General Guidelines
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The aim of KEG cards is to help the professional and the client identify old scripts in his life that do not work for him today and to reach new decisions which are more efficient.
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The client will be able to create new scripts which will improve his life.
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The cards work with thoughts, feelings and behaviors to help the professional and client understand where the client is stuck and what he wants to change.
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The therapy is based on Redecision therapy, CBT (Cognitive Behavior Therapy), Gestalt, Guided Imagery, NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), Body and Spiritual work, Mindfulness and Focusing. The theoretical underpinnings in the cards is also psycho-dynamic.
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The cards may be used in the treatment of trauma, anxiety, depression, improving interpersonal communication, self-awareness, body image, self-esteem and coping with progression of dementia such as Alzheimer’s in the early stages.
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Each picture in KEG cards is used together with questions on the back-side which are options for a therapist or counselor. Each set of cards includes general questions and suggestions for using the cards in specific cases.
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The cards may be helpful in helping the client progress towards the achievement of his aims which may be behavioral, emotional or cognitive.
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The cards are part of a process and do not come in place of professional therapy.
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The guidelines are in masculine but refer to both genders.
Description of cards
There are several collections of pictures & guiding questions:
Description of cards in a deck in Collection #1:
67 Cards in the English version of the guiding questions, including 53 pictures and 14 cards with guidelines and instructions.
Guiding questions for Collection #1 are available in the following languages: English, Spanish, Russian, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, German and Hebrew. Additional languages will be translated according to demand.
Description of cards in a deck in Collection #2:
82 cards in the English version.
Collection #2 is not yet translated to other languages.
There are further plans to translate collection #2 into more languages according to demand.
Collections #3 and #4 are being developed.
Several card sizes are available for narrative therapy and work with Trauma and anxiety disorders.
Available card sizes are:
Large Size – A4 size cards (pictures with guiding questions) in collections #1 and #2.
Medium Size – A5 size cards (pictures with guiding questions) in collections #1 and #2.
Small Size – A6 size (pictures with guiding questions) in collection #1.
Mini Size – A7 size (with pictures only) in collections #1 and #2.
KEG memory game is available for teaching and implementing memory strategies.
We wrote a book "From Cocoon to Butterfly" describing the KEG method and it includes practical information for effectively using KEG cards.
KEG Cards sets
KEG Platinum++ : including A4 size KEG Cards + A5 size KEG Cards + A6 size KEG Cards + booklet of the cards + work book of exercises + KEG memory game
KEG Platinum: including A4 size KEG Cards + A6 size KEG Cards + booklet of the cards + work book of exercises + KEG memory game
KEG Gold ++ : including A4 size KEG Cards + A5 size KEG Cards + A6 size KEG Cards + booklet of the cards + work book of exercises
KEG Sapphire : including A5 size KEG Cards + booklet of the cards + work book of exercises
KEG Gold set: including A4 size KEG Cards + A6 size KEG Cards + booklet of the cards + work book of exercises
KEG Silver set: including A4 size KEG Cards + booklet of the cards + work book of exercises
KEG Topaz set : including A6 size KEG Cards + booklet of the cards + workbook of exercises
NOTE: It is possible to add additional products to the sets.