(HS 096302 Tawwab 2023) Helping Clients Manage Unhealthy Family Relationships: A Drama-Free Approach

Course overview

When is a clients family member too toxic to keep? When is it worth it to heal a longstanding family rift? For many of our clients, their families are a source of ongoing pain, hurt, and conflict. Its not always easy to maintain healthy, positive connections with family members who have different ideas about loyalty, love, connection, whats appropriate to share, and how much influence they believe they should have over a family members personal choices. For therapists, it can be hard to know what to do when clients struggle with intense ambivalence about family members. In this session, youll learn: How to help clients resolve ambivalence about difficult and unhealthy family relationships and know when to stay and when to go How to know when an apparently abusive relationship can be salvaged through healthy communication and boundary setting Clear ways for identifying dysfunctional family patterns and choosing the best path to break painful cycles and move forward