In Person Quarterly Event
Moving from Stage 1 to Stage 2 - Engaging Withdrawers in Step 5
Presented by:
Karen Godfredsen, PsyD
When: June 6
Time: 10am to 1pm
Where: First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley, 2407 Dana Street, Berkeley, CA 94704
SUBJECT:
Withdrawer Reengagement (EFT Step 5) is a delicate moment in the EFT process. At this pivotal point therapists must recognize and respond to signs of the couple’s readiness for change, shifting from Stage 1 to Stage 2 Tango techniques without straining their newfound, still-fragile de-escalation. Additionally, because of the particular challenges Withdrawers face in exploring deeper emotion, successfully moving to Stage 2 requires tailoring interventions to meet the Withdrawer’s unique attachment needs and vulnerabilities in transitional sessions.
Using actual in-session video and audience engagement this training will offer participants effective strategies for using the Tango to access and enact Withdrawer vulnerability, easing the way into Stage 2. Strategies explored will include stage-specific adjustments to the length and focus of moves within the Tango, and the targeted use of practical microskills like conjecture, affirmation, reflection, and proxy voice to support the Withdrawer in turning more openly towards a previously unsafe partner.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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Identify 1-2 important indicators that a couple is ready to move to Stage 2 of EFT
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Describe 2 EFT Tango techniques useful in moving from Stage 1 to Stage 2
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Identify 2-3 effective strategies for accessing vulnerability during Withdrawer Reengagement when working with EFT
PRESENTER:
Karen Godfredsen, PsyD has been a clinical psychologist providing direct services, training, supervision and consultation for over 20 years. Her early clinical experience included work in jails, community mental health clinics, AIDS service organizations, and VA hospitals, all with an emphasis on promoting social justice, cross-cultural sensitivity and the empowerment of clients through therapy. She served as Director of Behavioral Health for the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin, overseeing the expansion and improvement of services provided to people living with AIDS and founded the Lake Michigan Internship Consortium, an AAPIC-accredited postdoctoral training program placing and supporting graduates in under-resourced local community mental health settings.
Throughout her career, Karen has provided graduate level instruction to therapists in training at Marquette University, Argosy University, and the Wright Institute, where she served as Core Faculty and Associate Program Director for the Master’s in Counseling Program for nine years.
Currently in full time private practice serving couples, individuals and families online throughout California, Karen's work is guided by emotion-centered and attachment-based models of therapy, including Emotionally Focused Therapy, Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy, Internal Family Systems and Core Self Reclamation Therapy. She is a certified Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist and Supervisor Candidate Providing supervision in EFCT, as well as supervision and consultation in family therapy, ethical dilemmas and crisis intervention. She is active in her local EFT community, serving as NCCEFT Chair Elect and Board Chair from 2018-2020 and on the NCCEFT Diversity Committee for five years. As a therapist, supervisor and colleague, she works to remain grounded in the warmth, compassion, humor and respect for clients so central to the practice of Emotionally Focused Therapy.
AGENDA:
10:00 – 10:30: Snacks and Socializing
10:30 – 10:50: Announcements
10:50 – 11:50: Program
11:50 – 12:00: Break (not included in CE credits)
12:00 – 1:00: Program Resumes
1:00: Program Adjourns
TARGET AUDIENCE:
This training is appropriate for mental health practitioners who work with couples using Emotionally Focused Therapy. Level is introductory to intermediate.
COST:
This training is free to members, while non-members pay $10. Two Continuing Education (CE) credits are available to both members and non-members for a charge of $40. A link to register and pay $40 for CE's will be emailed to all registrants at a later date prior to the training.
CONTINUING EDUCATION:
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Alliant International University is approved by the American Psychological Association to Sponsor Continuing Education for psychologists.
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Alliant International University Maintains Sole Responsibility For This Program and Its Content.
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Provider Approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CEP17538, For 2 Contact Hours.
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Approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No.4469
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Those seeking CE Credit under the BRN must retain this certificate for a minimum of 4 years.
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There are no known conflicts of interest, and no commercial support, associated with this program.
We are not authorized to speak on behalf of any licensing boards. If you have questions, check your licensing board’s website for their approved CE providers (for example, to see if they accept APA- or NBCC-approved CE providers). If you are still not sure, feel free to send what you have found on your licensing board’s website to help@trieft.org and they can help further clarify.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Those who attend this workshop in full, and complete the course evaluation will receive a certificate of completion via email within one week following the workshop. Please note that credit will only be granted to those who attend the entire workshop. Those arriving more than 15 minutes after the start time or leaving before the workshop is completed will not receive CE credit.
ACCOMMODATIONS:
NCCEFT meets all applicable local, state and federal standards, including the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), 42, U.S.C. 12101-12213 (2008)). We hold events only at professional venues that comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), 42, U.S.C. 12101-12213 (2008)
ADA NEEDS: We will be happy to accommodate your ADA needs; please contact us at NCCEFTinfo@gmail.com at least two weeks prior to the seminar date.
PARKING:
For those with limited mobility, the underground church parking garage has disabled person parking spaces and an elevator up to the main floor. The entrance to the underground church parking garage is located on the south side of Channing Way between Telegraph Ave and Dana St. The cost is $1 per 20 minutes with a $10 maximum. A second option is across the street from the church on the north side of Channing Way at the Telegraph-Channing Garage. The cost is free for the first hour and $2 per hour after that.
NCCEFT PROGRAM GRIEVANCE AND REFUND POLICY:
The Northern California Community for Emotionally Focused Therapy (NCCEFT) is fully committed to conducting all activities in strict conformance with the American Psychological Association's Ethical Principles of Psychologists. NCCEFT will comply with all legal and ethical responsibilities to be non-discriminatory in promotional activities, program content and in the treatment of program participants. The monitoring and assessment of compliance with these standards will be the responsibility of the CPA PAS CE Program Director in consultation with the Board of Directors (Steering Committee).
While NCCEFT works to assure fair treatment for all participants and attempts to anticipate problems, there will be occasional issues which will require intervention and/or action on the part of NCCEFT. This procedural description serves as a guideline for handling such complaints.
When a participant, either orally or in written format, files a grievance and expects action on the complaint, the following actions will be taken:
1. If the complaint concerns a speaker, the content presented by the speaker, or the style of presentation, the individual filing the complaint will be asked to put his/her comments in written format. The CE Program Director will then pass on the comments to the speaker, assuring the confidentiality of the aggrieved individual.
2. If the complaint concerns a workshop offering, its content, level of presentation, or the facilities in which the workshop was offered, the CE Program Director will mediate and will be the final arbitrator. If the participant requests action during a workshop or conference, the CE Program Director or his/her representative will:
a. attempt to rectify the situation, and/or
b. provide a credit for a subsequent presentation, in the event of a program having an attendance fee or
c. provide a partial or full refund of the registration fee, in the event of a program having an attendance fee.
Actions 2b and 2c will require a written note, documenting the grievance, for record keeping purposes. The note need not be signed by the aggrieved individual.
3. If the grievance concerns the business practices of the NCCEFT CE program in a specific regard, the CE Program Director or Administrator will attempt to arbitrate.
REFUND AND ATTENDANCE POLICY:
In the event that a program presentation has an attendance fee, CANCELLATIONS should be made 48 hours prior to the event.
