Doing Couple Therapy
Second Edition
Craft and Creativity in Work with Intimate Partners
Robert Taibbi
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Hardcover
orderMay 24, 2017
ISBN 9781462530144
Price: $59.00 292 Pages
Size: 6" x 9"
Paperback
orderMay 25, 2017
ISBN 9781462530137
Price: $39.00 292 Pages
Size: 6" x 9"
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The reproducible materials can be downloaded and printed in PDF format.
The reproducible materials can be downloaded and printed in PDF format.
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. Appendices include reproducible client handouts that can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8½“ x 11” size.
New to This Edition
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.