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Digital Seminar

Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) with Trauma Survivors: Coming Home to Yourself


Faculty:
Susan Johnson, EdD
Duration:
1 Hour 16 Minutes
Copyright:
Nov 10, 2022
Product Code:
PDR031397
Media Type:
Digital Seminar
Access:
Never expires.


Description

Attachment science and 35 years of research on EFT offers the therapist a map to the structure of emotion, our deepest needs and fears, the components of health and resilience and the nature of relationships as a resource for healing. This map allows the EFIT therapist to be attuned, focused and on target, moving clients into a secure connection with themselves and others and a new way of connecting with their vulnerability that leaves them confident and competent to deal with the echoes of trauma.

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CPD

PESI Australia, in collaboration with PESI in the USA, offers quality online continuing professional development events from the leaders in the field at a standard recognized by professional associations including psychology, social work, occupational therapy, alcohol and drug professionals, counselling and psychotherapy. On completion of the training, a Professional Development Certificate is issued after the individual has answered and submitted a quiz and course evaluation. This program is worth 1.5 hours CPD for points calculation by your association.



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Dr. Sue Johnson was an author, clinical psychologist, researcher, professor, popular presenter and speaker and a leading innovator in the field of couple therapy and adult attachment. Sue was the primary developer of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), which has demonstrated its effectiveness in over 30 years of peer-reviewed clinical research.

The founding director of the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT), Dr. Johnson authored numerous books and articles including Attachment Theory in Practice: EFT with Individuals, Couples and Families (2019), The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy: Creating Connection (3rd edition, 2019), and A Primer for Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) (2021).

Sue trained behavioral health providers in EFT worldwide and consulted to the over 75 international institutes and affiliated centers who practice EFT, including Veterans Affairs and the US and Canadian militaries. She was a Distinguished Research Professor at Alliant University in San Diego, a Professor, Clinical Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia, Canada, and a Professor Emeritus, Clinical Psychology, at the University of Ottawa, Canada.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Sue Johnson had employment relationships with University of British Columbia, Campbell & Fairweather Psychology Group, Alliant International, University Ottawa, Couple and Family Institute, and the International Center for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy. She received royalties as a published author. Dr. Johnson received a speaking honorarium, recording royalties, and book royalties from PESI, Inc. She had no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Sue Johnson served on the editorial board for the American Journal of Family Therapy (AJFT) and the journal Couple and Family Psychology: Research & Practice.


Objectives

  1. Describe the key features of the attachment based EFIT model and how it addresses trauma.
  2. Outline the 5 moves of the core intervention – the EFIT Tango.
  3. Formulate core change events that confer emotional balance, coherence and a new sense of self.

Outline

  • A summary of the EFIT perspective on trauma and intervention in this experiential model – the 4 P’s – presence, process patterns, the present moment and non-pathologizing (15 mins)
  • The 5 moves of the EFIT tango illustrated with a trauma client example and stating key concerns such as pacing and working distance in the stages of EFIT (20 mins)
  • Presentation of case study and discussion (25 mins)
  • 15 mins of Q & A

Target Audience

  • Counselors
  • Marriage & Family Therapists
  • Psychologists
  • Social Workers
  • Other Mental Health Professionals

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