Kate Webster and Marc Sherman

Objectives

• Understand the 9 key transitions that couples experienced from early “delays” in conceiving, to being in the throes of the struggle, to an unexpected conception
• Learn the role that societal expectations and pressures have on a couple's identity and sense of self as they experience “month the month” disappointments
• Expose the impact of “becoming a patient” and the compliant behavior that accompanies the infertility “label”
• Examine the moments of transition and triggers that lead to acceptance of one's situation, allowing couples to reach back into life, achieving a level of awareness and renewal that dramatically alters their journey to parenthood and beyond

Outline

• Session 1: Introduction to training structure
  • Research Approach
  • Overview 3 Chapters and 9 key transitions
  • Common cognitive distortions
• Session 2: Review Chapter 1 “Conception of Doubt” & the 3 associated transitions
  • Transition 1: Social Influences, expectations and pressures
  • Transition 2: Delays in conception collide with expectations
  • Transition 3: Empowering mounting doubt and diminished-self D) Caregiver’s tools and techniques to disrupt “Doubt”
• Session 3: Review Chapter 2 “Patience to Patient” & the 3 associated transitions
  • Transition 4: Becoming a patient
  • Transition 5: Complying to your “prescription”/label
  • Transition 6: Side effects
  • Caregiver’s tools and techniques
• Session 4: Review Chapter 3 “Surrender to Life” & the 3 associated transitions
  • Transition 7: Becoming a patient
  • Transition 8: Complying to your “prescription”/label
  • Transition 9: Experiencing the side effects
  • Caregiver’s tools and techniques Case Studies and Q&A Recap, Discuss Evaluations, and Closing Training