An Introduction to Working with Couples

A two-day workshop in working with couple dynamics

Who this workshop is for

Counsellors/psychotherapists, doctors, nurses, therapists, nutritionists, coaches, anyone who is works therapeutically with individuals.

What you will learn:

• understanding of the impact of personal change on the couple relationship
• understanding the impact of the couple dynamics on what you are working towards with your client/patient
• how to use the above to your and your individual client's advantage
• how to sensitively include or exclude a partner/spouse
• how to keep the balance and/or prevent the session being 'hijacked by one partner
• how to prevent getting 'stuck'
• the impact of life stages
• dealing with affairs
• dealing with separation/divorce

What you will gain

• Greater confidence on how to engage with the couple/'absent' partner
• Greater effectiveness by mustering the resources of the couple relationship
• Greater enjoyment
• Less frustration
• Greater understanding of how the couple dynamics may have prevented you to be successful in treating/counselling the individual
  
  

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Programme

Day 1

Session 1

• Introductions
• Working with the couple v. working with the individual client/patient

Break

Session 2

• First session joint or individual assessment
• Roleplay individual assessment

Lunch

Session 3

• Keeping the balance
• Demonstration of a joint session
• Using tools
• Roleplay with choice of tools

Break

Session 4

• Continue
• Case discussion

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Day 2

Refreshments

Session 5

• Review and discussion of the previous day
• Roleplay joint or individual session
• Break

Session 6

• Affairs

Lunch

Session 7

• Separation and divorce
• Case discussion
• Review and ending

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Testimonials

For testimonials of this two-day working with couples or couple counselling course, click here.

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Relationship or couple counsellling
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