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Getting Through to Shutdown Children and Families
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Learn how to get through to difficult children as well as their overstressed, burned-out parents by:
- Applying the skills of PACE (play, acceptance, curiosity and empathy) in your therapeutic work.
- Establishing easy-to-read transparency, both verbally and non-verbally, as the foundation of your therapeutic connection with troubled kids.
- Focusing on a child’s interests and everyday experiences while avoiding a premature exploration of symptoms and problems in therapy’s early stages.
- Engaging children in developing a story about their life while communicating safety, empathy and authentic compassion, especially with abused children.
- Developing your skills in taking the lead in actively involving parents in the therapeutic process.
OBJECTIVES
- Describe how to implement the PACE approach in a first interview.
- Demonstrate the use of playfulness in connecting with kids.Explain how to best create a secure environment when working with abused children.
OUTLINE
- Follow-Lead-Follow Method
- Creating a Safe Environment
- Tone of Voice
- PACE Method
- Working with Teenage Clients
Richard Simon, Ph.D.
Richard Simon, PhD, was a clinical psychologist and the late editor of Psychotherapy Networker, the most topical, timely, and widely read publication in the psychotherapy field. During his career, he received every major magazine industry honor, including the National Magazine Award.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Rich Simon is the President of Psychotherapy Networker, Inc. and the editor of Psychotherapy Networker magazine. He is a published author and receives royalties. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Rich Simon has no relevant non-financial relationships.
Daniel A Hughes, PhD
Daniel A. Hughes, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist specializing in the treatment of children and adolescents who have experienced abuse, neglect, trauma and attachment disorganization. He helped to develop Dyadic Developmental psychotherapy, an attachment-focused treatment model that relies on the theories and research of attachment and intersubjectivity. He is known for creating the PACE Model which facilitates play, acceptance, curiosity and empathy when working with children.
Dr. Hughes is the author of several books including, Building the Bonds of Attachment, 2nd edition, (2006), Attachment-Focused Family Therapy Workbook (2011), and co-wroteBrain-Based Parenting: The Neuroscience of Caregiving for Healthy Attachment. He has provided training and consultations to therapists, social workers and parents throughout the US, Canada, UK, and Australia and provides regular trainings across the United States and Europe. Dr. Hughes received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Ohio University.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Daniel Hughes maintains a private practice. He receives royalties as an author for multiple publishers. Dr. Hughes receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Daniel Hughes is a member of the American Psychological Association.
