Specific Course Topics

• Theory and assumptions in Therapy Interfering Behaviors (TIBs)
• Basic Steps in responding to TIBs
• Keep the intervention from back-firing by paying attention to style
• Manage emotions when they interfere with treating TIBs (therapist desire to avoid, anger, judgmentalness, etc.)

Course Objectives

• Understand the theoretical framework necessary for responding to and managing client behaviors that interfere with therapy
• Combine acceptance/validation strategies with a Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) approach in a dialectical fashion in order to manage TIBs
• Identify/accept/understand assumptions about your clients that you should hold when treating TIBs
• Identify/accept/understand the assumptions about you as a therapist when treating TIBs
• Identify/accept/understand the assumptions about therapy interfering behaviors
• Orient client to therapy interfering behaviors and how they will be addressed in therapy
• Identify in your mind what behaviors interfere with therapy
• Identify client non-attentive therapy interfering behaviors
• Identify client non-collaborative therapy interfering behaviors
• Identify client non-compliant therapy interfering behaviors
• Identify client behaviors that push your personal limits
• Identify client behaviors that push your organizations limits
• Identify behaviors that decrease your motivation to continue therapy
• Understand the concept of limits and the role they play in therapy interfering behaviors
• Determine your own personal limits
• Identify your organization's limits
• Understand the difference between limits and boundaries
• Identify the most important limit-pushing behavior
• Prioritize what to target when there are multiple TIBs
• Identify the TIBs that are likely to destroy therapy
• Identify TIBs that are immediately interfering
• Identify the TIBs that are functionally related to life threatening behaviors
• Identify the TIBs that are similar to problem behaviors outside of therapy
• Know when to extend limits and how to do so in a consistent manner
• Define therapy interfering behavior and orient clients to their consequences
• Assess controlling variables and function of behavior
• Avoid mistakes that are common when treating TIBs
• Identify client problems that lead to your burnout as a therapist
• Problem solve with your client
• Explain and utilize the four options to solve any problem
• Respond to a client who refuses to modify their interfering behavior
• How to respond to your own emotional dysregulation

Continuing Education

Media Used

• Streaming videos and audio
• Interactive modules
• Microphone “Match the Tone”

Minimum System Requirements

• 128 MB RAM
• Broadband Internet Connection (256kps or higher)
• Flash 9.0 or higher
• Soundcard with headphones or speakers are required
• Microphone (embedded or external) for “Match the Tone” exercise
• Screen Resolution of 1024 x768
• This course is not Section 508 compliant

Microsoft Windows Users

• Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7
• Internet Explorer 7 or higher, or Firefox 3.0 or higher (Tech support is not available for Google Chrome or Opera at this time)

Macintosh Users

• This course is not accessible on iPad or iPhone
• Mac OS X or higher
• Firefox for Mac is Recommended (Tech support is not available for Safari at this time)

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