The helping professional guides and assists clients towards achieving personal goals. Sometimes the process goes smoothly and other times the experience has rough spots and challenges. This workshop will help the professional to review theory related to the professional/client relationship along with techniques for overcoming stalemates in the counseling relationship. In addition this workshop will give participants a chance to review their own reactions when the helping relationship presents challenges and discover ways to grow professionally as a result.
Learning Objectives
- Participants will review theories related to client/counselor relationship
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Participants will review recent research related to the elements and techniques related to effective counseling outcomes.
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Participants will have an opportunity to apply theory and concepts to their own practice and counseling relationships through practice and role play.
Course Schedule
10:30-10:40 Introductions
10:40-11:00- Defining difficult cases
11:00-11:30- Transference and counter transference
- Traditional definitions
- Current applications and views
11:30-12:30-Overcoming counseling relationship impasses
- Techniques
- Motivational Interviewing
- Cognitive behavioral skills
- Other research based methods
- Review of therapist skills related to effective counseling
- Exploring therapists personal reactions
- What reactions might mean
- How to utilize reactions for practice
12:30-1:20- Applying techniques to difficult case scenarios
- Role Play
- Small group interactions
1:20-1:30- Concluding review and summary
References
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Duncan, B. (2010) On becoming a better therapist. American Psychological Association
Duncan, B., Miller,S.D., Wamplod,B.E., & Hubble, M.A. (2009) The heart and soul of change: What works in therapy 2nd edition. American Psychological Association.
Evans, J. & Parry G. (1996). The impact of reformulation in cognitive analysis therapy with difficult to help clients. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy. 3 (2) 109-117.
Norcross, J.C. (2002) Psychotherapy that works. Oxford Press, USA.
Norcross, J.C. (2005) Evidenced based practices in mental health. American Psychological Association.
Priebe, S.& McCabe, R., (2008) Therapeutic relationships in psychiatry: The bases of therapy or therapy in itself. International Review of Psychiatry 20(6) 521-526.
Zachrisson, A., (2009) Countertransference and changes in the conception of the psychoanalytic Relationship. International Forum of Psychoanalysis. 18 177-188. |
