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Digital Seminar

Breaking the Cycle of Unhealthy Family Relationships: Top Tools for Better Boundaries


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Faculty:
Nedra Glover Tawwab, MSW, LCSW
Duration:
6 Hours 29 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Mar 27, 2023
Product Code:
POS059223
Media Type:
Digital Seminar

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Description

For our adult clients with difficult parents, there’s a constant struggle between maintaining connection and protecting themselves from getting hurt.

Especially when there have been years of parental abuse, neglect, addiction, or mental illness, it's easy for therapy to get stuck on processing the past...

...and never get to the specific steps our clients can take NOW to feel better.

The key to healthier relationships is teaching our clients how to establish boundaries.

And now, you can learn top tools for better boundaries directly from relationship expert and acclaimed clinician and author, Nedra Glover Tawwab, LCSW.

She’ll give you practical, easy-to-implement interventions that you can use right away to help your clients set better boundaries and transform their interactions with difficulty family members.

PLUS, don’t miss in-depth conversations between Nedra and key experts in the field, including Joshua Coleman, PhD, Karl Pillemer, PhD, and more!

Watch this is a rare opportunity and hear from four leading experts discuss the most crucial clinical topics!

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Nedra Glover Tawwab, MSW, LCSW, is a licensed therapist and the author of Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself, an instant New York Times bestseller translated into over 35 languages worldwide. In addition, she has authored seven other books, including Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships and, most recently, The Balancing Act: Creating Healthy Dependence and Connection Without Losing Yourself. A sought-after relationship expert, she has practiced relationship therapy for almost 20 years. With more than 2.5 million followers across her social media platforms, Tawwab has appeared as an expert on Red Table Talk, The Breakfast Club, Good Morning America, and CBS Mornings, to name a few. Her work has been highlighted in The New York Times, The Guardian, and Vice and has appeared on numerous podcasts including The School of Greatness, We Can Do Hard Things, and 10% Happier.


Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Nedra Glover Tawwab maintains a private practice and receives royalties as a published author. She receives a speaking honorarium, recording, and book royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Nedra Glover Tawwab has no relevant non-financial relationships.


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Access Period for Live Webcast

For live CE credit, you must watch the live webcast in its entirety at its scheduled time and complete the CE quiz and evaluation within one week. You will have access for 90 days after the program for review.


Webcast Schedule

Please note: There will be a lunch and two 15-minute breaks; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Lunch and break times will be announced by the speaker and at their discretion. A more detailed schedule is available upon request.


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Objectives

  1. Distinguish the six types of boundaries in order to inform case formulation and treatment planning
  2. Catalogue the benefits and consequences of healthy and unhealthy boundaries
  3. Employ the eight steps of boundary setting when working with adults in individual therapy
  4. Appraise relationship dynamics to determine the need to address boundary issues
  5. Distinguish between effective and ineffective strategies for working with clients that struggle with boundaries
  6. Debate at least three risks involved when working with boundaries

Outline

Part 1: Understanding Boundaries in Parent-Child Relationships 

  • What are boundaries (hint: they aren't cutting someone off) 

  • The six types of boundaries 

  • Benefits of healthy boundaries and impact of poor boundaries 

  • Common boundary issues in parent-child relationships and the family dynamics that lead to them 

Part 2: Assessing boundary issues with your clients 

  • How to tell if your client is struggling with boundaries 

  • The signs of poor boundaries that therapists frequently miss 

  • Determining your client’s readiness for change and how to increase motivation when it isn’t there 

Part 3: A Step-by-step guide to teaching boundaries and becoming a boundary-centered practitioner 

  • Eight steps to setting healthy boundaries 

  • Communication strategies your clients need for setting (and enforcing!) a healthy boundary 

  • How to help your clients best respond when new boundaries are tested 

Part 4: Conversations with Experts 

  • Interview 1 – Lindsay Gibson, PsyD 

  • Interview 2 – Joshua Coleman, PhD 

  • Interview 3 – Karl Pillemer, PhD 

Part 5: Clinical Considerations 

  • Therapists need boundaries too: How to set professional boundaries 

  • Limitations of the research and potential risks 

Target Audience

  • Psychologists 

  • Psychiatrists 

  • Social Workers 

  • Case Managers 

  • Marriage & Family Therapists 

  • Addiction Counselors 

  • Other Mental Health Professionals 

  • Art Therapists

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