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Short-Term Object Relations Couples Therapy: The Five-Step Model (Marriage and Family Therapy) 1st Edition

by James M. Donovan (Author)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
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Brief therapies have become popular-indeed a necessity-in today's managed care environment. Perhaps because it is one of the more complex psychoanalytical models, object relations theory for couples has not been adapted to a short-term model until now. In this volume, James Donovan provides a model for short-term object relations couples therapy, while at the same time offering an easy-to-read primer on object relations that gives the practitioner a step-by-step model replete with examples for using object relations in practice. The goal of this short-term therapy is that couples emerge with an awareness of these internalized object relations and their significance. This book builds on previously successful couples work by advising the therapist to focus on the core, recurring impasse that threatens the couples relationship and stirs old wounds, and gives detailed intervention strategies that focus on the mediation and resolution of the core fight. The five-step model outlines the ways to dismantle the conflict at the levels of the individual and the couple. Donovan integrates aspects of other successful couples therapies into his model in order to broaden its applicability to a greater diversity of treatment situations.
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    1583913688
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    978-1583913680
  3. Edition
    1st
  4. Publisher
    Routledge
  5. Publication date
    August 6, 2003
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    6 x 0.69 x 9 inches
  8. Print length
    286 pages
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"This is one of the best books about any kind of psychotherapy that I have read in my forty years as a psychiatric educator; I consider it a "must read" for every trainee in psychiatry, psychology and psychiatric social work, and a very helpful addition to any active clinician's library." -- Jonathan Borus, Psychiatrist in Chief, Brigham & Women's Hospital and Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Routledge; 1st edition (August 6, 2003)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 286 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1583913688
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1583913680
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.15 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.69 x 9 inches
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Vidalia11
5.0 out of 5 stars Much needed information
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2003
The author gets to the essence of couples' problems using object relations theory. Without object relations, most psychotherapists stay on the surface of the couples' problems and don't truly understand the situation. That means they can't really help the couple except for putting some band-aids on their problems. This book should be a must-read for all couples counselors.
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K. F.
2.0 out of 5 stars At least you can learn a little more about OR...
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2010
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Donovan's book unfortunately runs into the modern trap of "well, all therapies work according to the same basic principles of change." After a complex and sometimes incoherent exposition, which is much more theory than practice, he takes a wild turn into this rabbit hole of equivocation. Seriously, even if all therapies work according to the placebo effect, research still shows that therapies only work when rigorously applied. So if you are writing an OR book, stick to OR, and have at least one practical chapter.

However, there are some great ideas in here making it necessary reading for anyone interested in OR. However, if one wants to get down to nuts and bolts, read the Scharffs instead--their article in the "Clinical Handbook of Couples Therapy" is worth three of these books.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, stimulating read
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Set book for my course, so some trepidation in reading 'yet another' book, however I found this a particularly valuable book in that it gives a clear formula to explore a notoriously slippery theoretical concept. Add in the couple dynamic, and a book like this earns it's money in being able to explain and inspire.
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