Resistance and Relapse
Learn how to recognize and address resistance and relapse in patients with PNES. Explore effective psychoeducation and behavioral strategies to improve understanding, treatment engagement, and outcomes.
Course Overview
At times patients will come to treatment feeling confused, defensive or disbelieving of their diagnosis. This can make treatment challenging or impossible with PNES.
In order to break through that resistance, clinicians need to understand why this occurs and how to assist the patient in better understanding their condition. This course is designed to help clinicians avoid pitfalls that lead to resistance and relapse and advice on what to do when this occurs with a new or well-known patient.
Audience: Health professionals (mental health professionals, physicians, therapists, nurses, etc.), school personnel
Learning Points: Throughout this course, you will:
• Recognize the signs of resistance and relapse
• Address difficulties with understanding the diagnosis and fully committing to treatment
• Ways to provide appropriate psychoeducation and behavioral techniques to manage confusion and defensiveness
Credits:
1.5 educational credit: 1 credit from Resistance and Relapse videos + 0.5 credit from Chapter 2 "The PNES Pocketbook" from the Minnesota Psychology Board
Course content
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Resistance: Introduction
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Diagnostic difficulties
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Clinical Considerations at beginning of treatment
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Relapse: Why it occurs and how to prevent it
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Quiz
About this course
- $18.00
- 6 lessons
- 0.5 hours of video content
About Dr. Julia Doss
Dr. Julia Doss
Psychologist
Dr. Julia Doss is the owner and director Doss Clinic of Health Psychology. The clinic is focused on providing care for patients with PNES and other forms of Functional Neurological Disorder (FND).
She is a clinical psychologist with a pediatric specialization. In practice she has focused the majority of her 20 year career on assisting in diagnosis and treatment of patients and their families struggling with PNES. She has published her research in scientific journals, she has authored professional book chapters, and presents in meetings across the US and abroad. She has co-authored two books, one in 2017 “Pediatric Psychogenic NonEpileptic Seizures: A Guide” and more recently “The Psychogenic Non-epileptic Seizure Pocketbook” with co-author Dr. Lorna Myers.
Dr. Doss is certified in pediatric hypnosis and uses a variety of modalities when approaching the treatment of PNES.
Dr. Doss has trained a number of post-graduate clinicians in the treatment of PNES/Functional Disorders and enjoys disseminating information to clinicians.
Dr. Doss has contributed to pioneering research on pediatric PNES, co-authored treatment guides, and regularly presents at conferences.
Her expertise includes working with families, managing anxiety and depressive disorders, and addressing medically-appearing symptoms rooted in emotional factors. Dr. Doss’s diverse career spans various settings, providing her with extensive experience in child development and trauma.