CC17 Topical Panel 02 - Couples vs. Individual Therapy: What Works/What Doesn’t - Ellyn Bader, PhD, Sue Diamond Potts, MA, RCC, and Janis Abrahms Spring, PhD, ABPP
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- Topic Areas:
- Couples Therapy | Topical Panels | Therapist Development
- Categories:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2017
- Faculty:
- Ellyn Bader, PhD | Sue Diamond, MA, RCC | Janis Abrahms Spring, PhD, ABPP
- Duration:
- 58:21
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Apr 01, 2017
- License:
- Never Expires.
Description
Description:
Couples treatment requires an understanding of interpersonal dynamics. Clinicians need to understand the benefits and liabilities of couples vs. individual therapy, and have a mechanism for deciding when to use each approach.
Educational Objectives:
- Describe three essential differences between Couples and Individual Treatment.
- Given a couple describe the decision process for couples vs. individual treatment.
- List three benefits of Couples Therapy.
*Sessions may be edited for content and to preserve confidentiality*
Credits
Faculty
Ellyn Bader, PhD Related Seminars and Products
Ellyn Bader, PhD, is a founder and director of The Couples Institute in Menlo Park, California. As a clinical psychologist, workshop leader, author, and speaker, she is dedicated to helping couples create extraordinary relationships. Over the past 30 years she has trained therapists in couples therapy throughout the United States as well as Europe, Asia, South America, and Australia. She served as a Clinical Faculty in Stanford University School of Medicine for 8 years.
Janis Abrahms Spring, PhD, ABPP Related Seminars and Products
Janis Abrahms Spring, Ph.D., ABPP, is a board certified clinical psychologist and nationally acclaimed expert on issues of trust, intimacy, and forgiveness. Her first book, After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful, has sold more than a half million copies and was a Books for a Better Life Award finalist in the categories of Best First Book and Best Relationship Book. The completely updated second edition (2012) includes a new chapter on affairs in cyberspace. How Can I Forgive You? The Courage to Forgive, the Freedom Not To, was a Books for a Better Life Award finalist in the category of Best Psychology Book. Life with Pop: Lessons on Caring for an Aging Parent, a Living Well Award Silver Medalist, captures the extraordinary, ordinary personal challenges and moments of grace that come with caregiving and growing old.