Explain the need for a structural understanding of couples in therapy. Describe brief structural therapy in 9 distinguishable steps. Prescribe four alternatives therapists can offer for a successful relationship. Describe the conceptual approach that combines psychoanalysis and systems theory into a short-term couple therapy. List 7 central tasks of marriage as described by Wallerstein. Discuss how attack, avoid, or confide reactions result into adversarial, alienated or collaborative couple system.
Describe how a therapist can help couples move from fighting and withdrawing mode to a collaborative couple therapy. Compare and contrast collaborative couple therapy to other approaches. Describe how the integrative couple therapy modifies the traditional behavioral therapy to bring about superior results.
Explain session-by-session integrative couple therapy. Describe a formalized negotiating technique with 14 points. Describe the brief strategic marital therapy approach taught at the Washington School. Describe the code of ethics that a strategic therapist should adhere to.
List 12 assumptions which when translated into five major processes define a time-effective, competency-based therapy. Identify the logic behind asking pivotal questions. Outline 10 useful steps for achieving time-effective outcomes in solution-focused couple therapy.
Describe the narrative approach to brief couple therapy listing six phases of the work. Guerin, Jr. Fay, Thomas F. Fogarty, and Judith G. Eron and Thomas W. Taking time to do something fun together is likely to boost a sense of togetherness. In one study [27] , music therapy was combined with Cognitive Restructuring Therapy. Both short- and long-term positive effects were found, meaning relationship distress could be significantly reduced in couples with the use of music therapy.
Art-based [28] therapy, when utilized with interventions such as sex therapy or Emotionally Focused Therapy, has also anecdotally been claimed potentially useful for bringing couples closer together.
Physical attraction plays a part in relationships, and dancing can enhance healthy sexuality within a couple. Dance Movement Therapy DMT [29] allows partners to communicate physically with one another and connect. As its name implies, contingency contracting [30] involves the creation of a contract entered into by each partner in a marriage or relationship. It is a strategy used in couples counseling, marriage counseling, and counseling for addictions.
That provides a solid touchstone in the future because both parties will have agreed to the positive and negative consequences for specific behaviors [25] within it before they occur. Positive actions and efforts are recognized, which is good for each individual and the coupling unit alike.
Couples who communicate openly and positively are likely to experience healthy relationships. It can be as simple as changing the wording of a request. It technically offers the receiving partner a choice to fulfill the request or not instead of demanding that the request be fulfilled.
Problem-solving [31] skills are of utmost importance within a marriage and family. Conflict is almost a guarantee throughout the course of life. Couples counseling or couples therapy may or may not be necessary to negotiate or problem-solve, but seeing a counselor can be helpful to show partners how to respectfully and efficiently resolve a conflict.
Larger relationship problems may require marriage counseling so each partner feels safe to communicate needs or desires. Those negotiation and problem-solving skills practiced in therapy can be implemented at home.
When two people connect and form a relationship, there are bound to be ups and downs, agreements and conflicts, strength and pain. That is normal. The exercises, techniques, and methods outlined in this article can be powerful when put into practice. Seeking professional help does not have to be scary. Couples therapy can help. Working in a relationship with a professional who will choose the right type of therapy for your relationship often leads to great success and happiness.
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