Workshop Details

B2: Overcoming Resistance- How to Stop Just Rolling and Create Changes with Difficult Clients

Presented by Zita Duffy, LISW-S, LCSW

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Workshop Description

Are you at your wit's end? Struggling to get a client to make changes, recognize a need to change, or even just meet with you? Rolling with resistance is a great start; however, there are many other factors that contribute to resistance in clients. Want to learn some new strategies for dealing with difficult clients- kids, adults and families? Join me as we explore the factors behind resistance, identify new interventions for managing varying types of resistance to change, and reframing our practice beliefs and perspectives to make work with challenging clients more enjoyable, rewarding, and productive.

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will be able to identify the factors contributing to resistance
• Participants will learn 3-5 new interventions for managing difficult clients
• Participants will be able to recognize 1-3 new strategies for making their practice more rewarding and effective

Approved by DCS for Foster Care Parent Hours

Presenter Bio:

Zita Duffy has over 30 years of experience working as a therapist, supervisor, administrator, case manager, and youth leader in the mental health, behavioral health, child welfare, criminal justice, and juvenile justice fields. Areas of expertise include youth with problem sexual behaviors, evidence-based practice, families experiencing conflict, and family preservation. Zita is currently the Treatment Director for Empowering Families of Indiana with SAFY (Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth).