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Helping couples on the brink of divorce : discernment counseling for troubled relationships / William J. Doherty and Steven M. Harris.

By: Doherty, William J. (William Joseph), 1945- [author.].
Contributor(s): Harris, Steven M. (Steven Michael) [author.] | American Psychological Association [issuing body.].
Publisher: Washington, DC, USA : American Psychological Association, ©2017Description: ix, 229 pages ; 26 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781433827501 (hbk.); 1433827506.Subject(s): Couples Therapy -- methods | Counseling -- methods | Divorce -- psychology | Marital Therapy -- methods | Marriage -- psychologyDDC classification: 616.891562 D68 2017
Contents:
Background and overview of discernment counseling -- Theory and research -- Communicating with clients before starting discernment counseling -- First session protocol -- Middle sessions protocol -- Handling transitions to path three : couples therapy -- Handling transitions to path two : divorce -- Handling transitions to path one : status quo -- When one partner has an affair -- When the feelings are gone -- When neither one is leaning in -- When you need to shift from couples therapy to discernment counseling -- Learning discernment counseling -- Managing critical incidents in discernment counseling -- How to build a practice in discernment counseling.
Summary: Therapists and counselors can find themselves at an impasse when working with "mixed-agenda" couples. To help confirm each partner's agenda before taking decisive steps, this book presents a richly-illustrated protocol - discernment counseling - for helping couples understand what has happened to their relationship and each person's contributions to the problems.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Background and overview of discernment counseling --
Theory and research --
Communicating with clients before starting discernment counseling --
First session protocol --
Middle sessions protocol --
Handling transitions to path three : couples therapy --
Handling transitions to path two : divorce --
Handling transitions to path one : status quo --
When one partner has an affair --
When the feelings are gone --
When neither one is leaning in --
When you need to shift from couples therapy to discernment counseling --
Learning discernment counseling --
Managing critical incidents in discernment counseling --
How to build a practice in discernment counseling.

Therapists and counselors can find themselves at an impasse when working with "mixed-agenda" couples. To help confirm each partner's agenda before taking decisive steps, this book presents a richly-illustrated protocol - discernment counseling - for helping couples understand what has happened to their relationship and each person's contributions to the problems.

College of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Science in Psychology

College of Education Graduate Studies Master of Arts in Education major in Guidance and Counseling

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