Presenting problems
Presenting problems in EFT are defined as attachment injuries, a violation of trust has occurred within the dynamic of the relationship (Johnson, 2005). The EFT therapist should adapt the model to work with multiple issues while taking into consideration the legal and ethical concerns that exist for treating each presenting problem (Mclean & Nissim, 2007). EFT has been adapted to work with a variety of relational problems that are attributed to attachment injuries such as terminal illness and substance abuse (Furrow et al., 2011).
Terminal Illness
EFT has been shown to effectively help couples cope with marital stress caused by terminal illness. According to Tie and Poulson (2013), terminal illness is defined as illnesses …show more content…
This means conceptualizing substance abuse as the client’s attempt to gain a positive shift in negative emotion (Furrow et al., 2011). The partner dealing with substance abuse may become emotionally absent from the relationship as using becomes a main focus to cope with distress (Furrow et al., 2011). As the using partner learns to trust that the relationship is capable of positive emotional experience, it lessens the need to use substances as a means of regulating emotion. (Furrow et al., 2011). In the final stage of treatment, the therapist should assist the couple formulate a narrative regarding how the addiction impacted the relationship and develop a plan to guard against relapse in the end phase of therapy (Furrow et al., …show more content…
32 couples in total were used for the study. 16 couples were randomly assigned to an intervention group and 16 were assigned to a wait-list group (Cloutier et al., 2002). 81% of couples participated in the 2-year follow up study and the DAS scale was used in combination with multiple scales as measures (Cloutier et al., 2002). Results indicated EFT interventions that caused marital improvement was maintained over the 2-year time span. Furrow et al. (2012) researched the relationship between therapist’s emotional response and EFT’s key change process, the blamer-softening event. Successful and unsuccessful blamer-softening events performed by Sue Johnson were analyzed through listening and observing audio and video tapes (Furrow et al., 2012). Multiple vocal quality scales were used to code therapist and client responses (Furrow et al., 2012). Results showed a softened vocal quality increased the therapist’s ability to complete the blamer-softening event. Results showed increased levels of emotional experience by the couple and deeper emotion. McRae et al. (2014) examined couple’s characteristics before treatment and after completion of the blamer-softening event using EFT. 33 couples were examined at the begging phase of treatment and after the blamer-softener event occurred (McRae et al., 2014). Heterosexual couples were
Presenting problems in EFT are defined as attachment injuries, a violation of trust has occurred within the dynamic of the relationship (Johnson, 2005). The EFT therapist should adapt the model to work with multiple issues while taking into consideration the legal and ethical concerns that exist for treating each presenting problem (Mclean & Nissim, 2007). EFT has been adapted to work with a variety of relational problems that are attributed to attachment injuries such as terminal illness and substance abuse (Furrow et al., 2011).
Terminal Illness
EFT has been shown to effectively help couples cope with marital stress caused by terminal illness. According to Tie and Poulson (2013), terminal illness is defined as illnesses …show more content…
This means conceptualizing substance abuse as the client’s attempt to gain a positive shift in negative emotion (Furrow et al., 2011). The partner dealing with substance abuse may become emotionally absent from the relationship as using becomes a main focus to cope with distress (Furrow et al., 2011). As the using partner learns to trust that the relationship is capable of positive emotional experience, it lessens the need to use substances as a means of regulating emotion. (Furrow et al., 2011). In the final stage of treatment, the therapist should assist the couple formulate a narrative regarding how the addiction impacted the relationship and develop a plan to guard against relapse in the end phase of therapy (Furrow et al., …show more content…
32 couples in total were used for the study. 16 couples were randomly assigned to an intervention group and 16 were assigned to a wait-list group (Cloutier et al., 2002). 81% of couples participated in the 2-year follow up study and the DAS scale was used in combination with multiple scales as measures (Cloutier et al., 2002). Results indicated EFT interventions that caused marital improvement was maintained over the 2-year time span. Furrow et al. (2012) researched the relationship between therapist’s emotional response and EFT’s key change process, the blamer-softening event. Successful and unsuccessful blamer-softening events performed by Sue Johnson were analyzed through listening and observing audio and video tapes (Furrow et al., 2012). Multiple vocal quality scales were used to code therapist and client responses (Furrow et al., 2012). Results showed a softened vocal quality increased the therapist’s ability to complete the blamer-softening event. Results showed increased levels of emotional experience by the couple and deeper emotion. McRae et al. (2014) examined couple’s characteristics before treatment and after completion of the blamer-softening event using EFT. 33 couples were examined at the begging phase of treatment and after the blamer-softener event occurred (McRae et al., 2014). Heterosexual couples were