Maria Seymour St John, PhD, MFT
Winnicott urged that we recognize and celebrate of the importance of “ordinary good enough” parenting. But how do we understand this fundamental yet elusive matrix? What do we seek to observe or glean regarding its presence, texture, and dynamics? How do we appreciate the cultural variability of parenting practice given the constriction of dominant theoretical frames? And how do we intervene in ways that heal relational wounds in their individual and historical specificity? The Parent-Child Relationship Competencies (St John, 2010) offers a framework for conceptualizing the back-and-forth, bi-directional nature of early parent-child relationships, and for considering areas of strength and vulnerability for each parent-child dyad in the present or historically. This five-week course will include an introduction to the Parent-Child Relationship Competencies (PCRC) framework and opportunities to apply it in individual adult and child work as well as in dyadic treatment. The course will be equally relevant for those working in private practice and community mental health settings, and will explore the rich yield issuing from exchange across this divide.
Required text: Focusing on Relationships: An Effort that Pays
Registration by April 14 INCLUDES book. For registration after April 14, participants should order book separately. To order: www.zerotothree.org/PCRCbook
After completing this course participants will be able to:
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Seminar | |
General Admission | $ 220.00 |
PINC Members | $ 180.00 |
Students and Candidates | $ 145.00 |
(7.5) CE Credits | $ 67.50 |