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Podcast: UCLA Public Mental Health Partnership
Episode: Managing Expectations and Goal Setting with Clients Who Display Resistance Behaviors
Description: Presented by Danielle Cameron, LCSWThe majority of behavioral health professionals can expect to face client resistance behaviors at some point in their careers. As commonly referred to in peer-reviewed literature, the term “resistance behaviors” can best be understood as the expression of apprehension and reluctance to engage in services and ambivalence around change, most often seen in cases with clients mandated to treatment. There are several factors that contribute to client resistance behavior and providers will receive a review on understanding, responding to, and processing distressing interactions with clients, especially around client motivation. Concepts from evidence-based fram...