62nd Annual Conference

Chairs:

Dianne Kane, DSW, Assistant Director, FDNY Counseling Office, New York, NY

Suzanne B. Phillips, Psy.D., CGP, Private Practice, Northport, NY

This workshop will compare and contrast the different types of group intervention for addressing couple's issues.  It consists of: The presentation of a Couples group Program for Retirement to address the trauma of transition of life events; A theoretical deconstruction of the program's group experiences for comparison with traditional marital therapy; Audience participation and feedback of the couple group experience.

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

1. Name two rationales for the effectiveness of using group in intervention with couples.

2. Explain three different types of group modalities for work with couples as exemplified in the Group Program for Retirement with Couples.

3. Compare and contrast at least three ways in which traditional couple therapy differs from group intervention with couples.

1.  Coche, and Coche, E. (1990). Couples Group Psychotherapy: A Clinical Practice Model. PA: Brunner/Mazel.

2.  Johnson, S. (2002). Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy with Trauma Survivors: Strengthening Attachment Bonds. New York: Guilford Press.

3.  Mitchell, S. (1997).  Can Love Last?  The Fate of Romantic Love Over Time.  New York: W.W. Norton & Company.