About the Event
Cognitive Behavior Institute is excited to welcome Anthony Calvario, LPC, NCC, CGT for a live interactive webinar on: Special Topics in Couples Therapy: Helping Couples Validate One Another (The Fix is Validation)
Date: September 24th, 2024
Time: 11:50am - 2:00pm EST
Location: online via zoom webinar
*Participants will not have access to their camera/microphone
Cost: $25
Level: Intermediate
Credit Hours: 2 clinical CEs
This training can be purchased individually or as part of a 10 series bundle. Click here to check out the bundle option!
Description:
In couples counseling, one of many emotional blocks couples might face is the lack of validation, and subsequently the struggle for therapists to assist the couple getting unstuck. Emotional validation between partners is a vital component of the change process in couples therapy and can be a precursor to increased relational satisfaction (Dalgleish et al., 2015). Validating responses can enhance relationships by facilitating increased intimacy, healthy attachment, and increased sense of support and care (Cutrona & Russell, 2017; Kula et al., 2022). Therapist interventions that promote the sharing of vulnerable emotions by one partner and subsequent validating responses, including empathy and acceptance from the other partner, can lead to higher levels of reported resolution for couples in therapy (Kula et al., 2022). From proven communication techniques to strategies for nurturing trust and emotional validation, this event is tailored to equip therapists with the tools needed to create transformative change in their clients lives through validation.
Agenda:
11:50-12:00 |
Introduction |
| 12:00-12:40 | Exploration of the literature about validation |
| 12:40-1:50 | Practical methods for enhancing validation |
| 1:50-2:00 pm | Question and Answer |
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will apply therapeutic interventions for validation.
- Participants will identify relational blocks to validation.
Instructor Bio:
Anthony is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Pennsylvania. He specializes in working with couples and is a Certified Gottman Therapist. Anthony also has extensive experience working with individuals with substance use disorders in a variety of clinical settings. He previously was an instructor at The University of Pittsburgh’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling program teaching clinical skills in substance use disorder and crisis management. Course bibliography:
Burgess Moser, M., Johnson, S. M., Dalgleish, T. L., Wiebe, S. A., & Tasca, G. A. (2018). The impact of blamer-softening on romantic attachment in emotionally focused couples therapy. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 44(4), 640–654.
Collins, N. L., & Feeney, B. C. (2000). A safe haven: an attachment theory perspective on support seeking and caregiving in intimate relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 78(6), 1053–73.
Cutrona, C. E., & Russell, D. W. (2017). Autonomy promotion, responsiveness, and emotion regulation promote effective social support in times of stress. Current Opinion in Psychology, 13, 126–130.
Dalgleish, T. L., Johnson, S. M., Burgess Moser, M., Wiebe, S. A., & Tasca, G. A. (2015). Predicting key change events in emotionally focused couple therapy. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 41(3), 260–75.
Frackowiak, M., Hilpert, P., & Russell, P. S. (2023). Impact of partner phubbing on negative emotions: a daily diary study of mitigating factors. Current Psychology : A Journal for Diverse Perspectives on Diverse Psychological Issues, 1-20, 1–20.
Friedlander, M. L., Lee, M., & Escudero, V. (2019). What we do and do not know about the nature and analysis of couple interaction. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice, 8(1), 24–44.
Fruzzetti, A. E., & Iverson, K. M. (2004). Mindfulness, acceptance, validation, and “individual” psychopathology in couples. Mindfulness and acceptance: Expanding the cognitive-behavioral tradition, 168-191.
Hendrix, H., Hunt, H. L. K., Luquet, W., & Carlson, J. (2015). Using the imago dialogue to deepen couples therapy. The Journal of Individual Psychology, 71(3), 253–272.
Kula, O., Machluf, R., Bar-Kalifa, E., & Shahar, B. (2022). The relationship between therapist interventions and couples' emotional injury resolution in emotion focused couples therapy. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 48(3), 726–737.
Noy-Sharav, D. (2021). Corrective emotional experience in couple therapy: an integration between imago approach and psychoanalytic concepts in light of neuropsychological studies. Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy, 20(4), 319–339.
Shuper Engelhard, E. (2019). Embodying the couple relationship: kinesthetic empathy and somatic mirroring in couples therapy. Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy, 18(2), 126–147.
Smoliak, O., Dechamplain, B., Elliott, R., Rice, C., LeCouteur, A., Tseliou, E., & Davies, A. (2023). Partner empathy in couple therapy: a discovery-phase task analytic study. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice, (20230727).
Wile, D. (2021). Solving the Moment: A Collaborative Couple Therapy Manual.
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.
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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
- Complete the Evaluation Survey
- Receive Continuing Education Certificate
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