Counseling
Guide
Retired
> Reinspired: Living On Purpose After 50
This document is a guide
for modifying the materials in the Retired > Reinspired workshop
for use with clients in individual or couple counseling settings. Refer
to pages 1-4 of the workshop Leader's Guide for details and a list of
overheads (OH) and handouts (HO).
Inter-session homework assignments
are included for a typical series of 6 counseling sessions. The material
can be condensed into fewer sessions if necessary, or expanded and deepened
if more time is available.
Session 1 — Leader's
Guide Pages 5 - 10
Introductions and needs
assessment, as appropriate
"BE" and "DO" (OH 2)
Life Journey (HO 1)
Discuss the Changing Face of Retirement
Retirement Conditioning and Expectations (HO 2)
Thinking New About Retirement (OH 7)
Introduce and discuss Retired > Reinspired Diagram (HO RRL)
Homework: Accomplishments
(HO 3)
Session 2 — Leader's
Guide Pages 11 - 15
Accomplishments—discuss
homework assignment and questions (OH 8)
Post accomplishments on Diagram (HO RRL)
A Day In My Life...Pre-Retirement (HO 4)
Ideal Day Imagination Exercise
A Day In My Life...Reinspired (HO 5)
Post insights for Ideal Day exercise on Diagram (HO RRL)
Homework: Skills
Identification Worksheet (HO SK)
Session 3 — Leader's
Guide Pages 15 - 19
Skills—discuss
homework; identify "core" and "ball & chain" skills
Post core skills on Diagram (HO RRL)
Personality type assessment (HO 6, 7 & 8)
Discuss personality type conclusions and implications
Post personality type and insights on Diagram (HO RRL)
Homework: Values
Assessment (HO VAL)
Session 4 — Leader's
Guide Pages 20 - 24
Three possible ways
to be in relationship with values (OH 11)
Discuss Values homework
Answer and discuss values questions (OH 12)
Post top 5 values and insights on Diagram (HO RRL)
Discuss examples of the importance of vision
Happy 80th Bir hday! (HO 9)
Vision Questions (HO 10)
Discuss vision exercises
Provide vision statement example
Homework: Draft vision
statement (HO 11)
Session 5 — Leader's
Guide Pages 25 - 28
Vision—discuss
draft vision statement and the experience of creating it
Identify Word in a Box and post on Diagram (HO RRL)
Discuss Wheel of Integration and provide example
Wheel of Integration (HO 12)
Satisfied/Dissatisfied (HO 13)
Introduce resources and resource allocation (OH 15)
Homework: Resource
Allocation (HO14)
Session 6 — Leader's
Guide Pages 28 - 33
Resource Allocation—discuss
homework and insights
Post resource allocation conclusions on Diagram (HO RRL)
Gift Imagination Exercise
Discuss Expressing My Passion and post insights on Diagram (HO RRL)
Identify commitment and post on Diagram (HO RRL)
Review diagram as a right-brain motivator/reminder of vision (HO
RRL)
Review Suggested Resources (HO 15)
Optional: Introduce
the Inventory of Retirement Activities (refer to Leader's Guide
page 3), and offer an additional session to discuss the results
