I’m OK But YOU Need Professional Help: The Lighter Side of Mental Health!
By David Granirer,
North America’s “Psycho”
Therapist/Stand-Up Comic
Laugh your head off at this thought-provoking presentation satirizing the lighter side of the mental health profession. If you are a counselor, social worker, psychologist, or anyone else who works with other people’s mental health, you’ll love listening
to David’s irreverent, neurotic views on his experiences as both a client and a counselor.
Warning: This presentation is not just funny! It also
teaches you how to use humor in therapy and as a form of self-care.
You’ll learn:
- How humor builds self-esteem.
- How to help clients use humor to generate insight.
- How your clients can use humor to turn their
dysfunctions into strengths.
David Granirer is a counselor and a stand-up comic. He
performs, counsels, and teaches stand-up comedy at Langara College in
Vancouver, B.C., where he has turned hundreds of people with no experience into
stand-up comics. David has also taught stand-up comedy to recovering drug addicts and cancer patients, helping them build self-esteem by finding the humor in their pain. He also founded Stand Up For Mental Health, a project to teach stand-up comedy to people with mental illness. David also gives humor in the workplace presentations, helping organizations across North America use humor to decrease stress, increase wellness, and cope with change. For more information go to http://www.psychocomic.com
“I
want to thank you for the great presentation you did for us. Given the demand
for an encore and the feedback received since the event, it is apparent it was
a huge success. Your material was highly relevant for the audience of
counselors, volunteers, social workers, and others involved in the people
business."
Wm. J.
Downie, Executive Director, Kelowna Community Resources
“Your presentation for the Nebraska Counseling Association was
super. You do a great job of combining content along with your comedy
routine.”
Kathy Schinker, Nebraska
Counseling Association
"I’m writing to
let you know how much we enjoyed performance. Your material on the lighter side
of mental health and social services was just what we needed.”
Peter Crosby, Family Service Association of Toronto
