Common factors in couple and family therapy : the overlooked foundation for effective practice - Sprenkle, Douglas H.; Davis, Sean D.; Lebow, Jay. (New York : Guilford Press, 2009)
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-218) and index.
Keywords: Couples therapy; Family psychotherapy; Marital psychotherapy; Marital Therapy -- methods; Family Relations; Family Therapy -- methods