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UpcomingCore Principles in Effective Couples Therapy 8-20-24 (Live Webinar)

by | Feb 18, 2024

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  • Class 1-2 The Relationship Boosters! Cultural Competence in Couples Counseling, Gottman’s Principals and More! 
    August 20, 2024
    10:00 am - 4:45 pm
Core Principles in Effective Couples Therapy
Thursday, August 31, 2023, 10:00 AM EDT

Keith Jordan, LCSW

There are many ways to do couples therapy, and several distinct models that have been used successfully. This presentation will look at the different models, what is effective about each, and how they are similar and different. The presenter will describe his own approach to couples therapy, with emphasis on improving communication and conflict resolution.  The content will be about 30% didactic, 20% Q&A, and 50% demonstration/experiential.

About the Presenter

Keith Jordan, LCSW is retired after 30 years with Orange County Mental Health, where he worked as a substance abuse counselor, inmate counselor and custody evaluator. He presently has a full-time private practice in Poughkeepsie where he specializes in couples therapy and co-parenting counseling. He has an online Couples Group and an online Co-parenting Support Group.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Participants will be able to compare and contrast at least three models of couples therapy (similarities and differences)
  2. Participants will be able to describe how to address three causes of defensiveness leading to escalation of arguments between couples.
  3. Participants will be able to specify six rules of communication that can be taught to most couples to reduce conflict.
  4. Participants will be able to demonstrate the ability to teach effective communication skills to couples.
Agenda:

Brief descriptions of couples therapy models  (50 minutes)

1.Imago Relationship Therapy (Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt)

2. Gottman Method (John and Julie Gottman)

3.EFT – Emotionally Focused Therapy (Sue Johnson)

4.Relational Life Therapy (Terry Real)

5.Internal Family Systems (Richard Schwartz)

6.CBT Couples Therapy (Arthur Freeman, Frank Dattilio)

7.Solution Focused Couples Therapy (Steve de Shazer, Insoo Kim Berg, Elliott Connie)

8.Discernment Counseling (Bill Doherty)

Breakout Discussions – what approach would you choose (10 minutes)

Conclusions from Discussions (10)

Q & A (15 minutes)

  • BREAK

The “Keith Jordan” approach to couples therapy (15 minutes)

Rules of Engagement (25 minutes)

Addressing defensiveness and trauma reactivation triggers (15)

Advanced conflict resolution and problem-solving techniques (15)

Q & A (15 minutes)

LUNCH

Presenter demonstration of couples therapy techniques (25)

Q & A (15 minutes)

Addressing infidelity issues (10 minutes)

Issues in nontraditional relationships: same-sex couples, polyamory/open marriages (10 minutes)

Co-parenting communication for separated couples (10)

Q & A (15 minutes)

BREAK

 

Breakout Role-play Exercise 1 (25 minutes)

Q &A (15)

Breakout Role-play Exercise 2 (25 minutes)

Q & A (15)

Summary, Concluding Remarks (5 minutes)

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