Marital Therapy: Concepts and Skills for Effective Practice » (1st Edition)

This guide for beginning practitioners presents concepts and skills needed for effective practice in marital therapy. Each chapter includes case examples and concludes with a marital skills inventory checklist, to be used in the evaluation of couples. Joe H. Brown (U. of Louisville) and Carolyn S. Brown (Greater Clark County Schools) cover topics such as structuring the initial interview, building trust and intimacy, negotiating conflict, developing treatment recommendations, and evaluating for termination and follow-up.

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PART I: FOUNDATIONS OF MARITAL THERAPY. 1. Dimensions of Marriage. 2. Models of Marital Therapy. PART II: ASSESSMENT, CONCEPTS AND SKILLS. 3. Processing the Referral and Structuring the Initial Interview. 4. Assessing the Problem for Treatment Planning and Formulating Goals. 5. Developing Treatment Recommendations. PART III: TREATMENT, CONCEPTS AND SKILLS. 6. Developing Rules for Negotiating Conflict. 7. Enhancing Communication and Problem Solving. 8. Building Trust and Intimacy. 9. Handling Unresolvable Problems. 10. Getting Support for the Relationship. PART IV: EVALUATION OF TREATMENT OUTCOME. 11. Termination and Evaluation. PART V: TECHNIQUES IN PRACTICE. 12. Case Studies of Special Populations.