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CC22 Keynote 04 - The Solution Focused Approach with Couples - Elliott Connie, MA, LPC
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Length: 1:00:54
The Solution Focused Approach has been around since the 1970s and in that time it has grown in prominence and popularity amongst professionals in many fields. One area where it has been gaining steam in recent years has been in working with couples. This is an approach about using questions to help the couple move their relationship from the problem towards a future that is more desirable to both partners.
Learning Objectives:
1. Attendees to this lecture will be familiar with the questions process of the Solution Focused Approach and how it is applied to couples.
2. Attendees to this lecture will be able to use Solution Focused questions in sessions to move the conversation from a focus on the couple's problems to a focus on the outcome they hope to achieve from therapy.
3. Attendees to this lecture will be aware of the strengths and limitations of using the Solution Focused Approach with couples.
Elliott Connie, MA, LPC
Elliott Connie is a solution focused therapist with his private practice based in Keller, TX. Elliott specializes in using the solution focused approach to work with couples. He is the co-author of the book The Art of Solution Focused Therapy, and his second book, Solution Building in Couples Therapy, was released in 2012. His latest book, The Solution Focused Marriage: 5 Simple Habits That Will Bring Out the Best in Your Relationship, is now available.
Elliott has traveled throughout the United States and Europe, including the UK, Sweden, Poland, Denmark, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Australia, Russia, South Africa and Canada, training psychotherapists to work more effectively with couples, and helping couples to build more satisfying relationships.
