About the Event
Cognitive Behavior Institute is excited to welcome Jonathan Impellizzeri PhD, LPC, LMFT, ACS, BC-TMH, for a live interactive webinar on: Examining the Anatomy of Couple Relationships: Research and Interventions for Couples in Conflict
Date: August 16th, 2024
Time: 3:00pm-5:00pm EST
Location: online via zoom webinars
*Participants will not have access to their cameras or microphones
Cost: $39.99
Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Credit Hours: 2 Clinical CEs
Description:
Couples therapy can easily reduce the most competent clinician to fantasies of early retirement or career rehabbing. Let’s be honest, working with distressed couples can be disorienting (Gottman & Gottman, 2018). In addition to exploring the common pitfalls in treating couples, this workshop will summarize current research from the Gottman Institute pertaining to what really “works” and “doesn’t work” in couple relationships and in couple’s therapy (Johnson, 2019; Gottman & Gottman, 2018). By identifying risk factors for marital dissolution and understanding what cultivates a strong attachment bond, clinicians are better positioned to coach their couples towards a more satisfying relationship. Practical strategies and clinical interventions will be provided to help couple’s navigate conflict more successfully.
Agenda:
3PM-3:10PM: Introduction & Course Overview (Conflicts of interest, learning objectives, limitations)
3:10PM-3:25PM: 4 horsemen of the apocalypse & antidotes
3:25PM-3:35PM: Video Review & Participant Polling identifying 4 horsemen
3:35PM-4:20PM: Review of Sound Relationship House
4:20PM-4:50PM: Description of 2 Clinical Interventions for High Conflict Couples
4:50PM-5PM: Q&A
*Program does not include breaks
Learning Objectives:
● Participants will summarize key differences between the masters and disasters of couple relationships from four decades of longitudinal and observational research.
● Participants will identify and distinguish between criticism, defensiveness, contempt, and stonewalling.
● Participants will apply 3 interventions from the Gottman method to help couples successfully navigate conflict.
Instructor Bio:
Dr. Impellizzeri also known as “Dr. J.” is the first
Certified Gottman Couple Therapist (CGT) in Western Pennsylvania. CGT’s have
specialized training in a research-based approach to treating distressed couple
relationships. Dr. J also has extensive
training in Emotion Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) which is a complimentary
evidence-based approach to couples therapy. In 2017, Dr. J launched the Center
for Marriage and Family at CBI which focuses on providing high-quality
relationship-oriented therapy that is research-informed, client directed, and
peppered with a healthy dose of compassion. Dr. J specializes in working with
couples who are struggling with just about anything under the sun including
infidelity, gridlocked conflict, pre-marital enrichment, grief & loss
issues, trauma, faith conflicts, estranged relationships, and parenting
differences. While he continues to
provide counseling services in a traditional 50-minute format, he also offers
marathon therapy for couples who are in need of more acute care. He has extensive counseling experience in
community based, outpatient, and group private practice settings. For the past
12 years, Dr. J has served as a Counseling Professor and Director of the
Marriage and Family Counseling Program at Geneva College. He taught a variety
of graduate-level courses including Faith-Based Counseling, Marriage and Family
Counseling, Professional Ethics, and Psychopathology. He currently services as
the Chief Clinical Officer at Cognitive Behavior Institute and regularly runs virtual
consultation groups for clinicians interested in developing competencies as a
couple therapist.Course bibliography:
DuBois, S. N., Woodward, H., Manser, K., Saigal, S., Santic, F., Tully, T., & Sher, T. G. (2022). Examining relationship-level predictors of individual-level health in long distance relationships, The Family Journal, 30(3), 289-300.
Fernandes, C. S., Magalhaes, Silva, S., & Edra, B. (2022). Marital satisfaction of Portuguese families in times of social lockdown, The Family Journal, 30(2), 139-147.
Garanzini, S., Yee, A., Gottman, J. M., Gottman, J. S., Cole, C., Preciado, M., Jasculca, C. (2017), Results of Gottman Method Couples Therapy with gay and lesbian couples, Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 43(4):674-684. 10.1111/jmft.12276
Gayatri, M., & Irawaty, D. K. (2022). Family resilience during COVID-19 pandemic: A literature review, The Family Journal, 30(2), 132-138.
Gottman, J. M. (2011). The science of trust. W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Gottman, J. M. (1999). The marriage clinic: A scientifically based marital therapy. W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Gottman, J. M. and Schwartz-Gottman, J. (2017) The natural principles of love, Journal of Family Theory and Review, 9:1. 7-26. doi: 10.1111/jftr.12182
Gottman, J. M., & Gottman, J.S. (2018). The science of couples and family therapy: Behind the scenes at the love lab. W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Gottman, J. S., & Gottman, J. M. (2015). 10 principles for doing effective couples therapy. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Gurman, A. S., Lebow, J. L., & Snyder, D. K. (Eds.). (2015). Clinical handbook of couple therapy. (5th ed). New York: The Guilford Press.
Irvine, T. J., Peluso, P. R., Benson, K., Cole, C., Cole, D., Gottman, J. M., & Schwartz Gottman, J. (2024). A Pilot Study Examining the Effectiveness of Gottman Method Couples Therapy Over Treatment-as-Usual Approaches for Treating Couples Dealing with Infidelity. The Family Journal, 32(1), 81-94. https://doi.org/10.1177/
Johnson, S. M. (2019). Attachment theory in practice: Emotionally Focused Therapy with individuals, couples and families. New York: The Guilford Press.
Kaplan, J. T., Gimbel, S. I., & Harris, S. (2016). Neural correlates of maintaining one’s political beliefs in the face of counterevidence, Scientific Reports, 6:39589. doi: 10.1038/srep39589
Mitran. C., L. (2022). A new framework for examining impact of neurodiversity in couples in intimate relationships, The Family Journal, 30(3), 437-443.
Nightingale, M., Ibilola, C., (2019). Emotionally Focused Therapy: A culturally sensitive approach for African American heterosexual couples. Journal of Family Psychotherapy, 30(3), 221-244. doi: 10.1080/08975353.2019.1666497
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