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Relationship Enhancement® Therapy for Couples and Families Workshop
The purpose of this three-day skills training workshop is to provide participants a
comprehensive introduction to the theory and methodology underlying the
Relationship Enhancement® Model and to teach participants how
Relationship Enhancement ® therapy is conducted with couples and families, beginning with
the intake interview and proceeding through all the phases of RE therapy. The workshop
emphasizes the building of participants' therapeutic skills through a process that combines
lecture, video, role-play demonstrations and intensively supervised skill practice.
Video-based Home Study Program of the RE Couple / Family Therapy Workshop
Workshop Objectives
Upon completion of the workshop, participants will learn:
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How to structure an intake interview so as to minimize in-session conflict and
maximize commitment to positive therapeutic engagement
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How to teach clients the nine RE skills
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To avoid the "Dozen Deadly Sins" which lead to early termination or retard
progress in therapy
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How to motivate the doubtful, resistant or hostile adolescent, spouse or parent
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How to overcome power imbalances among family members
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How to prevent anger escalation
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How to turn emotional flare-ups and breakdowns into positive experiences
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When and how to generate catharsis of repressed feelings from early-life or traumatic
experiences
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How and when to use unique RE therapist techniques of "Becoming,"
"Laundering" and "Trouble-shooting" to manage the clinical process
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When and how to combine individual therapy of family members with RE couple and
family therapy
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RE methods for crisis intervention
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When and how to combine RE therapy with your other preferred approaches
Agenda
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Definition and overview of the RE Model
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3 principal formats of RE therapy
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Supporting research
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Sources of power of the RE Model
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What makes RE therapy distinctive
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Demonstration of intake interview and RE therapist technique of "Laundering"
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Video to illustrate experiential format for RE therapy
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Demonstrations of how all 9 RE skills are taught to couples and families
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Frequent supervised practice of RE therapist skills
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Video illustrating use of therapist technique of "Trouble-shooting"
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Video illustrating the promotion of emotional catharsis
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Video illustrating use of therapist technique of "Becoming" to equalize
power within a family
CE Information
Presenters
On-Site Training Opportunities
This and all other NIRE professional training workshops can be offered on-site and tailored
to meet your organization's or group's distinctive needs. For more information on this
potentially cost-saving alternative, please see
On-Site Training Opportunities
Schedule, Cost and Registration Information
Cost of the RE training workshop is $375.
A discount of $25 is available for each person attending from the same site and registering
together.
The workshop meets from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Lunch is on your own.
To Register, or to obtain a brochure, contact Ms. Laura Landi:
Phone:
301-986-1479
Fax:
301-680-3756
E-mail:
niremd@nire.org
Mail:
NIRE - Administrative Office
12500 Blake Road
Silver Spring, MD 20904-2056
If you register by fax or mail, please include your name, address, home and work phone
numbers, and the dates for which you are registering.
Payment may be made either by check or credit card. Registrations by fax must be accompanied
by a credit card number.
If payment is made with a credit card number, please write your name exactly as it appears on
the card, the expiration date and your signature.
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