64th Annual Conference

Thursday, March 8

Afternoon Workshops

2:45-6:00 P.M.

Workshop 31

Treating Couples in Groups

Open to participants with less than four years of group psychotherapy experience.

Chairs:         

Beverly Larkam, M.S.W., CGP, Private Practice, Austin, Texas

Susan Romanelli, LCSW, Ph.D., Private Practice, Houston, Texas

The family is a group; it follow the Group Psychotherapy is a natural setting for treating couples. Explore with us the value of couples groups, how to establish and run a couples group, clinical implications for working this context. This workshop will include: didactic material, case study, experience a "couples group" and analyzing the process in small groups.

demonstration, didactic, experiential, sharing of work experiences

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:
1. Assess the appropriateness of a couple for a couples group.

2. Establish and conduct a successful couples group.

3. Analyze the effectiveness of the: couples' work in the group, the members' work in the group and the leader's work in the group.

Course References:

1. Rutan, J. and Stone, W. Psychodynamic Group Psychotherapy. (3rd edition).

2. Coche, J. (1991). Couples Group Psychotherapy: Clinical practice model.

3. Coche, J., Slowinski, Galbieitti, (2006). Couples Group Therapy.