Hope-Focused Marriage Counseling: A Guide to Brief Therapy

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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 valuespromoting confession and forgivenessstrengthening communicationaiding conflict resolutionchanging patterns of thinkingdeveloping intimacycementing commitment

Backed by years of experience and substantial research, hope-focused marriage counseling offers hope to counselors that they can provide help to troubled couples quickly, compassionately and effectively. This paperback edition includes a new introduction, summarizing the latest findings and developments in marital counseling and applying hope-focused marriage counseling to today’s cultural and clinical realities.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ IVP Academic
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 10, 2005
Edition ‏ : ‎ 2nd
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 331 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0830827641
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0830827640
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.15 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.2 x 9 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #438,918 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #506 in Christian Pastoral Counseling #633 in Popular Psychology Counseling #776 in Christian Marriage (Books)
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