Dates: Session 1: Thursday & Friday, September 23 & 24, 2021; Session 2: Monday & Tuesday, November 15 & 16, 2021; Session 3: Friday & Saturday, February 4 & 5, 2022; Session 4: Sunday & Monday, April 3 & 4, 2022
Times: 12-7pm ET (Day 1), 9am-4:30pm ET (Day 2)
Location: Sessions 1, 2 & 3 on Zoom; Session 4 in Northampton, MA (exact location TBD)*
Instructor: Lorrie Brubacher, MEd, LMFT, RMFT
Rates: Full Rate – $1,700 for all 4 sessions; Equity Rate* available – self-selected increments of $100, base of $800
Additional Rate for CEs: $25
CEs: 48 CEs approved for LMFTs, LICSWs, LMHCs, and Lic. Psychologists
Target Audience: Marriage & Family Therapists, Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors, Psychologists
Level: Intermediate; prior completion of 4-Day EFT Externship required
*If, due to Covid-related health reasons, we are unable to meet in person, we will convert Session 4 to an online format.
Currently full. To be added to a waiting list, please email admin@coupleandfamilyinstitute.com.
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Core Skills Advanced Training is an opportunity to deepen your understanding of EFT theory and translate it into more effective and deliberate interventions with your couples. The training involves a combination of didactic instruction, demonstrations from training tapes, live demonstrations with couples, and opportunities for formal and informal case supervision.
Completion of Core Skills Training in EFT can contribute significantly to obtaining a certified EFT therapist designation. Check the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT) website for further details.
See Core Skills Learning Goals
Schedule (all times in EDT)
Session 1 — Thursday & Friday, September 23 & 24, 2021
Focuses on Steps 1-4, with particular attention to assessment, alliance building, empathic attunement and basic EFT Skills, as well as identifying the negative interactive cycle.
Session 2 — Monday & Tuesday, November 15 & 16, 2021
Continues with the Stage 1 of EFT with a focus on formulating the cycle, fostering de-escalation, accessing primary emotion and associated skills.
Session 3 — Friday & Saturday, February 4 and 5, 2022
Emphasizes working with primary emotion, teaches associated skills and focuses on withdrawer re-engagement.
Session 4 — Sunday & Monday, April 3 and 4, 2022
Continues to focus on working with primary emotion, and places special emphasis on blamer softening. The Stage 3 of EFT (steps 8 and 9) is also addressed.
Participants will be asked to present their own work through a case presentation at least once during the four sessions.
Lorrie Brubacher, MEd, LMFT, RMFT is the Founding Director of the Carolina Center for EFT. She is certified with the International Centre for Excellence in EFT (ICEEFT) as a therapist, supervisor, and trainer. She is author of Stepping into Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy: Key Ingredients of Change (2018). She has worked in private practice in couple and family therapy since 1989, and currently practices in Greensboro and Winnipeg, Canada. She has an adjunct faculty appointment at UNC Greensboro, and has previously served as an instructor at 3 Canadian universities. She publishes and presents frequently on the topic of EFT, often publishing with Dr. Sue Johnson, the originator of EFT for couples. Lorrie has co-authored six chapters with Dr. Sue Johnson, published in the Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy, in the Journal of Marriage and Family Therapy and in Person Centered and Experiential Psychotherapies and is on the editorial board for the ICEEFT newsletter. Additionally, she teaches Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy and is co-developer, with Dr. Lillian Buchanan, of the first EFT interactive video training program, accessible at www.attachmentinjuryrepair.com. For additional information about Lorrie and her work, please see www.lbrubacher.com, www.carolinaeft.com, and https://steppingintoeft.com.
*Equity Rate: This registration option is for participants with historical/institutional barriers to access. Please choose equity pricing only if you are a member of one or more historically marginalized communities.
This activity is approved by the International Centre of Excellence for Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT).
CE Sponsorship Info:
LMFTs – This activity is certified by the New England Association for Family and Systemic Therapy (NEAFAST) on behalf of the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health & Human Services Professions for LMFT professional continuing education.
LMHCs – This activity is approved certification by R. Cassidy Seminars on behalf of the Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health & Human Services Professions for LMHC/LPC professional continuing education.
LICSWs – This activity is approved certification by R. Cassidy Seminars on behalf of the Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health & Human Services Professions for LICSW professional continuing education.
Lic. Psychologists – This activity is approved certification by R. Cassidy Seminars on behalf of the American Psychological Association for Licensed Psychologists.
Evaluations and certificates are available by email and online following course completion at www.ceuregistration.com.
NOTE: It is the participant’s responsibility to check with their state boards to determine CE requirements and rules of reciprocity, i.e. to assess whether out-of-state and/or APA-approved certificates can be accepted.
This program is being offered independent of any commercial support or conflict of interest. The 4-Day Externship in Emotionally Focused Therapy is a prerequisite to participate.
