Engaging the Most Difficult Clients in Mental Health & Addictions Treatment
Learn strategies to engage the most difficult to reach clients in this skill building workshop with Mark Sanders. Topics covered include countertransference as a gift when working with the most difficult to reach clients; engaging clients within the first 10 minutes of contact; increasing first session attendance by 30%; keeping difficult to reach clients engaged beyond two sessions; evidence-based engagement strategies and strength-based engagement strategies. [3 PD/CE]
OBJECTIVES By the end of this presentation, you will be able to:
Analyze reasons some clients are difficult for you to engage.
Use countertransference as a gift when working with difficult to reach clients.
Increase first session attendance by 30%.
List 7 strategies to engage difficult to reach clients within the first 10 minutes of contact.
Increase second session attendance.
Articulate 3 evidence-based approaches which help with engagement.