Building intimate relationships : bridging treatment, education, and enrichment through the PAIRS program / edited by Rita DeMaria and Mo Therese Hannah, with Lori Gordon and PAIRS leaders.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

DeMaria, Rita.

Hannah, Mo Therese.

Gordon, Lori Heyman.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marriage counseling.

Physical Description:

xxii, 288 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Brunner-Routledge, 2003.

Summary:

Building Intimate Relationships is an invaluable guide filled with practibal tools, concepts, and exercises to help couples enhance intimacy and develop and maintain healthy, successful relationships. Based on the world-renowned PAIRS (Practical Application of Intimate Relationship Skills) program, this book is designed to educate mental health professionals about the program and its adaptations. The PAIRS program goes beyond the usual conceptions of listening and probmem solving, emphasizing emotional and physical connections. PAIRS acts as a kind of bridge between marriage education and couples therapy that is beneficial to couples in healthy relationships hoping to improve intimacy and to distressed couples trying to save their marriage. In this book, the most experienced PAIRS leaders together with the creator of the program present the framework of PAIRS along with proven exercises and techniques to enhance a intimacy between couples. Chapters include discussions of intimacy, communication, conflict resolution, "emotional literacy," sensuality and sexuality, spirituality, and gender issues. An exciting and innovative approach to helping couples rekindle the sparks of love that brought them together in the first place, Building Intimate Relationships is an essential read for every couples therapy student and counselor.

Contents:

Part 1 The PAIRS Program in Context

Chapter 1 An Overview of the PAIRS Program / Rita DeMaria 3

Chapter 2 The Saga of the Development of PAIRS / Lori H. Gordon 19

Chapter 3 The Voices of the PAIRS Leaders / Barbara Bogartz 41

Part 2 The PAIRS Program: Through the Voices of the Leaders

Chapter 4 The PAIRS Relationship Road Map / Robin Temple 55

Chapter 5 Emotional Literacy and Healthy Relationships / Ann Ladd 77

Chapter 6 Communication and Conflict Resolution / J. Thomas DeVoge, Joyce B. DeVoge 95

Chapter 7 PAIRS and Family Systems / Bonnie Gordon-Rabinowitz, Marc D. Rabinowitz 115

Chapter 8 Bonding and Emotional Literacy / Carlos Durana 131

Chapter 9 Sensuality and Sexuality / Don Adams, Don Azevedo 149

Chapter 10 Contracting: Clarifying Expectations / Ellen B. Purcell 163

Chapter 11 Spirituality and the PAIRS Program / Teresa Adams 171

Chapter 12 PAIRS Research / Carlos Durana 179

Part 3 Special Populations and Adaptations

Chapter 13 Stepfamilies / Bill, Linda Wing 189

Chapter 14 PEERS: Programs for Youth / Seth Eisenberg 207

Chapter 15 PAIRS Short Programs / Kelly Simpson 213

Part 4 Practical Realities

Chapter 16 Exploring Gender Issues in the PAIRS Program / Elaine Braff 227

Chapter 17 PAIRS: Health and Wellness-Preliminary Considerations / Christine Hibbard, David Hibbard 241

Chapter 18 Ethics / J. Thomas DeVoge 251

Epilogue: Spiritual Partnership / Rabbi Morris Gordon 265.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-273) and index.

ISBN:

158391076X

OCLC:

50192137