Loving Bravely: Helping Clients Who are Single, Dating, & Single-Again

Objectives

Integrate the theory of Integrative Systemic Therapy into counseling and psychotherapy interventions for individuals and couples.
Utilize the concept of relational self-awareness in clinical practice.
Investigate the socio-cultural changes and trends in romantic and intimate partnerships in recent decades and how those changes affect our work with clients.
Construct a model of a client's love template for understanding how they operate within a romantic relationship based on their attachment style and family of origin and other experiences.
Apply the three stages of a typical romantic relationship to clinical practice.
Evaluate various models for assisting clients in developing a healthy sense of sexuality and sexual identity
Formulate a method for developing a client's script or narrative around their sexuality.
Practice methods for working with clients on perpetual relationship conflicts within sessions.
Sketch a vulnerability cycle map for use with clients in perpetual relationship conflicts
Demonstrate interventions for helping clients overcome distress related to breakups, divorce, and relationship losses.
Devise a plan for clients re-entering relationships after breakups, divorce, or relationship losses.
Manage the unique characteristics of relational problems that exist within multi-cultural relationships and long-distance relationships.

Copyright : 01/10/2019

The Modern Landscape of Love

Objectives

Explain the relationship between recent dating trends and clinical symptoms, like anxiety and depression, and how they inform treatment interventions.
Identify how to help clients set boundaries and advocate for their relational needs with romantic partners.
Explore with clients the importance of relational self-awareness in creating a successful romantic relationship.

Taking Sexy Back

Objectives

Identify several ways in which therapists can help female clients create a more expansive view of their sexual selves.
Examine the ways in which societal sexual standards punish women for their failure to conform for the purposes of psychoeducation.
Point out several conditions that typically accompany a negative self-image to inform the clinician’s choice of treatment interventions.
Illustrate how female clients might enlist the help of male allies in becoming more sex-positive.