Awareness of our Own Reactions and Countertransference when Working with Youth and their Families
Tue, Nov 12
|Fred Finch -Training Center
Explore how our own “stuff” impacts our work with youth and their families and, if you are a supervisor, how to support those you supervise with all of this.


Time & Location
Nov 12, 2019, 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Fred Finch -Training Center, 3800 Coolidge Ave, Oakland, CA 94602, USA
About the Event
Training Description
Examine the reasons why you chose to work in this field. They can be a “double-edged sword”— by being both the very things that make you excellent at your work and that can cause burn-out. Explore how our own “stuff” impacts our work with youth and their families and, if you are a supervisor, how to support those you supervise with all of this. Discuss self-disclosure with clients, explore ourselves and counter-transference, identify how we know when we are over-involved with our clients, and review ways to address this.
Learning Objectives
1. Describe the importance of separating our own issues (countertransference) from those of the clients/families with whom we work.