 Marcia
Naomi Berger, LCSW ~ 4 Hrs Clinicians who take this course will gain a practical, cognitive-behavioral self-help tool demonstrated to increase relationship happiness: the Marriage Meeting Program. Not a replacement for psychotherapy, marriage meetings can often enhance the process. Recently, dramatic changes have occurred in people’s expectations and views regarding marriage. Couples need practical tools and skills to create and maintain a lasting, loving, fulfilling 21st century marriage Periodically
clients slip back into
dysfunctional ways of relating learned in families of origin.
Clinicians can
empower them to stay on track with a weekly “marriage meeting” that
fosters
intimacy, romance, teamwork, and successful resolution of conflicts. * * * * * * * * In
this class you will learn to: •
Communicate to clients the benefits, structure, guidelines,
and techniques for effective Marriage Meetings.
•
Explain to clients, step-by-step, how to conduct each of the four parts
of the
Marriage Meeting agenda.
•
Foster clients’ use of communication skills that contribute
to successful Marriage Meetings.
• Adapt
Marriage Meeting Program techniques to help couples
who are not yet ready to implement the program. The
instructor
will illustrate concepts
with case examples and demonstrate couples therapy. Class participants
are
invited to bring in their own examples of clients who want a more
fulfilling
relationship with a significant other; discussion will
include
ways to
implement and/or adapt features of the Marriage Meeting Program for
specific
situations. .
.
. . . . . . Marcia
Naomi Berger, MSW, LCSW,
(B.A., Binghamton University; MSW, University Michigan) is
the former executive director of Jewish Family and Children’s Services
of
the East Bay and clinical faculty member at the UCSF School
of
Medicine.
She is an instructor at the UC Berkeley Extension and has a private
psychotherapy practice in San Rafael. She
leads Marriage
Meeting workshops for couples and has published many articles on this
topic.
Her book about The Marriage Meeting Program is scheduled for release by
New
World Library in early 2014. www.marriagemeetings.com .
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Workshop Location Alliant International University-San Francisco 1 Beach Street San Francisco, CA 94133 |
