Doing Couple Therapy, Second Edition: Craft and Creativity in Work with Intimate Partners
Robert Taibbi, "Doing Couple Therapy, Second Edition: Craft and Creativity in Work with Intimate Partners"
2017 | ISBN-10: 1462530133, 1462530141 | 292 pages | PDF | 2 MB
2017 | ISBN-10: 1462530133, 1462530141 | 292 pages | PDF | 2 MB
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 case material, the book features end-of-chapter exercises that help readers identify and develop their own strengths as practitioners.
New to This Edition
*Three chapters offering detailed treatment maps for common couple problems, with new case examples.
*Chapter on the middle stages of treatment.
*Increased attention to the all-important opening sessions.
*Sharper focus on the three major obstacles to couple success: poor communication, emotional wounds, and differing visions.
*Reproducible client handouts explaining key techniques.