MARIN COUNTY CHAPTER OF CAMFT
FRIDAY CONTINUING EDUCATION SERIES
Friday, February 8, 2019
Treating Affairs - Helping Couples Heal and Rebuild Trust
Lisa Lund, LMFT
The pain of an affair is intense. The betrayed partner usually suffers from acute stress or PTSD and may experience hyper-vigilance, intrusive images, and emotional numbing. The unfaithful partner may experience grief, shame, guilt and ambivalence. Both often fluctuate rapidly in their emotions from fear and sadness to anger and resentment. We, as therapists, need to be able to help our couples express the range of emotions in a healing way rather than a destructive one so that they can create a joined narrative of what has happened to them. To do so, we need a roadmap. In this talk we will be visiting the Gottman’s Atone, Attune and Attach model of Affair Recovery. This model provides clinicians with an unbiased approach that compassionately services both partners as they struggle to rebuild a collapsed marriage.
Educational Goals:
- A better understanding of what goes wrong in a relationship that causes the erosion of trust and infidelity.
- A three step method to treating affairs
- What pitfalls should the therapist avoid in treating affairs.
Lisa Lund’s specialty is in helping couples improve their relationships. She is a Master Certified Gottman Therapist and works directly with couples in Kentfield at “A Couple’s Place”. In addition to working with couples privately, she teaches workshops and retreats to couples wanting to enhance or repair their relationships. Currently, Lisa is offering The Art and Science of Love: Couples Weekend Workshop and Retreat three times a year at the Acqua Hotel in Mill Valley. Lisa also trains clinicians in the Gottman Method of Couples Counseling. She offers all levels of Gottman Training in San Anselmo and consults with clinicians getting certified in the Gottman Method.
Time: Networking is from 11:30 to 12:00 p.m. Presentation begins at 12:00 pm and ends at 2:00 p.m.
Cost: Free for Marin CAMFT members, $10 for non-members.
Location: Corte Madera Town Center, Room 201 - 770 Tamalpais Drive, Corte Madera, CA 94925 (map)
Information: For more information about the Friday Continuing Education Series and about joining the Committee, please contact CE Director, Laurie Buntain.
Continuing Education Goal: Marin CAMFT is committed to offering continuing education courses to train LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs to treat any client in an ethically and clinically sound manner based upon current accepted standards of practice. Course completion certificates will be awarded at the conclusion of the training and upon participant’s submission of his or her completed evaluation.
Refund Policy: Requests for refunds must be in writing and received by the CE Director on no later than ten days before the program. There will be a $25.00 administrative fee to cancel registration for any program. The refund will be sent within ten days of the request.
Accommodation for Special Needs: The special needs of persons with disabilities will be accommodated. The Program Committee will endeavor to assure that continuing education program materials, content and venue selections will meet the special needs of the disabled and that reasonable accommodation will be made. A request for accommodation can be made to the CE Director, who will work with the Committee and event venue to meet the need.All instructors will read and adhere to Marin CAMFT’s stated policies.
Marin CAMFT encourages those who attend its events to respect the fact that some individuals may have allergies to fragrances and pet dander. We ask that you refrain from introducing these elements into our meeting room. Registered service animals are welcome, of course.
Grievance Procedure: Marin CAMFT will respond to complaints in a reasonable, ethical and timely manner, when submitted by program attendees in writing to the CE Director.
Anti-Discrimination Policy: Marin CAMFT shall not discriminate against any individual or group with respect to any service, program or activity based on gender, race, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, age or other prohibited basis. Marin CAMFT does not require attendees to adhere to any particular religion or creed in order to participate in training. Marin CAMFT will not promote or advocate for a single modality of treatment that is discriminatory or likely to harm clients based on current accepted standards or practice.
CE: This workshop meets the qualifications for 2 hours of continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LEPs and LPCCs. These will be provided by Marin CAMFT (CEP # 56895), which is approved by CAMFT to sponsor CE for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs. Marin CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program and its contents contact Laurie Buntain, Continuing Education Director for more information.
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