Are you struggling to help a loved one with a mental health condition? Despite your best intentions, do your attempts to help descend into conflict and drive your loved one further away? The LEAP Method might be for you. LEAP (Listen-Empathize-Agree-Partner) uses evidence-based strategies and research on mental health conditions to help YOU help your loved one.
Are you tired of feeling like you’re always in conflict with your loved one? Do you feel like you can’t ever say anything right? Do the never-ending arguments leave you feeling depleted and even sometimes doubting yourself? Does the conversation go side-ways every time you bring up their mental illness or medication? Is there a better way?
You’re not alone!
And, the good news is it doesn’t have to be this way. Learning the LEAP Method you will discover:
- Trigger phrases and questions that can turn any conflict into a conversation.
- Have you ever said, “Did you take your meds?” and that turn out to be a huge fight? There is a better way.
- Skills to open the lines of communication. Learn why just asking your child “How are you doing?” causes conflict and learn a better way to find this out.
- How to use the LEAP (Listen, Empathize, Agree and Partner) skills taught by Dr. Amador in his bestselling book I’m Not Sick, I Don’t Need Help.And so much more!
If you are a family member, clinician, or criminal justice professional attempting to help someone with anosognosia for serious mental illness (does not believe they are ill) and refuses treatment, LEAP is for you.
If you are a mental healthcare professional wanting to help someone accept treatment and services.
If you are a criminal justice professional (judge, police/public safety officer, corrections, probation, prosecutor or defense attorney) working to gain the cooperation and preserve the safety of persons with serious mental illness while encouraging them to accept treatment.
If you are a policymaker, executive, manager, or other leader who needs evidence-based education and practices to inform and positively transform the work of your organization.
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“In the short amount of time I learned so very much that we can really help assist my brother better and to understand him better. I can’t wait to use this. Also I see that this is a growth opportunity for me and for us to be more patient.”
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“Very informative; eye opener into anosognosia occurring due to abnormalities within specific parts of the brain.”
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