Increase the effectiveness of treatment by identifying and resolving ruptures and breaks in the therapeutic relationship

When: Thursday, 24 October 2024
Time: 9:30am – 1:00pm
Duration: 3.5 hours
Location: Online

Many practitioners know about the importance of developing and maintaining good therapeutic relationships. But what about when things go wrong? In this practical and relevant workshop, you will learn how to understand and respond to ruptures and roadblocks in treatment. Increase your skills and confidence in dealing with issues in the therapeutic relationship and keeping your clients engaged in treatment.

Therapeutic impasses can not only be frustrating and difficult to resolve, but can also impact on the effectiveness of treatment. Roadblocks can be practitioner or client initiated, but nearly always require practitioner effort to repair. In this workshop, you will learn how to identify and resolve roadblocks to ensure treatment stays on track.

Learning outcomes

  • Understand the common client and practitioner behaviours that interfere with treatment
  • Learn how to identify and resolve roadblocks in treatment
  • Find out how to turn an impasse into a learning opportunity for you and your client

Who should attend

This is a specialist skills workshop suitable for new, experienced and advanced practitioners. This workshop is suitable for workers in clinical settings.


Facilitator: Dr Richard Cash

Richard is an excellent trainer and added great case studies making the training practical and interesting.

- Workshop participant, 2021
— Workshop participant, 2023

Participants showed significant increases in knowledge, skills and confidence

Knowledge up 49%
Skills up 39%
Confidence up 43%