Clinicians who take this workshop will be equipped with new methods and tools to help couples break the cycle of criticism, defensiveness, contempt and stonewalling. Through demonstrations and films from the clinical office, you'll see how to apply the research-based principles and interventions of Gottman Method Couples Therapy to strengthen:
- The Friendship System - the building block for intimacy, passion, and good sex
- The Conflict System - the basis for helping couples manage solvable problems and understand and manage irresolvable differences
- The Shared Meaning System - the existential foundation of the relationship that helps couples create shared purpose in building a life together
WORKSHOP OUTLINE
DAY ONE
8:30 – 9:00 am: Registration Check-In
9:00 – 12:00 pm: The Research: What Makes Relationships Succeed or Fail?
- The Sound Relationship House Theory
- When is Couples Therapy Contra Indicated?
- Assessing a Relationship
- Session 1: Oral History Interview, Sampling Couple Conflict
12:00 – 1:15 pm Lunch
1:15 – 4:30 pm Learning to Use Assessment Questionnaires
- Session 2: Individual Sessions
- Session 3: The Therapeutic Contract
4:30-5:00 pm Clinical Q & A with Drs. John & Julie Gottman
DAY TWO
9:00 – 12:00 pm Introduction to Intervention - Constructive Conflict
- Rapoport Intervention
- Ending the Four Horsemen
- Dreams-Within-Conflict
- Aftermath of a Fight
12:00 – 1:15 pm Lunch
1:15 – 4:30 pm Building Friendship and Shared Meaning
- Build Love Maps
- Turn Towards: The Stress-Reducing Conversation, Build Rituals of Connection, Create Shared Meaning
4:30-5:00 pm Clinical Q & A with Drs. John & Julie Gottman
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Participants working in the following fields will benefit from our training:
- Mental health providers
- Allied professionals and clergy
- Students and interns
- Family clinic staff
- Professors/teachers of couples therapy
- Researchers in the social sciences
- Employee assistance profession
