64th Annual Conference

Friday, March 9

Afternoon Workshops

2:45-6:00 P.M.

Workshop 70

Sexual Desire, Intimacy and Love Conflicts Resolved Through Couples Group Therapy

Chairs:

Barbara Feld, LCSW, CGP, FAGPA, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York

Philip Luloff, M.D., CGP, FAPA, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York

Disorders of sexual desire, problems with intimacy, communication, commitment and love are ubiquitous. Through group role play, experiential, sharing, and didactic material, this workshop will explore dyadic causes of these problems and demonstrate techniques to resolve them. We identify and prepare appropriate couples for group therapy and create a group. (50 words)

experiential, demonstration, sharing of work experiences, didactic

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:
1. Identify those couples which need conjoint couple therapy and those which will be better served by couples group therapy.
2. Describe the major dyadic causes of disorders of sexual desire.
3. Evaluate and prepare couples for couples group.
4. Experience empathic collaborative relating in groups.

Course References:

1. S. Levine. ( Ed.). (2003). Handbook of Clinical Sexuality for Mental Health Professionals. New York: Brunner-Routledge.
2. Coche, E. and Coche, J. ( 1990). Couples Group Psychotherapy. New York: Brunner Mazel.
3. Feld, B. (1998). Initiating a Couples Group. Group. 22 (4), 245-259.