Learning Opportunities with
Doc Hawk
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EMOTIONALLY FOCUSED COUPLES THERAPY CORE SKILLS 1 & 2: HOSTED BY ATLANTA EFT
EFT Core Skills Training offers an in-depth opportunity to develop the core skills essential to the practice of EFT. This Core Skills training will equip you with the skills and focus necessary for helping couples Stage One of EFT. There will be a particular emphasis on providing therapists with the skills to help couples stuck in emotional reactivity.
EMOTIONALLY FOCUSED COUPLES THERAPY EXTERNSHIP: HOSTED BY THE SOUTHERN NEVADA EFT COMMUNITY
“Externship in Emotionally Focused Therapy®" offered by ICEEFT with trainers James Hawkins and Cindy Zane is a comprehensive and experiential training opportunity for mental health professionals interested in deepening their understanding and skills in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT).
Emotionally Focused Therapy is a well-established model with a solid empirical foundation that focuses on the emotional bonds within relationships. The four-day externship will provide participants with a rich learning experience, including:
· Observing Real Couples in Therapy: This allows participants to witness the application of EFT principles in action, providing valuable insights into the dynamics of real-life therapy sessions.
· Practical Skill Development: Participants will practice and enhance their EFT skills through experiential exercises. This hands-on approach is crucial for integrating theoretical knowledge into practical application.
· Identification of Stuck Patterns: Understanding and addressing the patterns that keep clients stuck in distress is a crucial aspect of EFT. Participants gain insights into recognizing and working with these patterns effectively.
· Attachment Science Integration: The training emphasizes translating attachment science principles into targeted interventions for individuals, couples, and families. Attachment theory is foundational to EFT; understanding it is essential for effective therapy.
· Empowerment for Therapists: The goal of the externship is to leave participants feeling empowered and well-prepared to facilitate growth in their clients during each session.
The combination of live or recorded therapy sessions, practical exercises, and a focus on attachment science provides a holistic approach to learning and applying EFT. Participants will gain theoretical knowledge and valuable tools that can be immediately used in their therapeutic practice.
Facilitating The Function Of Attachment In Distressed Adult Romantic Relationships: An Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) Framework
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), founded by Dr. Sue Johnson, is a cutting-edge, tested, and proven couple intervention developed in tandem with the science of adult attachment. Research indicates that secure attachment and emotionally fulfilling relationships are integral components of mental and physical health and that emotionally focused interventions have the power to establish and recreate supportive bonds among individuals.
In this learning experience, Dr. Hawkins will bring his expertise and creativity to help clinicians improve their focus and efficacy in working with couples stuck in emotional and relational distress and move from rigid cycles of self-protection to flexible cycles of connection.
In this experiential course, learners will journey through the flow of attachment in adult romantic relationships, focusing on guiding couples toward the beacon of secure connection. Through clinical tapes, role plays, and experiential exercises, special attention will be given to helping clinicians address standard blocks and detours in clinically distressed couples' treatment.
This course is open to seasoned couples therapists and individual, child, and family therapists interested in learning more about EFT and how applying the language of attachment and emotion-focused interventions can effect change in challenging and stressful relationships and moments.
EMOTIONALLY FOCUSED COUPLES THERAPY EXTERNSHIP: HOSTED BY Alaska EFT Community
“Externship in Emotionally Focused Therapy®" offered by ICEEFT with trainers James Hawkins and Cindy Zane is a comprehensive and experiential training opportunity for mental health professionals interested in deepening their understanding and skills in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT).
Emotionally Focused Therapy is a well-established model with a solid empirical foundation that focuses on the emotional bonds within relationships. The four-day externship will provide participants with a rich learning experience, including:
· Observing Real Couples in Therapy: This allows participants to witness the application of EFT principles in action, providing valuable insights into the dynamics of real-life therapy sessions.
· Practical Skill Development: Participants will practice and enhance their EFT skills through experiential exercises. This hands-on approach is crucial for integrating theoretical knowledge into practical application.
· Identification of Stuck Patterns: Understanding and addressing the patterns that keep clients stuck in distress is a crucial aspect of EFT. Participants gain insights into recognizing and working with these patterns effectively.
· Attachment Science Integration: The training emphasizes translating attachment science principles into targeted interventions for individuals, couples, and families. Attachment theory is foundational to EFT; understanding it is essential for effective therapy.
· Empowerment for Therapists: The goal of the externship is to leave participants feeling empowered and well-prepared to facilitate growth in their clients during each session.
The combination of live or recorded therapy sessions, practical exercises, and a focus on attachment science provides a holistic approach to learning and applying EFT. Participants will gain theoretical knowledge and valuable tools that can be immediately used in their therapeutic practice.
EMOTIONALLY FOCUSED COUPLES THERAPY EXTERNSHIP: HOSTED BY THE ST. LOUIS EFT Community
“Externship in Emotionally Focused Therapy®" offered by ICEEFT with trainers James Hawkins and Cindy Zane is a comprehensive and experiential training opportunity for mental health professionals interested in deepening their understanding and skills in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT).
Emotionally Focused Therapy is a well-established model with a solid empirical foundation that focuses on the emotional bonds within relationships. The four-day externship will provide participants with a rich learning experience, including:
· Observing Real Couples in Therapy: This allows participants to witness the application of EFT principles in action, providing valuable insights into the dynamics of real-life therapy sessions.
· Practical Skill Development: Participants will practice and enhance their EFT skills through experiential exercises. This hands-on approach is crucial for integrating theoretical knowledge into practical application.
· Identification of Stuck Patterns: Understanding and addressing the patterns that keep clients stuck in distress is a crucial aspect of EFT. Participants gain insights into recognizing and working with these patterns effectively.
· Attachment Science Integration: The training emphasizes translating attachment science principles into targeted interventions for individuals, couples, and families. Attachment theory is foundational to EFT; understanding it is essential for effective therapy.
· Empowerment for Therapists: The goal of the externship is to leave participants feeling empowered and well-prepared to facilitate growth in their clients during each session.
The combination of live or recorded therapy sessions, practical exercises, and a focus on attachment science provides a holistic approach to learning and applying EFT. Participants will gain theoretical knowledge and valuable tools that can be immediately used in their therapeutic practice.
BLOCKS & EXITS IN THE EFT TANGO: HOSTED BY THE ST. LOUIS EFT Community
Many moving parts happen when therapists work with adult romantic relationships, and the EFT Tango provides a process for therapists to follow in their work with couples. Therapists using the EFT Tango must be adept at maintaining focus, recognizing and navigating obstacles, and guiding couples through emotional connection and relational healing. Dr. Hawkins will give clear instructions and experiential practice on maintaining focus and working with reactivity as you use the EFT Tango with couples.
EMOTIONALLY FOCUSED COUPLES THERAPY CORE SKILLS 3 & 4: HOSTED BY ATLANTA EFT
EFT Core Skills Training offers an in-depth opportunity to develop the core skills essential to the practice of EFT. Participants will learn and practice the skills necessary for choreographing bonding events in Stage 2 of EFT in this core skills training.
EMOTIONALLY FOCUSED COUPLES THERAPY CORE SKILLS 4: HOSTED BY THE MONTANA EFT COMMUNITY
EFT Core Skills Training offers an in-depth opportunity to develop the core skills essential to the practice of EFT. In this core skills training, participants will learn and practice the skills necessary for choreographing bonding events in Stage 2 of EFT, explicitly focusing on Pursuer Softening.
EMOTIONALLY FOCUSED THERAPY COUPLES THERAPY CORE SKILLS 1 & 2: HOSTED BY THE SOUTHERN NEVADA EFT COMMUNITY
After completing the EFT Externship, core Skills are the second step in basic EFT training. This exciting, in-depth training dives slower and more deeply into the model, skills, and interventions of EFT. It consists of (two) 3-day intensive workshops comprising four modules. Core Skills provides an in-depth study of each of the EFT steps and the three stages of EFT, as well as its interventions and strategies. 48 CEUs included. **Special Discounted Rate if You're Repeating Core Skills/Previous Core Skills Attendee!**
EFT Core Skills Training offers an in-depth opportunity to develop the core skills essential to the practice of EFT. This Core Skills training will equip you with the skills and focus necessary for helping couples Stage One of EFT. There will be a particular emphasis on providing therapists with the skills to help couples stuck in emotional reactivity.
EMOTIONALLY FOCUSED COUPLES THERAPY CORE SKILLS 1 & 2: HOSTED BY THE ALASKA EFT COMMUNITY
After completing the EFT Externship, core Skills are the second step in basic EFT training. This exciting, in-depth training dives slower and more deeply into the model, skills, and interventions of EFT. It consists of (two) 3-day intensive workshops comprising four modules. Core Skills provides an in-depth study of each of the EFT steps and the three stages of EFT, as well as its interventions and strategies. 48 CEUs included. **Special Discounted Rate if You're Repeating Core Skills/Previous Core Skills Attendee!**
EFT Core Skills Training offers an in-depth opportunity to develop the core skills essential to the practice of EFT. This Core Skills training will equip you with the skills and focus necessary for helping couples Stage One of EFT. There will be a particular emphasis on providing therapists with the skills to help couples stuck in emotional reactivity.
Calibrating the Healer: An Online Self of The Therapist Workshop
Join EFT Trainer Dr. James Hawkins (aka Doc Hawk) and EFT Supervisor Dr. Chad Imhoff (aka The EFT Guy) for this TWO-DAY CE Event! This workshop will help you develop awareness of your emotional process while working with your clients. There will be teaching segments, demonstrations, role plays, and application exercises designed to help you experience your process in areas where therapists often get stuck.
Thursday, August 29th, and Friday, August 30th: 9:00 am-4:00 pm (1 hour break for lunch).
12 CE's available.
EMOTIONALLY FOCUSED COUPLES THERAPY EXTERNSHIP: HOSTED BY ICEEFT
Immerse yourself in Emotionally Focused Therapy — a model backed by 30 years of empirical research — through our four-day “Externship in Emotionally Focused Therapy®.” Observe real couples undergoing therapy (live or recorded), practice your EFT skills with experiential exercises, discover which patterns keep clients stuck in distress, and learn how principles of attachment science translate into on-target interventions for couples therapy. Emerge empowered and ready for your clients to grow in every session.
Co-lead with YOLANDA VON HOCKAUF
Thursday, Apr. 18, 2024
Friday, Apr. 19, 2024
Thursday, Apr. 25, 2024
Friday, Apr. 26, 2024
Pacific: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Mountain: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Central: 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Eastern: noon – 7:00 pm
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Externship: Hosted by EFT Massachusets
Immerse yourself in Emotionally Focused Therapy — a model backed by 30 years of empirical research — through our four-day “Externship in Emotionally Focused Therapy®.” Observe real couples undergoing therapy (live or recorded), practice your EFT skills with experiential exercises, discover which patterns keep clients stuck in distress, and learn how principles of attachment science translate into on-target interventions for couples therapy. Emerge empowered and ready for your clients to grow in every session.
EMOTIONALLY FOCUSED COUPLES THERAPY EXTERNSHIP: HOSTED BY THE ATLANTA EFT COMMUNITY
Join Leading Edge podcast co-host and ICEEFT Certified Trainer James Hawkins for this fabulous IN-PERSON introduction to EFT! James is a dynamic and sought-after trainer - we’re delighted to be able to host him here in Atlanta.
Immerse yourself in Emotionally Focused Therapy — a model backed by 30 years of empirical research — through our four-day “Externship in Emotionally Focused Therapy®.” Observe real couples undergoing therapy (live or recorded), practice your EFT skills with experiential exercises, discover which patterns keep clients stuck in distress, and learn how principles of attachment science translate into on-target interventions for individuals, couples, and families. Emerge empowered and ready for your clients to grow in every session.
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Core Skills 3 & 4: Hybrid-Online and In-Person Hosted By Arkansas EFT Center
EFT Core Skills Training offers an in-depth opportunity to develop the core skills essential to the practice of EFT. In the overall context of the EFT Tango, each Core Skills session is dedicated to specific steps of the model and the therapeutic tasks and interventions characteristic of those steps. The first Core Skills training covers Stage One of EFT (steps one and two), the second covers Stage One of EFT (steps three and four), the third covers Stage Two of EFT (steps five, six, and seven for the withdrawer), and the fourth covers Stage Two of EFT (steps five, six, and seven for the pursuer).
There will be an opportunity for participants to get feedback on a video of their work with clients. Bringing your video to view is necessary to meet the Advanced Externship certification requirement.
*The scope of this training primarily focuses on couples' work, discussing the unique complexities and challenges in these dynamics. However, the interventions and theoretical framework can also be applied in family and individual sessions.
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Core Skills 1: Hosted by Montana EFT Community
EFT Core Skills Training offers an in-depth opportunity to develop the core skills essential to the practice of EFT. In this module, Dr. Hawkins will cover the skills necessary to form a therapeutic alliance and assess relational distress.
Introduction to EFT: A Roadmap for Helping Couples in Distress
In this 2 hour introduction to Emotionally Focused Therapy, participants will gain a basic understanding of the EFT Roadmap - the Steps and Stages, and the critical interventions - the EFT Tango - that EFT therapists use to help couples gain awareness of their negative cycle and facilitate effective repair. To register, please fill out the form below. (Times reflect Eastern Time Zone)
Agenda:
1:00 pm – 1:15 pm – What is EFT, scientific grounding of model, Attachment Needs
1:15 – 1:45 pm – the EFT Road Map: Steps and Stages and the EFT Tango
1:45 – 2:15 pm - Working with the negative cycle
2:15 – 2:45 pm – Interview with James Hawkins, PhD
2:45 – 3:00 pm – Q&A
Attachment Theory in Practice
ATIP is a one-day course presented over 7 hours and divided into four sections:
Section 1 includes:
1. A General Introduction to EFiT: An empirically based, experiential, attachment-oriented therapy for the treatment of depression, anxiety, and PTSD.
2. The Essentials of Attachment Theory: How the Attachment Map guides every session and shapes attunement and constant corrective emotional experiences for the client.
3. Directed Observation of part of an EFiT session
Section 2 includes:
1. Outlining of the EFT Tango – 5 moves as they show up in all three modalities with clinical examples
2. Outlining the Experiential Micro-interventions used in EFT, EFiT, and EFFT with clinical examples.
3. Directed observation of a part of an EFT couple’s session focused on identifying Tango moves.
4. Questions and Answers
Section 3 includes:
1. An overview of Assessment and Key Change Events in EFT
2. Observation of a first session of EFiT with an exercise to help participants note key elements
3. Observation of a change event in EFiT and in EFT for Couples with case examples from EFFT with an exercise to note critical features of this process
4. Discussions throughout
5. Questions and Answers
Section 4 includes:
1. Clinical Exercise on Moves of the EFT Tango
2. Final Synopsis and Questions and Answers
EFT Core Skills 3 Spokane
Join us for EFT Core Skills in beautiful Spokane. EWNIEFT is proud to announce the return of Core Skills taught by ICEEFT Certified EFT Trainers Kathryn be Bruin, LMFT at the helm with Dr. James Hawkins.
Core Skills is the second step in EFT advanced training utilizing didactic learning, experiential role plays and live sessions. Completion of EFT Externship is a requirement for Core Skills.
Schedule:
Modules 1 & 2, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, November 11-13, 2022, in person, with Kathryn de Bruin.
Module 3, Friday and Saturday, January 27-28, 2023, virtually, with Dr. James Hawkins.
Module 4, Saturday and Sunday, March 25-26, 2023, in person, with Kathryn de Bruin.
The Promise of Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) in Unravelling and Treating Intergenerational Trauma
Join us for this 12hr training on December 1st, 2nd, 8th.
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT; S. Johnson) is best known as a potent couple intervention but has always, from its inception, been used in clinical practice with individuals. This workshop focuses on Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFT) as it applies to working with individuals struggling with the echoes of trauma, including intergenerational trauma. Attachment science and an experiential Humanistic approach offer a map that simplifies how we view and frame clients' problems, and how we intervene across the three-stage therapy process. The 'experiential assessment' tunes the therapist into clients' strengths and vulnerabilities to chart clients' therapeutic journey toward a felt sense of security in self and others - the pathway to symptom resolution and the antidote to trauma.
Core Skills 2 (Online w/ Ackerman Institute of Family)
Session 1 will address assessment and identifying the cycle (Elana Katz); Session 2 will be on Cycle De-escalation (James Hawkins with Elana Katz); Session 3 will be on Withdrawer Re-engagement (George Faller) and Session 4 will be on Pursuer Softening (George Faller and Elana Katz).
Core Skills 3 & 4 (Online)
EFT Core Skills Training offers an in-depth opportunity to develop the core skills essential to the practice of EFT. In the overall context of the EFT Tango, each Core Skills session is dedicated to specific steps of the model and the therapeutic tasks and interventions characteristic of those steps. The first Core Skills training covers Stage One of EFT (steps one and two), the second covers Stage One of EFT (steps three and four), and the third covers Stage Two of EFT (steps five, six, and seven for the withdrawer), and the fourth covers Stage Two of EFT (steps five, six, and seven for the pursuer).
Participants will be given an opportunity to get feedback on a video of their work with c clients. Bringing your own video to view is necessary to meet the Advanced Externship certification requirement.
*The scope of this training primarily focuses on couples' work, discussing the unique complexities and challenges in this dynamics. However, the interventions and theoretical framework can also be applied in family and individual sessions.
Core Skills 1 & 2 Online
EFT Core Skills Training offers an in-depth opportunity to develop the core skills essential to the practice of EFT. In the overall context of the EFT Tango, each Core Skills session is dedicated to specific steps of the model and the therapeutic tasks and interventions characteristic of those steps. The first Core Skills training covers Stage One of EFT (steps one and two), the second covers Stage One of EFT (steps three and four), and the third covers Stage Two of EFT (steps five, six, and seven for the withdrawer), and the fourth covers Stage Two of EFT (steps five, six, and seven for the pursuer).
Participants will be given an opportunity to get feedback on a video of their work with c clients. Bringing your own video to view is necessary to meet the Advanced Externship certification requirement.
*The scope of this training primarily focuses on couples' work, discussing the unique complexities and challenges in this dynamics. However, the interventions and theoretical framework can also be applied in family and individual sessions.
Navigating the Complexities of Race and Gender for African American Couples
The impact of racial stress shows up in a multitude of ways in the lives of African American couples and families, often exacerbating difficulties in their primary relationships. As EFT therapists learn more about the racial and cultural factors that impact those in our care, it is important to examine the complexities surrounding the intersection of race and gender. This symposium is designed for couple and family therapists to hear from four experts who will each speak to how Black men and women’s experiences of racism in the larger culture impact their most important relationships. The program concludes with a moderated panel discussion among the four presenters.
EFT Externship Focused on Working with Black Clients
We are excited to offer this EFT Externship focused on African American clients, endorsed by ICEEFT. A central focus on EFT is the clinical reliance on attachment science to guide interventions. While EFT was developed as a couples therapy, the EFT model has been expanded to include families (EFFT) and individuals (EFIT). This training includes a didactic presentation of clinical theory, EFT interventions, and moves of the EFT Tango. There will be opportunities for practice with skill-building exercises and discussion of case material. We will observe videos of EFT therapy and live consultations, including lots of clinical examples of working with African American clients.
The 28-hour externship will take place online over 4 days Fridays & Saturdays over two consecutive weekends:
Fri. May 27th & Sat. May 28th and Fri. June 3rd & Sat. June 4th 8:30 am to 5:30 om PST
COST: $1145 & Includes 1-yr. ICEEFT Membership (Some reduced fee slots are available.) Go to the registration link to find more info about scholarship information.
Core Skills 3 & 4 - Memphis
More Info: https://www.arkansaseft.com/events/coreskills34-memphis
New Orleans Emotionally Focused Therapy Externship 2022
The Porter Cason Institute for the Family at Tulane School of Social Work is virtually hosting George Faller, MS, LMFT and James Hawkins, LPC in presenting Emotionally Focused Therapy Externship on April 26, 2022 - April 29, 2022 starting at 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM CST.
Healing Relationship Injuries with the Attachment Injury Resolution Model (AIRM)
In this training, participants will gain practitioner-relevant insight into the E.F.T. model, including attachment injury repair. The training will begin with a brief overview of the E.F.T. and A.I.R. models, including a review of the importance of early sessions in building an alliance and charting the therapy course. An overview of the C.A.R.E. model (a model that guides clinicians in attending to four main channels, Context, Attachment, Relationship/Therapeutic Alliance, and Emotion at the outset of treatment and throughout the therapy process) will also be covered in this training.
The focus of the training will then shift to center on working with emotion with a focus on the interventions central to E.F.T. - the Tango. Following this, participants will be guided through the three-stage treatment process, focusing on the three key change events (stabilization/de-escalation, withdrawer engagement, and pursuer softening) as they pertain to attachment injury repair.
Key markers within the roadmap will be identified, and the potential roles of shame and racial tensions in contextualizing and resolving attachment injuries will be delineated. Finally, the importance of consolidation and integration will be reviewed in the context of the overall E.F.T. and Al models, with attention to C.A.R.E. and to the key role of grief in facilitating the redefinition of a safe haven and a new narrative.
Handling Anxiety And Frustration During Times Of Isolation
Join us on Monday, May 4th at 7 P.M. (via Zoom) for a time to discuss how to handle anxiety and frustration during times of isolation, this time will be hosted by our very own mental health counselors: Dr. Dorothy Marcy, Dr. James Hawkins, and Rev. Henry Smith. The counselors will broadcast discussions relating to mental health and will help to answer questions you may have. Please see Zoom information below: