Gender Sensitive Care for Men and Their Intimate Partners: The Impact of Men’s Hidden Fears of Women

 Gender Sensitive Care for Men and Their Intimate Partners: The Impact of Men’s Hidden Fears of Women

by Avrum Weiss, Ph.D.

Friday, September 29, 2023 from 9 am - 12 pm PT

Zoom link emailed upon registration

3 CEUs

Workshop Description

Men are not doing well; physically, financially, and emotionally. Being male is now the single largest demographic factor for early death. Accordingly, there is a resurgence of interest in studying men and masculinity in our field as an essential aspect of multicultural competence. To this point, the psychology of men has not been well developed in our field, which limits our effectiveness in engaging men in treatment and providing effective clinical interventions for men and their intimate partners. This presentation works to develop new understandings of the psychology of men and how those new understandings can be applied to clinical work with men and their intimate partners.

Workshop Learning Goals

• Describe the empirical research supporting developing understandings of the psychology of men.

• Implement new strategies for engaging men in therapeutic treatment

• Implement new strategies for reducing therapeutic resistance in men in psychotherapy.

• Implement innovative approaches to working with men and couples in psychotherapy.

Workshop Overview

1. Introduction
2. Difficulties of Engaging Men in Treatment 
3. Importance of Engaging Men in Treatment
4. Strategies for Engaging Men in Treatment
5. Treatment Strategies for Working with Men and Heterosexual Couples
6. Case study of a common relationship conflict re-conceptualized through the lens of men’s fears of women.

About the Presenter: 

Dr. Weiss is a psychotherapist, an award-winning author, and speaker. His decade-long work on understanding the internal lives of men culminated with his recently published bestseller “Hidden in Plain Sight: How Men’s Fears of Women Shape Their Intimate Relationships. Dr. Weiss is a regular contributor to the Psychology Today website and offers workshops nationally about psychotherapy with men and helping men and women understand each other. He practices psychotherapy online from his home on an island in Midcoast Maine, specializing in psychotherapy groups for men and psychotherapy consultation.