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The Heart of Couple Therapy

Knowing What to Do and How to Do It

16 CE Hours
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About the Course

A Step by Step Guide for How to do a Strength-Based Couples Therapy. Leading couple therapist Ellen Wachtel describes the principles of therapeutic interventions that motivate couples to alter entrenched patterns, build on strengths, and navigate the “legacy” issues that each person brings to the relationship. She illuminates the often unrecognized choices that therapists face throughout the session and deftly explicates their implications.

This course is based on the book, The Heart of Couple Therapy created by Ellen F. Wachtel, J.D, Ph.D in 2019.

Publication Details

Publication Date: 1st Edition Mar 2019

Course Material Author

Ellen F. Wachtel, J.D, Ph.D
Ellen F. Wachtel, J.D, Ph.D is in private practice in New York City. She's the author of numerous books including We Love Each Other But… a self-help book for couples. She has given workshops in the United States, Europe, Asia and South America. Her books have been translated into many languages including Japanese and Arabic.

Ellen F. Wachtel, J.D, Ph.D authored the material only, and was not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Course Creator

Ellen F. Wachtel

Ellen F. Wachtel, J.D, Ph.D is in private practice in New York City. She’s the author of numerous books including We Love Each Other But… a self-help book for couples. She has given workshops in the United States, Europe, Asia and South America. Her books have been translated into many languages including Japanese and Arabic.

Target Audience

Counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists and social workers. This course is appropriate for all levels of knowledge.

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Use numerous methods that increase each person’s motivation to change.
  2. 2 Recognize and select the choice points that keep sessions focused, positive and productive.
  3. 3 Use an emotion focused genogram that illuminates each individual’s unarticulated longings, world view, values and assumptions about relationships.
  4. 4 Design active interventions that incorporate an in depth understanding of each person's needs.
  5. 5 Describe how to intervene in ways that help the couple change “complaints” into wishes.
  6. 6 Plan and prepare for numerous difficult situations that couple therapists encounter.

Disclosure to Learners

CE Learning Systems adheres to the ACCME's Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Medical Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity – including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others ― are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (formerly known as commercial interests).

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Planners and Reviewers

The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

Material Authors

There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Course Creator

Ellen F. Wachtel – Receives royalties as a published author.

Commercial support

There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

$115.20 + materials
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Course Details

16 CE Hours
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Course 103021

Related Topics

Couples

Availability

This course is available until Jan 4th, 2029.

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