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“My lives [sessions] went to whole new level, ironically, when I stopped pushing for deep emotion and got more in tune via assembly work and a vivid, somatic trigger. Then the emotion comes to me….” ~ Ryan Rana, PhD
Working with Nuance in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy: Strategic Micro-Interventions for Blocks, Reactivity, and Challenges
DATE
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1st, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd, 2024
TIME
9:00AM - 5:00 PM ET Friday/Saturday
9:00AM - 12:30 PM ET Sunday
LOCATION
Junior League - Vegso Community Resource Center
261 NW 13th St., Boca Raton, FL 33432
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DATE
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1st, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd, 2024
TIME
9:00AM - 5:00 PM ET Friday/Saturday
9:00AM - 12:30 PM ET Sunday
LOCATION
Junior League - Vegso Community Resource Center
261 NW 13th St., Boca Raton, FL 33432
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MEET THE PRESENTER
Ryan Rana, PhD
Ryan Rana, PhD, LMFT, LPC is an ICEEFT Certified EFT Supervisor and Trainer and the current President and Founder of the Arkansas EFT Center. Together with his spouse, he established The Joshua Center for Counseling where he currently practices and acts as the Executive Director. Dr. Rana specializations include couples therapy, sexuality, depression, and traumatic stress. In addition to psychotherapy, Dr. Rana works with others on organization and leadership approaches as well as the study of military training processes and performance psychology. Alternatively, as co-host of a popular EFT based educational podcast called The Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy, Dr. Rana actively strives to help therapists learn to navigate both the challenges and nuances of the model. Before becoming a therapist, Ryan was a college athlete in baseball and was a pitching coach at the collegiate level.
Ryan Rana, PhD
Ryan Rana, PhD, LMFT, LPC is an ICEEFT Certified EFT Supervisor and Trainer and the current President and Founder of the Arkansas EFT Center. Together with his spouse, he established The Joshua Center for Counseling where he currently practices and acts as the Executive Director. Dr. Rana specializations include couples therapy, sexuality, depression, and traumatic stress. In addition to psychotherapy, Dr. Rana works with others on organization and leadership approaches as well as the study of military training processes and performance psychology. Alternatively, as co-host of a popular EFT based educational podcast called The Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy, Dr. Rana actively strives to help therapists learn to navigate both the challenges and nuances of the model. Before becoming a therapist, Ryan was a college athlete in baseball and was a pitching coach at the collegiate level.
DESCRIPTION
Join us for an advanced 2 1/2-day EFT training for the post core skills/seasoned clinician designed to help laser focus and master the complexities and nuances that couples bring to session. The presentation will provide concrete interventions--beyond the basics--for proficiently mastering client blocks, bullets, exits, escalations, interruptions, and more. Be confident and competent with the expert guidance of Dr Ryan Rana, ICEEFT Certified EFT trainer and charismatic podcast host of The Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy and co-creator of the online EFT course, Success in Vulnerability.
Join us for an advanced 2 1/2-day EFT training for the post core skills/seasoned clinician designed to help laser focus and master the complexities and nuances that couples bring to session. The presentation will provide concrete interventions--beyond the basics--for proficiently mastering client blocks, bullets, exits, escalations, interruptions, and more. Be confident and competent with the expert guidance of Dr Ryan Rana, ICEEFT Certified EFT trainer and charismatic podcast host of The Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy and co-creator of the online EFT course, Success in Vulnerability.
OBJECTIVES
1. Demonstrate how to sharpen your focus with a decision tree of interventions based on attunement to the emotional reactivity in the session in EFT.
2. Distinguish the various decision tree choices and transitions in EFT.
3. Identify how to layer multiple EFT interventions to assemble a client’s emotional experience.
4. Select when to stop pushing for deep emotion and get more in tune via assembly work and a
vivid/somatic trigger in couple’s therapy.
5. Apply the pivot between the Alpha to Bravo moves in sessions with couples.
6. Identify the order of change in the tango when working with couples.
7. Select how and when to access and share negative view of self and disowned parts of self in
sessions with couples.
8. Identify and know interventions to work with various levels of blocks in EFT.
9. Identify various bullets and interventions in EFT and how to work with them.
10. Demonstrate how the therapist uses their vocal tone, words, and pacing to evoke client emotion.
11. Demonstrate the micro skills of reflection, acceptance, validation, and exploration (RAVE) to open up space for clients to expand their emotional experience.
12. Recognize the Level of Experiencing Scale and how to apply it to the client’s experience.
GENERAL SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, NOV 1 (DAY 1)
845am Check-in
9:00am - 10:45am
- Orientation and briefing on structure of training
- Painting the Target- dynamics, adapting attunement, use of self as change agent
- Clarity on the EFT Map - preparation for problematic structures, corrective emotional experiences, redeeming & missing conversations that reshape view of self
- Culture of relationships at the second order level
- Session blueprints, practical management of the therapy hour from an EFT lens
10:45am - 11:00am [Break]
11:00am - 12:00pm
-Working with avoidant/withdrawer energy
-Working with anxious/pursuer energy
- Holding the attachment Frame – finding and enhancing the art of affect assembly; orienting and working with nuances
12:00pm - 1:00pm [Lunch]
1:00p-3:00p
- Deepening in Stage 1 and “break down stations,” why and what of emergent processes
a. Power Phrases
b. Attachment Process Commenting; Immediacy
c. Somatic Strategies - Getting Embodied
d. Use of Self
e. RISSSC
- Enactments
a. re-distilling
b. "clean entrances"
3:00pm - 3:15pm [Break]
3:15pm - 5:00pm
- Affirming the partner who is the “enactor”
- Using the body to load responses
- Finish the Mission: fully processing enactments; body utilization for testing
Wrap-up, Q&A
SATURDAY, NOV 2 (DAY 2)
8:45am Check-in
9:00am - 10:45am
Integration of material from day prior, Q&A
Cultural Marginalization Attunement
Expecting and managing blocks in the therapeutic process and in the flow of bonding conversations
10:45am - 11:00am [Break]
11:00a-12:00p
- Parts work from a nuanced place
- Overt utilization of attribution with the cycle to confront, mark, and challenge
12:00pm - 1:00pm [Lunch]
1:00pm - 3:00pm
- Managing the “blame game”
- Reactive shame as a behavioral block
3:00p-3:15p [Break]
3:15pm - 5:00pm
- Working with Ambivalence
- Deepening interventions in Stage 2
- "Waves” & “Stairs,” allowing more space
-Using negative model of self and fear of reaching or reluctance to reach
- Loading attachment needs in present process
Wrap Up, Q&A
SUNDAY, NOV 3 (DAY 3)
8:45am Check-in
9:00am - 10:45am
-Integration of material from day prior, Q&A
10:45a-11:15 [Break]
11:15am – 12:30pm
- The Light Systems: attuning to and handling possible interruptions and responses in session
- Hopelessness: identifying and reflecting the Attachment Dilemma
- Meta-Ladder of detachment processes
- “Ditch” enactment/response interventions
Summarizing, Consolidation, and Cooperative Learning
Wrap Up, Q&A
FRIDAY, NOV 1 (DAY 1)
845am Check-in
9:00am - 10:45am
- Orientation and briefing on structure of training
- Painting the Target- dynamics, adapting attunement, use of self as change agent
- Clarity on the EFT Map - preparation for problematic structures, corrective emotional experiences, redeeming & missing conversations that reshape view of self
- Culture of relationships at the second order level
- Session blueprints, practical management of the therapy hour from an EFT lens
10:45am - 11:00am [Break]
11:00am - 12:00pm
-Working with avoidant/withdrawer energy
-Working with anxious/pursuer energy
- Holding the attachment Frame – finding and enhancing the art of affect assembly; orienting and working with nuances
12:00pm - 1:00pm [Lunch]
1:00p-3:00p
- Deepening in Stage 1 and “break down stations,” why and what of emergent processes
a. Power Phrases
b. Attachment Process Commenting; Immediacy
c. Somatic Strategies - Getting Embodied
d. Use of Self
e. RISSSC
- Enactments
a. re-distilling
b. "clean entrances"
3:00pm - 3:15pm [Break]
3:15pm - 5:00pm
- Affirming the partner who is the “enactor”
- Using the body to load responses
- Finish the Mission: fully processing enactments; body utilization for testing
Wrap-up, Q&A
SATURDAY, NOV 2 (DAY 2)
8:45am Check-in
9:00am - 10:45am
Integration of material from day prior, Q&A
Cultural Marginalization Attunement
Expecting and managing blocks in the therapeutic process and in the flow of bonding conversations
10:45am - 11:00am [Break]
11:00a-12:00p
- Parts work from a nuanced place
- Overt utilization of attribution with the cycle to confront, mark, and challenge
12:00pm - 1:00pm [Lunch]
1:00pm - 3:00pm
- Managing the “blame game”
- Reactive shame as a behavioral block
3:00p-3:15p [Break]
3:15pm - 5:00pm
- Working with Ambivalence
- Deepening interventions in Stage 2
- "Waves” & “Stairs,” allowing more space
-Using negative model of self and fear of reaching or reluctance to reach
- Loading attachment needs in present process
Wrap Up, Q&A
SUNDAY, NOV 3 (DAY 3)
8:45am Check-in
9:00am - 10:45am
-Integration of material from day prior, Q&A
10:45a-11:15 [Break]
11:15am – 12:30pm
- The Light Systems: attuning to and handling possible interruptions and responses in session
- Hopelessness: identifying and reflecting the Attachment Dilemma
- Meta-Ladder of detachment processes
- “Ditch” enactment/response interventions
Summarizing, Consolidation, and Cooperative Learning
Wrap Up, Q&A
TARGET AUDIENCE
Mental Health Professionals, Social Workers, Psychologists; must be licensed (or licensed-eligible) mental health professional
LEVEL
Advanced
PRE-REQUISITE
Required - EFT Externship and at least Core Skills levels 1 & 2
Highly recommended - complete EFT core skills series
CEs
16 CEs WILL BE AVAILABLE AND INCLUDED IN YOUR REGISTRATION FEE FOR THE FOLLOWING PROFESSIONS ONLY THROUGH CE-CLASSES.COM
Certificates are awarded online after completion of the workshop. Participants print their own certificate after registering at CE-Classes.com, entering a keycode, and completing an evaluation form. Licensed Professionals should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval. You, the participant, are ultimately responsible for verifying this information with your state board. For further information or questions about CEs, please contact CE-Classes.com.
The American Psychological Association (APA) CE-Classes.com is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CE-Classes.com maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
This course is NOT available for NBCC credit
This training does not offer ASWB ACE credit to social workers.
Florida Certification Board
The Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling Provider #852 BAP-Expires 3/31/2023
The Florida Board of Nursing (CE Provider #: 50-4896) Expires 10/31/2024
The California Board of Behavioral Sciences. The California Board of Behavioral Sciences, BBS, recognizes relevant course work/training that has been approved by nationally recognized certifying bodies, such as APA, to satisfy renewal requirements.
California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP) Provider Number OS-12-147-0223 Expires 02-2023
The California Board of Registered Nursing CEP 15647 Expires 11/30/2024
The Texas Board of Social Work Examiners – CE-Classes.com meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education
The Texas Board of Professional Counselors – CE-Classes.com meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education
Massachusetts Authorization Number: (TBD)
Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board – Provider # RCST031201
New York Social Work Board – CE-Classes.com is recognized by the New York State Education
Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of
continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0120. The Florida Board of Nursing (CE Provider #: 50-4896) Expires 10/31/2022 Do not send certificates to the Florida Board of Nursing. You must keep this certificate for 4 years.
The California Board of Registered Nursing. CEP 15647 Expires 11/30/2022.
Please Note: Licensing Boards change regulations often, and while we attempt to stay abreast of their most recent changes, if you have questions or concerns about this course meeting your specific board’s approval, we recommend you contact your board directly to obtain a ruling. You may also check CE-classes.com website to see if you r state and license is listed. You are ultimately responsible for verifying all information about CEs on this website and the CE-classes.com website with your state's licensing board.
Ada Assistance: This workshop is compliant with the American Disabilities Act. Please contact us at [email protected] if special accommodations are required at least 2 weeks prior to the start of the training.
CE Grievance Policy: CE-Classes.com and The South Florida Community for EFT seeks to ensure equitable treatment of every person and to make every attempt to resolve grievances in a fair manner. Please submit a written grievance to [email protected] and be sure to include your full name and contact number. Grievances will receive, to the best of our ability, corrective action in order to prevent further problems.
There is no commercial support or conflicts of interest for this program.
Certificates are awarded online after completion of the workshop. Participants print their own certificate after registering at CE-Classes.com, entering a keycode, and completing an evaluation form. Licensed Professionals should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval. You, the participant, are ultimately responsible for verifying this information with your state board. For further information or questions about CEs, please contact CE-Classes.com.
The American Psychological Association (APA) CE-Classes.com is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CE-Classes.com maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
This course is NOT available for NBCC credit
This training does not offer ASWB ACE credit to social workers.
Florida Certification Board
The Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling Provider #852 BAP-Expires 3/31/2023
The Florida Board of Nursing (CE Provider #: 50-4896) Expires 10/31/2024
The California Board of Behavioral Sciences. The California Board of Behavioral Sciences, BBS, recognizes relevant course work/training that has been approved by nationally recognized certifying bodies, such as APA, to satisfy renewal requirements.
California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP) Provider Number OS-12-147-0223 Expires 02-2023
The California Board of Registered Nursing CEP 15647 Expires 11/30/2024
The Texas Board of Social Work Examiners – CE-Classes.com meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education
The Texas Board of Professional Counselors – CE-Classes.com meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education
Massachusetts Authorization Number: (TBD)
Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board – Provider # RCST031201
New York Social Work Board – CE-Classes.com is recognized by the New York State Education
Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of
continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0120. The Florida Board of Nursing (CE Provider #: 50-4896) Expires 10/31/2022 Do not send certificates to the Florida Board of Nursing. You must keep this certificate for 4 years.
The California Board of Registered Nursing. CEP 15647 Expires 11/30/2022.
Please Note: Licensing Boards change regulations often, and while we attempt to stay abreast of their most recent changes, if you have questions or concerns about this course meeting your specific board’s approval, we recommend you contact your board directly to obtain a ruling. You may also check CE-classes.com website to see if you r state and license is listed. You are ultimately responsible for verifying all information about CEs on this website and the CE-classes.com website with your state's licensing board.
Ada Assistance: This workshop is compliant with the American Disabilities Act. Please contact us at [email protected] if special accommodations are required at least 2 weeks prior to the start of the training.
CE Grievance Policy: CE-Classes.com and The South Florida Community for EFT seeks to ensure equitable treatment of every person and to make every attempt to resolve grievances in a fair manner. Please submit a written grievance to [email protected] and be sure to include your full name and contact number. Grievances will receive, to the best of our ability, corrective action in order to prevent further problems.
There is no commercial support or conflicts of interest for this program.
REGISTRATION FEES (subject to change)
$485 early sign-up rate (before Sept. 13th)
$465 specialty discount rate (F/T graduate students, active/former military, pre-licensed interns, active member of SFCEFT (before Sept. 13th)
$510 regular rate (after Sept. 13th for all registrations)
CE's, lunch, snacks, and beverages are included in your registration fee for both days courtesy of SFCEFT and our co-sponsors.
DEI DISCOUNTS/EQUITY RATES
*Reach out to us at [email protected] for diversity/equity/inclusion rates and scholarship info. We provide various amounts of DEI scholarships for this program. These scholarships are strictly reserved for those who work in an agency, non-profit, or community mental health setting and/or predominantly with minority/marginalized populations. Deadline to request is Sept. 13th, 2024 (or sooner if all scholarship funds have been dispersed).
OBSERVANT RATES
*Reach out to us at [email protected] for a discount promo code if due to religious reasons you are not able to attend this training on Saturday/Sabbath.
GROUP DISCOUNTS
*Reach out to us at [email protected] for a promo code for at least 4 members of an organization, group practice, or agency signing up.
TRAVEL & ACCOMODATIONS
AIRPORT
For those flying in, Palm Beach International (PBI) or Fort Lauderdale (FLL) are the closest airports
as both are about 30 minutes from the venue.
HOTEL/ROOM BLOCKS
Marriot at Boca Center ($219+tax per room) 3 miles from the venue. You may book online using this link or call the hotel directly at 561-392-4600 and ask for the for the South Florida Community for EFT room block to get the special rate.
Hilton Embassy Suites ($139+tax per room) 3.5 miles from the venue. You may book online using this link (choose the "special rate" option and enter the group code: CES906). Alternatively, you may call the hotel directly at 561-994-8200 and provide the group code when booking.
Note that the room blocks are only guaranteed through Sept. 30th and the rooms available will be based on availability at the time you reach out. Bookings are fully refundable up to 24 hours prior to your check in. Note that South Florida is a popular destination area in November therefore we do not recommend you wait to book! You're also welcome to seek your own alternate accommodations.
AIRPORT
For those flying in, Palm Beach International (PBI) or Fort Lauderdale (FLL) are the closest airports
as both are about 30 minutes from the venue.
HOTEL/ROOM BLOCKS
Marriot at Boca Center ($219+tax per room) 3 miles from the venue. You may book online using this link or call the hotel directly at 561-392-4600 and ask for the for the South Florida Community for EFT room block to get the special rate.
Hilton Embassy Suites ($139+tax per room) 3.5 miles from the venue. You may book online using this link (choose the "special rate" option and enter the group code: CES906). Alternatively, you may call the hotel directly at 561-994-8200 and provide the group code when booking.
Note that the room blocks are only guaranteed through Sept. 30th and the rooms available will be based on availability at the time you reach out. Bookings are fully refundable up to 24 hours prior to your check in. Note that South Florida is a popular destination area in November therefore we do not recommend you wait to book! You're also welcome to seek your own alternate accommodations.
F.A.Q
Q. Will this training be recorded?
A. NO, this is a LIVE and IN-PERSON ONLY training and will not be recorded. Use of any recording device is strictly prohibited.
Q. Will we get fed?
A. YES, we have wonderful co-sponsors providing lunch (on Friday/Saturday) of the training. If you have special dietary requirements, you may feel free to bring your own food (or you may leave to pick-up/order your own food during lunch time). SFCEFT will be providing snacks and beverages throughout the day. We are working on an optional networking happy hour/dinner event for Friday night ...details to follow.
Q. Can I attend if I will miss some portions due to conflicts, emergencies, etc.?
A. YES, you may attend what you can, we are happy to have you. Just note that you will not be eligible for CEs if you miss portions of this training and there are no exceptions to this policy.
Q. Are CEs available?
A. YES, 16CEs are included in your registration for licensed professionals attending the training in its entirety. You will receive details post-training for instructions to obtain your CE certificate via CE-Classes.com.
Q. What if I sign up but then I can't attend?
A. The refund policy is below.
Q. What if I sign up and you cancel the event?
A. We will refund you 100% of the registration fee if we cancel this event and are unable to reschedule it for a later date. Please see the full cancellation policy and details below. It's best to purchase your registration as soon as possible so we have an early accurate gauge of the number of participants, and you can get the best possible rate. We also strongly advise purchasing refundable/changeable airline tickets and/or hotel reservations. The SFCEFT hotel room block is refundable if cancelled 24 hours prior to check in.
Q. Will this training be recorded?
A. NO, this is a LIVE and IN-PERSON ONLY training and will not be recorded. Use of any recording device is strictly prohibited.
Q. Will we get fed?
A. YES, we have wonderful co-sponsors providing lunch (on Friday/Saturday) of the training. If you have special dietary requirements, you may feel free to bring your own food (or you may leave to pick-up/order your own food during lunch time). SFCEFT will be providing snacks and beverages throughout the day. We are working on an optional networking happy hour/dinner event for Friday night ...details to follow.
Q. Can I attend if I will miss some portions due to conflicts, emergencies, etc.?
A. YES, you may attend what you can, we are happy to have you. Just note that you will not be eligible for CEs if you miss portions of this training and there are no exceptions to this policy.
Q. Are CEs available?
A. YES, 16CEs are included in your registration for licensed professionals attending the training in its entirety. You will receive details post-training for instructions to obtain your CE certificate via CE-Classes.com.
Q. What if I sign up but then I can't attend?
A. The refund policy is below.
Q. What if I sign up and you cancel the event?
A. We will refund you 100% of the registration fee if we cancel this event and are unable to reschedule it for a later date. Please see the full cancellation policy and details below. It's best to purchase your registration as soon as possible so we have an early accurate gauge of the number of participants, and you can get the best possible rate. We also strongly advise purchasing refundable/changeable airline tickets and/or hotel reservations. The SFCEFT hotel room block is refundable if cancelled 24 hours prior to check in.
CANCELLATION/REFUND POLICY*
Less than 4 days' notice - 25% refund on your registration fee
4 - 14 days' notice - 50% refund on your registration fee
14+ days' notice - full refund minus flat $75 administrative fee
* Registration refund amounts are based on our fixed costs and contractual obligations. When you enroll, it is with the understanding that you will attend. If an "Act of G-d" or nature requires SFCEFT to cancel or postpone this event, we will apply your fee to the make-up date which will likely be within 6 mos. time. If you can't attend the make-up date, you will receive a 75% refund. If SFCEFT can't secure a make-up date, you will receive a full refund. All travel related costs will be subject to your own contractual agreement directly with the hotel, car rental company, airline, etc. (It is advised to book refundable/changeable travel; however, this is entirely up to your discretion). All other registration refund requests will be provided to you minus the fees presented above. If you qualified for a scholarship, due to limited amounts, please notify us as soon as possible if you are unable to attend so that scholarship funds can open up for someone else. All refunds must be requested in writing via email to [email protected]. The date/time of your email will be the "timestamp" with which the above refund information applies to you.
QUESTIONS/CONTACT*
[email protected]
*any inquiries regarding training details, registration, payment, refunds, website issues, etc.
Less than 4 days' notice - 25% refund on your registration fee
4 - 14 days' notice - 50% refund on your registration fee
14+ days' notice - full refund minus flat $75 administrative fee
* Registration refund amounts are based on our fixed costs and contractual obligations. When you enroll, it is with the understanding that you will attend. If an "Act of G-d" or nature requires SFCEFT to cancel or postpone this event, we will apply your fee to the make-up date which will likely be within 6 mos. time. If you can't attend the make-up date, you will receive a 75% refund. If SFCEFT can't secure a make-up date, you will receive a full refund. All travel related costs will be subject to your own contractual agreement directly with the hotel, car rental company, airline, etc. (It is advised to book refundable/changeable travel; however, this is entirely up to your discretion). All other registration refund requests will be provided to you minus the fees presented above. If you qualified for a scholarship, due to limited amounts, please notify us as soon as possible if you are unable to attend so that scholarship funds can open up for someone else. All refunds must be requested in writing via email to [email protected]. The date/time of your email will be the "timestamp" with which the above refund information applies to you.
QUESTIONS/CONTACT*
[email protected]
*any inquiries regarding training details, registration, payment, refunds, website issues, etc.
Special thanks to the co-sponsors, organizers, and hosts for our program!
