Dell Ducharme is a clinical psychologist. He resides in Winnipeg Manitoba. With over 40

years of experience, he has had the fortune of learning about assessment and

treatment from those he has had the privilege of walking beside. Through listening,

observing, and reflecting the concept of self-location has influenced his approach to

assessment and therapy. Conceptually, self-location is about connection - where and

who we are at any given moment in time and space. And where we are, is tied not only

to our connection to the past, present and future, but to the very laws of human nature

that guide us. In his presentation, Dell will share on his walk and his eventual arrival to

his current approach of supporting others in their journey of personal understanding and

development.

Overview of Presentation

As therapists, we engage in a process of supporting, healing, and growth. Through our

careers, we acquire and employ a variety of ways to effect change. Doing so regularly

involves interweaving between assessment and treatment, often guided by an over

arching ideology.

In this presentation, an approach or case conceptualization to healing guided by the

concept of self-location will be presented. Understanding the concept of self-location is

not only about knowing where we are at any given moment, but who we are based on

the very building blocks of being. In the universe, everything is made from the same

matter, and directed by shared laws and purpose. In knowing one’s self-location, one is

first required to first understand what we currently know about the very basics of human

nature. With this in mind, assessment reflects a continuous walk of discovery of where

and of who we are based on prior and current influences. Treatment, on the other hand,

is the clearing or removal of, or a bridging over barriers preventing natural growth and

potentiation. Returning to the very basics of life, and what we have discovered over

thousands of years in this regard remain foundational to supporting healing and is a

significant part of the presentation.

With adherence to the principle of uncertainty BSP, as an approach, connects well with

the process to be shared. As an intervention, BSP adheres to natural laws, with its

effectiveness resting on the most fundamental foundation of existence, connection.

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