Introduction to Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT)

 Education and Training for Mental Health Professionals 

Don't miss out on your chance to learn how to implement Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) into your practice from the Co-developer of EFFT; Adèle Lafrance, Ph.D., C.Psych., in her only Toronto presentation of this highly sought after workshop! 

Introduction to Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT)

Date: March 19, 2019
Facilitator: Adèle Lafrance, Ph.D., C.Psych, Co-developer of EFFT, clinical psychologist, associate professor at Laurentian University and a supervising/consulting psychologist for a number of mental health agencies in Canada and abroad.

Location: The Hospital for Sick Children at 555 University Avenue, Hollywood Theatre, 1st Floor, Room 1246 Black Wing, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8.

This training is suitable for: Medical professionals, psychiatrists, pediatricians, nurses, direct service workers, clinicians, drop in workers, shelter and hostel workers, child and youth workers, youth justice workers and social workers.

The essence of Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) is to increase the positive role of caregivers in their child's emotional health and wellness. The clinician's role is to support parents and caregivers to increase their involvement in specific ways included in the four main domains of behavior coaching, emotion coaching, relationship repair and fears and obstacles.

Overview: Part of the Emotion-Focused Therapy “family” and rooted in a deep and unwavering belief in the healing power of families, the essence of Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) is to increase the positive role of caregivers in their child's emotional health and wellness. The clinician's role is to support parents and caregivers to increase their involvement in specific ways (four main domains), including with behavior coaching, emotion coaching and relationship repair.

The EFFT model also involves a module for clinicians to support caregivers to identify, understand, and transform "emotion blocks" that lead to therapy-interfering attitudes or behaviors. This final component is critical since throughout the course of treatment, some well-intentioned caregivers can struggle to support their loved one's treatment. They may even engage in behaviors that enable their loved one's symptoms, creating challenges for the most experienced clinicians. For this reason, the EFFT model includes a module for clinician and team challenges as well.  For more information on EFFT, click here.

Learning Objectives:

• Apply skills to teach caregivers advanced care giving skills
• Identify markers of emotional processes underlying problematic patterns of care giving.
• Apply skills to work through potential clinician blocks to implementation

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