Applying intervention mapping approach to a program for early intervention in first-episode mental crisis of a psychotic type

The holotropic mind perspective, an integral part of the framework of transpersonal psychology, has been considered a revolutionary approach to a certain spectrum of experiences in Non-ordinary states of consciousness (NOSC) which conventional approaches tend to treat indiscriminately as pathologica...

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Published inPsicologia, reflexão e crítica Vol. 33; no. 1; p. 3
Main Authors Machado, Daniela Martins, Murta, Sheila Giardini, da Costa, Ileno Izídio
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published Cham Springer International Publishing 13.03.2020
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (JFRGS)
Springer Nature B.V
Curso de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
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Summary:The holotropic mind perspective, an integral part of the framework of transpersonal psychology, has been considered a revolutionary approach to a certain spectrum of experiences in Non-ordinary states of consciousness (NOSC) which conventional approaches tend to treat indiscriminately as pathological processes, because PHM recognizes in these experiences their healing and evolutionary potential. This article describes the needs assessment, implementation, and evaluation of an experiential and educational program on the holotropic mind perspective and its praxis, Holotropic Breathwork® (HB), with students and professionals from the Group for Early Intervention in First-Episode Mental Crisis of a Psychotic Type of the University of Brasilia. The intervention aimed to establish change goals and objectives that would promote the adoption of the holotropic mind perspective’s elements, such as a framework to broaden and strengthen mental health programs that assist people experiencing NOSC. The stages developed, inspired by the Intervention Mapping protocol, included a needs assessment; elaboration of change objective matrices; selection and description of methods based on theory and their applications; conception, planning, and implementation of the intervention; and results evaluation. Participants reported that the intervention allowed the expansion of their theoretical-conceptual and technical frameworks, giving them a less pathologizing understanding of and approach to NOSC and allowing them to perceive and manage such states, not as indiscriminately pathological expressions, but as phenomena inherent to the human condition that can be accepted and cared for without the exclusionary and exhaustive bias of mental disorders. Limitations and practical implications are discussed.
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ISSN:0102-7972
1678-7153
1678-7153
DOI:10.1186/s41155-020-00141-0