15/07/2024
Intimate Partner Betrayal is one of the most common reasons couples present for therapy. Couples present in high distress, and therapy has the potential to be chaotic and overwhelming for both the clients and therapists. Research indicates that fewer than 5% of couples therapists are specifically trained in working with betrayal. Because of this shortage of skilled helpers, we are offering a couple free seminars followed by a comprehensive training.
If you are interested, but cannot attend the live session, each will be recorded and made available a few days after the training via the course portal. Register: Relate.online/PORT
Free: Understanding the 'Why' In Betrayal: Mapping the Sexual and Developmental Blueprint July 30, 11 AM - 12:30 NZST
When couples are dealing with the aftermath of an affair, recovery requires a deep examination of their sexual blueprints and significant changes to these blueprints. This course will provide you with the knowledge and tools to guide your clients through this challenging but ultimately transformative process. Register for 'Understanding the Why' here.
Key Concepts:
Understanding the distinction between love, attachment, and sexual desire as related but separate developmental tasks
How individuals unconsciously construct their sexual blueprints throughout their lives
The impact of early childhood experiences, parents, and teenage years on shaping sexual blueprints
Navigating the intense cultural and emotional constraints that come with exploring sexual blueprints
Free: Betrayal First Aid July 26, 11AM - Noon NZST Register: Relate.online/PORT
Discovering an affair is a reality shattering event. Overwhelming feelings, swirling thoughts, our body in shock. It impacts not just the betrayed but their children, family and friends. Surviving the first week is an immense task that requires a series of targeted care interventions to minimise further damage. Register for 'Betrayal First Aid' here.
This Seminar will prepare you to help yourself or another:
Ride the waves of emotions
Regulate your body to reinitiate sleep and eating patterns
Manage dysregulated thinking including extinction and suicidal thoughts
Working with Intimate Partner Betrayal, Affairs, and Broken Trust using PORT Weekly August 7 - September 25, 11AM-1:30PM NZST Register: Relate.online/PORT
Working with betrayal will prepare you with an understanding of the current research around betrayal and an implementable approach to guide your couple through the process. The training will include demos, resources and handouts and access to a peer support group. Spaced over 8 weeks this interactive training will help you integrate research and best practice guidelines into your thinking and practice. If you have never worked with betrayal this training will give you a solid place to start including a peer group to rely on. If you are an experienced practitioner this practice will help you reflect, review and update your practice. Register for 'Working with Intimate Partner Betrayal' here.
This live interactive 8 week training includes demos, resources and handouts and access to a peer support group.
Sessions:
The Science of Betrayal: What we know
Betrayal Shock & Trauma: Re-regulating the Nervous System
Crafting a Safety Plan: Building a Framework of Trust
Borrowed Trust: Building a Strong Working Alliance
Beyond Betrayal: How Co-regulation and Self-Care Heal
Working with Shame: Gaslighting, Denial, Avoidance and Ambivalence
Truth Telling: Managing Disclosures and Impact Statements
Treatment Plans: Using PORT to Progress Therapy
About the Trainer: Steven Dromgool is Relate’s Clinical Director and has specialised in working with affairs for the past decade. He is the lead founder of Presence Oriented Relationship Therapy (PORT).
You can register for these courses and learn more about Presence Oriented Relationship Therapy here.
Registrants who cannot attend in person will be given access to recordings via the course portal.
If you have questions, or want to discuss a private offering of these courses for your organisation, please contact admin@relate.online.
