Full Course Description
Harnessing the Power of Emotion in Couples Therapy
OUTLINE:
- Distinguish Between Primary and Secondary Emotion
- Use Attachment Theory as a Road Map for Couples Work
- Soften Power Struggles and Reestablish Felt Connection
- Encourage Vulnerability by Incorporating the 3 S’s-Slow, Soft, Simple-in Your Therapeutic Style
- Use Focused Empathic Reflection to Reconnect, Repair and Rebuild their Bonds
OBJECTIVES;
- Explain why clients will attain better outcomes in therapy when therapists help them become more comfortable with emotion.
- Describe how therapists can work experientially with emotions in therapy.
- Discuss how to effectively address clients’ attachment issues in session.
Program Information
Target Audience
Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers, Case Managers, Addiction Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists, Nurses, and other Mental Health Professionals
Copyright :
05/29/2012
Bringing the Felt Sense into Therapy
OUTLINE
- Mastering the 6 Steps of Focusing
- Developing Clients’ Capacity for Self-Acceptance and Body Awareness
- Helping Clients Find a Verbal Handle for their Non-Verbal States
- Accessing and Recognizing Positive Emotion
- Using Focusing to Access Wisdom and Creative Intelligence
OBJECTIVES
- Illustrate the Focusing method as applied to therapy.
- Explain how this approach can help clients develop a deeper "felt sense."
- Provide an example of how the Focusing method is effective in therapy.
Program Information
Target Audience
Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers, Case Managers, Addiction Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists, Nurses, and other Mental Health Professionals
Copyright :
05/29/2012
When Your Client Cries: Do's and Don'ts
OUTLINE:
- Going Beyond the Steam Kettle Theory of Tearful Emotion
- Understanding the Physiology and Psychobiology of Tears
- Recognizing the Connection Between Tears and Parasympathetic Recovery
- Techniques that Support the Function of Crying Without Being Intrusive
- Focusing on the Thoughts and Memories that Induce Tears, Not the Feelings
OBJECTIVES:
- Describe the latest understanding of the psychobiology of tears.
- Differentiate between “do’s” and “don’ts” of what to do when a client cries in session.
- Identify the best ways to help clients engage with and understand their emotions.
Program Information
Target Audience
Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers, Case Managers, Addiction Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists, Nurses, and other Mental Health Professionals
Copyright :
05/29/2012
Our Brain's Negativity Bias: Taking in the Good
OUTLINE:
- Understanding How Evolution Biases Us Towards Negative Emotion
- Teaching Clients How to Savor Positive Experiences
- Developing Methods for Turning Positive States into Traits
- Assessing What Resources and Antidote Experiences a Client Needs
- Maximizing Brain Change Through Self-Directed Neuroplasticity
OBJECTIVES:
- Illustrate the Focusing method as applied to therapy.
- Explain how this approach can help clients develop a deeper "felt sense."
- Provide an example of how the Focusing method is effective in therapy.
Program Information
Target Audience
Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers, Case Managers, Addiction Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists, Nurses, and other Mental Health Professionals
Copyright :
06/05/2012
Healing the Angry Brain
OUTLINE:
- Understanding the Distortions of the Angry Brain
- Teaching Clients to Recognize and Avoid Blame Triggers
- Learning How to Help Clients Create a Step-by-Step Brain Change Plan
- Using Journaling and Group Process with Angry Clients
- How to Get Angry Clients to Sustain their Commitment to Change
OBJECTIVES:
- Explain how the principles of neuroplasticity can help clients with anger problems.
- Detail the presenter’s approach to healing a client with anger issues.
- Provide a case example of how to work with a client in this situation.
Program Information
Target Audience
Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers, Case Managers, Addiction Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists, Nurses, and other Mental Health Professionals
Copyright :
06/05/2012
Using Mindfulness to Accept Emotionality
OUTLINE:
- Learning Ways to Witness and Accept Emotional Processes
- Discovering the Glimmers of Growth in the Midst of a Trauma Narrative
- Tracking Moment-to-Moment Shifts in Emotional Connection through Dyadic Mindfulness
- Deepening the Therapeutic Alliance through Meta-Processing
- Recognizing Emergent Transformational Experience in the Consulting Room
OBJECTIVES:
- Understand the role of mindfulness and meta-processing in helping clients accept their emotions.
- Define "glimmers of growth" and the importance of growth with clients who have experienced trauma.
- Explain the significance of helping clients learn how to stay in the present moment.
Program Information
Target Audience
Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers, Case Managers, Addiction Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists, Nurses, and other Mental Health Professionals
Copyright :
06/05/2012
Psychotherapy Networker Symposium: Harnessing the Power of Emotion: A Step-by-Step Approach with Susan Johnson, Ed.D.
Objectives
- Distinguish between primary and secondary emotions and use attachment theory as a road map for couples work
- Demonstrate how to encourage vulnerability by incorporating the “Soft, Slow, Simple” approach into your therapeutic style
- Utilize focused empathic reflection to reconnect, repair, and rebuild clients’ bonds
- Summarize process of helping clients tap into their deepest emotional reserves as a positive force for shaping growth and transformation
Outline
- Overview of emotionally focused therapy (EFT)
- Understanding EFT as an experiential approach
- Creating a bonding and attachment environment in therapy
- Experiencing EFT
- Discover the 5 basic moves of EFT
- Learn EFT’s core assumptions
- Analyze the attachment theory
- Concluding remarks with Sue Johnson and Marlene Best
- Techniques to softening EFT
- Comparing the effectiveness of co-regulation versus self-regulation
Program Information
Target Audience
Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers, Addiction Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists, Nurses and other Mental Health Professionals
Objectives
- Distinguish between primary and secondary emotions and use attachment theory as a road map for couples work
- Demonstrate how to encourage vulnerability by incorporating the “Soft, Slow, Simple” approach into your therapeutic style
- Utilize focused empathic reflection to reconnect, repair, and rebuild clients’ bonds
- Summarize process of helping clients tap into their deepest emotional reserves as a positive force for shaping growth and transformation
Outline
- Overview of emotionally focused therapy (EFT)
- Understanding EFT as an experiential approach
- Creating a bonding and attachment environment in therapy
- Experiencing EFT
- Discover the 5 basic moves of EFT
- Learn EFT’s core assumptions
- Analyze the attachment theory
- Concluding remarks with Sue Johnson and Marlene Best
- Techniques to softening EFT
- Comparing the effectiveness of co-regulation versus self-regulation
Copyright :
03/22/2014