Through an,,thc. :r vnrinlion or the rolc-playin J!;. the client sils on lhc "hnt­ :,;c;it'' fr,c. :ing au empty chair onto which he pmjcct. <: hi,; mnny selves. 11Jis tcchniq111. : rrnvid<;~ ;1111,r,pnrt1111ity fnr Lheopposi ng fore~ within a person i-o rnlk ¼1th each t>thcr. have it out with each olher. forgive each other. comprom ise or gc:t to know each other. This can help the family member 1111clcrstand hirni;clr, his r. lrcams, fantasy and renlity (King and Gerwig 1981. p. 4S). Through role-pl;i};ng, f;,mil}" members c:an e..,-press. acknowledge and itlcntify lcdings and emotions generated by the day to day adjustments to cnch <Jlhcr':, n:ali Ly nnd c,,ping,,itl1 health am. I illness situations. TI1rough such flwm·,nr~s, c:11ch family mr·mbc. r c:an di~c. over additinnal r Jspcct,s of the self. This opens new experiences and altcm,Jtives to transfor m feelings anti emotions lo better opportuni ties for ach 1e,;ng a positive self-concept that cnahlcs one t<> learn to ca re for other members. (,. E:,plore the Benefits of Power of Silence. Encourage family mernlwrs It> use tl1f: p<Jwt:r <>f silence a~ a. 11 intervention to Lransfvnn the emotion. ~ or feelings th,H influence the attitude into less painful. less nhstinale and mnrc nbjcctivc e..,pcricnce of Ion king into the. ';elf for rrt'ative 11pp111·t1111ities tu lt1. :::1I. nurlurt: nr care. This is particularly useful during emntinn-lndcn f,1111ily encounter or recurrent psycho\ogi,;al irritations of daily ct,.. nppnintmcnts or cnntlicts. F,,mily rncmhcrs can lcnrn to use :. 1l,·n,·o. : (with «lnw d,ep brcalhrng) n. s an :-ic:tive Pxp Prif'nce r)f ht>ing aware or nm··-. sens..:,-. acccptini :-ind being tolerant of the self and others despite the fn11<trn1im1. ~. disappointme:msorstrcsses. Slow. deep breathing relaxes the body,md pro,ide. s for better o:..-ygcrn1tio n of brain cclb. Thii; allows a mm,· obj,·ctive and Jes$ emotiona l e.,,-icrience of being,,;th the self wbile anal~,inp, the problem or the issue for better problem-soh;ng. Learning is facilitated when experiences have meaning to the learner F11cu. ~ nnd rd Me lcarni11i:t e. 'ipcric. nccs to the clienfs/family's. meanings, a,;pirntion. s nnd lwst dn,in n111C1ng options ;n·ailable in the family situation_ To emphasize the imp<>rt:mt ·, "' ··11w:ininp... in learn in~. the follm,;ng exercise is used as an adaptation of a si 111 ilar 1;,,irris1· ill ust r. itcd by Ai>h;11t (p. 41) Look for nl>out two seconds nt the two di:igrarns below. I 101 