Objectives: • Learn object relations theory as it applies to couples
• Learn how borderline couple is helped to relinquish pathological relational patterns
• Learn how to replace pathological relational patterns with others
Description: From the point of view of David E. Scharff, M.D., and Jill Savege Scharff, M.D., a couple is a system of conscious and unconscious intrapsychic object relationships. All the object relations theorists share the fundamental premise that attachment is the central motivational force in personality development – in other words, individual development is motivated by the need to be in relationships, and therefore personality forms in a relational context. It follows, then, that a couple is not simply a pair of individuals.
Approval Bodies
Association of Social Work Boards Approved Continuing Education (ACE)
CAADE - California Association for Alcohol/Drug Educators
California Association of DUI Treatment Programs (CADTP)
California Board of Registered Nursing
California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP)
Connecticut Certification Board, Inc.
Florida Board of Nursing
Florida Board of Psychology
Florida Dept. of Health (Board of Social Work, Marriage & Family, Mental Health Counseling)
NAADAC, National Association for Addiction Professionals
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