Hope-Focused Marriage Counseling A Guide to Brief Therapy

Name: Hope-Focused Marriage Counseling A Guide to Brief Therapy
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ISBN: 9780830827640

ISBN-10: 0830827641

ISBN-13: 9780830827640

Edition: 2nd 1999 (Revised)

Authors: Everett L. Worthington

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Everett L. Worthington, Jr. offers a comprehensive manual for assisting couples over common rough spots and through serious problems in a manner that is compassionate, effective and brief. His hope-focused (rather than problem-focused) approach enables couples to see that change is possible and gives them a new outlook on the future. Combining this with a brief approach that addresses the realities of managed care and tight budgets, Worthington shows how to be strategic in each counseling situation by including teaching, training, exercises, forgiveness, modeling and motivation.At the heart of the book are dozens of interventions and exercises, including- drawing on central values-…

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List price: $40.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Publication date: 8/10/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 331
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 1.144



Acknowledgments


Preface


Introduction



Theory



Brief Marital Counseling



Bird's Eye View of Hope-Focused Marriage Counseling



Using the Strategy to Promote Hope



Applying the Strategy to Eight Areas of Marriage



Interventions



Precounseling Interventions



Assessment Interventions



Interventions for Drawing on Central Values



Interventions for Revisioning a Core Vision



Interventions for Promoting Confession & Forgiveness



Interventions for Strengthening Communication



Interventions for Aiding Conflict Resolution



Interventions for Changing Cognition



Interventions for Stimulating More Closeness



Interventions for Cementing Commitment



Interventions for Promoting Couple Commencement from Counseling



Essentials of Hope-Focused Marriage Counseling


Appendix: Hope-Focused Marriage


Counseling with a Young Professional Couple: A Case Study



Notes


Author Index


Subject Index


Scripture Index