Hope-Focused Marriage Counseling : A Guide to Brief Therapy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Worthington Jr., Everett L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marriage counseling.

Pastoral counseling.

Marriage--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Marriage.

Solution-focused brief therapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (511 pages)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Other Title:

Hope-Focused Marriage Counseling

Place of Publication:

Westmont : InterVarsity Press, 2005.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Intro

Cover

Title Page

Dedication Page

Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

Hope-Focused Marriage Therapy

Advances in Our Understanding of Marriage

Advances in Couples Therapy

Strengths of Hope-Focused Marriage Counseling

Advances in Enrichment and Prevention

Invitation

References

PART ONE: THEORY

1 Brief Marital Counseling

2 Bird's-Eye View of Hope-Focused Marriage Counseling

3 Using the Strategy to Promote Hope

4 Applying the Strategy to Eight Areas of Marriage

PART TWO: INTERVENTIONS

5 Precounseling Interventions

6 Assessment Interventions

7 Interventions for Drawing on Central Values

8 Interventions for Revisioning a Core Vision

9 Interventions for Promoting Confession &amp

Forgiveness

10 Interventions for Strengthening Communication

11 Interventions for Aiding Conflict Resolution

12 Interventions for Changing Cognition

13 Interventions for Stimulating More Closeness

14 Interventions for Cementing Commitment

15 Interventions for Promoting Couple Commencement from Counseling

16 Essentials of Hope-Focused Marriage Counseling

Appendix

Notes

Author Index

Subject Index

Scripture Index

About the Author

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Copyright Page.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8308-7198-5

OCLC:

908073622