This is an official Emotionally Focused Family Therapy course, endorsed by the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT) and brought to you by TRI EFT Alliant.
Attending this training is the second step to being listed at the EFT website, where families are going to find trained EFT therapists. Attending this training is also a step towards becoming a certified Emotionally Focused Family Therapist. For further details about the certification process please refer to Susan Johnson’s International Centre for Excellence in EFT (ICEEFT). Participation in EFFT Level 2 will enable you to:
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Conceptualize family distress and formulate a treatment plan guided by EFFT goals
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Explore alliance practices that promote family engagement in treatment
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Assess safety and contraindications for EFFT practice and conjoint practice
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Identify EFFT change events and related therapist interventions
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Practice intervention skills that promote parental buy-in to systemic intervention
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Order family patterns and reframe family patterns using an attachment frame
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Engage practices to process relational blocks to parental openness and child vulnerability
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Gain skill in accessing and assembling emotion associated with family distress
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Increase effectiveness in use of enactments to engage and process attachment related emotions and needs
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Facilitate impact of corrective experiences throughout family relationships
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Identify treatment practices guiding use of EFFT with divorced and remarried families
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Reframe family distress and child problems within relation blocks reinforcing this distress
Endorsed by Therapy Originator: Dr. Sue Johnson
Dr. Sue Johnson
Dr. Sue Johnson is an author, clinical psychologist, researcher, professor, popular presenter and speaker and a leading innovator in the field of couple therapy and adult attachment. Sue is the primary developer of Emotionally Focused Couples and Family Therapy (EFT), which has demonstrated its effectiveness in over 30 years of peer-reviewed clinical research.
Sue Johnson is founding Director of the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy and Distinguished Research Professor at Alliant University in San Diego, California, as well as Professor Emeritus, Clinical Psychology, at the University of Ottawa, Canada.
Dr. Johnson has received a variety of awards acknowledging her development of EFT and her significant contribution to the field of couple and family therapy and adult attachment. Sue has been appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada, the country’s highest civilian honor recognizing outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to Canada. In 2016, she was named Psychologist of the Year by APA, and has been honored by AAMFT for her Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Couple and Family Therapy.
Facilitated by these Certified EFT Trainers:
Dr. Lisa J. Palmer-Olsen
Dr. Lisa J. Palmer-Olsen, Psy.D. is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in San Diego, California for over twenty years. She is also a Certified International Emotionally Focused Therapy Trainer and AAMFT approved Supervisor.
Dr. Palmer-Olsen’s primary clinical and research interests are in the area of family systems and high conflict couple work, specifically with clients dealing with trauma and attachment related injuries.
As a founder and Co-Director for Renova San Diego Inc, a non-profit 501(c)(3) based out of San Diego, she is committed to providing quality San Diego services accessible to all who seek it. Dr. Palmer-Olsen is passionate about providing affordable, high caliber training to mental health clinicians around the world.
Dr. Palmer-Olsen completed her dissertation research on how to train and teach Emotionally Focused Therapy to professionals. Lisa was trained directly by the founder of the EFT model Dr. Susan Johnson.
Kathryn de Bruin
Kathryn de Bruin is a Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified EFT Trainer and Supervisor. She has a full time private practice in San Diego, CA where she works with children and families. Kathryn teaches at the University of California San Diego and at Bethel University. With a heart for her homeland South Africa, Kathryn started www.eftsouthafrica.com/. She remains involved in EFT South Africa as she mentors the community and a Trainer-in-Training there.
As a AAMFT supervisor, Kathryn enjoys providing supervision in person and online. Supervisees have described her as warm, perceptive and skilled.
With her strong work ethic, it is important to Kathryn to be accessible and responsive to those who work with her.
For more information on Kathryn, visit her online at www.kathryndebruin.com
James L Furrow, Ph.D.
James L Furrow, Ph.D., is a recognized leader and contributor to the practice of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) with couples and families. He is contributing author and editor of five EFT texts including Emotionally Focused Family Therapy: Restoring Connection and Promoting Resilience and Becoming an Emotionally Focused Therapist: The Workbook. His research on couple therapy and positive youth development are found in field leading publications. He is a clinical fellow and an approved supervisor with the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, a Certified Family Life Educator. Jim co-founded the Los Angeles Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy and is an ICEEFT certified EFT therapist, supervisor, and trainer.
Transform the way you work with families
Earn 12 CE’s
Daily Schedule
IN PERSON
February 27-28, 2025
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Lunch from 12 PM-1 PM
Location
This event will be held at Green Hall on the Alliant International University San Diego campus.
10455 Pomerado Rd, San Diego, CA 92131
Participation Requirements
Participants must be familiar with and abide by professional and legal confidentiality requirements regarding all client information shared in the training. Certification in EFT is offered by ICEEFT based on completion of all requirements and demonstrated competence in the model. Completion of training does not guarantee competence or certification. Enrollment in this training constitutes an agreement to hold harmless The San Diego Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy, the Training and Research Institute for Emotionally Focused Therapy (TRI-EFT), and all presenters and trainers from any and all claims, actions, and judgements, including all costs of defense and attorney’s fees incurred in defending against the same. I have read and agree to follow the terms for participation.
Pricing Information
• Regular Price: $425
• Early Bird Price (through January 31, 2025) $360
• Student Price $280
Questions?
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*Alliant International University is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Alliant International University maintains responsibility for the program and its content. Alliant International University is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing to provide continuing education for Nurses (provider #CEP11235).