Breakups, Separation, and Divorce
Helping Couples End Well
- Speaker:
- Alexandra Solomon, PhD
- Duration:
- 57 Minutes
- Language:
- Presented in EN, subtitles in EN and FR, handouts in EN and FR
- Copyright:
-
Dec 17, 2024
- Product Code:
- NOS096576
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
Description
This course explores the therapeutic process of supporting couples through breakups, separation, and divorce. Using frameworks like Discernment Counselling, participants will learn how to work with couples on the brink, navigate the complexities of “boomerang couples,” and maintain a balanced therapeutic stance. The course also addresses self-of-the-therapist (SOTT) issues and provides strategies to help couples end their relationship with clarity, respect, and care.
Credit
Program Information
Planning Committee Disclosure - No relevant relationshipsAll members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners. For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.
NOTE: Tuition includes one free CE Certificate (participant will be able to print the certificate of completion after passing the online post-test (80% passing score) and completing the evaluation). Instructional methods will include PowerPoint, didactic lecture, and others.
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Earn up to 1.0 CE hours. Please see below, for more details, as credit amounts vary by jurisdiction and profession.
PESI, Inc. is approved by the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association to offer continuing education for counsellors and psychotherapists. PESI, Inc. maintains responsibility for the program. This self-study activity is approved for 1.0 credit hours.
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Handouts
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual Week 17 - Conscious Uncoupling (5.47 MB) | 17 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual Week 17 - Conscious Uncoupling - French (5.47 MB) | 17 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual Week 17 - Conscious Uncoupling - Italian (5.47 MB) | 17 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual Week 17 - Conscious Uncoupling - German (5.47 MB) | 17 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual Week 17 - Conscious Uncoupling - Spanish (5.47 MB) | 17 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Speaker
Alexandra Solomon, PhD Related seminars and products
Dr. Alexandra H. Solomon is internationally recognized as one of today’s most trusted voices in the world of relationships, and her framework for Relational Self-Awareness has reached millions of people around the globe. A couple therapist, speaker, author, and professor, Dr. Alexandra is passionate about translating cutting-edge research and clinical wisdom into practical tools people can use to bring awareness, curiosity and authenticity to their relationships.
She is a clinician educator and a frequent contributor to academic journals, and she translates her academic and therapeutic experience to the public through her popular Instagram page, which has garnered a quarter of million followers. She is an adjunct professor in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University, and she is the face of MasterClass in Practice. She is a licensed clinical psychologist, who works with individuals and couples in private practice.
Her hit podcast, Reimagining Love, reaches thousands of listeners across the globe each week and features deep dives into complex relationship dynamics as well as conversations with high-profile guests from the worlds of therapy, academia, and pop culture. She is the award-winning author of three bestselling books: Love Every Day, Loving Bravely and Taking Sexy Back. Her work has been covered by outlets including NPR, Today, New York Times, Scientific American, and the Oprah Winfrey Network.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Alexandra Solomon is the owner and founder of The Institute for Relational Self-Awareness and has an employment relationship with MasterClass and Northwestern University. She receives royalties as a published author and is the podcast host of Reimaging Love. She is the founding expert for Mine'd app. Dr. Solomon receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Alexandra Solomon is an ad hoc for several peer review journals, for a complete list contact PESI, Inc. Dr. Solomon is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA), and the American Association for Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT).
Additional Info
Program Information
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Objectives
- Identify internal and relational challenges of breakups and divorce to help couples create endings that are careful and caring
- Develop a therapeutic stance for effectively working with couples on the brink, including those deciding to break up, to provide balanced and supportive guidance.
- Learn approaches for working with "boomerang couples" who repeatedly separate and reconcile, focusing on stabilizing their relationship dynamics.
Outline
- Overview of couples on the brink
- Discernment Counselling (Doherty)
- Therapeutic Stance vis a vis couples on the brink and couples breaking up
- Working with “boomerang couples”
- Self-of-the-therapist (SOTT) issues in breakups and divorce
- Helping a couple end well
Target Audience
- Psychologists
- Physicians
- Addiction Counsellors
- Counsellors
- Social Workers
- Marriage & Family Therapists
- Nurses
- Psychotherapists
- Other Behavioral Health Professionals
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