[Ailist] AI for families and individuals

[crightmer116995mi at comcast.net]

Jim:

I would recommend the book Dynamic Relationships: Unleashing the Power of Appreciative Inquiry in Daily Living by Jacqueline Stavros and Cheri Torres

As the title suggests it is about using AI in daily living and while it may not address specific health concerns that you mention it would be a good place to start.

Jeff Rightmer

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From: "Kevin Kervick" <kervick at comcast.net> 

> I think Solution-focussed psychotherapy contains some of the dreaming for 
> solutions and less emphasis on the past that is found in AI. The models are 
> cut from the same cloth. And of course the notion of positive psychology 
> generally, is imbued in many of the developing approaches of the past 
> decade. I think it would be quite straightforward to adapt AI with 
> families, that is as long as the therapist were first able to convey that 
> she heard and appreciated the family pain or problem. Without such 
> appreciation, the therapeutic alliance is undeveloped and the future 
> orientation is lost. That said, there are some situations in therapy where 
> dreaming fits exactly well with the family expectation for change and thus 
> would work well. 
> 
> Kevin 
> 
> 
> >I am new to the listserve and am interested in the possibility of 
> > using an AI-based intervention with families (and possibly 
> > individuals) who need to make positive changes in their health 
> > behaviors. They may be obese, have heart disease or diabetes, eat an 
> > unhealthy diet, use tobacco, have a sedentary life-style, etc. 
> > 
> > Does anyone know if any work has been done to adapt the AI 
> > organizational change model for use with families or individuals, 
> > either for health behavior change or even for for general 
> > psychotherapy? 
> > 
> > Thank you - 
> > 
> > Jim Werner 
> > 
> > James J. Werner, Ph.D. 
> > Assistant Professor of Family Medicine 
> > School of Medicine 
> > Case Comprehensive Cancer Center 
> > Case Western Reserve University 
> > 11001 Cedar Ave, Suite 306 
> > Cleveland, OH 44106 
> > 
> > Office: 216-368-2996 
> > Fax: 216-368-4348 
> > E-mail: james.werner at case.edu 
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