Profile
At the end of the course, participants will be able to demonstrate ability to apply some of the EFT intervention skills, develop intervention plans to address emotional distress and de-escalate destructive interaction patterns, strengthen positive interactions for couples to renew trust and intimacy, identify strengths in the couple relationship. This course is for participants to upskill themselves and develop relevant competencies in the area of family counselling for the social service sector.
What You'll Learn
This course provides participants with theories on love relationship and attachment between adults, as well as the process of addressing and healing distressed relationships. Emotionally-Focused Couple Therapy (EFT) is an experiential/systemic therapy which focuses on helping spouses/ partners restructure the emotional responses that maintain their negative interaction patterns. Participants will learn the nine therapeutic steps in EFT. The course will also equip participants with basic EFT skills to direct couples away from conflict deadlocks into forming new bonding interactions in their relationships.
Minimum Entry Requirement
- Degree in counselling, and at least 1 year experience in counselling and currently doing counselling work
- Degree in related fields (psychology, social work and education), completed the 5 foundational modules, at least 3 year experience in counselling and currently doing counselling work at an SSA
- Master in Psychology or Master in Social Work, at least 3 year experience in counselling and currently doing counselling work at a Social Service Agency and completed the foundational module Practicum: Specialised Counselling Skills