| Brief Therapy for Couples: Helping Partners Help Themselves Contributor(s): Halford, W. Kim (Author) |
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ISBN: 1572301791 ISBN-13: 9781572301795 Publisher: Guilford Publications OUR PRICE: $84.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2001 Annotation: A must for managed care work, this title presents an evidence-based framework for treating couples effectively in as few as one or two (and as many as 25) sessions of highly focused therapeutic work. Providing guidelines for assessment and intervention, the author shows how to help each partner acquire skills to modify their individual behavior in the service of joint relationship goals. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychotherapy - Couples & Family - Medical | Psychiatry - General - Social Science | Social Work |
| Dewey: 616.891 |
| LCCN: 2001018803 |
| Series: Treatment Manuals for Practitioners |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 6.25" W x 9.2" (1.22 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book presents a flexible, evidence-based framework for treating couples effectively in as few as one or two (and as many as 25) sessions of highly focused therapeutic work. Providing step-by-step guidelines for assessment and intervention, Halford shows how to rapidly negotiate relationship goals and therapy structure, establish and maintain therapeutic momentum, deal with setbacks and destructive arguments, and more. The focus is on helping each partner acquire the skills to modify his or her individual behavior in the service of joint relationship goals. In its briefest form, the therapy comprises a collaborative approach to assessment that develops the couple's commitment to self-guided change. Some couples can then proceed with minimal further input from the clinician, while others may benefit from additional sessions of relationship psychoeducation or more traditional therapist-guided change. The book includes sample client handouts and forms addressing such practical areas as self-evaluation of communication skills, problem solving, and conflict management. |