66th Annual Conference
Thursday, February
19
Afternoon
Workshops
2:30 -
5:00
P.M.
Workshop
26
An
Introduction to Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy: A Blending of
Attachment Theory and Systems Work
Chair:
Karen
Shore, Ph.D., CGP, Private Practice, Santa Monica,
California
Emotionally
Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) combines Attachment and Systems
Theories, conceiving of adult love as an attachment bond. The
couple's difficulties are reframed as cycles of emotions and
behaviors that are driven by perceived threats to that bond. The
ability of EFT to heal distressed couples is supported by research.
didactic-demonstration-sharing of work experiences-experiential
Learning
Objectives:
The attendee
will be able to:
1. Describe the
basic tenets of Attachment Theory.
2.
Identify repeating negative cycles demonstrated by their couples in
therapy.
3. Identify the
phases of the EFT process.
4. Utilize some of
the basic techniques of EFT with their couples in therapy.
Course References:
1. Johnson, S.
(2004). The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy, 2nd Ed.
New York: Brunner-Routledge.
2. Johnson, S.
(2008). Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love.
New York: Little, Brown and Company.
3. Palmer, G. &
Johnson, S. (2002). Becoming an Emotionally Focused Couples
Therapist. Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy 1(3), pp. 1 -
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