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Workshop 1: Curing Your Sleepless Nights: Practical Tips for Working with Resist/Refusal Dynamics
Do you sometimes wonder why you accept cases involving resist/refusal dynamics? Do you lie awake at night feeling defeated without a plan for working with these difficult families? This workshop will provide practical, effective strategies for client and case management, de-escalation of chaos, and managing resistance. The presenters will go beyond theories to provide practical tools and valuable resources that professionals can use effectively in these cases.

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* 1. Based on the content of this session, I am able to: (1=Strongly disagree, 5=Strongly agree)

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1. Increase the toolbox for therapists and attorneys in working with unmanageable clients and families, i.e., effective boundaries, in and out of session tools, and how to decrease chaos and support change.
2. Provide tips and tricks for attorneys and therapists in response to dealing effectively with impasses, resistance to change, and complex family systems.

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* 2. Please rate presenter: Christy Bradshaw Schmidt, MA, LPC (1=Poor, 5=Excellent)

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* 3. Please rate presenter: Susan Fletcher, PhD (1=Poor, 5=Excellent)

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* 4. Please rate presenter: Victoria Harvey, PhD (1=Poor, 5=Excellent)

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* 5. Please rate presenter: Lawrence Jay Braunstein, JD (1=Poor, 5=Excellent)

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* 6. The content of the presentation was consistent with the abstract in the conference brochure

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* 7. Please rate this session presentation overall (1=Poor, 5=Excellent)

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* 8. How much did you learn as a result of this CE program? (1=Very little, 5=Great deal)

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* 9. Information presented in this session reflected the most current evidence on this topic (1=Disagree, 5=Agree)

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* 10. How useful was the content of this CE program for your practice or other professional development (1=Not useful, 5=Extremely useful)

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* 11. Additional Comments

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