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Digital Seminar

Mapping a Couple’s Vulnerability Cycle: Validation and Challenge in Couple Therapy


Faculty:
Alexandra Solomon, PhD |  Mona Fishbane, PhD
Duration:
1 Hour 06 Minutes
Copyright:
14 Nov, 2024
Product Code:
POS150048
Media Type:
Digital Seminar
Access:
Never expires.


Description

In couple therapy, two partners usually come in with very different stories about the problem, and both want to feel seen and understood. But how do you build an alliance with two people who see things differently? In this workshop, Dr. Fishbane and Dr. Solomon will teach an approach that bridges these seemingly incompatible needs by creating a case formulation that integrates Family-of-Origin dynamics, cultural factors, and interpersonal neurobiology. This relational framing will help you hold the tension between support and confrontation. You will learn: 

  • How the therapeutic alliance in couple therapy differs from the therapeutic alliance in individual therapy 
  • Why couple therapists need to integrate interpersonal neurobiology and family of origin dynamics to understand the blame-and-shame cycles that keep couples locked in despair and conflict. 
  • How to develop a vulnerability cycle map 

CPD

Planning Committee Disclosure - No relevant relationships

All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners.  For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.



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 1.25 hours CPD for points calculation by your association.



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Faculty

Alexandra Solomon, PhD's Profile

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Alexandra H. Solomon, PhD, is internationally recognized as one of today’s most trusted voices in the world of relationships, and her framework for Relational Self-Awareness has reached millions of people around the globe. A couple’s therapist, speaker, author, and professor, Dr. Alexandra is passionate about translating cutting-edge research and clinical wisdom into practical tools people can use to bring awareness, curiosity and authenticity to their relationships. She is a clinician educator and a frequent contributor to academic journals, and she translates her academic and therapeutic experience to the public through her popular Instagram page, which has garnered over 220k followers.

She is an adjunct professor in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University and an instructor for MasterClass. She has been in practice as a licensed clinical psychologist for nearly 30 years and is the founder of The Institute for Relational Self-Awareness. Her hit podcast, Reimagining Love, reaches tens of thousands of listeners across the globe each week and features deep dives into complex relationship dynamics as well as conversations with high-profile guests from the world of therapy, academia, and pop culture. She is the award-winning author of three bestselling books: Love Every Day, Loving Bravely, and Taking Sexy Back. Her work has been covered by outlets including NPR, Today, The New York Times, Scientific American, and the Oprah Winfrey Network.


Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Alexandra Solomon maintains a private practice and has an employment relationship with Northwestern University. She receives royalties as a published author and is the podcast host of Reimaging Love. Dr. Solomon receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Alexandra Solomon is an ad hoc for several peer review journals, for a complete list contact PESI, Inc. Dr. Solomon is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA), and the American Association for Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT).

 

 


Mona Fishbane, PhD's Profile

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Mona D. Fishbane, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and former director of Couple Therapy Training, Chicago Center for Family Health; author of the book, Loving with the Brain in Mind: Neurobiology and Couple Therapy and many articles on couple therapy, interpersonal neurobiology, and intergenerational relationships. She lectures nationally and internationally.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Mona Fishbane maintains a private practice and has an employment relationship with JCC of Tenafly. She receives royalties as a published author. Dr. Fishbane receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Mona Fishbane is a member of the American Psychological Association and the American Family Therapy Academy.


Additional Info

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Objectives

  1. Develop a model for understanding therapeutic alliance building in couples therapy 
  2. Examine the mapping of a vulnerability cycle 
  3. Identify four ways to build therapeutic leverage in couples therapy 

Outline

  • How to build the therapeutic alliance in couples therapy 
  • Mapping a couple’s vulnerability cycle 
  • Creating therapeutic leverage when working with couples 
  • What to do when there is a concern about abuse or violence 
  • From individualism to relationality: Cultivating the “we” without losing the “I” or the “you” 
  • Risks and limitations of vulnerability cycle mapping 

Target Audience

  • Physicians
  • Physicians Assistants
  • Social Workers
  • Marriage and Family Therapists
  • Counselors
  • Psychologists 

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