Working with Polyamorous Clients: A Peer Consultation Group
8 Tuesdays Bi-Weekly, February 6, 2024- May 14, 2024 from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

12 CEs | Live on Zoom

Instructor: Brooke Norton, LMFT

Program Dates: February 6, February 20, March 5, March 19, April 2, April 16, April 30, May 14                                           

Cost of Program: Free for NEAFAST Members. $80 for Non-Members
Cost for 12 CEs: $156 for NEAFAST members, $180 for Non Members. 

Course Description: Clients who present for therapy and practice some sort of open relationship structure can be challenging for those of us who were trained in (and brought up in) systems that value and idealize monogamous relationships. Working with Polyamorous Clients: A Peer Consultation Group will serve as a place for sharing of resources, case consultation, and education, utilizing a number of peer reviewed resources. 

Weekly Schedule
Feb 6th: Attachment Theory and Open Relationships
Feb 20th: Differentiation and Codependency
Mar 5th: Jealousy
Mar 19th: Rules, Agreements, Power, and Privilege
Apr 2nd: The Overlap of Openness with Sexuality, Gender, and Kink
Apr 16th: Media and Openness in the Public Sphere
Apr 30th: Secrecy, Privacy, and Honesty
May 7th: Moving from Two to Three or More
Learning Objectives:
  1. Participants will learn different models of open relationships.
  2. Participants will be able to discern their own biases about open relationships that they might examine.
  3. Participants will discuss practical skills needed to work with this population.
Schedule:
7-7:15: Review of previous topic and introduction to current topic
7:15-7:30: Discussion of principle of collaborative language systems, in  accordance with the book chapter
7:30-7:45: Discussion and practice of therapeutic skills necessary to implement collaborative language systems
7:45-8: Introduction and discussion of case study/case consultation
8-8:15: Continuation of discussion of case study/case consultation
8:15-8:30: Review, discussion of gains made.
                                                                                

Facilitator Bio: Brooke Norton, LMFT is a sex therapist in Western Mass. She has been working with polyamorous clients since she started in 2014, as well as being polyamorous herself. She has been in private practice since 2019, and before that was an Associate at Northampton Sex Therapy Associates, under the supervision of Jassy Casella Timberlake. Brooke has taught Human Sexuality at Antioch College as an adjunct professor, and has also presented for the Sexual Health School in Hawaii, Clark University, and Widener University. Brooke’s current caseload consists of many clients who are either considering polyamory or are already practicing it. 

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This activity is certified by the New England Association for Family and Systemic Therapy (NEAFAST) on behalf of the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health & Human Services Professions for LMFT professional continuing education.

This activity is pending certification by the National Association of Social Workers Massachusetts Chapter for LCSW and LICSW professional continuing education.

This activity can be retroactively approved for CEs for Massachusetts LMHCs. Learn more at https://www.mamhca.org/page-18363.

Please note: It is the participant’s responsibility to check with their individual state boards to verify CE requirements for their state.

This program is being offered independent of any commercial support or conflict of interest. Clinicians with any level of experience are welcome to participate.

Accessibility Statement: Participants will receive access to the Zoom link after signing up for the conference. Closed captioning can be provided through request.

This program is being offered independent of any commercial support or conflict of interest. Clinicians with any level of experience are welcome to participate.

Cancellation Policy: Please email us at [email protected] if you are unable to make it. We will give a full reimbursement for cancels prior to August 5, 2023.
 

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