Full Course Description

Overcoming Resistance with Dr. David Burns: The Secret to Better Outcomes in Less Time

OBJECTIVES

  1. Explain the process of paradoxical agenda-setting and how it helps the client become their own agent for change
  2. Identify the four steps of TEAM therapy
  3. Describe why the therapist’s empathy is such a crucial ingredient in helping clients undo negative thinking patterns
  4. Create a mood log and be able to take an assessment at the start and conclusion of therapy
  5. Review how to work with a client to develop a customized relapse prevention plan

OUTLINE
Introducing a New Approach to Client Resistance

  • Learn about David’s TEAM approach for overcoming resistance. Find out how the elements of the process-testing, empathy, agenda setting, and methods-combine to “melt” resistance, motivate clients, and result in more positive outcomes.

Melting Resistance: Clinical Demo and Analysis I

  • Watch David Burns implement his TEAM approach with a client who’s struggled for 9 years with crippling symptoms from a traumatic event.

From Resistance to Healing: Clinical Demo and Analysis II

  • The clinical video and analysis continues in this 90-minute session concluding with a dramatic positive outcome. It features agenda-setting and use of methods-the final 2 phases of the TEAM process.

Preparing Your Client to Prevent Relapse

  • David Burns and Richard Simon follow up the extraordinary single-session resolution seen in the clinical demonstration with a detailed discussion of relapse-why it occurs and how to prevent it.

Program Information

Target Audience

Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers, Case Managers, Addiction Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists, Nurses, and other Mental Health Professionals

Copyright : 04/13/2016

David Burns Answers Your Questions (Q&A call recording)

OBJECTIVES

  • List 5 common diagnoses the TEAM process is an effective approach for

OUTLINE

  • Learn more about overcoming client resistance, the clinical demonstration, and how the TEAM approach can help you in your practice.

Program Information

Target Audience

Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers, Case Managers, Addiction Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists, Nurses, and other Mental Health Professionals

Copyright : 06/21/2016

Bonus! The Motivation Revolution

OBJECTIVES

  • Describe a paradoxical approach that encourages resistance and promotes real change

OUTLINE

  • Cognitive vs. Motivational Revolution
  • New Research on Depression
    • Results
    • British CoBalT Trial
    • Six-Month Evaluation
  • What is TEAM Therapy?
    • Goals of Agenda Setting
      • Two Types of Resistance
        • Outcome and Process Resistance
        • Depression Resistance in a Nutshell
      • Advantages of Paradoxical Agenda
      • Disadvantages of Paradoxical Agenda
    • Unlimited Free Psychotherapy Training
    • Additional Resources — TEAM Therapy

Program Information

Target Audience

Counselors, Social Workers, Psychologists, Case Managers, Addiction Counselors, Therapists, Marriage & Family Therapists, Nurses, Other Mental Health Professionals

Copyright : 03/21/2013