A 16-Week Learn-Along Group for Discernment Counseling Trainees

What to Expect

Each week, there will be about 1.5 hours of training material assigned. During the group meeting, I will briefly highlight some of the most important content and most of our time will be spent in discussion, presentation of case examples, (no-pressure) role play, etc. The goal is that you understand the protocol and leave with actionable skills to follow the protocol skillfully with couples.

Additional details:

  • Sign up for free; attend as many of the 16 sessions as you would like.

  • All group meetings are recorded in case you cannot attend. Replays are available to registered participants only and will be available until two weeks after the final meeting.

  • As you are independently reviewing the material, you are encouraged to submit questions or suggestions for the upcoming group meeting!

  • We will meet on MONDAYs 3:00 - 3:55pm CT

  • View the Weekly Agenda below.

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Weekly Agenda

Week 1

  • Intro to DC

  • Understanding Couples and Divorce

  • Leaning Out and Leaning In

  • Interaction Patterns for DC Individual Conversations

Week 2

  • Theories Behind DC

  • Essential Skills and Strategies in DC

  • Ethical Decision Making in Divorce

  • Community

Week 3

  • Screening and Assessing for DC Eligibility

Week 4

  • Session 1 Structure: Starting moments, required questions, transitioning from couple time to individual time

Week 5

  • Session 1 Structure: Individual time with leaning in and leaning out, summaries, closing moments

Week 6

  • Mindset of the Discernment Counselor

Week 7

  • No new material; speacial guest: Elizabeth Doherty Thomas

Week 8

  • What you May Learn/See in Session One: Common Mindsets and Narratives from LO's

  • What you May Learn/See in Session One: Challenging Situations with LO or LI

Week 9

  • Skills Demos from Session One

Week 10

  • Session Two: Structure, skills and demos

Week 11

  • Session Three: Structure, skills and demos

Week 12

  • Sessions Four and Five

Week 13

  • No new material. Review of the sessions, importance of integrity to the protocol

Week 14

  • All about the three pathss

Week 15

  • Abuse, Addictions and Active affair

Week 16

  • Wrap up: Q&A, preparing for your first DC couple, get support for certification