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Continuing Education

Using the Enneagram in Psychological Assessment & Practice - Online

Best-selling author & World-renowned Enneagram Expert Helen Palmer - Online! Presented by JFKU-CE and HPI Enroll Today! Online Course Psychologist, MFT, LCSW, RN Instructor(s): Helen Palmer, MA Marlene Cresci Cohen, PhD Credit Hours: 15 Course #: CE1050W Cost: $375.00 Registration available now! Add to Cart Return to CE Home Page Course Description The DSM-IV used to assess and treat outpatient neurosis and character pathology utilizes cognitive/emotional categories identical to the personality styles within the Enneagram system. In this course, participants will learn how to identify and integrate the Enneagram's nine personality styles into their practice without having to learn a new typology or change their preferred treatment approach. Participants will explore the following topics through a combination of video, audio and reading material: Methods to introduce type in adult and couples counseling The key role of attention in type defenses Type-specific intervention strategies Self-observation and attention practices The history and spiritual significance of the Enneagram. After completing this course, participants will have a more tailored and effective approach to client work. Instructor Biographies Helen Palmer, MA, is an internationally recognized teacher and best-selling author of The Enneagram: Understanding Yourself & Others in Your Life and The Enneagram in Love & Work: Understanding Your Intimate & Business Relationships. Co-founder of The Enneagram Professional Training Program and Founding Director of the International Enneagram Association, she has embarked on a new online venture with JFK University's CE Department to present the first-ever American Psychological Association (APA) approved online Enneagram course. Marlene Cresci Cohen, PhD, received her doctorate in Child Development from Stanford University and began studying the Enneagram in 1979. She taught many Enneagram courses with Helen Palmer, including Enneagram in Healthcare. Together, they developed the Cohen-Palmer Enneagram Inventory for self-typing. Currently, Dr Cohen trains physicians in the Stanislaus Family Practice Residency Program in Modesto, where she is also in private practice. She is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of California, Davis School of Medicine. Please Note: Online courses are not eligible for refunds or discounts. Participants will have 90 days from the date of registration to complete this course. Extensions are not permitted.