Everyone, client and therapist alike, has experienced it: the sense of intimidation, anger, and frustration that happens when we’re faced with an aggressive person in attack mode. How can we help our clients and ourselves develop skills for dealing with these people? And how can we help our clients, especially those who are narcissistic or borderline, when they’re the ones on the attack? In this workshop, we will explore a variety of approaches for avoiding unproductive power struggles and learn to maintain compassion through curiosity and comment without criticism. Through videotapes of sessions, role-plays, case studies, and discussion, we will explore strategies to maintain poise and effectiveness under difficult circumstances.
Instructor: Wendy Terrie Behary, L.C.S.W.
Audience: Social workers and ministry professionals
Registration Fee: $110
Social Workers:
Continuing Education Hours (C.E.H.): 5 Clinical (granted by Rutgers University)
Ministry Professionals:
Continuing Education Units (C.E.U.): 0.5 (granted by Princeton’s Center of Continuing Education)
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