Relational Practice: a social work podcast
Jun 21, 2026 · 1 hr 13 min · 12 segments
💡 **How confident do you feel responding when a client dissociates mid-session?** Dissociation is everywhere in our caseloads, yet so many practitioners feel unsure about what it actually is, how to…
Rose MackeyHost
Jodie ParkHost
And I think episodes ago, many episodes ago, I gave an example of a young person I was working with who disassociated-
But yeah, I think it's again another area where the more you know, the better able you are as a practitioner to respond in the moment, to be reflexive.
But just having some strategies to be able to work with people in the moment if you are, you know, in a case management role, whatever your role is, if someone's disassociating-
... to know a little bit and to have some strategies, I think, are so helpful in our tool belt.
I, I know we can't know everything, and I'm certainly not an expert on disassociation.
But I just wish we talked about it more as a pra- as a, you know, practitioner group.
And I think episodes ago, many episodes ago, I gave an example of a young person I was working with who disassociated-
But yeah, I think it's again another area where the more you know, the better able you are as a practitioner to respond in the moment, to be reflexive.
But just having some strategies to be able to work with people in the moment if you are, you know, in a case management role, whatever your role is, if someone's disassociating-
... to know a little bit and to have some strategies, I think, are so helpful in our tool belt.
I, I know we can't know everything, and I'm certainly not an expert on disassociation.
But I just wish we talked about it more as a pra- as a, you know, practitioner group.
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