Instructor: Rachel Yutzy
Live Event - 1/15/27 - 10am-1pm EST - When Clients are Stuck: Working with Avoidance, Shutdown, and Treatment Resistance in Trauma Therapy
Course Description
Struggling with sessions where trauma clients go quiet, deflect, or stall out? This live event breaks down how to recognize whether a trauma client is experiencing emotional avoidance, nervous system shutdown, or treatment resistance using clear clinical markers. You will gain brief, practical strategies to safely re-engage trauma clients and restore momentum without pathologizing their protective defenses.
Learning Objectives
- Identify the difference between avoidance, shutdown, and true treatment resistance when treating trauma, using observable clinical markers.
- Recognize dissociation, ambivalence, and nervous system shutdown without pathologizing your client and maintaining your own self-regulation
- Understand and work with protective defenses, rather than pushing past them, to keep treatment moving forward in a safe, supportive space.
Learning Method: Synchronous distance (interactive)
Amount of CE Credit Offered: 3 Live Clinical CE Credit. ASWB ACE and NBCC.
Fees: This course can be purchased individually for $79.00 or as part of an annual unlimited continuing education subscription available for $99/year.
Posttest: No posttest is required as this is a live CE event.
Certificate of Completion: A certificate will be issued at the end of the live event to all attendees who attended at least 80% of the live event.
Content Level:
Both beginning and intermediate-level content are included in this course.
Instructor Bio(s):
Rachel Yutzy
ONE YEAR OF UNLIMITED CE FOR $99
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- TLS 1.2 supported by your web browser
Refund Policy: In general, refunds will not be provided. However, if you do have any concerns or grievances, please contact us at the email address below. Registrants who do not complete their course(s) will not receive a refund. The Agents of Change Grievance Policy can be viewed here.
Cancellation Policy: If an Agents of Change Continuing Education course is canceled, a full refund will be provided to all participants.
Please email [email protected] with any questions about the course.
Agents of Change is Approved by ACE
Agents of Change, #1919, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 7/26/2023 – 7/26/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 3 Live Clinical CE Credit.
Agents of Change is Approved by NBCC
Agents of Change has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7620. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Agents of Change is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Rachel Yutzy
Rachel Yutzy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Grief & Trauma Psychotherapist with experience in treating a wide range of mental health issues, including trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, and PTSD. She has worked with children, adolescents, and adults, utilizing evidence-based therapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). In her current role at Alvord Baker & Associates, she specializes in treating complex developmental and sexual trauma alongside providing therapy for individuals struggling with grief, loss, and dissociative disorders. In addition to her clinical work, Yutzy is currently pursuing her Doctorate of Clinical Social Work at NYU. Her commitment to trauma-informed care and clinical education has been a hallmark of her career trajectory.
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