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Home > Fundamental Concepts > Psychotherapy/Counseling Interventions/Techniques > "As If" (Fictions) > Reflecting As If (RAI)

Reflecting As If (RAI)

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The integrative, three-phase Reflecting As If (RAI) process expands the traditional Adlerian Acting As If technique by asking clients to take a reflective step back prior to stepping forward to act as if. This process encourages clients to reflect on how they would be different if they were acting as if they were who they desire to be. The RAI process helps clients construct perceptual alternatives and consider alternative behaviors toward which they may begin moving.   

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Reflecting As If Video
Video of Richard Watts workshop "Reflecting As If" presented at the Adler Graduate School on November 22, 2014.


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Reflecting As If (RAI) Adler and Constructivists Unite mp3 with Richard E. Watts
mp3 with Richard E. Watts from ACA Podcast Series

http://www.counseling.org/knowledge-center/podcasts/docs/aca-podcasts/ht026-reflecting-as-if-(rai)-adler-and-constructivists-unite


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Expanding the Acting As If Technique: An Adlerian Constructive Integration
Article by Richard E. Watts · Paul R. Peluso · Todd F. Lewis Aug 2005 · Journal of Individual Psychology

Expanding The Acting As If Technique: An Adierian Constructive Integration


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Areas of Focus: Constructivist, Reflecting As If (RAI), Richard Watts
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Using the Reflecting As If Intervention to Reduce Bullying Behaviors
A link to the article on the Research Gate page for Richard Watts, Article by: Gerald Juhnke · Brenna Juhnke · Richard E. Watts · Kenneth Coll · Noreal Armstrong

Using Reflecting As If Intervention to Reduce Bullying Behaviors


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Using imaginary team members in reflecting "As If"
by RICHARD E. WATTS · JERRY TRUSTY Oct 2003 · Journal of Constructivist Psychology

Using imaginary team members in reflecting "As If"


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Reflecting "As If": An Integrative Process in Couples Counseling
Link to article by Richard Watts Jan 2003 · The Family Journal

Reflecting "As If": An Integrative Process in Couples Counseling


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Reflecting As If: A Brief, Encouragement-Focused Counseling Process by Richard E. Watts
Article from Counseling Today April 2013

Reflecting As If: A Brief, Encouragement-Focused Counseling Process


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Areas of Focus: Reflecting As If (RAI), Courage/Encouragement/Discouragement, Richard Watts
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A Framework for Applying Reflecting "As If" with Non-Suicidal Self-Injurious Clients
Link to the article from Journal of Individual Psychology Fall 2013 by Amanda C. La Guardia · Richard E. Watts · Yvonne Garza

A Framework for Applying Reflecting "As If" with Non-Suicidal Self-Injurious Clients


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Reflecting As If: A Brief, Integrative, Encouragement-Focused Counseling Process
Power Point Reflecting As If (RAI) is an integration of Adlerian and constructivist (e.g., solution-focused, narrative) therapy ideas. It is a perceptual and procedural expansion of Adler’s “Acting As If” technique that employs several evidenced-based procedures. Participants will learn the theory and practice of RAI, see the process demonstrated, and discuss the application of the process in various counseling and leadership settings.

Reflecting As If: A Brief, Integrative, Encouragement-Focused Counseling Process


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Something Old, Something New: The Influence of Adler and Reflecting As If (RAI) with Dr. Richard Watts
October 29, 2017 Something Old, Something New: The Influence of Adler and Reflecting As If (RAI) with Richard E. Watts, Ph.D., LPC-S, Distinguished Professor of Counseling, Texas State University System Regents’ Professor, Department of Counselor Education, Sam Houston State University; Fellow of the American Counseling Association; Diplomate in Adlerian Psychology, NASAP

 This webinar was made possible with a generous support of an anonymous donor. With questions about this and other CAPS events, to request an event, to seek Adlerian resources, or to sponsor any CAPS activities, please e-mail Dr. Marina Bluvshtein at mbluvshtein@adler.edu Please cite this webinar as produced and hosted by the Center for Adlerian Practice and Scholarship, Adler University, Chicago, IL on January 3, 2018.


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Areas of Focus: "As If" (Fictions), Reflecting As If (RAI), Richard Watts
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The Self-Defeating Patterns of Living with an Exaggerated "As If" Lifestyle by Shulamith Sakin-Wolf
An article written by Shulamith Sakin-Wolf

Shulamith Sakin-Wolf-M.A. L.P. received her B.A. in Art History/Spanish- Queens College, Flushing, N.Y. and her M.A. in Russian Literature/Language- New York University. Shulamith Sakin-Wolf is also a proud graduate of The Alfred Adler Institute, N.Y. and is presently a Board Member there. She has presented at the 92nd St. Y.N.Y.C., sharing her knowledge on Alfred Adler & Buddhism and Alfred Adler & Martin Buber-Kindred Spirits. Her publications include East-West &Beyond- Adlerian Psychotherapy & Buddhism (The Journal of Individual Psychology- 2003). She also has a private practice located in New York.


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Areas of Focus: Shulamith Sakin-Wolf, Life Style, Reflecting As If (RAI), Life-Style, Lifestyle, Style of Living, Style of Life
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