Working with Couples in Therapy
Summary
This mini-course is designed to familiarize students with the current theories of couple therapy. Selected empirically supported models utilized in couple therapy will be examined The course also looks at some of the key issues and challenges faced by therapists who provide couple therapy. This mini-course will be skill based and focus on helping students to learn effective approaches to working with couples in therapy.
- Identify current theories of couples therapy.
- Describe empirically supported models (especially for depression and other mental disorders) utilized in couple therapy in terms of their concepts of health assumptions, goals, assessment features, diversity factors and interventions.
- Identify key issues and challenges faced by therapists who provide couple therapy.
- Engage in skill-based activities to promote application of couple therapy interventions.
- Describe the basics of a couple evaluation so that the participant will feel more comfortable meeting with a couple in a variety of settings.
- Identify the indictions and contraindications for doing couple therapy.
- Identify at least two couples therapy models and learn how and when to integrate models.
- Describe how to decide which model is the most appropriate for the clinical situation.
- Describe the role of neutrality and skills that work to foster neutrality.
- Describe the role of class, ethnicity and race in evaluating and treating couples.
- Identify treatment approaches for working with same-sex couples and gender.
- Describe prevention models and role of psychoeducation.
- Describe how to handle high-conflict couples.
- Describe special needs of couples who are in a "step-family."
- Describe the role of therapist and how to address countertransference and bias in treatment.
Agenda
| Date | Time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| October 3, 2019 | 5:00pm - 6:00pm | Overview of the field of couple therapy |
| October 3, 2019 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm | Application of couple therapy--indications and contraindications |
| October 3, 2019 | 7:00pm - 8:00pm | Evidence-based models in field of couple therapy |
| October 10, 2019 | 5:00pm - 6:00pm | Life-cycle themes and how they relate to couple dynamics and attachment |
| October 10, 2019 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm | John Gottman's research and evaluation process with case examples |
| October 10, 2019 | 7:00pm - 8:00pm | Pragmatics of doing an evaluation |
| October 17, 2019 | 5:00pm - 7:00pm | Working with transgender and same-sex couples --case examples |
| October 17, 2019 | 7:00pm - 8:00pm | Race, gender, class and couple therapy models that are inclusive |
| October 24, 2019 | 5:00pm - 6:00pm | Narrative therapy model |
| October 24, 2019 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm | Role plays |
| October 24, 2019 | 7:00pm - 8:00pm | The Imago model and divorce mediation |
| October 31, 2019 | 5:00pm - 6:00pm | Using evidence-based models: Medical issues |
| October 31, 2019 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm | Using evidence-based models: Psychiatric disorders |
| October 31, 2019 | 7:00pm - 8:00pm | Using evidence-based models: Substance use disorders |
Instructor
Laura J. Nitzberg
face-to-face semester course (mini-course)
Sessions
- 10/3/2019 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- 10/10/2019 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- 10/17/2019 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- 10/24/2019 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- 10/31/2019 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
CE Contact Hours
- 15 regular in-person
Skill Level
Beginner
Location
University of Michigan School of Social Work
1080 South University Ave.
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
1080 South University Ave.
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
Room: 2752
Fees
$265.00
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