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Resistance is essentially a defense against the clients own emotional vulnerability and dependency, their need for acceptance and often times the difficulty in accepting their need for counseling. ...
The resistance on the part of the client is recognition that the discomfort or the pain they are feeling might represent only one part of a larger problem. ... Walking away from the problem becomes part of the learned behavioral pattern the client has assimilated. ...
In working with clients who may be resistant, it is important to acknowledge that resistance can and does occur in all forms of counseling. If I do not acknowledge this, then I will not look for resistance in my work with clients. Also, if I do not look for resistance, I will not see it. As a result I could misread and misunderstand some client behavior as counseling unfolds.
The type of client resistance that I feel I will have the most difficult time dealing with can be labeled as the client’s fear of taking responsibility. ... If counselors can appreciate the fact that asking a client to take responsibility can be threatening to the client, then counselors can be better prepared to face a clients resistance in a positive manner. ... Without the client realizing the importance of their role in the counseling process, I cannot be an effective group leader.
One possible way of understanding, interpreting, and working with this form of resistance is to consider the concept of excuses when dealing with those who fear taking responsibility for their actions. By “excuses” I mean explanations or actions that lessen the negative implications of a clients performance, thereby maintaining a positive image for the client in their own eyes and the viewpoint of others in the group.
Approximate Word count = 1377
Approximate Pages = 5.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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