Counseling Challenging Youth

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Workshop participants will learn a number of practical strategies for building and maintaining therapeutic relationships with challenging youth and families. The strategies will be formatted around six guiding principles common to most human services professionals who successfully engage this population. Participants will be challenged to assess their own attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors related to challenging youth via lecture, demonstrations, small group activities, and role plays. Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate College of Health and Human Sciences Counseling