ABSTRACT

Contemporary Issues in Couples Counseling explores the most difficult issues that people in the helping professions face when treating couples and provides concrete solutions for addressing them effectively. Using the revolutionary choice theory and reality therapy approaches to couples counseling, the book shows clinicians how to combine a relationship-based approach with the pragmatism of cognitive-behavior therapies. Both experienced and beginning clinicians will find Contemporary Issues in Couples Counseling ideal for helping clients focus on the here and now, not the past, and for creating treatment plans that meet clients' individual needs while also addressing the needs of their partners.

part I|30 pages

Choice Theory and Reality Therapy

part II|156 pages

Issues and Applications

chapter 3|14 pages

Multicultural Couples

Seeing the World Through Different Lenses

chapter 6|13 pages

Counseling Military Couples

chapter 12|16 pages

The Celebrity Challenge

Counseling High-Profile Clients

chapter 13|14 pages

Couples Counseling and Illness

The Real Deal

part III|35 pages

Proactive Approaches to Good Couple Relationships

part |11 pages

Conclusion