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Emphasizing "what to do and how to do it," this book is a detailed guide to evaluating couples, providing specific recommendations on every aspect of the evaluation, from the initial telephone call to the therapist's summary delivered at its conclusion. Introductory chapters balance this pragmatic focus by examining "organizing forces" of a relationship, including attachment, gender and sexuality, and its "unconscious matrix."
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A detailed approach to clinical work with couples, providing specific recommendations on every aspect of the evaluation, including the initial call, the initial session, and treatment recommendations. Covers handling secrets, managing crises, and identifying personal and relational resources, and addresses problems areas such as sexual difficulties, violence, alcoholism, depression, extramarital involvements, and serious illness. Examines the "organizing forces" in couple relationships, including attachment, gender, sexuality, and the "unconscious matrix" of the relationship. Includes reading lists for therapists and couples. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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