67th Annual Conference

Thursday, February 25

Afternoon Workshops

2:30 - 5:00 P.M.

Workshop 33

Couples Gone Wild: Top 10 Complications in Treating Couples

Chair:                

Joseph Shay, Ph.D., CGP, FAGPA, Private Practice, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Tony Soprano brings Carmela in for couples therapy. They both mock you. Homer Simpson comes in with Marge. Ugh. You hate him! Your individual therapy training never prepared you for this! But, since couples are small groups, perhaps your group training can help. Using video clips, we will examine common problems in treating difficult couples and what to do about them.

didactic-sharing of work experiences-demonstration-experiential

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

1. Identify common complications in treating couples.
2. Cite common countertransference reactions when faced with such a couple.
3. Formulate techniques to intervene when such situations arise.
 

Course References:

Shay, J. J. (1990). Rules of thumb for the all-thumbs therapist: Weathering the marital storm. Journal of Integrative and Eclectic Psychotherapy, 9, 21-35.
 

Shay, J. J. (1993). Should men treat couples? Transference, countertransference, and sociopolitical considerations. Psychotherapy, 30, 93-102.
 

Shay, J. J. (1996). Okay, I'm here, but I'm not talking! Psychotherapy with the reluctant male. Psychotherapy, 33, 503-513.