To Cross or Not to Cross: Boundaries and Dual Relationships in Psychotherapy, a Multi Media Presentation

Ofer Zur, PhD
Date: Saturday, October 17, 2009
Time: 9:00am-4:00pm
Location: Town Center, Corte Madera

This is an intermediate-advanced course about the complexities of boundary crossing and non-sexual and non-exploitative dual relationships. This unique workshop will incorporate clips from popular movies (i.e., What About Bob, Good Will Hunting, Deconstructing Harry, Analyzing This, and many more) to highlight expanding contemporary research and literature demonstrating that more flexible therapeutic boundaries can enhance therapeutic alliance and clinical outcome.

Psychotherapists will learn to: Utilize sound, ethical decisions in regard to the implementation of non-sexual, non-exploitative boundary crossings and dual relationships; define and identify boundary crossings and boundary violations and dual relationships; apply interventions based on clinical rationales and knowledge of the law and ethics; design sound clinical records concerning boundary crossings and dual relationships; integrate boundary crossings into their treatment planning; and review current, standards of practice in regard to boundaries in therapy.

Ofer Zur, PhD, is an ethics and forensic consultant and a psychologist in private practice in Sonoma, CA. He is the director of the Zur Institute, LLC, which offers over 100 online CE courses at www.ZurInstitute.com. An author of four books, Dr. Zur has been a leading advocate in helping mental health professionals to reexamine rigid risk management practices, moving them towards more fluid, practical and effective approaches to therapeutic boundaries.

CIP Members: $100 or $120 if received after October 2
Non-members: $120 or $140 if received after October 2
6 CEUs approved for MFTs and LCSWs and 6 CEUs approved by the MCEPAA for Psychologists. MCEP# COM040-73

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