This is an official Externship, endorsed by ICEEFT. Attending this externship is the first step to being listed on the ICEEFT website, where couples can go to find trained couple therapists. It is also a step towards becoming a certified EFT therapist. In this Externship, you will learn:

See marital distress from an attachment perspective Help partners reprocess the emotional responses that maintain marital distress Shape key new interaction and bonding events and, Overcome therapeutic impasses.

Lisa A. Ruderman, MA LMFTCertified EFT Supervisor & TrainerAAMFT Approved Supervisor Lisa Ruderman is a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist, ICEEFT Approved Certified Emo-tionally Focused Supervisor and Trainer, and an AAMFT Approved Supervisor. Lisa was fortunate to have trained with the brilliant master of EFT, Dr. Susan Johnson. Lisa is a co-founder of the San Diego Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy, affiliate trainer, and an adjunct faculty instructor at Alliant International University in San Diego.

Lisa runs a full-time clinical practice, on The Scripps Memorial Hospital campus in La Jolla. Lisa has made several appearances on Good Morning San Diego, a local morning news

program, to discuss various relationship topics. Lisa has trained and supervised therapists in The Netherlands, London, Ecuador, and locally in southern California. Lisa is passionate about teaching EFT to dedicated therapists, who share her enthusiasm for the model. Married 36 years and counting, Lisa is from a long line of successful marriages. She incorporates her life experience, as well as her study of interpersonal biology to teach her clients valuable relationship skills that create life long, healthy bonds.

There is nothing that Lisa enjoys more, than spending leisure time with her hubby, hiking in the outdoors with their golden retriever Millie. “Mille is our empty nester dog, who gladly attempts to fill the shoes of our grown children, until they come home to visit!”

Kenneth Sanderfer is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. He provides Individual, marital and family therapy at his private prac-tice in Nashville. Kenneth received training in Emotionally Focused Couple and Family Therapy. He is a Certified EFT Therapist, Super-

visor and Trainer.

Kenneth grew up in Texas. He received his undergrad in Agriculture and Master’s in Marriage and Family therapy from Trevecca University, where he is now an adjunct Professor. He has contributed many articles for a major Christian publisher over the years.

As an AAMFT Approved Supervisor, he provides individual and group supervision for thera-pists seeking licensure in the state of Tennessee.

Kenneth enjoys fly fishing, farming, ranching and spending time with his wife, Suzette, and their five grandchildren.

WORKSHOP TEAM

Lu Ann Ahrens, MS LMFTJack Gershfeld, MA LMFTDr. Thomas Frederick

Kenny Sanderfer, L.M.F.T.AAMFT Approved SupervisorCertified EFT Couple Therapist & SupervisorCo-trainer and Susan Johnson’s co-author of“Created for Connection: The “Hold Me Tight” Guide for Christian Couples”

2017

CEUs: 28 hours (included with price of admission) Alliant International University is approved by: The American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Alliant maintains responsibility for the program and its content. The California Board of Behavioral Sciences (provider # PCE234). The California Board of Registered Nursing (provider # CEP11235). Alliant International University is approved by: The American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Alliant maintains responsibility for the program and its content. The California Board of Behavioral Sciences (provider # PCE234). The California Board of Registered Nursing (provider # CEP11235).

EMOTIONALLY FOCUSED THERAPY FOR COUPLESMay 9-12, 2017; 9:00am-5:00pm California Baptist University - OPS (Tyler Plaza, Room 115) 10370 Hemet St., Riverside, CA 92503

Externship fee: Regular rate- $850; Student rate- $500 Participants will have the opportunity to observe 2 Live Case Sessions

On-line registration: http://lisaruderman.com/cbu/For more information: Dr. Thomas Frederick(tfrederick@calbaptist.edu), (951.343.2190)

4-DAY EXTERNSHIP

ABOUT EFTMarital distress is the single most common reason for seeking therapy. It undermines family functioning and is strongly associated with depression, anxiety disorders, and alcoholism.

Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples (EFT) offers a comprehensive theory of adult love and attachment, as well as a process for healing distressed relationships. It recognizes that relationship distress results from a per-ceived threat to basic adult needs for safety, security, and closeness in intimate relationships.

This experiential/systemic therapy focuses on helping partners restructure the emotional responses that main-tain their negative interaction patterns. Though a series

of nine steps, the therapist leads the couple away from conflict deadlock into new bonding interactions.

Over the past 15 years, Sue Johnson and her colleagues have developed and rigorously researched this short-term approach (8-20 sessions) in couple therapy. It is now one of the best- delineated and empirically-validated approaches in the field of couple therapy.

Participants are recommended to read The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy: Creating Connection prior to attending the externship. Optional resources are Hold Me Tight and Love Sense.

THE EXTERNSHIP IS RECOMMENDED TO ALL PROFESSIONALS WHO COUNSEL COUPLES, INCLUDING PSYCHIATRISTS, PSYCHOLOGISTS, FAMILY PHYSICIANS, SOCIAL WORKERS, PSYCHIATRIC NURSES, COUNSELORS, CLERGY, AND STUDENTS TRAINING IN THESE PROFESSIONS.

This 4-day EFT Externship is hosted by the Division of Online and Professional Studies’ Department of Behavioral Sciences at California Baptist University.

The Division of Online & Professional Studies (OPS) was es-tablished to respond to the very different needs of the “new normal” generation of students – the non-traditional student that balances professional and family responsibilities while advancing their education. Online and hybrid programs are tailored to meet these needs and provide 24/7 flexibility ex-pected for 21st century learning. OPS offers bachelor’s and master’s programs in Riverside, Brea, Rancho Cucamonga, Temecula and online.