Couples Workshop
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The Art & Science of Love: A Couples Workshop
For the past forty years, Drs. John & Julie Gottman, have researched thousands of couples leading to the development of the Art & Science of Love: A Couples Workshop. This workshop is designed for ALL couples in committed relationships for every age, stage (pre-marital, new marriages), ability and sexual orientation.
If you have a strong relationship, this workshop will provide you with insights and tools to foster further closeness, friendship, and trust. If your relationship is distressed, this two-day workshop will provide you with a greater understanding of your relationship and a road map for repair.
During the first day, you will learn how to build fondness, admiration, and closeness in your relationship. On the second day, you’ll work on conflict management while learning new and important communication skills. Couples work privately on exercises designed to address the challenges in real-life relationships. Certified Gottman therapists are available to support couples one-on-one with exercises. While the nature of this workshop is psycho-educational, all info gathered from couples will be kept absolutely confidential.
No public discussion or disclosure is involved.
Workshop topics include:
- Learn to recognize the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and what to do if they are attacking your marriage
- Identify your relationship’s specific strengths and how to build on them
- Learn about the effects of physiological flooding and how it may affect conflict resolution
- Use the Fondness and Admiration System to renew respect and care for one another
- Create an Emotional Bank Account that you can draw upon in times of stress
- Develop your problem-solving skills, including the 6 skills for effective conflict resolutions
- Find out how you can make your dreams and aspirations come true for you, your partner, and your relationship
As a result of this workshop, you will receive:
In addition to a greater understanding of how to build friendship, manage conflict, and create shared meaning in your relationship, you will receive The Art & Science of Love Box Set. The box set includes: 2 Couples Workbooks and other tools and tips to assist you in applying the exercises at home.
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Learning Objectives:
- Renew respect and care for one another by using the Fondness and Admiration System.
- Build and share a deeper connection with each other’s inner world by using Love Maps.
- Develop problem-solving skills, including the six techniques of effective conflict resolution: Softened Start-Up, Accepting Influence, Repair and De-escalation
- Practice Physiological Self-Soothing by applying the time-out and relaxation method.
- Listen to Your Partner’s Underlying Feelings and Dreams, Compromise.
- Recognize the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and what to do if they are attacking your relationship.
- Recognize the effects of physiological flooding and how it may affect conflict resolution
8. Increase romance in your relationship with small, easy steps.
9. Summarize the research that allows us to predict future relationship stability.
10. Describe the levels of the Sound Relationship House theory.
11. Explain why physiological self-soothing is essential for a healthy relationship.
12. Describe how to recognize Bids and Turning Towards.
13. Use and describe the Stress-Reducing Conversation to minimize relapse.
14. Establish dialogue about grid-locked conflicts.
15. Explain the Aikido Principle and how it relates to Accepting Influence.
16. Describe the State of the Union meeting and the Magic Six Hours a Week
Art & Science of Love Timeline
Saturday
8am to 8:30 am Registrations and pick up your materials for the event
8:30am Workshop begins
Morning break
12:30 pm Lunch
1:40pm Workshop resumes
5pm First day completed
Sunday
8:30am Workshop begins
Morning break
12:30 pm Lunch
1:40pm Workshop resumes
5pm Workshop completed, congratulation!
PRESENTERS
Leslie Baker, MFT, NCC, Certified Gottman Therapist
Leslie Baker continues to find passion for the art & science of relationships in her 25 years of experience as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, National Board Certified Counselor. She is a Certified Gottman Therapist and a Gottman Seven Principles Leader providing workshops. Leslie is an author, associateational speaker and a faculty member for various graduate programs over the past 20 years. Leslie is passionate about providing opportunities for couples to learn Gottman skill to deepen the connections in their relationships.
Leslie Baker is a certified Gottman Therapist with the Gottman Institute.
Leslie Baker has no relevant non-financial relationship to disclose.
Policies & Procedures
Please Note:
A brief telephone interview of all attendees is required before confirming participation in the workshop. Once payment is received, you will be contacted to set up the interview within a few weeks of the workshop. Once the interview with both partners is completed, your enrollment into the workshop is confirmed by the successful completion of the phone interviews. A welcome email with final details of the workshop will be sent out to you one week before the workshop.
Cancellation Policy:
Refunds less $100.00 administration fee are given for cancellations received by email to Leslie Baker at leslie@lesliebakermft.com, no less than 21 days prior to the event. If you are booking the workshop after the 21 day refund deadline - no refunds are available, should a last minute cancellation occur. Refunds are not possible less than 21 days before the event, regardless of personal circumstances. Cancellation policy is final and not negotiable. Therapy2Thrive®Ruby Hill Counseling Center, Inc. regrets the difficult personal circumstances that prevent people attending including medical concerns and emergencies, severe weather or transport difficulty, however the logistics of event management prevents T2T® RHCC from assuming responsibility for such difficulties.
Presenter Substitution:
If for any reason a scheduled presenter is not able to appear they will only be replaced with a Certified Gottman Couples Workshop Leader.
Workshop Cancellation:
If the workshop is cancelled for any reason and the Attendee is unable or unwilling to attend on a rescheduled date, the Attendee will receive a refund for 100% of workshop tuition. We are not responsible for nor will we reimburse any travel expenses the Attendee has incurred in the event of a cancelled training. The individual or entity that made the arrangements agrees to hold harmless Therapy2Thrive® Ruby Hill Marriage & Family Counseling Center, Inc. Workshops from any and all liability associated with those travel arrangements. By registering for any Therapy2Thrive® Ruby Hill Marriage & Family Counseling Center, Inc. Workshops sponsored or hosted event the individual or entity agrees to these terms.
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Continuing Education
Psychologists
R. Cassidy Seminars is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to offer continuing education for psychologists. R. Cassidy Seminars maintains responsibility for this program. 14 CE hours.
Social Workers
R. Cassidy Seminars, ACE provider #1082, is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) www.aswb.org, through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) Program. R. Cassidy Seminars maintains responsibility for the program. Approval Period: April 15, 2018-April 15, 2021. Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval. Social workers participating in this course will receive 14 continuing education clock hours.
CA: The Board of Behavioral Sciences has deferred CE course approvals to APA and ASWB for its licensees. See those approvals under Psychologists and Social Workers
NY: R. Cassidy Seminars is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider (#0006) of continuing education for licensed social workers. This program is approved for 14 contact hours live
OH: Provider approved by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board for (14) clock hours, #RCST110701
Counselors/Marriage and Family Therapists
CA: The Board of Behavioral Sciences has deferred CE course approvals to APA and ASWB for its licensees. See those approvals under Psychologists and Social Workers.
Other States: If your state is not specifically listed, nearly all state Counselor and MFT boards accept either APA or ASWB approval, or are reciprocal with other state licensing board approvals, such as those listed below. Check with your board to be sure. The Ohio Board includes Counselors and MFTs.
IL: Illinois Dept of Professional Regulation Approved Continuing Education Sponsor, #168-000141. (14) hours.
OH: Provider approved by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board for (14) clock hours, #RCST110701
TX: Approved CE Sponsor through the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage & Family Therapists. 14 CE clock hours. Provider #151
Chemical Dependency Counselors
CA Provider approved by CCAPP Provider #4N-00-434-0220 for (14) CEHs. CCAPP is an IC&RC member which has reciprocity with most ICRC member states.
TX: Provider approved by the TCBAP Standards Committee, Provider No. 1749-06, (14) hours general, Expires 3/31/2019. Complaints about provider or workshop content may be directed to the TCBAP Standards Committee, 1005 Congress Avenue, Ste. 460, Austin, Texas 78701, Fax Number (512) 476-7297.
Educators
TX: R. Cassidy Seminars is an approved provider with the Texas Education Agency CPE# 501456. This course is (14) CE Hours.
Nurses
CA: Provider approved by the CA Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CeP12224, for (14) contact hours. Some state nursing boards are reciprocal. Check with your licensing board to be sure.
Disability Access – If you require ADA accommodations please contact our office 30 days Or more before the event. We cannot ensure accommodations without adequate prior notification.
Please Note: Licensing Boards change regulations often And while we attempt to stay abreast of their most recent changes, if you have questions Or concerns about this course meeting your specific board’s approval, we recommend you contact your board directly to obtain a ruling.
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