The first contact with a couple sets the foundation for the work ahead. This webinar provides practical guidance for navigating the early stages, including when one partner makes the initial approach.
The session explores how to structure a first joint session, assess suitability and safety, and establish a framework for working with both partners. It is the one-hour companion to the Introduction to Working with Couples workshop.
By completing this webinar, you will be able to:
Counsellors and therapists beginning couple work or considering it; practitioners who see couples occasionally within individual practice.
Simone Young is a couples therapist and group facilitator with 20 years’ experience in community services and private practice. As Senior Program Facilitator at Relationships Australia Victoria, she delivers couples counselling training and oversees the Clinical Internship program. Simone is a PACFA-registered clinical counsellor and holds a Master of Clinical Family Therapy from the Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University.
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This live online webinar is delivered via Zoom and runs for 60 minutes, with a 45-minute presentation followed by 15 minutes of moderated questions. The session is recorded and added to the Webinar Library. A short completion quiz follows the session, and a certificate showing CPD hours is issued when you complete the quiz.
To ensure you can participate in this webinar, please have access to the following:
For further details or questions, please contact our Centre for Learning and Innovation:
Phone: (03) 8573 2222
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