This is a stand-alone course that can be taken by any practitioner as part of their continuous professional development (CPD).
It is also one of the modules within:
This two day course draws on Epstein & Baucom’s (2002) model and work with couples identifying an introductory structure for assessment, formulation and treatment of couples relationship problems as well as common difficult to manage therapeutic obstacles such as sexual unfaithfulness (including an unwillingness to disclose), deciding on a therapeutic focus and how to sequence interventions.
Issues covered include:
- Differences and similarities between CBT for couples and individual “Classic 2nd Wave” CBT
- Common problem behavioural patterns eg. Demand/Withdrawal cycles and Negative Reciprocity
- Common problem belief areas inc. those around trust, intimacy, assertiveness, interpersonal style and power/authority
- Session structuring, style and the balance between individual and couple work
- The application of CBT strategies within couples work such as Socratic Questioning, Cognitive Restructuring, Homework Tasks and Behavioural Experiments
- Therapeutic Exercises around Guided Behavioural Change and Communication Skills
- Ending therapeutic involvement
