Description
WHO
Need to get 5.5 Category A hours?
Practicing as a psychologist, social worker, licensed professional counselor or licensed marriage and family therapist?
A student in graduate school?
Appropriate for beginning, intermediate or advance level
WHY
Want to add new tools to your couple therapy skills?
Want to deepen your understanding of using non-conventional approaches to effect couple change?
Want to find ways to incorporate movies into your work with couples?
WHAT
Overview:
Milton Erikson was a pioneer in the use of unconventional therapies. He successfully incorporated metaphor, story and paradox into his on-going work with clients.
In this presentation, Matthew Alexander, Ph.D. will apply Erikson’s approach to working with couples. In particular he will provide a rationale for the use of these therapies with couples and specific examples of how to use metaphor, paradox and story to effect change with couples.
Metaphors will be explained that are useful for the following situations:
Infidelity
Family of origin disparities between couples
Repair of attachment wounds
Negative reciprocal feedback loops
Homeostatic principles
Forgiveness
Learning new behaviors
Attendees will be asked to share powerful metaphors they have already used in their own practice so that other attendees can benefit.
The principle of paradoxical intervention will be presented. Specific applications will be made to couples including the use of:
Providing a worse alternative to motivate couples to influence positive change
Encouraging a relapse to help couples reframe conflict
Emphasizing the positive to strengthen motivation
Prescribing the symptom so as to improve adherence to treatment
Finally the use of story will be discussed. Here the following will occur:
The presenter will describe some of Erikson’s stories that he used to effect change
The use of story as a means of indirect suggestion with particular emphasis on referencing past successful outcomes in couple therapy will be discussed
The application of cinematherapy to couple therapy, in particular the use of two Hollywood films with specific discussion questions given to help couples learn from the movie, will be described
Specific objectives include:
Describe the impact of Milton Erikson on the practice of psychotherapy
Identify the rationale for using metaphor, paradox and story in couple therapy
Apply the use of metaphor to your own practice by identifying at least five metaphors to use with couples
Describe three paradoxical techniques that are useful in couple therapy
Identify the rationale, research and application of cinematherapy to couple therapy
Identify two movies that are of great utility in working with couples
The terms marriage therapy and couple therapy are used interchangeably and the material presented will be applicable to all couples. Relevant movie clips will be used to anchor workshop insights and, when appropriate, trigger discussion.
5.5 CE hours (category A) are provided for psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists and licensed professional counselors. It is the participant’s responsibility to check with their individual state boards to verify CE requirements for their state.
WHEN
Fall: September 18, 2019 8:00 to 4:00
WHERE
Cornwell Center, 2001 Selwyn Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28207
(704) 927-0774
COST
$239 Standard (includes power point presentation)
$28.95 (Pre-Order) Five Marital Conficts and How to Resolve Them (Money, Parenting, Sex, Division of Labor, In- Laws): The Guide to Getting Along
Deadline for Registration: September 16, 2018
Accommodations for the Differently Abled
Alexandertherapy’s training facilities are handicap accessible. Individuals needing special accommodations please contact Dr. Matthew Alexander, (704) 371-3070. Grievances would receive, to the best of our ability, corrective action in order to prevent future problems.