Couples Counseling: Learning to Manage Conflict

3 CE Credit Live Interactive Training Saturday, January 6, 2024
10 am – 1:15pm Pacific / 1 – 4:15 pm Eastern
Presenter: Marty Klein, PhD

For those who register but are unable to attend, CE credits (though not Live) will be available by viewing the recording and completing the post-test and evaluation. Distance Learning Board Approvals

3 CE credit hours. This training satisfies requirements for live CE credits for all professions except psychologists licensed outside of California.

NOTE TO PSYCHOLOGISTS: For psychologists licensed in California & New York, this training satisfies requirements for live, interactive Continuing Education. For psychologists not licensed in CA & NY, due to APA policies, Continuing Education certificates will be designated as home study.

DESCRIPTION: Most couples enter therapy with a specific vision of their problems. They may describe themselves as having “anger problems,” “sexual incompatibility” or “trust issues”. A skillful therapist will explore how the clients’ framing of their situation is keeping them stuck–and how they might change that. While looking at the most common topics in couples therapy, Dr. Klein will show you how to identify the powerful client narratives that keep couples stuck in their dysfunctional patterns.

This training will discuss conflict as a collaborative rather than adversarial activity. We will examine guidelines for making conflict more productive, and therefore shorter and less painful. We will examine the role of self-discipline in keeping conflict productive, and the ways that previous trauma can make that difficult for people.

Target audience: This training is appropriate for all mental health professionals

Content level: Intermediate

For a description of the complete certification training click here. For access to recordings of past trainings, please contact support@zurinstitute.com

After attending this training, participants will be able to

• Describe the concept of fair fighting, and give specific examples
• Describe how prior trauma can undermine attempts at collaborative conflict