Overcoming Hopelessness: Working with Low- and No-Motivation Clients

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Peter Fraenkel, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and associate professor at City College of New York. He is the author of numerous publications, including Sync Your Relationship, Save Your Marriage, and the forthcoming books, Relationships on the Brink: Last Chance Couple Therapy and The Complete Guide to Couple Therapy: From Happy to Last Chance Across the Lovespan.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Peter Fraenkel maintains private practice and has an employment relationship with the City College of New York. He receives a grant for Fresh Start for Families from HELP USA and receives royalties as a published author. Dr. Fraenkel receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Peter Fraenkel is a member of the American Psychological Association, the American Family Therapy Academy, the National Council on Family Relations, the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, and the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy.

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Objectives

1. Evaluate the five principles of the Creative Relational Movement approach to change to improve client outcomes.
2. Appraise the integrative Therapeutic Palette approach to inform treatment interventions.
3. Demonstrate at least 3 specific mindfulness practices that facilitate immediate psychophysiological change.
4. Practice how to engage clients to use “experiments in possibility” in sessions and as between-session activities, even when these activities feel unnatural at first.

Outline

• How to apply the five principles of CRM with “last chance” couples as well as with clients suffering from depression, anxiety, and substance abuse
• How to use the integrative Therapeutic Palette approach to help clients engage in their treatment, even when they may not see the point
• Specific mindfulness practices that facilitate immediate psychophysiological change
• How to offer “experiments in possibility,” even if they feel unnatural or even irrational at first

Target Audience

• Psychologists
• Physicians
• Addiction Counselors
• Counselors
• Social Workers
• Marriage & Family Therapists
• Nurses
• Other Behavioral Health Professionals

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