Agency
2/1/24 Thursday 7PM-10PM
Agency
The authors Avdi and Etelämäki and others posit that agency is:: The clients’ ability to attribute thoughts, feelings, and actions to themselves as well as their capability to take initiative and responsibility for their own actions in everyday life (Avdi, 2005; Etelämäki et al., 2021). In this module we will think together on how to foster agency in our own client populations and also inquire into our levels of agency.
In this model we will explore the ways to increase agency, co-regulated agency, and how to implement those interventions with clients.
Skills we will work on together in this class
What it is
How to articulate it to clients
Exercises to demonstrate agency
Weekly skills for agency
Finding acceptance when one can’t exercise agency
Exploring your own relationship to agency
