Mastering Therapeutic Skills in Complex Situations

There are numerous publications about therapeutic skills. However, this does not necessarily mean that therapists, whether novice or experienced, always have them in mind during assessment and treatment. When a person—child, adolescent, young adult, or adult—enters the consultation room for the first time, these skills are crucial for the patient-therapist interaction.

In that initial contact, both the therapist and the patient are strangers to one another. Often, those first few minutes of introduction generate immediate reactions that can either facilitate, hinder, or completely obstruct a smooth communication process, which is essential for helping the person feel comfortable and confident in such a personal situation. In each evaluation session, therapeutic skills are essential for obtaining the necessary data to design a specific treatment using appropriate techniques. Properly applying the selected techniques requires employing these skills, recognizing that each individual, at every age and in every family and social environment, needs a tailored communication approach to foster the successful progress of the therapeutic intervention.

This workshop will focus on these skills, from the moment two strangers greet each other to the farewell after achieving the therapeutic goals set at the beginning.