ur program integrates structural, strategic, life cycle and psychodynamic family and couples therapy models. Our most current theoretical explorations are in areas of attachment theory and the effects of trauma on interpersonal relationships.

Curriculum for Two Year Professional Training Program in Family and Couples Therapy

First Year Trainees study systems theory and the practice of family and couples therapy. We utilize lectures, readings, videos, role playing and explorations of the therapists' own families of origin.

Second Year Trainees treat FACTS' clinic cases. Intensive supervision includes narrative presentations and use of genogram. Videotaped and/or live one-way mirror sessions are used in some cases.

Group supervision and discussion integrate theory and practice. Our training provides opportunities to work in specialized areas of family and couples therapy. Class size is limited to 12 trainees.

A Certificate in Family and Couples Treatment is awarded upon the completion of the program.

Trainees can choose to develop expertise in the following areas:
Marital and Family Communication Unmarried Couples Lesbian and Gay Couples and Families Trauma in Couples and Families Divorced or Remarried Couples Sexual Difficulties in Couples Single Parent Families	Parenting Issues with Children and Adolescents Multicultural Couples and Families Blended Families Adoption Substance Abuse in Couples and Families Eating Disorders in Families Chronic Medical Conditions in Families

Calendar: September through May
Class Schedule: Thursdays, Times TBD
Tuition: $2,200

Application fee: $75

Address: 1841 Broadway at 60th Street, 4th Floor
Contact us: training@factsnyc.org

Please mail the completed form with your check by June 1st to:

FACTS Training Program OPEN HOUSE

			Friday, May 6th, 2011 For more information please contact: Kathy Stavrianopolous at 914- 755-5958 or kathstav@gmail.com

Workshop Events for 2011

	Secrets & Conflicts Between Daughters & Mothers Experience a thought-provoking and creative approach to the daughter-mother relationship from your point of view as a daughter Learn tools to work creatively in your own life and in your practice: sex, privacy & taboos as a reflection of changing times, changing roles, changing identities mapping the meaning and power of secrets and conflicts using rituals to acknowledge, preserve or release secrets When: Friday, April 29th, 2011, 6-9PM Cost: $35.00 Where: Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy             1841 Broadway, 4th Floor Library             New York, NY 10023 To register: Contact the FACTS Program Administrator: facts@icpnyc.org  or call 212-333-3444 ext: 107 For more information: Contact us: Beltara@earthlink.net or call Roberta Estar at: 212-213-2635

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