LEVEL TWO – Reconnection Tools for Couples and Ethics
TOTAL 14 CEs $395
14 CE hours
14 classroom hours
1. Parts Work and Bonding Patterns 6 hrs ~ 6 CEs
Parts Work (Voice Dialogue or IFS)
Bonding Patterns
CBT/Relational Lenses
Breaking Habits That Lead to Power Struggles – Thoughts, Emotions, and Behaviors
o SUGGESTED READING: Partnering: A New Kind of Relationship; Embracing Ourselves; OR Embracing Each Other (All Hal and Sidra Stone) - No CEs offered
2. Communication Habit Rewiring Tools
2 hrs. ~ 2 CEs
Based on APP: Psychobabbel (PB)
Topics: Translating feelings into needs, nonviolent communication, emotional literacy
Overview of the PB phrases
Tutorial on how to use the app
“Adult” Brain vs. “Child” Brain
Communication, co-parenting structures, managing expectations
3. Ethics, Professional Practice in Marriage & Divorce Cases 6 hrs. ~ 6 CEs
Therapists will discuss ethical dilemmas based on a variety of marriage and divorce case scenarios.
Level II combines 5 tried and true therapeutic interventions for therapists to help couples work through hurt feelings, years of power struggles and bad communication habits. These tools work to provide immediate relief as well as set couples up for success in future conversations. When partners listen better, and say their truth in a more “hearable” way, tensions can ease and healthier, more intimate relationships can form.