[Audio] CC04 Workshop 01 – Confrontation: Being Gentle and Being Tough – Ellyn Bader, Ph.D.

Description:

Couples therapy with challenging partners is a therapy of confrontation. You must be proficient at the nuances of gentle and forceful, but effective confrontation. You must oversee and control the confrontation between your clients, to ensure that it remains productive and positive. Learn to confront the partners, help partners confront each other, and manage yourself when they challenge you.

Educational Objectives:

1. To name five problems that make a committed partnership untenable.
2. To describe six types of confrontation.

*Sessions may be edited for content and to preserve confidentiality*