| Brief Therapy for Couples: Helping Partners Help Themselves Contributor(s): Halford, W. Kim (Author) |
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ISBN: 1572309717 ISBN-13: 9781572309715 Publisher: Guilford Publications OUR PRICE: $32.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2003 Annotation: This book provides a complete guide to self-regulatory couple therapy (SRCT), an innovative clinical approach that maximizes the couple's capacity for self-directed change. Presented is a flexible framework for treating couples effectively in as few as one or two--and as many as 25--sessions of highly focused work. Featuring step-by-step intervention guidelines and helpful clinical examples, the book demonstrates how to identify those couples for whom very brief therapy is possible, how to focus in quickly on the processes associated with relationship distress, and how to integrate additional therapeutic components for clients needing longer-term help. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychotherapy - Couples & Family - Medical | Psychiatry - General - Social Science | Social Work |
| Dewey: 616.891 |
| Series: Treatment Manuals for Practitioners |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 5.76" W x 9.16" (0.90 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book provides a complete guide to self-regulatory couple therapy (SRCT), an innovative clinical approach that maximizes the couple's capacity for self-directed change. Presented is a flexible framework for treating couples effectively in as few as one or two--and as many as 25--sessions of highly focused work. Featuring step-by-step intervention guidelines and helpful clinical examples, the book demonstrates how to identify those couples for whom very brief therapy is possible, how to focus in quickly on the processes associated with relationship distress, and how to integrate additional therapeutic components for clients needing longer-term help. |