About the Event
Date Developed: July 2024
Instructor: Alexander Antonucci, LPC, CGT, ACS
Delivery Method: recorded webinar
Interactivity Type: noninteractive/self-study
Cost: $25
Level: Introductory
Credit Hours: 2 clinical CEs
*A post test must be taken and passed in order to receive CE credit. Participants may retake the post test a maximum of 3 times to receive a passing score. A qualifying passing score is 80% or above.
Description:
Many couples therapists engage in a pithy clinical and relational assessment, if at all. It has been well documented that goal consensus/collaboration is the most powerful contextual model factor in psychotherapy (Wambold, P. E., 2015). Furthermore, there are many elements to consider when providing a marital intervention (Gottman, 2002). This prompts the reader to ask how the clinician is prepared to clarify goals of treatment and build collaboration with clients if a thorough assessment has not been conducted. Failure to do so compromises the efficacy of the treatment and can lead to client dropout and other forms of treatment failure.
This course provides a beginner’s roadmap regarding what to look for and how to explore significant elements that impact marital stability and satisfaction such as spirituality, commitment, sexual relationship, communication. children, love and attachment (Karimi, R. et al. 2019), effects of childhood adversity (Donnelly, et al. 2017), and decisional and emotional forgiveness (Qiong He et al., 2014). The instructor will also demonstrate the importance of nonverbal assessment of the client relationship. This course aims to help couples therapists engage in a comprehensive and effective assessment so that they may provide the highest level of clinical care to their client couples.
Course Outline:
Introduction & Course Overview (Conflicts of interest, learning objectives, limitations) | |
| Why assessment is essential (common factors, obstacles, structure, brief overview of martial therapy) | |
| Initial Intake (Informed consent, presenting problem, relationship history, conflict sampling) | |
| Individual interviews (Targets for assessment in interview, contraindications) | |
| Treatment planning (feedback protocol and turning assessment into action items) | |
| Question/Answer |
Course interaction
This recorded webinar online course is self-paced/non-interactive. Course questions can be directed to the author by email: alexantonucci.lpc@gmail.com
System requirements
https://pathlms.elevio.help/en/articles/295
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will identify and explain important facets in couples therapy assessment
- Participants will design appropriate assessment protocol for couples therapy
Instructor Bio:
Alexander is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Approved Clinical Supervisor. Certified by the Gottman Institute, he specializes in working with couples providing, both, regular appointments and Marathon Intensive Couples Therapy. He also works with individuals and families. Conferred an MA degree in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology from Naropa University, Alexander has trained with some of the world’s leading mindfulness and meditation teachers. As the Program Manager for Cognitive Behavior Institute's Center for Clinical Supervision, Alexander oversees a team of site supervisors and develops programs that provide training, supervision, and consultation to other psychotherapists.Course bibliography:
Conradi, H. J., Noordhof, A., & Kamphuis, J. H. (2021). Satisfying and stable couple relationships: Attachment similarity across partners can partially buffer the negative effects of attachment insecurity. Journal of marital and family therapy, 47(3), 682–697. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmft.12477
Deylami, N., Hassan, S. A., Alareqe, N. A., & Zainudin, Z. N. (2021). Evaluation of an Online Gottman's Psychoeducational Intervention to Improve Marital Communication among Iranian Couples. International journal of environmental research and public health, 18(17), 8945. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18178945
Gottman, J., Driver, J., and Tabares, A., (2002). Building the Sound Marital House: An empirically-derived couple therapy. In A. S. Gurman and N. S. Jacobson (Eds.), Clinical Handbook of Couple Therapy, 3rd Edition, NY: Guilford Press
Gottman, John M. and Schwartz-Gottman, Julie. (March 2017) The Natural Principles of Love. Journal of Family Theory and Review
He, Q., Zhong, M., Tong, W., Lan, J., Li, X., Ju, X., & Fang, X. (2018). Forgiveness, Marital Quality, and Marital Stability in the Early Years of Chinese Marriage: An Actor–Partner Interdependence Mediation Model. Frontiers in Psychology, 9. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01520
Karimi, R., Bakhtiyari, M., & Arani, A. M. (2019). Protective factors of marital stability in long-term marriage globally: A systematic review. Epidemiology and Health, 41. doi:10.4178/epih.e2019023
Kysely, A., Bishop, B., Kane, R., Cheng, M., De Palma, M., & Rooney, R. (2020). Expectations and Experiences of Couples Receiving Therapy Through Videoconferencing: A Qualitative Study. Frontiers in psychology, 10, 2992. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02992
Kysely, A., Bishop, B., Kane, R. T., McDevitt, M., De Palma, M., & Rooney, R. (2022). Couples Therapy Delivered Through Videoconferencing: Effects on Relationship Outcomes, Mental Health and the Therapeutic Alliance. Frontiers in psychology, 12, 773030. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.773030
Wampold, B. E. (2015). How important are the common factors in psychotherapy? An update. World Psychiatry, 14(3), 270-277. doi:10.1002/wps.20238
Approvals:
Cognitive Behavior Institute, #1771, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 06/30/2022-06/30/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 2 clinical continuing education credits.
Cognitive Behavior Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0098 and the State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0646 and the State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0216.
Cognitive Behavior Institute has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7117. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Cognitive Behavior Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Cognitive Behavior Institute is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Cognitive Behavior Institute maintains responsibility for content of this program.
Social workers, marriage and family therapists, and professional counselors in Pennsylvania can receive continuing education from providers approved by the American Psychological Association. Since CBI is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education, licensed social workers, licensed marriage and family therapists, and licensed professional counselors in Pennsylvania will be able to fulfill their continuing education requirements by attending CBI continuing education programs. For professionals outside the state of Pennsylvania, you must confirm with your specific State Board that APA approved CE's are accepted towards your licensure requirements. The Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) has a process for approving individual programs or providers for continuing education through their Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. ACE approved providers and individual courses approved by ASWB are not accepted by every state and regulatory board for continuing education credits for social workers. Every US state other than New York accepts ACE approval for social workers in some capacity: New Jersey only accepts individually approved courses for social workers, rather than courses from approved providers. The West Virginia board requires board approval for live courses, but accepts ASWB ACE approval for other courses for social workers. For more information, please see https://www.aswb.org/ace/ace-jurisdiction-map/. Whether or not boards accept ASWB ACE approved continuing education for other professionals such as licensed professional counselors or licensed marriage and family therapists varies by jurisdiction. To determine if a course can be accepted by your licensing board, please review your board’s regulations or contact them. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit.
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Process for Receiving Continuing Education Credit:
- Register
- Attend the Training
- Pass Post Test
- Complete the Evaluation Survey
- Receive Continuing Education Certificate
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