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Course Content

Introduction to Discernment Counseling
Elizabeth Thomas – Welcome
TEST EXCERPT
Welcome to Discernment Counseling  6 minutes
Does Discernment Counseling Work – The Research Question  3 minutes
Mini Lesson About Research on Divorce Ideation  2 minutes
The Non-Married Couple Eligibility Question for Discernment Counseling  3 minutes
The Hope and Optimism Underlying This Protocol  13 minutes
Top 5 Reasons for Divorce  3 minutes
Understanding Couples and Divorce
Myths of Predictive Science for Couples’ Outcomes  15 minutes
Philosophy Behind Leaning In and Leaning Out  3 minutes
Leaning Out: 3 Ingredients Required for Discernment Counseling  1 minute
Leaning Out and Leaning In
Leaning Out Top Level Attitudes: Divorce as Freedom, Divorce as Relief, Divorce as Reluctant Letting Go  2 minutes
Leaning In: 2 Ingredients Required for Discernment Counseling  2 minutes
Leaning In: Top Level Clinical Attitudes  2 minutes
Strategy: Normalizing  1 minute
Navigating Emotional Complexity in Discernment Counseling: Leaning In and Leaning Out  2 minutes
Interaction Patterns for Personal Contributions  7 minutes
Interaction Patterns for Discernment Counseling Individual Conversations
Conceptualizing (More) Interaction Patterns  19 minutes
The Craft of A ‘Scene-It’ to Uncover Interaction Patterns  9 minutes
Managing Separate Communications Between Sessions  6 minutes
The Meta Power of Discernment Counseling  1 minute
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