A decision on whether to cut off a difficult family member is one of the most emotionally and ethically fraught dilemmas clients bring to therapy. It's easy to see the emotional dimension but our clinical models do not prepare us to explore the ethical dimension--the consequences to those who are cut off and to those who are affected by a cutoff. We will do a role-play enactment of a conversation about a possible cutoff. Then we’ll break into small groups to discuss the LEAP-C skills one could use with this client.