Coming Events
OFferings for Clinicians & The General Public
Workshops and trainings below are geared for clinicians, caregivers and the general public as noted. Time zones also vary according to the host.
When Clinicians Get Triggered: An Emotion-Focused Workshop for Transformation and Growth
Join us for a half-day workshop inspired by theory and practices from emotion-focused modalities. It is normal for clinicians to be impacted by our work with clients and/or their family. When this occurs, our access to our instincts or fund of knowledge is temporarily "blocked" by nervous system activation. Our personal life can also be affected. This workshop will offer a container for clinicians to engage in self-care practices while engaging in personal and professional development. Tools, techniques, and supervision interventions will also be reviewed to support clinicians to regain access to their clinical intuition on their own or with peers.
*This workshop is recognized by the International Institute for EFFT for one day of in-person training.
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$150 USD
May 22, 2021 - 9:00am CST - 1:30pm CST
Facilitated by: Dr. Adele Lafrance
*NEW DATE* What to Say to Kids When Nothing Seems to Work: EFFT Caregiver Workshop (clinicians welcome)
Does your child or loved one—young or adult—suffer from anxiety, depression, substance use problems, an eating disorder, or other mental health concern? Do you struggle with their behavior and/or setting limits? Inspired by Emotion-Focused Family Therapy – and with a healthy dose of humor - this evidence-based workshop will introduce practical skills to strengthen relationships, increase cooperation and respond to strong emotional reactions, including expressions of worry, anger, hopelessness, even silence. The workshop will focus on one of EFFT's most powerful and foundational tools, emotion coaching, for use with kids, teens and even between co-parents.
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$125 USD (family discounts available)
June 14, 2021 - 5pm CST - 9pm CST
Facilitated by: Dr. Adele Lafrance
Two-Day EFFT Core Clinician Training - 12 CE credits available
The essence of EFFT is to afford caregivers a role in their child’s recovery, regardless of their age, level of motivation or involvement in formal treatment themselves. The clinician’s role is to support parents and caregivers to increase their involvement in three domains including behavior coaching, emotion coaching and in the use of therapeutic apologies, if relevant.
A fourth module involves supporting caregivers to identify, understand, and transform “emotion blocks” that can lead to therapy-interfering attitudes or behaviors in caregivers. The training will introduce clinicians to the theory and skills involved in the approach. Dr. Lafrance will engage participants using didactic and experiential learning, including skills and techniques that can be integrated into existing treatment models for those clients & families who do not respond to standard care.
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$375 USD (group discounts available)
September 24 & 25 2021 • 9am - 4:30pm CT • 12 CE hours
Facilitated by Dr. Adele Lafrance, C.Psych
Emotion-Focused Chair Work: Transforming Self-criticism and Emotional Avoidance & Cultivating Assertion and Forgiveness in Psychotherapy - CE credits available
One of the psychological markers of anxiety, depressed mood and other emotion-based difficulties relates to difficulties with emotion processing, referring to the capacity to attend to, label, regulate and move through emotions. When external stressors overwhelm our internal capacities, the human organism seeks out ways – consciously and unconsciously – to get relief, including via thought and behavior patterns like self-criticism, self-interruptions and avoidance patterns. It can also become difficult to connect with healthy assertion and forgiveness, states essential for mental health.
This workshop will introduce powerful and efficient emotion-focused interventions for the transformation of self-criticism and emotional self-interruptions in therapy, as well as the cultivation of assertive anger and forgiveness. Using chair-work and informed by theory and techniques from EFT and EFFT, participants will be provided with scripts and opportunities to observe the interventions in action via video or demonstration. Opportunities for practice may also be available. CE credits provided.
Coming Soon
$240 CAD (group discounts available)
October 15 • 8:00am - 3:00pm PST • 6 CE hours
Facilitated by Dr. Adele Lafrance, C.Psych
Working Through Challenging or Conflictual Co-parenting Dynamics - CE credits available
This workshop is intended for clinicians and therapists working with parents of children and adolescents. Dr. Adele Lafrance will present a theoretical framework along with tools and techniques to promote attitudinal and behavioral change in caregivers experiencing challenges with co-parenting, including serious conflict.
*This workshop meets criteria towards certification through the International Institute for EFFT.
Coming Soon
$150 CAD (group discounts available)
October 25 • 3:30pm - 6:30pm PST • 3 CE hours
Facilitated by Dr. Adele Lafrance, C.Psych
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