Helping Couples Change

Type

Book

Authors

Richard B. Stuart ABPP

ISBN 10

1572309857

ISBN 13

9781572309852

Tags

Mental Health, Psychology & Counseling, Religious Studies, Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology, Counseling, Social Work, Psychotherapy

Description

Now available in paper for the first time, this classic work presents a structured, rigorously tested, six-stage strategy for improving intimate relationships. Therapists and counselors will benefit from practical, step-by-step guidance for deciding how, why, and when to employ such widely cited Stuart techniques as "caring days," communication improvements, behavioral contracting, the "powergram" procedure for decision making, and conflict containment. These techniques not only provide a program for identifying and producing positive behavior change, but give the therapist the tools to assess therapeutic outcome and empirically validate the efficacy of change. A new preface to the paperback edition situates the book within the contemporary couple therapy landscape and reflects on the continuing evolution of the author's approach. - from Amzon

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