Effective Marriage Counseling : The His Needs, Her Needs Guide to Helping Couples

by Harley, Willard F., Jr.

• ISBN13: 9780800719456
• ISBN10: 080071945X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-02-01
• Publisher: Baker Pub Group

Summary

Dr. Willard F. Harley, Jr. has spent the past thirty-some years developing and fine-tuning a comprehensive marriage counseling program that has helped more than a million couples--through both his private counseling and his books. In this new resource, Dr. Harley walks pastors and counselors through that program, equipping them for the kind of marital coaching he's been doing for decades.Beginning with an introduction to core concepts such as the Love Bank, and progressing through specific counseling steps, Effective Marriage Counseling offers readers a comprehensive overview of the tools and techniques that have brought Dr. Harley counseling success--and prepares readers to achieve the same kind of success in their own counseling practice. Pastors and counselors will welcome this incredible collection of proven techniques.

Author Biography

Dr. Willard F. Harley, Jr. is a nationally acclaimed clinical psychologist, marriage counselor, and bestselling author. His popular website, www.marriagebuilders.com, offers practical solutions to almost any marital problem. Dr. Harley and his wife, Joyce, host a three-hour live radio call-in show called Marriage Builders Radio, and they also host Marriage Builders Weekends across the country. They live in White Bear Lake, Minnesota.

Table of Contents

Theory: The Harley Model for Marital Satisfaction
A Simple and Effective Model	p. 9
The Basic Assumption: The Love Bank	p. 15
What Does a Good Marriage Counselor Do?	p. 23
What Is Marriage Coaching?	p. 33
Method: Building Love Bank Balances
Love Bank Deposits for Men	p. 49
Love Bank Deposits for Women	p. 65
The Policy of Undivided Attention	p. 79
Control and Abuse	p. 89
Dishonesty and Annoying Behavior	p. 101
Independent Behavior and the Policy of Joint Agreement	p. 109
Application: A Case Study
Intake and Assessment	p. 121
Treatment	p. 137
Practice and Discharge	p. 149
Love Bank Inventory	p. 167
Memorandum of Agreement	p. 173
Telephone Counseling	p. 179
Notes	p. 181
Index	p. 183
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