30 hours of training in EFT

March 9th to 12th, 2011
 

Columbia, Maryland

Between Washington and Baltimore
 

Gail Palmer RMFT, Douglas Tilley LCSW-C, and Kathryn Rheem, LMFT are presenting this Externship in EFT. The Externship is the first level of training for learning EFT and for becoming a Certified EFT Therapist.  The course teaches mental health professionals the basic clinical skills necessary to become competent as an EFT couples therapist.  The training includes readings, lectures, discussions, videotape examples, and experiential skills practice.   Two live couple sessions are scheduled for each Externship.  See more about EFT on the home page. Participants will receive a training manual developed for this course.

It is suggested that participants read: The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy: Creating Connection (Johnson, 2004) and Becoming an Emotionally Focused Couple Therapist: The Workbook (Johnson et al., 2005). Both books are published by Routledge: Taylor and Francis Group, www.taylorandfrancisgroup.com.
 

    Comments from past Externships. 

"This was a most remarkable four days – you raised the bar and showed us how to get there.  I am excited to get back to my couples with new tools for change and renewed appreciation for familiar interventions."

"Best workshop I’ve ever attended!"

"Thank you for a top notch professional training.  It was worth the time, money and effort."  

"Thank you all so much for a very positive experience.  Can’t wait for the next level."

"I am thrilled to have attended this training.  I feel like – of course this is the way to do couples therapy. It just makes so much sense.  I plan to continue trainings in EFT."

"Loved the 4 days, thanks so much!"

See more comments from the previous externship

 Schedule for Training Program:

      9am to 5:30pm, registration at 8:30am

Wednesday:
  Morning
    Introduction to EFT: nature of couple distress, attachment theory
    EFT stages and steps -Overview
  Afternoon
    Empathy - the therapist stance
    Skills training - video demonstrations and experiential exercises

Thursday:
   Morning
     Live Couple Demonstration and Processing
   Afternoon
     EFT Assessment
     EFT Steps 1 & 2
     EFT Steps 3 and 4 and Cycle de-escalation

Friday:
   Morning
     Live Couple Demonstration and Processing
   Afternoon
     EFT Interventions - Working with emotion and interaction
      w/ experiential exercises
     EFT Steps 5-7 - Change events
     Skills training - video demonstrations and experiential exercises

Saturday:
   Morning
      Steps 8-9 – Consolidation and new solutions
   Afternoon
      EFT and working with trauma and attachment injuries
      Becoming an EFT therapist – Skills training and video demonstration

Learning Objectives:  Participants will be able ....

Day 1:  Introduction to Couple Distress, Attachment Theory, Process of EFT
1.  to describe the nature and causes of couple distress
2.  to describe basic Attachment Theory and how it informs EFT.
3.  to describe the systemic and experiential theoretical influences on EFT.
4.  to describe change factors involve in a couple moving from distress to recovery.
5.  to describe the Nine Steps and Three Stages of EFT. 
6.  to demonstrate the basic empathy skills that are central to the therapeutic process in EFT.

Day 2:  Stage 1 (steps 1-4 of EFT)  Assessment, Alliance
1.  describe assessment skills in EFT (Steps 1 and 2).
2.  to demonstrate how to create a therapeutic alliance using: empathic attunement, validation, acceptance, genuineness.
3.  to demonstrate how to enter into the experience of each partner to discover how each constructs his/her experience of their relationship.
4.  to demonstrate how to track and frame the sequences of interaction that perpetuate couple’s distress.
5.  to frame a couple’s negative cycle (e.g., pursue/withdraw) emphasizing attachment needs (e.g., closeness, connection, importance of the other, fear of loss).

Day 3:  Stage II (Steps 5-7) Change Events and  EFT Interventions
1.  to describe the three change events in EFT: de-escalation, withdrawer engagement and pursuer softening.
2.  to demonstrate the skills of accessing, exploring and heightening emotion.
3.   to describe the skills of facilitating acceptance.
4.   to describe the process of withdrawer reengagement and pursuer softening

1.  to describe systemic and experiential theoretical influences that inform EFT interventions.
2.  to describe the basic EFT interventions for working with emotion, ie reflection, validation, evocative responding, empathic conjecture and heightening.
3 to demonstrate how to use RISSSC to heighten emotional experience.
4.  to describe how to create simple interactions using enactments.

Day 4:  Stage III (Steps 8-9) and Becoming An EFT Therapist, Attachment Injuries, Working with Trauma and EFT
1.  to describe steps 8 and 9 of EFT
2.  to explain attachment injuries from an Attachment Theory perspective. 
3.  to describe the process of resolving attachment injuries.
4.  to explain the impact of trauma from an attachment theory perspective 5.  to describe how EFT  is used in working with couples with a partner who is a trauma survivor.
6.  to describe the impact of affairs from the perspective of attachment theory.

Payment:

Payment by check or credit card

If you register...
by December 15, 2010 .........$750 or
after January 15, 2011.......$800 or
after February 15, 2010.......$850
student rate ....................$600

Cancellation Policy
If you cancel up to 14 days prior to the workshop date the Washington Baltimore Center for EFT will refund your payment minus 20%.  If you cancel within 14 days of the event your payment will be refunded 50%.

Registration:  Click here for a Registration Form (Word Document)

Contact Information:

For inquiries contact:
Douglas Tilley, LCSW-C
410 268-4072
doug@marylandcenterforeft.com

Conference Location:
      Columbia Maryland - Between Washington and Baltimore

Ecker Business Training Center
6751 Columbia Gateway Drive
Columbia, Maryland, 21046
(410) 772-4808

Directions to the Ecker Business Training Center

From Baltimore:  Drive west on U.S. 40 to U.S. Route 29 South.  Take the Route 175 East exit and follow Route 175 to the Snowden River/Col. Gateway Drive exit.  Cross over Snowden River at the light and follow Col. Gateway Drive through three traffic lights.  The Gateway Building is immediately on the left. 

From Baltimore Beltway 695:  Take exit 16 West (Interstate 70).  Drive 7 Miles and exit on U.S. Route 29 South toward Columbia.  Take the Route 175 East exit and follow Route 175 to the Snowden River/Col. Gateway Drive exit.  Cross over Snowden River at the light and follow Col. Gateway Drive through three traffic lights.  The Gateway Building is immediately on the left. 

From I-95:  Driving north or south on I-95, take the Route 175 West exit toward Columbia (exit 41B).  Follow Route 175 about 1/2 mile to the Col. Gateway Drive exit.  Follow Gateway Drive through three traffic lights.  The Gateway Building is immediately on the left. 

From Annapolis and East:  Drive west on Route 50 to I097 North (Baltimore) to Route 32 West (Columbia).  Follow Route 32 to I-95 North.  Take the Route 175 West exit toward Columbia (exit 41B).  Follow Route 175 about 1/2 mile to the Col. Gateway Drive exit.  Follow Gateway Drive through three traffic lights.  The Gateway Building is immediately on the left. 

Travel Information:

Driving:
Columbia Maryland is between Washington, DC and Baltimore just off route I95. It is about half hour's to an hour drive from most parts of Washington and Baltimore. Columbia is about 4 hours from New York, 2 hours from Philadelphia, and 2 hours from Richmond. See above for driving directions from Baltimore and Washington.

Airports:
The conference is about 13 miles (20 minutes) from the Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI) and 36 miles (50 minutes) from the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. 

Train:
Amtrak train has a station at Baltimore Washington Airport with service to Philadelphia, New York and other destinations with taxi and limo service to Columbia, Maryland about 13 miles (20 minutes). 

Lodging:

Here is a sample of hotels found in Columbia, Maryland

Sheraton Columbia Hotel
    www.starwoodhotels.com  - (410) 730-3900
Hilton-Columbia
    www.hilton.com  - (410) 997-1060
Courtyard by Marriott
    www.marriott.com  - (410) 290-0002 
Homewood Suites-Columbia
    www.homewoodsuites.com  - (410) 872-9200 
Hilton Garden Inn Columbia
    www.hiltongardeninn.com  - (410) 750-3700
Hampton Inn Columbia
    www.hamptoninn.com  - (410) 997-8555
Extended Stay America Columbia - Columbia 100 Parkway
    www.extendedstayamerica.com  - (410) 772-8800 
Extended Stay Deluxe Columbia - Columbia Corporate Park
    www.extendedstayhotels.com  - (410) 872-2994 
Studio Plus Columbia - Gateway Drive
    www.studioplus.com  - (410) 312-1557 
Staybridge Suites Baltimore-Columbia Extended Stay Hotel
    www.staybridge.com - (888) 299-2208

***The Studio Plus Hotel is the closest hotel and is within walking distance.  Trainees have said that it is adequate but not luxurious.

***We have also been told that the Columbia Hilton is a very nice facility and has a free shuttle on week days that will take you up to five miles (the training center is within five miles).  On Saturday you can catch a taxi to the training center.  Several trainees highly recommended this hotel. 

Continuing Education Credits and
EFT Certification:

This program includes 30 hours of training in EFT. The Maryland Center for EFT, LLC DBA Washington Baltimore Center for EFT is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Washington Baltimore Center for EFT maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

The Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners certifies that this program meets the criteria for 30 credit hours of Category I continuing education for social workers and associates licensed in Maryland.

The Externship is necessary to fulfill requirements for becoming a Certified EFT Therapist through the International Center for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy.  www.eft.ca

More Comments from previous Externships ......

"Gail and Doug are very skilled at articulating both the basics and nuances of the EFT model."

"The instructors were all very knowledgeable and unpretentious and accessible.  They created an easy, comfortable, safe atmosphere for learning."

"Wonderful experience which will immediately deepen my work with couples.  I plan to continue my EFT learning." 

"The Externship experience will fundamentally change the way I work with clients."

"It was just what I needed."

"Enough structure was provided so we could learn well and enough openness to questions to explore EFT deeply.  Great balance!"

"As I leave these 4 days, I feel filled with enthusiasm to integrate my new learning into my work with couples."

"Overall, this was one of my most favorite conferences ever - information was fabulous, presenters were terrific.  Thank you! Thank you!"

"Model has profoundly helped me in my work both with couples and individuals in their growth around core relationships.  I’m very excited about moving on in my own training to the next level and sharing the model in dept with my graduate students."