Sprenkle, Douglas H.

Common factors in couple and family therapy : the overlooked foundation for effective practice / Douglas H. Sprenkle, Sean D. Davis, Jay L. Lebow. - New York : Guilford Press, c2009. - xi, 226 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-218) and index.

What is responsible for therapeutic change? : two paradigms -- A brief history of common factors -- Common factors unique to couple and family therapy -- The big-picture view of common factors -- A moderate view of common factors -- Getting clients fired up for a change : matching therapist behavior with client motivation -- A strong therapeutic alliance -- Models : all roads lead to rome -- A meta-model of change in couple therapy -- The case against common factors -- Common factors training and supervision -- Implications for clinicians and researchers.

9781606233252 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1606233254 (hardcover : alk. paper)

2009019250

GBA959910 bnb

101518073 DNLM 015292209 Uk


Couples therapy.
Family psychotherapy.
Marital psychotherapy.
Marital Therapy--methods.
Family Relations.
Family Therapy--methods.

RC 488.5 / .S725 2009