Helping Couples on the Brink of Divorce

Discernment Counseling for Troubled Relationships
Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-1-4338-4269-6
Verlag: American Psychological Association (APA)

Buch, Englisch, 229 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm

Therapists and counselors can find themselves at an impasse when working with “mixed-agenda” couples—where one partner is considering divorce, while the other partner wants to preserve the marriage and start therapy. Such couples are a common and difficult challenge in clinical practice. To help confirm each partner’s agenda before taking decisive steps toward either reconciliation or divorce, this book presents a five-session protocol for engaging couples in a process of learning about what has happened to their relationship and each person’s contributions to the problems. The goal is to gain clarity and confidence about a direction for their marriage.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Doherty, William J

Harris, Steven M

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Physiotherapie, Physikalische Therapie Rehabilitation
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Entwicklungspsychologie Familienpsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Foreword, by Judge Bruce Peterson
- Introduction
- Part I. Overview, Theory, and Research
- Chapter 1. Background and Overview of Discernment Counseling
- Chapter 2. Theory and Research
- Part II. Methods of Discernment Counseling
- Chapter 3. Communicating With Clients Before Starting Discernment Counseling
- Chapter 4. First Session Protocol
- Chapter 5. Middle Sessions Protocol
- Chapter 6. Handling Transitions to Path 3: Couples Therapy
- Chapter 7. Handling Transitions to Path 2: Divorce
- Chapter 8. Handling Transitions to Path 1: Status Quo
- Part III. Common Scenarios in Discernment Counseling
- Chapter 9. When One Partner Has an Affair
- Chapter 10. When the Feelings Are Gone
- Chapter 11. When Neither One is Leaning In
- Chapter 12. Shifting From Couples Therapy to Discernment Counseling
- Part IV. Implementing Discernment Counseling in Your Practice
- Chapter 13. Learning Discernment Counseling
- Chapter 14. Managing Critical Incidents in Discernment Counseling
- Chapter 15. How to Build a Practice in Discernment Counseling
- Appendix: Applications for Lawyers, Mediators, and Clergy
- References
- Index
- About the Authors