Couple Counselling
Author | : Martin Payne |
Publisher | : SAGE |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2010-03-22 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781446203392 |
ISBN-13 | : 1446203395 |
Rating | : 4/5 (395 Downloads) |
Download or read book Couple Counselling written by Martin Payne and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2010-03-22 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical book outlines the essential principles and practices of couple counselling. Demystifying this form of therapy, the author provides a step-by-step guide from the first meeting through to subsequent sessions. The book includes a wealth of supporting features including case examples, student exercises, points for reflection and memory-jog pages to use in practice. As well as chapters illustrating counselling for problems frequently experienced by couples, such as sexual difficulties, infidelity, violence and abuse, key content includes: - cultural differences in couples work - varieties of committed relationships - responses to specific difficulties - ethical issues that arise as a result of working with two people - gender differences in relation to the counsellor's own sexuality and/or gender - the value of training courses and supervision - persons' narratives as a basis for change. This book comprises a sound basis for one-to-one practitioners wishing to expand their expertise and practice of therapy into working with couples, and for students training in this mode of counselling