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Helping Couples Improve Their Relationships
MARRCH Annual Workshop1-2:40 & 3-4:40 pm 10/30/07Doug Greenlee MA/MS LMFT, LADC, CGC
Staff Psychotherapist, Recovery Plus Addiction & Mental Health Center
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Goals & Objectives
To highlight biopsychosocial evidence-informed relational enhancement models that may be useful for reducing conflict and enhancing intimacy skills in couple and/or family relationships
To provide opportunity for attendees to review and to discuss sample case scenarios via practice identifying basic issues, implementing problem solving and enhancing intimacy skills development
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Logistics
Learning level: Beginner Core Functions: Counseling & implications Presenter Information: Experience &
Education Presentation summary: Evidence-informed
relational enhancement models Client? Cultural Diversity: Client as Cultural Unit Ethics: Informed consent, confidentiality
limits, dual licensure & gray areas
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Overview
Biopsychosocialmodel
Brain & Addiction Basics
Clinician’s Role& Clinical Process
Therapeutic Strategies
Applied Exercise
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Biopsychosocial Overview(Campbell, W. & Rohrbaugh, R., 2006)
Biological/Descriptive Data Base
Symptoms: Mood, Anxiety, Cognitive, Substance, Psychotic, Personality, Somatic
Predispositions: Genetics, Physical Conditions, Medications/Substances
Demographics: = disorder & epidemiology
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BPS cont.
Psychological Formulation
Vulnerabilities: developmental disruptions, revelatory statements/behavior, recurrent relationship difficulties
Psychosocial Stressors: Why Now?
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BPS cont.
Psychic Consequences: Strong emotions, thoughts/fantasies, subtle changes in cognition
Coping mechanisms: Adaptive, maladaptive
Psychodynamic Formulation: Dependency, Control, Self-esteem, Intimacy/triadic relationships
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BPS cont.
Cognitive Perspective: Dysfunctional automatic thoughts, Negative core beliefs, cognitive distortions
Behavioral Perspective: Reinforcement for maladaptive behavior? Something extinguishing a desired behavior? Paired association between behavior/environmental cue initiating behavior?
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BPS cont.
Social Formulation/Database Social Stressors & Strengths: Family,
SO/friendships, social issues, education, work, housing, income, health care access, legal/crime
Cultural/Spiritual: C/S-- identity, explanations of illness, psychosocial environment/functioning level, therapeutic alliance dynamics
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BPS cont.
Prognosis Compliance with treatment
Response to prior treatment
Availability of treatment
Personality/defense mechanisms
Social supports
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Addiction Science Overview(Erickson, C., 2007)
Brain Disease Nervous system functions: Sensing, integrative, &
motor Nervous system: CNS, PNS Neurochemicals: Dopamine, Serotonin,
Norepinephrine, Acetycholine, Endorphins, Endocannibinoids, Glutamate & Gaba
Reward pathway: Mesolimbic Dopamine System Disease: Genetic vulnerability, neuroadaptation
synaptic plasticity & sensitization/desensitization, dysregulations
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Addiction Science cont.
Neurobiological Theories of Dependence
Allostasis
Pathology of motivation and choice
Incentive socialization
Learning and memory mechanisms
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Affective Neuroscience(Atkinson, B. 2005)
The Emotional Brain Neural architecture favors emotional influence Rational decision making emotion dependent Brain/emotion mechanisms Emotional memory Neural back alley Unconscious emotional influence Neural hijacking
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Affective Neuroscience cont.
Integrating Neural Knowledge Cultivate greater awareness of emotional influences Treat emotional states as if they had minds of their
own Attend to emotional states before pursuing other
therapeutic goals Focus on the stance clients take toward their
emotional states Work with emotional states when they are active Seek cooperation from not control over emotional
states
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Affective Neuroscience cont.
Special Purpose Mood States
Executive operating systems: “State of mind is a pattern of activation of recruited systems within the brain responsible for: 10 perceptual bias, 2) emotional tone & regulation, 3) memory processes, 4) mental models, 5) behavioral response patterns.”
State activation: motivation to accomplish critical survival tasks
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Affective Neuroscience cont.
Brain’s Executive Operating Systems
Rage: Evolutionary advantage/self-protection Fear: E/A - escape danger Seeking: E/A – learning/agency in the world Lust: E/A – motivation to reproduction Care: E/A – protection of loved one’s Panic: E/A – motivation for affiliation/support Play: E/A – social bonding, creativity, healing
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Co-Occuring Disorders
Marital Distress & Psychiatric Disorders Epidemiological Study (2000)
Major depression Social Phobia Simple Phobia Panic Disorder Generalized Anxiety Disorder Alcohol dependence/Abuse
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Attachment Dynamics
Secure
Low Anxiety
Dismissing Avoidant
High Avoidance
Fearful Avoidant
High Anxiety
Preoccupied
Low avoidance
Adult Attachment
Styles
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Cultural Competence Process & Health Care
Cultural Competence Healthcare Models
Campinha-Bacote Model: Desire, Awareness, Knowledge, Skill & Encounter (see handout)
Purnell’s model for cultural competence: Unconsciously incompetent; Consciously incompetent; Consciously competent; Unconsciously competent. (see handout)
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Sequential & Pluralistic Couple’s Therapy Process Model
Examine developmental sources of
relationship distress Challenge cognitive components of
relationship distress Promote relevant relationship skills Strengthen the couple dyad Contain disabling crises Establish a collaborative alliance
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Therapeutic Alliance
Transtheoretical Dimensions Engagement in the therapeutic process
Emotional connection with the therapist
Safety within the therapeutic system
Shared sense of purpose within the family
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Therapeutic Alliance cont.
SOFTA-O: System for Observing Family Therapy Alliances—Observational
Engagement: Client/Therapist version
Emotional Connection: Client/Therapist version
Safety: Client/Therapist version
Shared Purpose: Client/Therapist version
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Partnership(Dr. Jan Hoistad)
Basic Styles Traditional – dominant & non-dominant
Merged – fused personal boundaries
Roommate – independent & unilateral
Big Picture Partnering – your, my & our world
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Big Picture Partnering:10 Essentials
Create & maintain positive feelings Talk regularly & take turns listening Regularly renew your commitment Stay committed to Big Picture Make win/win decisions Pull your own weight Make & keep clear agreements Partnering is joint effort Problem solve relationship together Create new options
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The Four Horseman of the Apocalypse
Criticism
Defensiveness
Contempt
Stonewalling
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Relational Success
Managing Conflict Prerequisite: 1 Soft Start-up Prerequisite: 2 Accepting Influence Prerequisite: 3 Effective Repair Prerequisite: 4 Respecting Partner’s Dreams
Connecting During Non-Conflict Times Prerequisite: 5 Five Positives – 1 Negative
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Relational Success: Predictive Habits
Soft Start-Up Avoiding a Judgmental Attitude Standing Up for Yourself Without Putting
Your Partner Down
Accepting Influence Finding the Understandable Part Giving Equal Regard
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Relational Success: Predictive Habits
Effective Repair Offering Assurances
Respecting Your Partner’s Dreams & Holding on to Your Own
Understanding & Explaining What is at Stake
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Relational Success: Predictive Habits
5 Positives for Every Negative
Curiosity about Your Partner’s World Keeping Sight of the Positive Pursuing Shared Meaning Making and Responding to Bids for
Connnection
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Common Issues
Workaholic – Where do we fit? The Affair – Can I/we get over it? Crises – Yes! Problem solving but intimacy? Stonewalling – Why don’t we talk anymore? Dream loss – What about my/our dreams? Depressed – Why so distant & irritable? Frustrated – So, I’m a nag? Dead-in-the water – Where’s the fun? Children-focused – What about Us? Dramatic – Is it really that complicated?
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Conversation Practice
Living Your Dreams Together: Conversation Cards for Couples by Dr. Jan Hoistad
The Art of Conversation & The Ouchkit: Couples Therapy in a Box by Betsy Sansby MS LMFT
Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills: DEARMAN GIVE & FAST by Dr. Marsha Linehan
The Peaceful Heart: A practical guide to unconditional love and forgiveness by Mary Hayes-Grieco
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Ethics & Law
Universal Ethics Beneficence Non-malefalence Preserving Independence Fidelity or True to Purpose Justice
Legal Informed consent Confidentiality
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Summary & Application
Biopsychosocial model & Addiction dynamics in early recovery
Strategic role of the clinician as guiding interpersonal problem solving
Basic paper & pencil or related activities for identifying, stimulating & potentially resolving interpersonal issues
Review of handouts & bibliography Applied exercise(s)