Couples & Sex Therapy Training Program: Part I - InterAnalytic Couples Therapy (IACT)

Part One of the Couples and Sex Therapy Training Program is entitled “InterAnalytic Couples Therapy (IACT).” IACT is offered to all mental health professionals and is designed to incorporate multiple instructional levels (introductory, intermediate and advanced). IACT incorporates concepts from Right Brain Psychotherapy into the treatment of couples covering key areas: Conflict/Communication, Closeness/Attachment, and Transference. Each live online class features a lecture with a PowerPoint slide show, and clinical application which includes demonstrations and role plays. There is also assigned reading and case consultation with instructors.

The course includes a lecture with a slide presentation, followed by a 15 minute break, then clinical application utilizing video, role play, and demonstrations, followed by an afternoon case consultation class (a morning consultation class may be added). There are also question and answer opportunities throughout the lecture.

Course Schedule

Lecture with Slide Presentation and Question and Answer: 12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

15 minute break: 1:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.

Clinical Application with Video, Role Play, Demonstration: 1:45 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Live Case Consultation Course – Afternoon Session: 3:15 a.m. – 4:30/5:00 p.m.

Topics:

1/4/24 Right Brain Psychotherapy with Couples: The Importance of Interpersonal Synchrony

1/11/24 The Dialogue of Emotional Intimacy (DEI)

1/18/24 Conflict/Disconnection
 
1/25/24 Closeness/Attachment

2/1/24 Transference

2/8/24 Clinical Application

2/15/24 High Conflict Couples / Intimate Partner Violence

2/22/24 - Specific Challenges in Couples Therapy

2/29/24 LGBTQA+ Couples Therapy

3/7/24 Consensual Nonmonogamy

3/14/24 Nonconsensual Nonmonogamy

3/21/24 Clinical Application & Demonstration

3/28/24 Separation and Divorce

4/4/24 Couples and Sex Therapy

4/11/24 Trauma and Couples Therapy

4/18/24 Culturally Diverse Couples Therapy

4/25/24 Clinical Exercises, Q & A, Feedback, Introduction to Part II: Human Sexuality, Sex Education and Sex Therapy course

Learning Objectives:

This course is designed to help participants:

• Describe two styles of affect dysregulation and two responses to affect dysregulation
• Assess the affect dysregulation style and response of each member in a relationship
• Apply five explicit affect regulation skills to clinical work
• Describe four components of implicit autonomic co-regulation
• Describe five traits of a mindful therapist
• Utilize three interventions for managing anger
• Discuss why couples therapy in contraindicated in cases of intimate partner violence
• Apply the Dialogue of Emotional Intimacy treatment intervention to clinical work
• Match four difficult issues in couples therapy with effective interventions
• Discuss how cultural diversity affects all clinicians
• Provide at least three components of a personal action plan for providing culturally competent treatment
• Demonstrate couples therapy skills in role playing triads
• and more

The Affirmative Couch, LLC is co-sponsoring this event with AACAST. The Affirmative Couch, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Affirmative Couch, LLC and AACAST maintain responsibility for this program and its content. The BBS also recognizes The Affirmative Couch CE credit for their licenses.