Product Detail

Couples Course with Drs. John & Julie Gottman
Online Course
$459.00 USD
$349.99
Product Details
Format:
Online Course
Length:
8 hr 35 min
Authors:
JULIE SCHWARTZ GOTTMAN, PHD
JOHN M. GOTTMAN, PHD
Publisher:
PESI Inc.
Copyright:
11/20/2016
CE Available:
Yes, See CE credit tab for complete continuing education details
Product Code:
VPC001103
Objectives
[+] [-] 095746 - Module 1: Making Relationships Work
  1. Discuss the clinical implications of research related to key components of building stable relationships
  2. Summarize key ingredients for building trust, loyalty, and commitment in clients

[+] [-] 095747 - Module 2: Strengthening Relationships through Resurfacing Trauma and PTSD
  1. Summarize efficacy-based approaches for treating PTSD to help couples
  2. Utilize research based interventions when treating couples experiencing PTSD and Trauma

[+] [-] 095748 - Module 3: Benefits of Integration, Insight on Flooding and Dealing with Resistance with Couples in Therapy
  1. Summarize Gottman Method interventions to help enhance self-integration in clinical treatment.
  2. Articulate clinical interventions to help emotionally distant or shut down partners reconnect.
  3. Describe clinical interventions to overcome client resistance and relationship sabotage.

[+] [-] 095749 - Module 4: Storytelling, Life’s Deeper Meaning and Dream-Within-Conflict Strategies to use with Couples
  1. Utilize the Dreams-Within-Conflict intervention with couples.
  2. Evaluate rituals of connection strategies to help improve client relationships.

[+] [-] 095750 - Module 5: Infidelity
  1. Articulate strategies to build trust in client relationships
  2. Summarize the fundamental process for building loyalty in client relationships
  3. Discuss the clinical implications of the science behind infidelity

[+] [-] 095751 - Module 6: Healing After an Affair
  1. Discuss the three-phase therapy for healing from betrayal.
  2. Identify technological resources that help when working with couples in a therapy session.

Outline
[+] [-] 095746 - Module 1: Making Relationships Work
Couples Relationships
  • Key research
  • Features of stability
  • Commitment

[+] [-] 095747 - Module 2: Strengthening Relationships through Resurfacing Trauma and PTSD
Trauma & PTSD in Relationships
  • Impact of abandonment and abuse
  • Therapeutic interventions
  • Case studies

[+] [-] 095748 - Module 3: Benefits of Integration, Insight on Flooding and Dealing with Resistance with Couples in Therapy
Mindfulness and Integration
  • Interventions
    • Overcoming flooding
    • Resistant clients

[+] [-] 095749 - Module 4: Storytelling, Life’s Deeper Meaning and Dream-Within-Conflict Strategies to use with Couples
Storytelling
  • Dreams-within-conflict interventions
  • Strategies for building connection
  • Case studies

[+] [-] 095750 - Module 5: Infidelity
Building Trust and Loyalty
  • Theory
  • Emotional attunement
  • Tools and skills
  • Case studies

[+] [-] 095751 - Module 6: Healing After an Affair
Therapy Sessions
  • Three-phase model
  • Healing strategies
  • Case studies

Author

JULIE SCHWARTZ GOTTMAN, PHD

JULIE SCHWARTZ GOTTMAN, PHD Julie Schwartz Gottman, Ph.D., is the co-founder and President of The Gottman Institute, and Clinical Supervisor for the Couples Together Against Violence study. A highly respected clinical psychologist, she is sought internationally by media and organizations as an expert advisor on marriage, sexual harassment and rape, domestic violence, gay and lesbian adoption, same-sex marriage, and parenting issues. Creator of the immensely popular The Art and Science of Love weekend workshops for couples, she also designed and leads the national certification program in Gottman Method Couples Therapy for clinicians. Her other achievements include: Washington State Psychologist of the Year; Author/co-author of five books, including, Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage, And Baby Makes Three, The Marriage Clinical Casebook, 10 Principles for Doing Effective Couples Therapy, and The Man’s Guide to Women; Wide recognition for her clinical psychotherapy treatment, with specialization in distressed couples, abuse and trauma survivors, substance abusers and their partners, and cancer patients and their families.

Inspiring, empowering, respectful, and kind, Julie’s leadership of The Gottman Institute has made it possible to identify and integrate the expertise of her staff, therapists, and the wider research and therapeutic community. Her commitment to excellence and integrity assures that as The Gottman Institute grows, it continues to maintain the highest ethical and scientific standards.

She is in private practice in the Seattle area, providing intensive marathon therapy sessions for couples. She specializes in working with distressed couples, abuse and trauma survivors, those with substance abuse problems and their partners, as well as cancer patients and their families.

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 keynote presentations around the world.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman is the co-founder of the Gottman Institute and Affective Software, Inc. She is the clinical director of The Relationship Research Institute, and she maintains a private practice. Dr. Schwartz Gottman is the owner of Gottman Couples' Retreat. She is a guest lecturer at the University of Puget Sound and Seattle Community Colleges, and she receives compensation as an international speaker. She is a published author and receives royalties, and she receives a speaking honorarium, recording royalties, and book royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman is a member of the American Psychological Association.

JOHN M. GOTTMAN, PHD

JOHN M. GOTTMAN, PHD John Gottman, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Washington, where he established “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 over 200 published articles and more than 40 books, including: The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, The Relationship Cure, Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child: The Heart of Parenting, and The Man’s Guide to Women.

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 storyteller 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 featured 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.
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.
Continuing Education Credits Awarded for Completion of Entire Package
[+] [-] Combined Continuing Education Credit From All Components
Breakdown of Continuing Education Credits by Components
[+] [-] 095746 - Module 1: Making Relationships Work
[+] [-] 095747 - Module 2: Strengthening Relationships through Resurfacing Trauma and PTSD
[+] [-] 095748 - Module 3: Benefits of Integration, Insight on Flooding and Dealing with Resistance with Couples in Therapy
[+] [-] 095749 - Module 4: Storytelling, Life’s Deeper Meaning and Dream-Within-Conflict Strategies to use with Couples
[+] [-] 095750 - Module 5: Infidelity
[+] [-] 095751 - Module 6: Healing After an Affair
Audience
Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers, Case Managers, Addiction Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists, Nurses, and other Mental Health Professionals