65th Annual Conference

Saturday, February 23

Afternoon Workshops

2:15-5:30 P.M.

Workshop 98

The Star Trek Model of Couples Therapy: "Why We Pick the Mates We Do"

Chairs:      

Phyllis Jenkins, M.A., LMFT, CGC, Director, The Redecision Institute of San Jose and New York, San Jose, California

Anne Teachworth, M.A., CGC, CPC, Director, The Gestalt Institute of New Orleans and New York, Metairie, Louisiana
 

Learn about a psychogenetic, transgenerational approach to treating couples in therapy from “selection to solution”. The “Selection Test”, from Ms. Anne Teachworth’s book, plus “redeciding” the couples script integrated in assessment and treatment to “boldly take couples therapy further than it’s ever gone before.” Handouts include the Selection Test and powerful Redecision Maps.
didactic-sharing of work experiences-demonstration-experiential
 

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

1. Introduce Psychogenetics & Redecision as an assessment and treatment tool.
2. Learn how to administer and interpret the selection test.
3. Demonstrate how to design a treatment plan for couples using Psychogenetics and Redecision Therapy.
 

Course References:

1. Teachworth, A. (2002). Why we Pick the Mates we Do. New Orleans, LA: Gestalt Institute Press.