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Acceptance and Change in Couples Therapy: A Two Day Workshop with Andrew Christensen, Ph.D.

BCCBT, LLP is proud to sponsor a two-day workshop on Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy (IBCT). This will be a hands-on, in depth, workshop covering the assessment strategies, treatment methods, and empirical support for IBCT. The workshop will illustrate assessment and treatment techniques through videotaped examples from couples in treatment and provide coached role-play experiences for implementing these techniques. You can learn more about IBCT at: Dr. Andrew Christensen. For his 2010 article Christensen, et al., 2010.

Dr. Andrew Christensen is Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles. He and Dr. Neil S. Jacobson developed IBCT and co-authored Acceptance and Change in Couple Therapy: A Therapist's Guide for Transforming Relationships (1998, Norton) and Reconcilable Differences (2000, Guilford), a self-help book for couples. Dr. Christensen has published over 100 articles on couple conflict and couples therapy, and he recently directed the largest study to date of the effectiveness of marital therapy. His therapy approach and research have been cited in the New York Times, Newsweek, Time Magazine, U.S. News and World Report, USA Today, and other magazines and newspapers. For the latest reviews of Dr. Christensen's work, go to: APA Monitor, Washington Post, or New York Times .

  • Date:  Friday, April 29th (9am-5pm) and Saturday, April 30th, (9am-4pm) 2011.
  • Cost:  $350 for Professionals ($300 with early registration); $250 for students ($200 for early registration.)
  • Early Registration Date!! Postmark your Registration by March 28, 2010 to receive the discount. The first 15 registrants with receive a complimentary copy of Dr's Christensen's book "Reconcilable Differences".

  • Facilitator:  Andrew Christensen, Ph.D.
  • Location:  Boulder Inn located at 770 28th Street, Boulder, Colorado 80303.

    The Boulder Inn is offering a discounted rate for workshop attendees. Please call 800-233-8469 and reference code " BCCBT". The rate of $89 for a room with one King bed is valid when room is booked from Friday, April 29, 2011 to Sunday, May 1, 2011. Guests will make own reservations and guarantee with individual credit cards. Unconfirmed rooms in block will be released 30 days prior to arrival. Boulder Center for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies is not responsible for unused rooms.

    To register, print, complete and mail the IBCT Registration Form.

    If you pay for this workshop with a credit card, there is a $9 non-refundable transaction fee.

    IBCT Workshop