Normalizing Denial: Identifying And Managing Your Inner Saboteur

Course overview

Using terms like the inner saboteur or self-defeating defenses is an important part of helping our clients recognize and manage their denial. One important goal of this workshop is to educate, normalize, and de-pathologize denial so we can help our clients recognize that it is a normal part of being human. Participants will learn how to identify and manage their personal denial patterns in order to be more effective in helping their clients see theirs. They will be encouraged to explore their own personal defenses and how they developed in order to be more effective with the clients they serve. Special emphasis will be placed on building a collaborative relationship with clients. By attending and participating in this workshop participants will be able to deal more effectively with clients exhibiting denial and treatment resistance. Upon completing this workshop participants will be able to understand the philosophy of resistance and denial as well as learning how to effectively intervene and disrupt clients self-defeating patterns of behavior.