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The Johnson-Gottman Summit



A Clinical Training with Dr. Sue Johnson, Dr. Julie Gottman & Dr. John Gottman

For the first time ever, the world’s leaders in evidence-based Couples Therapy join together in dialogue to offer a prestigious and powerful clinical training. This is a rare opportunity to see a collaboration of minds from the most influential therapists in the field.

Gain skills in using research-based interventions when treating:

  • Affairs and betrayal
  • A shut down partner and escalating conflict
  • Resistance and relationship sabotage
  • PTSD and trauma

View videos of the Masters doing therapy. See how each model conceptualizes and treats these challenges.
When couples enter the therapy office, they are filled with pain and despair. They look to you, the clinician, to address their conflicts, recover from distress and help them repair their relationships. Learn how to overcome therapeutic barriers, increase your competence as a therapist and integrate a toolkit of evidenced-based interventions from EFCT and GMCT into your practice. Leave this workshop feeling empowered to make lasting change in your clients’ lives.

In this groundbreaking training, you will:

  • Gain strategies for treating escalating, volatile, disengaged, shut down, sabotaging and resistant couples
  • View videos of actual therapy sessions with Drs. John & Julie Gottman and Dr. Sue Johnson
  • Experience interactive dialogue and dynamic presentations explaining the different approaches between EFCT and GMCT when treating complex issues
  • Gain insights to therapeutic techniques for treating PTSD and Trauma
  • Discover how research has impacted the quality and effectiveness of couple therapy
  • Learn pitfalls that block therapeutic progress and gain strategies to overcome them


Details

Product Details
Average Rating:
   2
Faculty:
John M. Gottman, PhD |  Susan Johnson, EdD
Duration:
10 Hours 48 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Jul 12, 2013
Product Code:
POS046405
Media Type:
Digital Seminar
Access:
Never expires.

CPD


Continuing Professional Development Certificates
- PESI Australia, in collaboration with PESI in the USA, offers quality online continuing professional development events from the leaders in the field at a standard recognized by professional associations including psychology, social work, occupational therapy, alcohol and drug professionals, counselling and psychotherapy. On completion of the training, a Professional Development Certificate is issued after the individual has answered and submitted a quiz and course evaluation. This online program is worth 10.75 hours CPD.

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Faculty

John M. Gottman, PhD's Profile

John M. Gottman, PhD Related seminars and products

The Gottman Institute


John Gottman, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Washington, where he established what the media called, "The Love Lab," and conducted much of his award-winning research on couple interaction and treatment. Dr. Gottman has studied marriage, couples and parent relationships for nearly four decades. He has authored or co-authored 119 published articles as well as 44 books, including: The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, The Relationship Cure, Why Marriages Succeed or Fail, and How You Can Make Yours Last, Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child: The Heart of Parenting, And Baby Makes Three and The Marriage Clinic.

World renown for his work on marital stability and divorce prediction, Dr. Gottman's research has earned him numerous national awards, including: Four five-year-long National Institute of Mental Health Research Scientist Awards; The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Distinguished Research Scientist Award; The American Psychological Association Division of Family Psychology Presidential Citation for Outstanding Lifetime Research Contribution; The National Council of Family Relations 1994 Burgess Award for Outstanding Career in Theory and Research.

Dr. Gottman, together with his wife, Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman, is the co-founder of The Gottman Institute, which provides clinical training, workshops, services, and educational materials for mental health professionals, couples, and families. He is also the co-founder and Executive Director of the Relationship Research Institute which has created treatments for couples transitioning to parenthood and couples suffering from minor domestic violence.

Dr. Gottman has presented hundreds of invited keynote addresses, workshops, and scientific presentations, to avid audiences around the world including Switzerland, Italy, France, England, Israel, Turkey, South Korea, Australia, Canada, Sweden and Norway. A wonderful story-teller and expert, Dr. Gottman has also appeared on many TV shows, including Good Morning America, Today, CBS Morning News, and Oprah, and he has been written up in numerous print articles, including Newsweek, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Ladies Home Journal, Redbook, Glamour, Woman's Day, Men's Health, People, Self, Reader's Digest, and Psychology Today.

Drs. John and Julie Gottman currently live on Orcas Island, near Seattle, Washington. They conduct weekly and intensive couples therapy sessions, provide small group retreats, teach workshops and clinical trainings and give presentations and training workshops around the world.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. John Gottman is the co-founder and chief scientist of Gottman Inc. and has an employment relationship with the Relationship Research Institute. He receives a grant from the Administration for Children and Family and the Kirlin Foundation. Dr. Gottman receives royalties as a published author. He receives a speaking honorarium, book royalties, and recording royalties from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Dr. John Gottman is a member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, the American Psychological Association, and the American Psychological Society National.


Susan Johnson, EdD's Profile

Susan Johnson, EdD Related seminars and products


Dr. Sue Johnson, is an author, clinical psychologist, researcher, professor, popular presenter and speaker and a leading innovator in the field of couple therapy and adult attachment. Sue is the primary developer of Emotionally Focused Couples and Family Therapy (EFT), which has demonstrated its effectiveness in over 30 years of peer-reviewed clinical research.

Sue Johnson is founding Director of the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT) and Distinguished Research Professor at Alliant University in San Diego, California, and Professor, Clinical Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia, Canada, as well as Professor Emeritus, Clinical Psychology, at the University of Ottawa, Canada.

Dr. Johnson is the author of numerous books and articles including Attachment Theory in Practice: EFT with Individuals, Couples and Families (2019), The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy: Creating Connection (3rd edition, 2019), and Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy with Trauma Survivors (2002).

Sue trains behavioral health providers in EFT worldwide and consults to the over 75 international institutes and affiliated centers who practice EFT. She also consults to Veterans Affairs and the U.S. and Canadian militaries.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Sue Johnson has employment relationships with University of British Columbia, Campbell & Fairweather Psychology Group, Alliant International, University Ottawa, Couple and Family Institute, and the International Center for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy. She receives royalties as a published author. Dr. Johnson receives a speaking honorarium, recording royalties, and book royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Sue Johnson serves on the editorial board for the American Journal of Family Therapy (AJFT) and the journal Couple and Family Psychology: Research & Practice.


Additional Info

Program Information

Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)

Access never expires for this product.


Objectives

  • Identify how research has impacted the quality and effectiveness of couple therapy
  • Summarize key concepts, change mechanisms and interventions in Gottman Couples Therapy and Emotionally Focused Therapy
  • Describe pitfalls that block therapeutic progress and learn strategies to overcome them
  • Apply efficacy-based approaches to treating PTSD to help couples
  • Discover clinical insights from viewing video of the masters doing couple therapy with their own clients
  • Utilize research based interventions when treating couples who are experiencing PTSD and Trauma
  • Develop interventions to help couples with affairs and betrayal
  • Create interventions to help emotionally distant or shut down partners
  • Explain how to deal with escalating conflict and volatility in couples
  • Recognize when resistance and relationship sabotage are getting in the way of healing
  • Summarize other commonly used approaches to couples therapy
  • Describe some possible future directions for evidenced-based couples therapy

Outline

  • Day 1 - OVERVIEW OF COUPLES THERAPY
    • Gottman Couples Therapy - The Science of Lasting Love
    • What is Gottman Couples Therapy?
    • The Empirical Basis for Gottman Couples Therapy
    • Emotionally Focused Therapy - Creating Secure Bonds
    • What is Emotionally Focused Therapy?
    • Short Summary of EFT Research
    • PTSD and Trauma
      • Emotionally Focused Therapy
      • Gottman Couples Therapy
  • Day 2 - CHALLENGES OF COUPLES THERAPY
    • Escalating Couples
      • Gottman Couples Therapy
      • Emotionally Focused Therapy
    • Shut Down / Distant Partners
      • Gottman Couples Therapy
      • Emotionally Focused Therapy
    • Resistant / Sabotaging Partners
      • Gottman Couples Therapy
      • Emotionally Focused Therapy
    • Affairs and Injuries
      • Gottman Couples Therapy
      • Emotionally Focused Therapy
    • Strengths of Emotionally Focused Therapy
    • Strengths of Gottman Couples Therapy
    • Final Comments - Emotionally Focused Therapy
    • Final Comments - Gottman Couples Therapy

Target Audience

Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers, Case Managers, Marriage & Family Therapists, Nurses, Addiction Counselors, and other Mental Health Professionals

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Total Reviews: 2

Comments

Lisa L - Pasco, Washington

"I am over the moon happy I decided to take this course. I will look for more from these presenters! IT was interesting and very informative and applicable to my practice!"

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