Description:

Will relate work with: 1. A woman severely abused and traumatized in a family headed by an “evangelical minister father.” 2. A severely depressed, suicidal college teacher, from an abusive family, with what appears to be social phobia, inability to maintain personal relationships, etc. 3. Woman diagnosed as schizophrenic at the age of 9 and her struggle for survival at age 18. On outpatient medications of 800 mg of Thorazine daily. Videos and other AV materials will illustrate these cases. Group members will be invited to share their “impossible cases” and strategies for change and resolution will be developed.

Educational Objectives:

1. Describe how to take “what the client is bringing” to make a treatment plan.
2. Develop ways to follow through with outcomes and learn how to shift beginning plans to meet developing problems.

*Sessions may be edited for content and to preserve confidentiality*