Hope-focused marriage counseling
Worthington, Everett L., 1946-
Hope-focused marriage counseling a guide to brief therapy / [electronic resource] : Everett L. Worthington, Jr. - Expanded pbk. ed. - Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, c2005. - 1 online resource (xli, 311 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-303) and indexes.
Brief marital counseling -- Bird's eye view of hope-focused marriage counseling -- Using the strategy to promote hope -- Applying the strategy to eight areas of marriage -- Precounseling interventions -- Assessment interventions -- Interventions for drawing on central values -- Interventions for revisioning a core vision -- Interventions for promoting confession & forgiveness -- Interventions for strengthening communication -- Interventions for aiding conflict resolution -- Interventions for changing cognition -- Interventions for stimulating more closeness -- Interventions for cementing commitment -- Interventions for promoting couple commencement from counseling -- Essentials of hope-focused marriage counseling -- Appendix: Hope-focused marriage counseling with a young professional couple: a case study (Terry L. Hight).
"Everett Worthington offers a comprehensive manual for assisting couples over common rough spots and through serious problems in a manner that is compassionate, effective and brief. His hope-focused (rather than problem-focused) approach enables couples to see that change is possible and gives them a new outlook on the future. Combining this with a brief approach that addresses the realities of managed care and tight budgets, Worthington shows how to be strategic in each counseling situation by including teaching, training, exercises, forgiveness, modeling and motivation"--BOOK JACKET.
9780830871988 (electronic bk.) 0830871985 (electronic bk.)
Marriage counseling.
Pastoral counseling.
Marriage--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Solution-focused brief therapy.
RELIGION / Christian Life / General
RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Adult
RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Counseling & Recovery
Electronic books.
BV4012.27 / .W668 2005
259/.14
Hope-focused marriage counseling a guide to brief therapy / [electronic resource] : Everett L. Worthington, Jr. - Expanded pbk. ed. - Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, c2005. - 1 online resource (xli, 311 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-303) and indexes.
Brief marital counseling -- Bird's eye view of hope-focused marriage counseling -- Using the strategy to promote hope -- Applying the strategy to eight areas of marriage -- Precounseling interventions -- Assessment interventions -- Interventions for drawing on central values -- Interventions for revisioning a core vision -- Interventions for promoting confession & forgiveness -- Interventions for strengthening communication -- Interventions for aiding conflict resolution -- Interventions for changing cognition -- Interventions for stimulating more closeness -- Interventions for cementing commitment -- Interventions for promoting couple commencement from counseling -- Essentials of hope-focused marriage counseling -- Appendix: Hope-focused marriage counseling with a young professional couple: a case study (Terry L. Hight).
"Everett Worthington offers a comprehensive manual for assisting couples over common rough spots and through serious problems in a manner that is compassionate, effective and brief. His hope-focused (rather than problem-focused) approach enables couples to see that change is possible and gives them a new outlook on the future. Combining this with a brief approach that addresses the realities of managed care and tight budgets, Worthington shows how to be strategic in each counseling situation by including teaching, training, exercises, forgiveness, modeling and motivation"--BOOK JACKET.
9780830871988 (electronic bk.) 0830871985 (electronic bk.)
Marriage counseling.
Pastoral counseling.
Marriage--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Solution-focused brief therapy.
RELIGION / Christian Life / General
RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Adult
RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Counseling & Recovery
Electronic books.
BV4012.27 / .W668 2005
259/.14
