A Home Study Continuing Education Course for Psychologists, Marriage and Family Therapists, Social Workers, and Mental Health Counselors

The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy

Susan M. Johnson, Ed.D. 2004. 361 Pages

12 Hours CE Credits

70  Questions: True/False, Matching, and Multiple Choice

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This course presents a clinical road map for helping distressed couples form more stable and satisfying relationships. By focusing on the construction of the emotional experience as it unfolds in the present moment, clinicians can guide couples through the process of lasting change. The Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) conceptualization of adult love and bonding processes is explained, the principles of EFT are outlined, and EFT interventions and key change events are described. Clinical applications are specified for different types of couples.

Learning Objectives:

• Summarize the goals and expected outcomes of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFT).

• Describe the role of the EFT therapist.

• Explain the theory and concepts underlying EFT.

• List the steps of the EFT model.

• List the purposes of  EFT treatment interventions.

• Identify and resolve key clinical issues.

• Use of Emotionally Focused experiential techniques with families.

• Explain attachment injuries.

• Compare EFT with at least two other current approaches.

Course Outline:

1. An Attachment View of Love

2. The EFT Theory of Change

3. Tasks and Interventions

4. Assessment

5. Toward De-Escalation

6. Deepening Engagement

7. Emotional Engagement

8. Consolidation of a Secure Base

9. Key Clinical Issues and Solutions

10. Emotionally Focused Family Therapy

11. Relationship Traumas: Addressing Attachment Injuries

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