MERIT Video Series

MERIT

Paul Lysaker was instrumental in developing a new form of therapy that he termed MERIT (Metacognitive Reflection and Insight Therapy) to address the needs of people with major mental disorders. This series, which you can view, was recorded as part of a Saturday morning discussion group with Paul and some colleagues that occurred over several months.
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This video series was recorded in 2022 as part of a regular discussion group focused on how Metacognitive Reflection and Insight Therapy (MERIT) can be utilised to meet the needs of individuals with significant mental disorders.

Metacognitive Reflection and Insight Therapy (MERIT) is a form of integrative individual psychotherapy that seeks to assist adults diagnosed with psychosis to make sense and meaning of the challenges and possibilities in their lives and to find ways to manage these and direct their own recovery. Building from advances in both cognitive and interpersonal research, MERIT seeks to expand the boundaries of cognitive-behavioural, person-centred, and psychodynamic approaches to treatment by focusing on how people make sense of their experiences of their own purpose and place in the world, allowing the development of a sense of belonging to our larger communities. In contrast to other approaches, MERIT focuses on core processes that should be present in a given session, rather than a predetermined curriculum. The training provides practitioners with the skills to help clients develop metacognitive capacity and sense of belonging while integrating cognitive-behavioural, person-centered, and psychodynamic approaches.