Short manual for wisdom therapy in groups
Abstract: Wisdom is a complex multidimensional psychological competency, similar to social competence. Wisdom can be defined as a spectrum of capacities for solving unsolvable problems. Wisdom therapy aims to teach people specific wisdom skills. It is not about supporting patients in solving their problems, but about teaching basic skills of coping with complex life situations. Wisdom therapy is part of cognitive behavioral therapy. To promote wisdom skills, such as description of facts, emotion regulation, change of perspective, or forgiveness a number of established therapy methods are available. In addition, specific wisdom therapy techniques are used, such as the method of unsolvable life problems. In this article, a short introduction to wisdom psychology is given and then the objectives and the technical procedures in group wisdom therapy are described.