Teaseproofing a resource installation for adults

I came across the “tease-proofing” repertoire in Ricky Greenwald’s book Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy (Greenwald,1999) According to Greenwald , “Tease Proofing includes a series of techniques which help the youth become less reactive to provocation. First the youth is asked to imagine a fantasy scenario in which he is able to overpower his antagonist. Then he is taught to erect an imaginary wall to keep his antagonist’s barbs from getting through to him. Finally he is asked to consider, and then picture himself imitating a pro-social role model’s effective coping.”(Greenwald, in press) The goal is to help the child or adolescent understand the dynamics of teasing so he no longer takes it personally.

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David Yarosh

Yarosh, D. (2001, December). Teaseproofing a resource installation for adults. EMDRIA Newsletter, 6(4), 37-38