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• Archive: Topic Areas:KeynoteCategory:Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2018 | Online Continuing EducationFaculty:Terry Real, LICSWDuration:33:57Format:Audio OnlyOriginal Program Date :May 05, 2018 Description CC18 Keynote 04 - Working with Difficult Men: How to Engage, Understand, and Transform Male Clients - Terry Real, LICSW Description: At no other time in history have men been so awash in mixed cultural messages and in such a state of transition, confusion, reactivity, and trouble.
• Despite being basically good hearted, many men continue to make a hash of their relationships.
• We therapists can help, but not before rethinking some of the sacred cows of therapeutic practice.
• Men need action and leadership from us, challenging them while still loving the little boy inside them and offering guidance and tools to their inner grown-up.
• Educational Objectives: Describe the best part of the man, his “functional adult,” into an alliance with you. Utilize judicious self-disclosure to help diminish shame while confronting men’s difficult behaviors and traits.