director, AllCEUs
Podcast Host: Counselor Toolbox & Happiness isn’t Brain Surgery
Objectives
~ Review temperament dimensions as defined by the Keirsey
~ Review temperament as defined by the DISC
~ Explore how temperament impacts treatment approaches, interventions and settings
~ Identify common goals for treatment and ways to individualize them.
Keirsey/MBTI
~ Extrovert/Introvert
~ Environment
~ Awareness
~ Processing methods
~ Sensing/Intuitive
~ Details vs. Big Picture
~ Thinking vs. Feeling
~ Motivation and Decision making
~ Judging vs. Perceiving
~ Time management
Temperament
Extrovert
~ Are expansive; less passionate
~ Easy to get to know
~ Like meeting new people
~ Would rather figure things out while they are talking
~ Often enjoy background noise
~ Know what is going on around them rather than inside them
~ Often do not mind interruptions
~ Are often considered good talkers
Introvert
~ Are intense and passionate
~ Difficult to get to know
~ Exert effort to meet new people
~ Figure things out before they talk
~ Prefer peace and quiet
~ Are more likely to know what is going on inside them
~ Dislike being interrupted
~ Are often good listeners
Temperament
Sensing
~ Are practical and realistic
~ Prefer facts and live in the real world
~ Content in general
~ Would rather do than think
~ Focus on practical, concrete problems
~ See the details and may ignore the big picture
~ Want specifics and tend to be very literal
~ May think that those preferring intuition are impractical
~ Believe “if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it”
iNtuitive
~ Are imaginative dreamers
~ Prefer abstraction, inspiration, insights
~ Live in the world of possibilities
~ Would rather think than do
~ Focus on complicated abstract problems
~ See the big picture but miss the details
~ Love word games
~ May think that those preferring the practical lack vision
~ Believe anything can be improved
~ Focus on the future and possibilities
Temperament
Thinking
~ Like words such as principles, justice, standards or analysis
~ Respond most easily to people’s thoughts
~ Want to apply objective principles
~ Value objectivity above sentiment
~ Can assess logical consequences
~ Believe it is more important to be just than merciful
~ Assess reality with a true/false lens
~ May think that those who are sentimental take things too personally
~ May argue both sides of an issue for mental stimulation
Feeling
~ Like words such as care, compassion, mercy, intimacy, harmony, devotion
~ Respond most easily to people’s values
~ Want to apply values and ethics from multiple perspectives
~ Value sentiment above objectivity
~ Good at assessing the human impact
~ Believe it is more important to be caring/merciful
~ Assess reality with a good/bad lens
~ Think that those preferring objectivity are insensitive
~ Prefer a to agree with those around them
Temperament
Judging
~ Plan ahead
~ Self disciplined and purposeful
~ Thrive on order
~ Get things done early. Plan ahead & work steadily.
~ Define and work within limits
~ Maybe hasty in making decisions
~ Time and deadline oriented
~ Thinks those preferring spontaneity are too unpredictable
~ Excellent planners. May not appreciate or make use of things which are not planned or expected
Perceiving
~ Adapt as they go
~ Flexible and tolerant
~ Thrive on sp