Course name: Working with 'stuckness' in clients
Date(s): 2 February 2027
Times: 9.15 registration for 9.30 - 4.00
Delivery: Online over Zoom
Course overview:
Resistance to change is an inevitable part of psychological therapies work. This course provides critical insight into the principle sources of resistance in the client, in the practitioner and in the language. It describes traps we easily fall in to with 'stuckness' clients and how to avoid them.
Participants develop an extensive tool box of practical skills and techniques to navigate resistance and develop change even with the most psychologically resistant clients.
Aim(s):
Develop understanding, skills and techniques to navigate resistance and develop change with the most psychologically resistant clients.
Objectives:
By the end of the session participants will have had opportunities to:
- Understand the three central sources of resistance
- Explore strategies to monitor and respond to rupture in the working alliance
- Develop skills and techniques to respond to resistance in clients who are stuck
- Discuss how to overcome resistance even when change is desired
Maximum group size: 16
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Your trainer(s)
Phil Harris
Phil Harris has worked in the drug misuse, mental health and homeless field for over 30 years as a practitioner, trainer and manager. He has managed a wide range of teams including family services, young people, dual diagnosis & personality disorders and substance misuse.
He is a visiting lecturer at a number of universities and was advisor to the US BICEP programme. He was also an advisor for the World Health Organisation in the Balkans region. He has designed treatment services across the UK for both addictions, young people and mental health, pioneering new approaches which have set new benchmarks for treatment outcomes.
He has written over 20 scholarly articles on effective practice and has published five books on substance misuse, treatment effectiveness, family and young people with complex needs.
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