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Saturday, May 17, 2025
HVPA Presents - "Relational Life Therapy Origins, Principles, and Applications:
Substituting Principles for Theory"
Presented by Dr. Kate Dvorkin
Date: Saturday, May 17, 2025
Time:
10:00 p.m. - 12:00 p.m. - CE Course
9:30
a.m. - 9:55 a.m. - HVPA members are invited to join for a brief update meeting starting 30 minutes before presentation time (9:30am) and ending 5 minutes before the presentation.
Location: This will be a Zoom presentation. (You will receive the Zoom login information following your registration.)
Program Summary
Dr. Dvorkin first learned of Relational Life Therapy (RLT) from a presentation at HVPA by Dr. Patti Knoblauch more than a decade ago. Already studying models for couples therapy, she began Relational Life Therapy training and has been practicing in this modality over the past decade. The workshop will focus on the origins, principles and applications of RLT. Dr. Dvorkin notes that “this model overlaps with many wise approaches and yet has unique features, particularly in its application.” Dr. Dvorkin will be sharing several case studies and will invite the group to participate in some exercises.
Presenter: Dr. Kate Dvorkin
Dr. Dvorkin is a Clinical Psychologist with over 35 years of varied clinical experience, and with a strong background in couples therapy and recovery work. She graduated from Yeshiva University, Ferkauf School in 1990. She completed extensive post-doctoral training, including: a fellowship in medical psychology in HIV/AIDS; Group Therapy with Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society; Psychoanalytic training at the National Institute for the Psychotherapies four year psychoanalytic program. She started her training in couples therapy with Imago Couples Therapy, then worked and trained in PACT (Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy, founded by Stan Tatkin). She then trained in Relational Life Therapy with Terry Real. Dr. Dvorkin observes, “I felt a deep resonance in the experience of integrating recovery work within the couples therapy approach.”
Target Audience: All mental health professionals. NOTE: Only Doctoral Level NY State licensed Psychologists can receive CE credits.
Learning Objectives
Participants in the webinar will:
- Understand the origins of RLT in the work of Pia Mellody (the originator of the term co-dependency) and its connection to recovery work.
- Understand basic principles like Adaptive and Wounded Child, Core Negative Image (CNI), and the therapist’s stance.
- Become familiar with tools such as the Relationship Grid, Losing Strategy Profile, and CNI work.
FEES:
FREE for HVPA Members
$60.00 for Non-HVPA Members
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CE INFORMATION
Statement of Sponsorship: Hudson Valley Psychological Association (HVPA) is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0200.
CE Credits: 2 CE credits for NYS Psychologists (only) are provided upon course's completion. HVPA is authorized to provide CE credits ONLY to NYS Psychologists.
To receive continuing education (CE) credit, you need to attend the program in its entirety. CE certificates will be provided for all NYS psychologists who attend this program in full and who complete/return an online program evaluation. Please indicate your license type and license number on your registration form.
FOR ONLINE COURSES: We verify your online attendance at the beginning & end of the program and by your completion of the evaluation form and post-test.
HVPA is authorized to provide CE credits ONLY to NYS Psychologists. If you have questions, contact ContinuingEd@hvpa.org.