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Helping Couples in Conflict: Two Interventions to Transform
High Conflict into a Compassionate Conversation
Jim Roberts is a social worker in private practice with Madison Avenue Psychological
Services. He graduated from the University of Kansas Social Welfare in 1978 and is
licensed in Missouri and Kansas. He has received training in marriage and family therapy
from the Family Institute of Kansas City and advanced training in couples therapy from the
Menninger Foundation. He has been a commentator on National Public Radio’s “All Things
Considered” and is the author of Deliberate Love: How Couples Can Deepen and Sustain
Intimacy with the Mindful Use of Attention, published in 2004.
WHAT: 3.0 hr educational workshop
WHEN: Fri., November 18, 2016; 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
WHERE: First Church of the Nazarene, Kansas City, 11811 State Line Rd, Kansas City, MO 64114
WHO SHOULD ATTEND: This professional continuing education workshop is designed for social workers,
psychologists, therapists, nurses, mental health counselors, and health care workers.
OVERVIEW: This workshop combines of mindfulness and solution-oriented therapy to create a
compassionate conversation that replaces the conflict that prompted couples to seek professional help. This
strategy offers a powerful alternative to the special problems of couples in high conflict in a highly efficient use
of clinical time.
OBJECTIVES: After attending this program the participant will be able to:
 Discuss two essential guidelines for compassionate communication that include concrete steps for
converting adversarial communication into a therapeutic dialogue.
 Identify the three forms of communication involved in dispute resolution.
 Describe specific techniques for de-polarizing power struggles in intimate relationships.
CONTINUING EDUCATION:
B.E. Education Group, LLC is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the
Kansas State Board of Nursing. This course offering is approved for 3 contact hours applicable for RN, LPN, and LMHT re-licensure. Kansas
State Board of Nursing Provider Number LT0258-0310. B.E. Education Group, LLC is a pre-approved provider for social workers through the
Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board (BSRB) Provider Number 14-002. Pre-approval by (BSRB) for continuing education credit is
not required for mental health professionals. However (BSRB) approved providership for social workers is accepted for psychologists,
professional counselors, masters prepared psychologists, marriage and family therapists and addiction counselors. This workshop meets
BSRB criteria for diagnosis and treatment. For licensed professionals, please bring license # to the workshop to receive your CEU
Certificate of Attendance.
REGISTRATION: Workshop is $40.00. 3.0 CEU’s (Certificate of Attendance)
Please complete form below & return with payment by Nov. 13, 2016. The “Helping Couples in Conflict: Two Interventions to Transform High Conflict into a
Compassionate Conversation”” Workshop is November 18, 2016. If you have any questions and/or need translation or other accommodation, contact Stacy
Davis at least 5 days prior to the workshop at 913-281-2221, ext. 112 or [email protected]. Fee is $40. Checks payable to MHAH. Accept VISA.
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