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Working with Oppressed Clients

Session #: 710-223
Presenter(s): Kenneth V. Hardy
Session Length: 2 hr. 00 min.
Event: 2010 Psychotherapy Networker Symposium
Date: March 25-28, 2010

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Therapists working with poor or marginalized clients often assume that developing a therapeutic alliance is inevitable because they have good intentions. So why do poor clients often remain angry and resistant to them? This workshop will reveal the importance of understanding the habits of survival of poor and marginalized clients, which include resistance and anger. We'll explore four specific styles of survival, including the Warrior (committed to a fighting response no matter the circumstance) and the Feigned Subservient (who uses one-down, passive-aggressive tactics to avoid becoming a potential target). We'll discuss why these aren't pathologies, but coping mechanisms. You'll gain skills for shifting clients from a narrow repertoire of survival habits to strategies that better serve their goals.

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