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Event Description
This workshop seeks to provide a venue
for new and experienced clinicians to develop and hone specific skills derived
from the fast-growing social neuroscience, acceptance/commitment and
mindfulness empirical literatures in order to stave off negative personal
outcomes in clinical work. Relying on
engaging discussion, case examples, well-developed training activities and
exercises and an interactive format, this workshop aims to give clinicians a
set of tools for managing the inevitable reactivity that arises in work,
particularly with challenging clients.
This workshop is an intensive training
in acceptance and mindfulness-based strategies for developing skills in managing
one’s reactivity. With development of
skills for increased flexible awareness of thoughts, feelings and behavior in
reaction to clients, clinicians will be more able to remain connected to their
work, and to the clients themselves.
Such intervention is likely to not only benefit the therapist, but
improve the treatment as well by way of improved ability to manage the
therapeutic relationship.
In the domain of psychotherapy, the
“therapeutic alliance” or the helping relationship between therapists and clients
has been shown through decades of research to be the best predictor of outcome
in treatment. Technique, theoretical
orientation, client or clinician personality, gender – none of these match the
predictive power of the alliance. And yet,
we have few tools, specific and concrete, readily available to clinicians, for
building and maximizing this relationship.
This workshop helps clinicians develop the core skills of inner
management to maximize the healing connection with clients.
When clinicians are more present, aware,
and flexible, they are also more able to demonstrate compassion, attunement and
even set appropriate limits on client behavior in sessions. They are better able to “lead” the treatment
toward positive outcomes. When therapists
develop and exhibit a strong presence in the therapy room, clients connect,
learn and heal.
Learning objectives: Recognize
the difficult patterns in clinical work that impede treatment progress List
the past, present and future components of problem exchanges with one’s clients
Demonstrate
skill in managing difficult client interactions by conducting in-the-moment
assessment Develop
a personal intervention plan using straight-forward, research-supported
interventions Through
guided practice, demonstrate skills for proactively intervening with clients Demonstrate
skills for understanding and skillfully managing relational intervention timing
(“when” to intervene) Program Code: WCC3
3 CE Credits
Fee: $65
Mitch
Abblett, Ph.D.,
is a clinical psychologist, supervisor, consultant and trainer
specializing in the treatment of children and adolescents with emotional and
behavioral disorders. He conducts trainings nationally and internationally
regarding the best practices for effectively working with difficult client
interactions, as well as applications of mindfulness for enhancing professional
and personal relationships. He is Clinical Director of Manville School at
Judge Baker Children’s Center, a Harvard-affiliated agency with a
long-standing, national reputation of service to the mental health needs of
children. He is the author of The Heat of the Moment in
Treatment: Mindful Management of Difficult Clients. He received
a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Florida State University,
completing a pre-doctoral internship training at the Boston Consortium in Clinical
Psychology.
Event Type:Continuing Education Program Category:Innovators - Clinical Practice
Early registration ends on Jun 27, 2014.
Regular registration starts on Jun 28, 2014 and ends on Sep 02, 2014.
Late registration starts on Sep 03, 2014.
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