Ian Alger, M.D., CGP, FAGPA, Clinical Professor of
Psychiatry, New York
Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical School, New York,
New
Barbara Feld, M.S.W., CSW, CGP, Faculty, Department of
Psychiatry,
Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York
We will delineate which modality to use when working with couples in
groups. Issues of engagement, problem identification, change
facilitation,
and closure in couples treatment will be reviewed. Participants will
view
videotapes couples' sessions and role-play couples they choose for
couples
group.
experiential-demonstration-didactic-sharing
of work experiences
Course References:
1. Alger, I. (1976).
Multiple couple therapy.
In P. Guerin (ed.),
Family Therapy, Theory and Practice,
364-387. New York: Gardner Press.
2. Feld, B. (1998). Initiating a couples group. Group, 22(4),
245-259.
3. Gurman, A. & Jacobson, N. (2002).
Clinical handbook of couple
therapy. Guilford Press.
