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Informationen zum Autor Maria Gilbert and Diana Shmukler are the authors of Brief Therapy with Couples: An Integrative Approach, published by Wiley. Klappentext Therapists and counsellors in training and practice will find in this book a new, accessible and powerful approach to short-term therapy with couples. Much problem behaviour in relationships can be see## attempts to find solutions to pain and distress. This guide to therapy is based on the authors? considerable clinical experience and on their integrative approach which brings together ideas from humanistic, analytic and cognitive behavioural therapy. The authors? approach is based on a developmental perspective which relates the partners? history to their present situation. The method helps couples to optimize the best aspects of their relationship rather than remaining ?stuck? in repetitive, unproductive processes. This book brings together theory and practice, and is illustrated by ample clinical examples, as well as a substantial case history running through the treatment process. This book appears in the Wiley Series in Brief Therapy and Counselling Series Editor: Windy Dryden Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK Zusammenfassung Brief therapy focuses on concepts and methods of psychotherapy and which can be used in a limited number of sessions with clients. This concise! practical guide to brief therapy for couples relates therapy to the cultural! racial and religious contexts of relationships! as well as key issues like parenting and same-sex relationships. Inhaltsverzeichnis Definition! Aims and Scope of Brief Therapy with Couples. Strengths and Limitations of Brief Therapy with Couples. An Integrative Theoretical Model for Brief Therapy with Couples. Assessment and Problem Definition. Contracting in Brief Therapy with Couples. Working Through the Issue of Compatability of Value Systems and Frames of Reference. Working Through the Areas of Effective Problem-Solving and Conflict Resolution. Working Through the Areas of Intimacy! Sexual Gratification and Fun in Relationship. Working Through the Issues Relating to Caring for the Other. ...
