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Download full textSmith, Robert L.; Stevens-Smith, Patricia – 1992
Counselors working in the areas of marriage and family counseling and therapy are expected to work effectively with couples and families experiencing a variety of issues and problems. Structural, strategic, and transgenerational family therapists may seem to be operating in similar manners, and it appears that many practicing family therapists go…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Counselor Role, Family Counseling, Marriage Counseling
Okun, Barbara F. – 1984
This information analysis paper is based on a computer search of the ERIC database from November 1966 through March 1984, and on pertinent outside resources related to marriage and family counseling. A brief historical perspective of the field of marriage and family counseling is provided, and the differences and overlaps between family,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Counseling Techniques, Counseling Theories, Family Counseling
Kaplan, David M.; Cole, Melody J. – 2002
This digest provides an overview of basic family counseling concepts for counselors whose specialty is in an area other than marriage and family counseling. The author notes that there are two pivotal areas the counselor and client must address upon deciding to involve a family in the client's counseling sessions: how to get the family to come…
Descriptors: Counseling, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Client Relationship, Counselor Qualifications
Okun, Barbara F., Ed.; Gladding, Samuel T., Ed. – 1983
Within the past decade, the field of marriage and family therapy has mushroomed. As a new and emerging professional specialization, marriage and family therapy is subject to control struggles as well as the proliferation of training modalities. This monograph, written for counselor education faculty, students, and family therapists, provides…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Counselor Educators, Counselor Training, Divorce
