EP00 Topical Panel 09 - Couple/Family Therapy - William Glasser, MD; John Gottman, PhD; Salvador Minuchin, MD; Peggy Papp, ACSW
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- Topic Areas:
- Topical Panels | Couples Therapy | Family Therapy | Psychotherapy | Research
- Categories:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 2000
- Faculty:
- William Glasser, MD | John Gottman, PhD | Salvador Minuchin, MD | Peggy Papp, ACSW
- Duration:
- 53 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- May 27, 2000
- License:
- Never Expires.
Description
Description:
Educational Objectives:
- To compare and contrast clinical and philosphical perspectives of experts.
*Sessions may be edited for content and to preserve confidentiality*
Outline:
Panel Introduction
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Panel on couples and family therapy introduced by Ruth McClendon.
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Panelists: Dr. Bill Glasser, Dr. Salvador Minuchin, and Dr. John Gottman.
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Format: 10-minute talks from each panelist, followed by Q&A.
Bill Glasser: Marital & School Failure
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Stresses the link between poor marriages and children’s school struggles.
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Warns that unresolved issues can lead to long-term problems like incarceration or psychiatric care.
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Promotes choice theory over external control psychology in relationships.
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Lists “seven deadly habits” that damage relationships: criticism, blaming, complaining, nagging, threatening, punishing, and reward-to-control.
Salvador Minuchin: Long-Term Relationships
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Shares insights from his own marriage and his parents’ traditional dynamic.
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Emphasizes repair, compromise, and changing oneself to influence change in a partner.
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Encourages self-reflection over blame in relationships.
John Gottman: Marital Therapy Research
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Notes marital therapy has weak outcomes and high relapse rates.
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Effective therapy includes: reducing negativity, increasing positive interactions during and outside conflict, and building friendship.
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Stresses the value of repair conversations and emotional connection.
Reality Therapy & First Step Program
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Glasser introduces structured reality therapy used successfully in Ohio’s First Step program.
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Reports reductions in marital violence and court referrals.
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Invites audience to attend a therapy demonstration.
Divorce, Counseling & Parenting
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Gottman and Minuchin discuss divorce triggers: loss of admiration and emotional connection.
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Gottman recommends prenatal counseling over traditional premarital counseling.
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Highlights efforts to support couples through birth preparation classes.
Therapy with Older Couples
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Challenges include differing values and goals.
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Minuchin recommends involving extended family (children, grandparents) in therapy.
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Gottman emphasizes the importance of broader community and policy support.
Single-Parent Families
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Support systems include schools, friends, and confidants.
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Importance of cultural sensitivity and adaptable therapeutic approaches.
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Gottman references research on support networks for single mothers.
Closing Reflections
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Panelists highlight audience engagement and the ongoing need for research.
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End on a hopeful note, with a commitment to improving family and marital relationships.
Credits
Faculty
William Glasser, MD Related Seminars and Products
William Glasser, MD, who received his MD degress in 1953 from Case Western Reserve University was an American psychiatrist. William was awarded an honorary doctorate in human letters by the University of San Francisco. Founder and Director of the Institute for Reality Therapy, he was authoer and editor of ten books on the topics of reality therapy and education. He was also the developer of Choice Theory. His ideas, which focus on personal choice, personal responsibility and personal transformation, are considered controversial by mainstream psychiatrists, who focus instead on classifying psychiatric syndromes as "illnesses", and who often prescribe psychotropic medications to treat mental disorders.
John Gottman, PhD Related Seminars and Products
John Gottman, PhD, was one of the Top 10 Most Influential Therapists of the past quarter-century by the Psychotherapy Networker. Dr. Gottman is a professor emeritus in psychology known for his work on marital stability and relationship analysis through scientific direct observations, many of which were published in peer-reviewed literature. He is the author or co-author of over 200 published academic articles and more than 40 books, including the bestselling The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work; What Makes Love Last; The Relationship Cure; Why Marriages Succeed or Fail; and Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child, among many others.
Salvador Minuchin, MD Related Seminars and Products
Salvador Minuchin, MD, developed Structural Family Therapy, which addresses problems within a family by charting the relationships between family members, or between subsets of family. He was Director of the Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic. Although it was minimally staffed when he began, under his tutelage the Clinic grew to become one of the most modeled and respected child guidance facilities in the world. In 1981, Minuchin began his own family therapy center in New York. After his retirement in 1996, the center was renamed the Minuchin Center. Dr. Minuchin is the author of many notable books, including many classics. His latest is Mastering Family Therapy: Journeys of Growth and Transformation. In 2007, a survey of 2,600 practitioners named Minuchin as one of the ten most influential therapists of the past quarter-century.
Peggy Papp, ACSW Related Seminars and Products
PEGGY PAPP, A.C.S.W., is a therapist in private practice and Co-Director of the Brief Therapy Project at the Ackerman Institute for Family Therapy in New York City. She is recipient of the lifetime achievement award from the American Family Therapy Association and the award for distinguished contribution to Marital Family Therapy from the American Association for Marital and Family Therapy. Her latest book is Couples On the Fault Line.