EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUES FOR DEALING WITH HIGHLY RESISTANT CLIENTS: INNOVATIVE IDEAS AND APPROACHES TO PREVENT, AVOID, AND RESOLV

Course overview

This course presents hundreds of practical, stress-reducing techniques and approaches for dealing with your most difficult clients. Theories of resistance are examined and a model presented that empowers mental health professionals to resolve roadblocks in therapy. Topics addressed include: therapist errors that create resistance, specific techniques for managing resistance, problems with excessive questioning, dealing with ¿I don¿t know¿ and ¿Yes, but¿ responses, dealing with challenges to therapists from clients, and dealing with silence. These techniques are applicable across a wide array of clients and problems, and can be integrated with all theoretical approaches. Emphasis will be on ¿how to¿ aspects of resistance management, though the theory behind each approach is provided. This book is a valuable resource that both the working professional and student will turn to when seeking realistic, pragmatic ideas and strategies for overcoming stagnation and creating therapeutic movement.