In cases of high-conflict couples, many counselors encounter significant challenges in facilitating healing. Basic relationship skills often prove insufficient, as present issues frequently stem from unresolved past traumas. It is crucial for licensed mental health practitioners to comprehensively understand the dynamics of a couple’s relationship, including their upbringing and past experiences, which may impede healthy interaction and communication. These factors encompass current relationship skills but are predominantly influenced by past triggers. This workshop will focus on strategies to assist couples in managing present conflicts and identifying underlying triggers from their past. By addressing both present-day interactions and historical pain points, practitioners can better support couples in achieving lasting relational health and stability. This dual approach is essential for fostering deeper understanding and more effective conflict resolution.
409 | The Conflict Reframe: Aiding High-Conflict Couples to Engage in Deeper Relational Healing
PRESENTERS
Debra Fileta, M.A., LPC
CE CREDITS
1.25
Approved For CE
NBCC, ASWB, IBCC, Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling
Approved For CME/CEU
LEVEL
Intermediate
Summary
Learning Objectives
1 Outline how to help clients understand their emotional triggers and responses, and where they might be stemming from either present or emotional pain points that need to be healed from the past.
2 Identify and name the pattern of conflict their clients are engaged in and equip them with helpful strategies for each pattern.
3 Identify the way conflict is being interpreted, and how that interpretation is affecting the couple’s ability to connect.