When it comes to helping relationships, clinicians require up-to-date, proven methods. Contemporary Issues in Couples Counseling covers the content that clinicians of all persuasions and all levels of experience need to bring their practice into the twenty-first century. - Jeffrey K. Zeig, Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Arizona, USA
Contemporary Issues in Couples Counseling is a practical and usable example of counseling at its best, one that will appeal to any counselor or therapist looking for an effective approach backed by sound theory. This book is a fascinating read, and we recommend it enthusiastically for professionals or anyone wishing to improve their own relationships. - William Glasser, and Carleen Glasser, coauthors of Getting Together and Staying Together: Solving the Mystery of Marriage
Is there any doubt that the quality of our lives is a consequence of the choices we make? In Contemporary Issues in Couples Counseling, the editors have assembled a diverse and valuable group of chapters. At a time when we desperately need to strengthen relationships to effectively meet our many social and cultural challenges, this book provides what we most need: practical guidelines and the common-sense reasons to choose to follow them. - Michael D. Yapko, author of Depression is Contagious: How the Most Common Mood Disorder is Spreading Around the World and How to Stop It
When it comes to helping relationships, clinicians require up-to-date, proven methods. Contemporary Issues in Couples Counseling covers the content that clinicians of all persuasions and all levels of experience need to bring their practice into the twenty-first century. - Jeffrey K. Zeig, Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Arizona, USA
Contemporary Issues in Couples Counseling is a practical and usable example of counseling at its best, one that will appeal to any counselor or therapist looking for an effective approach backed by sound theory. This book is a fascinating read, and we recommend it enthusiastically for professionals or anyone wishing to improve their own relationships. - William Glasser, and Carleen Glasser, coauthors of Getting Together and Staying Together: Solving the Mystery of Marriage
Is there any doubt that the quality of our lives is a consequence of the choices we make? In Contemporary Issues in Couples Counseling, the editors have assembled a diverse and valuable group of chapters. At a time when we desperately need to strengthen relationships to effectively meet our many social and cultural challenges, this book provides what we most need: practical guidelines and the common-sense reasons to choose to follow them. - Michael D. Yapko, author of Depression is Contagious: How the Most Common Mood Disorder is Spreading Around the World and How to Stop It
If you are interested in couples therapy, this book will be a useful resource. You can apply many of the key concepts in these chapters not only to working with couples, but also to your personal relationships. The principles of choice theory are made concrete through the diverse examples of how the practice of reality therapy can effectively come to life. This is a practical book that can be applied to a range of relationship problems. - Gerald Corey, California State University, USA
This groundbreaking book is a powerful and extremely relevant discussion of the real world of clinical practice today. It is a necessary addition to the library of every experienced and early career therapist and mental health practitioner. The book is also an excellent text for graduate-level courses seeking to provide students with a thorough overview of the mental health field. - Joseph L. White, PhD, University of California, Irvine, USA