This 3-session module is intended for anyone interested in the systemic therapeutic model applied to complex systems: couple and family.

Couple and family therapy is very specific and complex in terms of reframing, family therapy is even more so because you have to deal with several interlocutors. It is therefore based on one or more relational systems between the members, which is why the intervention must be carried out with the greatest rigor.

First of all, in a calibrated process, it is important to clearly define the problem. The therapist must endeavor to identify the request of the client, the one who complains and to define which of the members of the components of the couple or the family is the most attached to the resolution of the problem. It will then be a question of describing in concrete terms by which processes the problematic behaviors are repeated, before establishing priorities, in concert with him, with them.

The second step consists in developing, with the client(s), an objective and checking the appearance of the first signs indicating that it is on the way to being achieved.

Finally, it will be a question of investigating the dysfunctional solution attempts of the protagonist(s) in order to determine the logic of these solution attempts, and, to prevent the system from continuing this same inefficient process, the speaker will seek to put in place interventions up to 180 degrees from the main logic.

• Work on the request of the couple, the family, or on the request of one of the components in order to determine the relevant system.
• Understand how the problem arose and how it is investigated today.
• Knowing how to find your bearings in the analysis of the relationship to develop an effective and efficient intervention strategy.
• Strengthen the therapeutic alliance with the protagonist(s) by activating appropriate communication tools in order to respect an essential neutrality in the development of his work as a therapist.