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What is the Responsibility Pie?

Tanika Johnson, EdD, MA, LPC-MHSP, LMHC, NCC, BC-TMH, CCTP

June 1, 2023

Question

What is the responsibility pie?

Answer

The responsibility pie is a Socratic technique that is used when our clients are experiencing guilt, or they are blaming themselves for a tragedy or traumatic event. With this technique, the therapist has the client draw a pie and the pieces of the pie. In creating the responsibility pie, the therapist asks the client to create a list (or we can create it together) of everyone or everything that has some responsibility for the tragedy or traumatic event and to give those things or people a piece of the pie. This technique helps to uncover and change any unhealthy attribution of blame.

This Ask the Expert is an edited excerpt from the webinar, Gun Violence and Tragic Loss: Grief Support for Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults, presented by Tanika Johnson, EdD, MA LPC-MHSP, LMHC, NCC, BC-TMH, CCTP

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