Handbook of Couples Therapy

by Harway, Michele

• ISBN13: 9780471444084
• ISBN10: 0471444081
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780471694403
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-12-30
• Publisher: WILEY

Summary

The essential guide to successful couples therapy at every stage of the lifecycle A variety of therapeutic interventions can help couples develop the tools for a successful relationship. Yet many practitioners begin seeing couples without extensive training in couples work. To fill this gap in their therapeutic repertoires, noted couples therapist Michele Harway brings together other well-known experts in marriage and family therapy to offer the Handbook of Couples Therapy, a comprehensive guide to the study and practice of couples therapy. The book's chapters provide a variety of perspectives along developmental, theoretical, and situational lines. Recognizing the need for clinically proven, evidence-based approaches, chapters provide detailed coverage of the most effective treatment modes. Couples at different stages of the lifecycle feature prominently in the text, as do relevant special issues and treatment approaches for each stage. Subjects covered include: Premarital counseling from the PAIRS perspective (an extensive curriculum of interventions for premarital couples) The first years of marital commitment Couples with young children Couples with adolescents Therapy with older couples Same sex couples A variety of theoretical approaches, including Cognitive-Behavioral, Object Relational, Narrative, Integrative, and Feminist and Contextual Special issues and situations, including serious illness, physical aggression, addiction, infidelity, and religious/spiritual commitments or conflicts Providing a diverse set of treatment approaches suited to working with a wide range of adult populations, the Handbook of Couples Therapy is an essential resource for mental health professionals working with couples.

Author Biography

MICHELE HARWAY, PhD, is a well-regarded scholar in the field of couples therapy. Her research and writings on domestic violence are highly praised, and she conducts seminars across the country on treating the domestic abuse couple. She is currently, Director of the Clinical Program at Antioch University. Awarded the 1998 Family Psychologist of the Year Award by Division 43 of the APA, she is also the Division''s past president (2000). Currently, she is the treasurer of APA Division 51 (Men and Masculinity). She also maintains a private practice.

Table of Contents

About the Contributors	ix
1. Setting the Stage for Working with Couples	1	(6)
Michele Harway
SECTION I LIFE CYCLE STAGES
2. Premarital Counseling from the PAIRS Perspective	7	(21)
Lori H. Gordon, Robin Rose Temple, and Donald W. Adams
3. The First Years of Marital Commitment	28	(16)
William C. Nichols
4. Couples with Young Children	44	(17)
Linda Morano Lower
5. Couples with Adolescents	61	(19)
C. Haydee Mas and James F. Alexander
6. Therapy with Older Couples: Love Stories-The Good, the Bad, and the Movies	80	(23)
Thomas H. Peake and Angela E. Steep
SECTION II THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES ON WORKING WITH COUPLES
7. Bowen Family Systems Theory as Feminist Therapy	103	(16)
Louise Bordeaux Silverstein
8. Cognitive Behavioral Couple Therapy	119	(22)
Terence Patterson
9. Object Relations Couple Therapy	141	(16)
David E. Scharff and Yolanda de Varela
10. Narrative Therapy with Couples: Promoting Liberation from Constraining Influences	157	(22)
Lynne V. Rosen and Charley Lang
11. EFT: An Integrative Contemporary Approach	179	(15)
Brent Bradley and Susan M. Johnson
12. Strategic and Solution-Focused Couple Therapy	194	(17)
Stephen Cheung
13. Integrative Healing Couples Therapy: A Search for Self and Each Other	211	(17)
Patricia Pitta
14. Feminist and Contextual Work	228	(25)
Roberta L. Nutt
SECTION III SPECIAL ISSUES FACED BY COUPLES
15. Managing Emotional Reactivity in Couples Facing Illness: Smoothing Out the Emotional Roller Coaster	253	(19)
William H. Watson and Susan H. McDaniel
16. Treating Couples with Sexual Abuse Issues	272	(17)
Michele Harway and Ellen Faulk
17. Working with Couples Who Have Experienced Physical Aggression	289	(24)
Amy Holtzworth-Munroe, Kahni Clements, and Coreen Farris
18. Couples and Addiction	313	(24)
Mark Stanton
19. Infidelity: Theory and Treatment	337	(15)
Don-David Lusterman
20. Religious and Spiritual Issues in Couples Therapy	352	(18)
Ilene Serlin
21. Working with Same-Sex Couples	370	(16)
Daniel J. Alonzo
22. Treating Couples across the Socioeconomic Spectrum	386	(19)
Florence W. Kaslow
23. Divorcing Couples	405	(26)
Joy K. Rice
24. What the Research Tells Us	431	(26)
Sally D. Stabb
25. Some Concluding Thoughts about Couples and Couples Therapy	457	(4)
Michele Harway
Author Index	461	(14)
Subject Index	475