 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 often enhance
the
process. 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. * * * * * * * * This class is part of CE at Alliant's new Access to Expertise program. By registering and taking part in this class, you will be entitled to one free educational follow-up with the Instructor. The method to be used (phone, email, skype etc.) and the scope of the follow-up will be explained by the Instructors at the end of the class. 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, has published numerous articles on this topic, and is
currently
writing a book about the Marriage Meeting Program. www.marriagemeetings.com .
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Workshop Location Alliant International University-San Francisco 1 Beach Street San Francisco, CA 94133 |
