BT02 Short Course 01 - Beauty and the Beast: The Vicissitudes of Couplehood and the Search for Lasting Solutions in Brief Marital Therapy - Marilia Baker, MSW
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- Topic Areas:
- Short Courses | Couples Therapy | Brief Therapy
- Categories:
- Brief Therapy Conference | Brief Therapy Conference 2002
- Faculty:
- Marilia Baker, MSW
- Duration:
- 1:17:59
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 12, 2002
- License:
- Never Expires.
Description
Description: This session uses the Beauty and the Beast story as a living metaphor for long-term relationships and the emotional transformations couples move through over time. Drawing on myth, film, and clinical work, it explores power struggles, projection, sacrifice, dialogue, and the ways intimacy reshapes both partners. Therapists gain a creative, story-based lens for understanding couple dynamics, helping clients move past impasses without turning therapy into a battle of right and wrong.
Syllabus Description: The classic fairytale Beauty and the Beast contains the fundamental ingredients of a relationship. This presentation introduces the "uses of enchantment" in brief marital therapy through a discussion of this ancient story. It also examines two developmental models that illustrate that journey. Awareness of archetypal forces in "couplemaking" facilitate concise, precise and to-the-point clinical interventions.
Educational Objectives:
- To describe the uses of "enchantment" to learn the skills of living together.
- Given a couple's impasse, name four predictable stages of development.
*Sessions may be edited for content and to preserve confidentiality*
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Marilia Baker, MSW Related Seminars and Products
Marilia Baker, MSW, is a multicultural, multilingual Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in Scottsdale, Arizona. She is a Board member of the Phoenix Institute of Ericksonian Therapy; member of the Advisory Board for Phoenix Friends of C.G.Jung; International Advisor and Consultant, Centro Ericksoniano de México, and Institutes Editor for the Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter. She conducts presentations and workshops locally and internationally. Ms. Baker is the author of A Tribute to Elizabeth Moore Erickson: Colleague Extraordinaire, Wife, Mother, and Companion, also published in Spanish, Portuguese, and French.