Doing Couple Therapy Av Robert Taibbi

<div>Now thoroughly revised, this practical, user-friendly guide has helped thousands of novice couple therapists and students to navigate the challenges of clinical work with couples in conflict. Robert Taibbi presents effective strategies for rapidly identifying a couple''s core issues and conducting each stage of therapy, from the first sessions to termination. Rich with sensitive case material, the book features end-of-chapter exercises that help readers identify and develop their own strengths as practitioners. Appendices include reproducible client handouts that can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size.<br><br> New to This Edition<br> *Three chapters offering detailed treatment maps for common couple problems, with new case examples.<br> *Chapter on the middle stages of treatment.<br> *Increased attention to the all-important opening sessions.<br> *Sharper focus on the three major obstacles to couple success: poor communication, emotional wounds, and differing visions.<br> *Reproducible client handouts explaining key techniques.<br><br> See also the author''s <i>Doing Family Therapy, Fourth Edition: Craft and Creativity in Clinical Practice</i>.</div>