Working with parental self-blame with cognitive and emotion-focused techniques

Research has demonstrated that when parents carry self-blame, not only do they suffer but their caregiving can be negatively affected as well. In fact, when self-blame is deep, typical strategies to lift self-blame may be ineffective. This training led by Dr. Adele Lafrance, will provide participants with a series of cognitive and emotion-focused strategies to transform caregiver self-blame, including a specifically designed chair-work intervention. Benefits of these interventions include: 

• Reduced shame and self-blame.
• Better quality of life.
• Decreased defensiveness.
• Increased sense of empowerment/engagement.
• Increased access to caregiving instincts.

Participants will be introduced to the theory and several interventions to implement with parents post-training. A video demonstration will also be included. Participation can be active or passive.

Learning objectives:

• Identify emotional markers underlying therapy-interfering behaviours in caregivers.
• Apply cognitive techniques to attenuate caregiver self-blame and related behaviours.
• Apply emotion processing skills to attenuate caregiver self-blame and related behaviours.

This training meets the criteria towards certification through the International Institute for EFFT.