Time: 11:00 am-1:00 pm CT
Outside Study: 2 hours
Didactic Presentation: 1 hour 45 mins
Educator: Danielle Schaefer
Description: This didactic will address how to conduct teen and family counseling at MCO. We will review Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) and how it compares to Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT). We will focus on how to conceptualize family work. Hoping you walk away from this didactic feeling more clear on what to do when a teen/family pop onto your caseload.
Pre-Didactic Materials:
Watch this 12 minute video that provides a very high level overview of EFFT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2gOBOp1-pU
Now choose ONE of these videos – they are both right around 47 minutes long, and both are interviews with Gail Palmer:
1) We Heart Therapy interview with Gail Palmer
OR
2) Con Sheehan interview with Gail Palmer
In both, watch/listen for how the tango is used in family therapy, and also for the overarching goals we are pursuing in family counseling.