CC15 Keynote 01 – A New Way to Think About Couples – Harville Hendrix, PhD and Helen Lakelly Hunt, PhD
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- Topic Areas:
- Couples Therapy | Keynotes | Communication | Relationships
- Categories:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2015
- Faculty:
- Harville Hendrix, PhD | Helen LaKelly Hunt, PhD
- Duration:
- 1:00:38
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Apr 24, 2015
- License:
- Never Expires.
Description
Description:
In the old way of thinking, couples were depicted as a communication system that could be improved with relational skills or as interacting psychopathologies needing treatment by a mental health professional. In the new way of thinking, couples are a system of mutually reinforcing interactions that create anxiety or safety, wounding or healing. They also are the source of culture and the fulcrum of social transformation. What happens in the couple happens in the culture; what happens in the culture happens in the couple. This lecture will show how the shift from a pathological unit to healing agency occurred; discuss the features of an optimal relationship, and describe the therapeutic process. We will also introduce a global movement, Relationships First, with a mission to show scientifically the essential relationship between healthy couples and a healthy society and to establish “relationship” as a primary cultural value.
Educational Objectives:
- Discuss the historical shift of role of couples in culture.
- Describe the core features of an optimal relationship.
- Document the positive impact of healthy couples on society.
- Initiate a dialogical conversation with a couple.
*Sessions may be edited for content and to preserve confidentiality*
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Harville Hendrix, PhD Related Seminars and Products
Harville Hendrix, PhD and Helen LaKelly Hunt, PhD are partners in life and work. Their lives and work are integrated in their commitment to the transformation of couples and families and to the evolution of a relational culture that supports universal equality. Harville is co-creator of Imago Relationship Therapy and co-founder of Imago Relationships International. Chancellor of the Imago International Institute and emeritus board member of IRI. Dr. Hendrix has received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Mercer University, Macon, GA, the Distinguished Service Award from the American Association of Pastoral Counselors, and the Distinguished Contributors Award by the Association for Imago Relationship Therapy. His latest book, written with his wife, Helen Hunt, is Receiving Love.
Helen LaKelly Hunt, PhD Related Seminars and Products
Harville Hendrix, PhD and Helen LaKelly Hunt, PhD are partners in life and work. Their lives and work are integrated in their commitment to the transformation of couples and families and to the evolution of a relational culture that supports universal equality.