- Topic Areas:
- Couples Therapy | Workshop
- Category:
- Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 2009
- Faculty:
- John Gottman, PhD | Julie Gottman, PhD
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 56 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date :
- Dec 10, 2009
Description
Description:
This workshop describes a 22-session couples’ group intervention and curriculum for lower and middle-class couples. Each session begins with a talk-show video showing discussions with couples in poverty on curriculum topics, e.g.’ healing from infidelity, avoiding and healing from domestic violence, etc. The video is followed by group discussion, a brief teaching,and an exercise that focuses on learning new skills. Throughout most of the curriculum,, physiological soothing is taught through biofeedback. Details of the curriculum and video samples will be shown.
Educational Objectives:
- To describe the difference between characterological and situational domestic violence.
- Given a couple in a domestic violence situation, suggest an intervention and curriculum.
*Sessions may be edited for content and to preserve confidentiality*
