Title:
Doing couple therapy : craft and creativity in work with intimate partners / Robert Taibbi.
Author:
Taibbi, Robert, author.
Publication Information:
New York : The Guilford Press, [2017]
Call Number:
RC488.5 .T327 2017
Abstract:
"Subject Areas/Keywords: brief, conflicts, counseling, couple therapy, couples therapy, distress, divorce, families, family, intimate relationships, marital problems, marriage, partners, psychotherapy, systemic, techniques, therapists, treatment maps, treatments DESCRIPTION Now thoroughly revised, this practical, user-friendly guide has helped thousands of novice couple therapists and students to navigate the challenges of clinical work with couples in conflict. Robert Taibbi presents effective strategies for rapidly identifying a couple's core issues and conducting each stage of therapy, from the first sessions to termination. Rich with sensitive, detailed case material, the book features end-of-chapter exercises that help readers identify and develop their own strengths as practitioners. Appendices include reproducible client handouts that can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size"-- Provided by publisher.
Edition:
Second edition.
ISBN:
9781462530144
9781462530137
Physical Description:
x, 292 pages ; 23 cm.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: 1. Into the Fray: Theoretical Foundation and Overview -- 2. The Basics: Clinical Goals and Tasks -- 3. Relationship Obstacle 1: Poor Communication Skills -- 4. Relationship Obstacles 2 and 3: Emotional Wounds and Differing Visions -- 5. Beginnings: Structure and Tasks -- 6. Beginnings in Action -- 7. Middle Stages -- 8. Termination -- 9. The Developmental Landscape -- 10. Treatment Maps for Common Couple Problems: Affairs, Money Issues, and Violent and Volatile Couples -- 11. Treatment Maps for Common Couple Problems: Sexual Issues, "Stale" Relationships, and Extended Family Issues -- 12. Treatment Maps for Common Child-Related Problems -- 13. One Helping Two, Two Helping One: Working with Individuals in Relationships -- 14. Life in the Details: The Nuts and Bolts of Couple Therapy -- Appendix A. Explanation of Emotional Wounds -- Appendix B. Instructions for a First Aid Plan for Violent Couples -- Appendix C. Instructions for Meditation -- Appendix D. Instructions for the Emotional Freedom Technique -- Appendix E. Instructions for Using Mindfulness to Reduce Anxiety -- References -- Index.
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