Gordon Neufeld - Making Sense of CounterWill torrent

Dr. Gordon Neufeld - Making Sense of CounterWill

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OVERVIEW:

Although the counterwill impulse - that instinct that gives rise to resistance and oppositionality in children - is quite normal and even healthy in certain circumstances, its manifestations and impact can be highly disruptive. This basic human reaction is undoubtedly one of the most troublesome, misunderstood and misdiagnosed dynamics in childhood.

In this four-session course, Dr. Neufeld makes sense of this perplexing phenomenon, including the three dynamics that control its existence and expression, and then presents a three-pronged approach for prevention and intervention.

This course is highly relevant to variety of audiences:parents of children of any age, educators from preschool to high school, professionals working with delinquent youth, or adults involved with children with severe behaviour problems.


Counterwill is a name for the instinctive reaction of a child to resist being controlled. This resistance can take many forms: opposition, negativism, laziness, noncompliance, disrespect, lack of motivation, belligerence, incorrigibility and even antisocial attitudes and actions. It can also express itself in resistance to learning. Despite the multitude of manifestations, the underlying dynamic is deceptively simple - a defensive reaction to perceived control or coercion.

Counterwill is undoubtedly the most misunderstood and misinterpreted dynamic in adult-child relations. The simplicity of the dynamic is in sharp contrast to the trouble it creates - for parents, for teachers, and for anyone dealing with children. It creates a perplexing dilemma in that what is most demanded or expected from a child can become the least likely to be realized.

Understanding the role of counterwill in the development process is the key to knowing how to handle it. A three-pronged approach to safely defusing counterwill and to handling the resistant child or adolescent will be discussed.