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• Archive: Topic Areas:Short CourseCategory:Brief Therapy Conference | Brief Therapy Conference 2008Faculty:Les Blondino, LPC, LMFTDuration:1:27:13Format:Audio OnlyOriginal Program Date :Dec 11, 2008 Description Description: Today, prudent therapists learn not only to influence client's interactions within their natural social context, but also influence their interactions with the helping system.
• In this workshop, the problematic relations between helping and family systems and strategies to change them will be described.
• Three areas will be explored: 1) humanistic approach to services; 2) correcting the family hierarchy; 3) boundary building.
• Educational Objectives: To list 12 strategies for building empathy, tolerance and compassion within the helping system for clients.
• To list five strategies to establish more protective boundaries for clients in their relations with the helping system.