About the practicum: 

The practicum will start on Sunday 2nd of November at 7 pm with an evening meal (Optional).  The actual dates for the workshop are 3-7 November starting at 9 am each day and finishing at 5 pm.  There will be 75 minutes for lunch.  The practicum will finish at 4 pm on November 7. 

The Practicum will focus on developing practical skills, and removing blind spots and places where you “get stuck.”  There are opportunities to practice “being the therapist” in clinical simulations and receive feedback and more specific attention from the workshop leader and to consider the “person of the therapist.”    

Content of the Practicum focuses around difficult cases submitted by participants involving sexual problems mixed with relationship difficulties.  All participants are invited to submit a real case with which they have or had difficulty. (Although not all cases will be used during the Practicum, all will influence lecture and discussion topics).   

Case write-ups consist of 2-3 pages describing the case, the nature of the problem in treatment, why the therapist thinks this problem is occurring, what the therapist has done to deal with the problem, and where the therapist is stuck.  Please include a few paragraphs of typical dialogue from the therapy session.  Selected cases are deconstructed, problems are identified, and new solutions proposed.  Participants will have opportunities to practice making new interventions in therapy simulations.  Practicum group process provides a supportive environment encouraging professional and personal growth.  Cases need to be submitted by 20th of March 2025.

Location:
The practicum will be held in Houston, Texas.  Each day there will be breakfast and lunch provided, so we will have plenty of opportunity to spend time together, and connect as a crucible community.  

Please note: If you have a special dietary requirement, please let us know when registering so that the menu can be adjusted to cater for this.   It is also important to know that Amy has a cat and dog, in case you are allergic to animals.  

Lodging:
There are a number of hotels in the area that you can stay at.  Hotel Yelm is close to the practicum and offers rooms at an affordable rate.  If you would like to stay with the other participants then we are going to look into a hotell and see if we can get a group rate offer.  If you are interested in this option then let us know when you register for the practicum .  

There is also the option of staying at an Airbnb that is within walking distance of the practicum. It has 5 bedrooms and is available for a limited number of participants.  If you would like more information about this, then please let James Christensen know when you register for the practicum.    

If there is someone who would really like to attend, but finances is an issue, then you can also touch base with us, and we will see if there is a way we might be able to assist you.
 

Registration:  If you would like to register email James Christensen at james.m.christensen@gmail.com
There are limited spaces available.  I therefore encourage you to let me know as soon as possible, if you would like to attend, in order to reserve your space.  

Cost:  

The fee is 1100 USD for the 5-Day program (Breakfast and Lunch is included) In addition, each participant will have to pay for lodging. 

There are limited spaces available.  I therefore encourage you to let me know as soon as possible, if you would like to attend, in order to reserve your space.