Course Description
The individual trauma histories of adults in a romantic relationship impact the conceptualization and treatment of the couple. Traditional couple therapy techniques may be far less effective with traumatized individuals than with non-traumatized individuals. This course guides therapists to identify trauma-based patterns of responding in intimate relationships, and to utilize specific exercises that address trauma responses.
Total running time 124 minutes. 2 Hours CE. Recorded Video Format (non-interactive).
Content Advisory: To protect client confidentiality, case examples include fictionalized elements.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
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Identify at least three trauma-based challenges in couple treatment.
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Distinguish between traumatic and non-traumatic presentations in couple therapy.
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Apply three corrective exercises to address trauma-based responding in couple relationships.
Course Outline
1. Presenting problems
a. “Normal”/non-traumatized couples
b. Traumatized couples
2. How does the dysregulation of individual systems express itself in the romantic relationship?
a. Cognitive
b. Skills
c. Significant affect dysregulation during sessions and “in the wild”
d. Significant affect dysregulation
e. Cognitive distortions
3. Minimal Trauma Treatment plan
4. Moderate to Severe Trauma Treatment plan
a. Relationships
b. Parental resilience
c. Social connectedness
b. Social and emotional competence
5. Orientation
a. Orienting to the environment
b. Orientating to partner
c. Orienting to pleasure
b. Orienting to positive relationship experiences
6. Time-Out procedure
a. Time-out rules
b. Time-out formula
7. Time-Out procedure
Inquiry
Instructor
Heather Berberet, PsyD
Additional Information
Format and Length:
Recorded video format (non-interactive). Total running time 124 minutes. Progress is saved after each lesson section so you can complete the course in multiple sittings. Please note that if you leave the course in the middle of a video, quiz, or survey section you may be required to start that section from the beginning.
Topic Area:
Clinical practice
Instructional Level:
Intermediate
Completion Requirements:
To obtain your CE certificate, you must progress through all course segments, complete a satisfaction survey, and obtain a score of 80% or higher on a course completion quiz. Learners are expected to complete the quiz within a reasonable number of attempts, and may be blocked from completing the course and receiving their certificate if unable to do so.
Completion Quiz and Course Evaluation:
After watching course videos, the course completion quiz will be available to complete, followed by the course evaluation.
Who Should Attend:
Psychologists, counselors, masters or doctoral level clinical social workers, and marriage and family therapists.
Publication and Review Dates:
Course Published: April 12, 2022
Financial Support Statement:
SimplePractice pays course presenters for their teaching. There is no other financial support for this course.
Conflict of Interest Statement:
There is no potential conflict of interest or outside commercial support for this course.
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Continuing Education Approvals:
SimplePractice is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. SimplePractice maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This course provides 2 hours of continuing education (2 CE credits) for psychologists.
SimplePractice has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6961. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. SimplePractice is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
SimplePractice, #1749, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Simple Practice maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 07/06/2021 – 07/06/2024. Social workers participating in this course will receive 2 continuing education credits in the Clinical topic area.
SimplePractice is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LPCCs, LCSWs, and LEPs (CAMFT CEPA provider #145276). SimplePractice maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This course meets the qualifications for 2 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
SimplePractice is approved as a Rule/Statute Approved Provider of Continuing Education by the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling. Note that we do not automatically report CE completion to CE Broker at this time, so certificates of completion must be manually uploaded. Click here for more information.
SimplePractice LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0582.
SimplePractice 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-0030.
SimplePractice LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0091.
SimplePractice LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0206.
This course is not part of our continuing education program approved through NAADAC. Click here to view our complete CE approval information, or check out our collection of NAADAC approved courses.