Upcoming schedules:

• 3, 4, 5 July 2024

Feel free to call 6593 5283 for registration support.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, learners will be able to: 

1. Use theories of Attachment and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) to communicate the assessment and intervention process with the clients.
2. Apply Individually and Interactionally Oriented Interventions in facilitating behavioural change to reduce couple conflicts.
3. Recognise the signs of relationship trauma and prevent escalation of couple conflicts to Intimate Partner Violence & other harmful behaviours.

While providing a continuum of care to families, people helpers may encounter couples who are so conflictual with each other that it hinders their families from receiving the help they need. The escalation of marital conflicts may result in Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and cause collateral harm to children in the families.  

This course aims to equip participants with basic theories of Attachment and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) to explain and assess couple conflicts. It also introduces participants to Individually & Interactionally Oriented Interventions in facilitating behavioural change to reduce couple conflicts. Finally, participants will also learn to recognise signs of relationship trauma to prevent escalation of couple conflicts to IPV & other harmful behaviours. 

Topics:

• Principles of attachment theory and the nature of emotion.
• How Attachment Theory and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) explain couple conflicts and facilitate behavioural change. 
• The stance & tone of the Emotionally Focused therapist when working with clients. 
• Forming therapeutic alliance with clients in the beginning stage of EFT. 
• Individually & Interactionally Oriented Interventions in EFT ‘Tango Moves’.
• Relationship trauma & symptoms.
• Intervention considerations for transnational couples & couples with attachment injuries.
• Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) & self-harming behaviours

Facilitated Classroom Training

No Assessments.

Social Workers, Social Work Assistants / Associates, Case Managers, Counsellors, Psychologists, Law Enforcement Officers, mental health workers and any profession who is interested in working with couples.

This course is suitable for practitioners, professionals, board members and volunteers in the social service field, pastoral staff and para-counsellors who are working with couples and families.

Corporates like other SSAs, Family Service Centres, etc. can engage us to conduct the course for their staff who work with couples.

While there are no pre-requisites to the course, participants should already be working with marital couples or are interested to work with them in the future.

This course is not suitable for the General Public seeking to improve the conflictual marital relationships of themselves or their relatives. For couple counselling services, you may refer to https://www.arkalliedhealth.com/

21 hours

Participants who meet 75% class attendance will be awarded a Certificate of Accomplishment by the Academy of Human Development.