Managing Therapy-Interfering Behavior

Esme Shaller, PhD • Health Sciences Clinical Professor • Clinical Director, Wavefront Dialectical Behavior Therapy Clinic • Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences • UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences

Learning objectives:
Upon completion of this lecture, participants will be able to:

• Define “therapy-interfering behavior” and identify three reasons to address it effectively with clients
• Be able to effectively orient a client to the idea of addressing both client and therapist therapy-interfering behavior
• Describe three therapist skills needed to effectively address therapy-interfering behavior
• Describe three steps to effectively address therapy-interfering behavior in session
• Differentiate between times when it would be effective to directly address therapy-interfering behavior versus when it would be best to use extinction procedures

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In addition to the Pritzker Building, DPBS members can also watch this event live at Mount Zion (Room B730) and ZSFG (Bldg. 5, Room 7G8), as well as on Zoom (psychiatry.ucsf.edu/watchgrandrounds).

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds presentations are for educational purposes and intended only for behavioral/mental health professionals and clinical providers.

Continuing education (CE) credit is available for physicians, psychologists, nurses, and therapists who participate in this activity.