Capella University Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Session Description: This session is intended to train all types of helping professionals respond effectively to resistant (uncooperative or over-cooperative) clients. The session will begin with a brief discussion of resistance and its forms and functions. Next seven basic skills for effective responding to resistance will be overviewed and illustrated. A demonstration role play will be used to illustrate how the skills can applied in the treatment process.
The session will integrate techniques and theoretical material from Motivational interviewing, Psychodynamic, Cognitive-behavioral, Humanistic, Ericksonian and Narrative approaches. Handouts and a bibliography will be provided.
Participants will leave the session with and expanded understanding of resistance, a richer understanding various reasons for resistance, and a five practical skills that can be applied in a wide range of cases and settings.
Learning Objectives:
After this activity participants should be able to
Articulate a theoretical framework which allows for a non-pathological
understanding of resistance
Identify and describe the two types of resistance
Demonstrate at least 5 effective skills for working with resistance.