Couples Counseling: Using Narratives, Reframing, & Metaphors

3 CE Credit Live Interactive Training Saturday, February 3, 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 not licensed in CA, NY, & VA 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 focus on specific interventions for changing people’s perceptions about themselves, each other, and events in their lives. This is a crucial step in clients seeing new options and expanding their decision-making skills.

Useful with virtually every couple, these techniques enable us to influence the way people think about themselves and each other, without giving advice or judging them.

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 narratives, and its clinical application
• Demonstrate the use of reframing to encourage empathy