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A402 To Leave or to Stay: Working with Couples on the Brink

Explore a step-by-step protocol for helping ambivalent couples decide whether to stay in a marriage that maximizes the chances that the relationship will survive and prepares spouses for the possibility of divorce.

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William Doherty, Ph.D.

The most critical life decision most therapists deal with in their everyday practice is helping couples decide whether to dissolve a marriage or try to save it. Nevertheless, few of us have had specific training in assisting an ambivalent couple on the brink of divorce. Learn a step-by-step protocol for offering clients a "consultation for decision-making." We'll explore how to help the partner wanting to leave to examine the decision with integrity, while helping the other partner to both maximize the possibility that the marriage will remain intact and, if necessary, prepare for changes if the divorce happens. You'll come away crystal clear about your own values regarding marriage and divorce, whatever they might be, and how they impact your work with couples on the brink of divorce.

Meet The Instructor

William Doherty, Ph.D., is a professor and director of the Marriage and Family Therapy Program at the University of Minnesota and author of 11 books on families and family therapy. Some of his books include Soul Searching, Take Back Your Marriage, and Take Back Your Kids.

Course Contents

Session 1: The challenges of working with couples on the brink • Typical therapist responses

Session 2: Values of therapists dealing with divorce decision • Language of a balanced pro-commitment stance

Session 3: Protocol for working with couples


Learning Objectives

1. Identify challenges in working with couples facing divorce decisions
2. Discuss how therapists' values influence their work with couples facing divorce decisions
3. Explain a detailed protocol for working with couples in these situations


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