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Two-day Masterclass: "Case Formulation in Emotion-Focused Therapy: Guiding Moment-to-Moment Clinical Decision Making" with Dr. Rhonda Goldman

EFT therapists are often knowledgeable and aware of the various types of markers and tasks they might offer in order to help clients to access, regulate, or shift emotional processing. This includes familiar tasks such as the two-chair dialogue to transform negative self-criticism and the empty chair dialogue to resolve unfinished business with a developmentally significant other from the past.

However, questions remain about which task to do when and when to switch and undertake a new or different task. For example, what if self-interruption emerges while undertaking unfinished business with a significant other? Answers to such questions are inherent in the case formulation process, which informs moment-by-moment clinical decision making.

Objective

This workshop will discuss how case formulation is used in EFT to help therapists form a bigger picture of client problems and formulate what to do when, in a co-constructive process with clients.

We will discuss how and why to follow particular emergent markers throughout the therapy process and how to facilitate productive therapeutic tasks.

Target Group

EFT Therapists

Content

The workshop will focus on freshly recorded psychotherapy sessions to analyze and discuss how to engage and use moment-by-moment process diagnosis to facilitate the ongoing work of undertaking tasks through to resolution as we help clients work toward emotional transformation.
There will be opportunities for practical work in small groups, and the processes will be discussed in the context of case formulation.
Finally, the workshop will address typical challenges and impasses in the EFT process.

Trainers

Dr. Rhonda N. Goldman

Rhonda Goldman is a principal developer of Emotion-Focused Therapy for individuals and couples. She is a full professor in the Department of Clinical Psychology at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. She received her doctorate from York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1997. She taught at the Illinois School of Professional Psychology for 22 years. Dr. Goldman directs the Emotion-Focused Therapy Institute (EFTI) in Chicago and is involved in her private practice treating both couples and individuals. She is a founding board member of the International Society of Emotion-focused Therapy (isEFT).
Dr. Goldman is the author of six books on Emotion-focused Therapy. Most recently, she published "Deliberate Practice in Emotion-Focused Therapy" in 2021. In 2019, she co-edited "Clinical Handbook of Emotion-Focused Therapy" (2019) with Leslie Greenberg. In 2015, Dr Goldman published "Case Formulation in Emotion-focused therapy: Co-constructing Clinical Maps for Change" (2015). Other books include "Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy: The Dynamics of Emotion, Love, and Power", "Case Studies in Emotion-Focused Treatment of Depression" and" Learning Emotion-focused Therapy". Dr Goldman has also published two professional videos on Emotion-Focused Therapy published by the American Psychological Association. One focuses on case formulation, the other on EFT with couples.
Dr. Goldman does research on EFT for couples, emotional processes, empathy, vulnerability, depression, case formulation and self-soothing. She teaches graduate courses in humanistic and experiential psychotherapy, psychotherapy seminars and emotion-focused therapy.
Dr Goldman travels internationally to conduct training workshops for professionals in Emotion-Focused Therapy for couples and individuals. Her travels have taken her to several continents including Europe, Asia and North America.

Practical Information

Course Dates

24.03-25.03.2027

Times

9:15am - 5:00pm CET

Language

English

Location

IEFT Schweiz, Falkenplatz 11, 3012 Bern

Costs

790 CHF

Credits

One credit corresponds to a 60-minute unit. Recognition is according to the guidelines of the respective professional society.

Cancellation policy

Cancellation of the binding registration by the participant is possible up to 90 days before the start of the course. In this case, only the administrative costs (CHF 50.-) will be charged. In case of withdrawal of the registration less than 90 days before the beginning of the course, the full amount of the course will be charged.

Contact

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Registration

Two-day Masterclass: "Case Formulation in Emotion-Focused Therapy: Guiding Moment-to-Moment Clinical Decision Making" with Dr. Rhonda Goldman

IEFT Schweiz, Falkenplatz 11, 3012 Bern

Registration deadline: 22.02.2027
The number of participants is limited. The course will only take place if there are enough registrations.