Therapy with Couples: A Behavioural-Systems Approach To Couple Relationship And Sexual Problems, 2nd Edition

by Michael Crowe; Jane Ridley (Maudsley Hospital, London); Editor: Robin Skynner

• ISBN13: 9780470680155
• ISBN10: 0470680156
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2008-04-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Since the first edition of this practical book was published in 1990, a number of important developments have taken place and have been incorporated into the new edition. There are now many kinds of "non-traditional" relationships that accompany an increasing divorce rate and the shrinking number of marriages. Co-habitation, remarriage, step-parent/step-child relationships and their implications for the extended family, their strengths and areas of tension are examined.Accompanying these changes has been a development in therapeutic approaches and additional outcome data is now available. Rapid progress has been made in treatments, and their implications are described. In addition the therapeutic managing of separating and divorcing couples, domestic violence, and the aftermath of sexual and physical abuse are discussed.

Table of Contents

Who are the Clients and What Pressures Lead them to Seek Therapy?

Relationship Problems and the Goals of Therapy

The Overall Sstrategy of Therapy

The Process and Structure of Therapy: Beginnings and Endings

Reciprocity Negotiation

Communication Training

Systems Thinking

Structural Interventions in-session

Systems Approach: Messages, Formulations, Tasks and Timetables

Couple Therapy in Jealousy, Depression, Domestic Violence and other specific Problems

Sexual Relationships: Disorders of Interest, Arousal and Orgasm

Couple Therapy with Non-traditional Couples and the Process of Divorce

Training of Terapists

Summary, Reappraisal and Prospects

Appendices

Index

Index of Cases

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