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What, Why, and for Whom: Couples Interventions--A Deconstruction Approach
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Sher, Tamara Goldman – Behavior Therapy, 2012
This paper provides a commentary on the special series on universal processes and common factors in couple therapy. The authors in this section share their insights, from varying perspectives, about what it is in couples therapy and relationship education programs that work, why they work, and for whom they work best. In so doing, these articles…
Descriptors: Marriage Counseling, Therapy, Graduate Medical Education, Constructivism (Learning)
A Bold Perspective on Counseling with Couples and Families: An Interview with Arnold A. Lazarus.
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Christensen, Teresa M. – Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 2001
Illuminates a collaborative effort between the author and Dr. Arnold A. Lazarus, an internationally known presenter, author, and therapist. Many consider Lazarus to be a pioneer of behavior therapy and brief psychotherapy. Presents details about his unique perspective regarding therapy with couples and families. Provides case examples that…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Counseling Techniques, Counseling Theories, Family Counseling
Behavioral versus Insight-Oriented Marital Therapy: Labels Can Be Misleading.
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Jacobson, Neil S. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1991
Questions adequacy with which insight-oriented marital therapy (IOMT) and behavioral marital therapy (BMT) were represented in Snyder, Wills, and Grady-Fletcher's (1991) comparative treatment study. Contends that BMT treatment manual fails to include recent innovations in behavioral technology and IOMT manual includes many skills integral to BMT.…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Training, Marriage Counseling
Risks and Challenges of Long-Term Psychotherapy Outcome Research: Reply to Jacobson.
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Snyder, Douglas K.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1991
Disputes Jacobson's characterizations (1991) of behavioral marital therapy (BMT) and insight-oriented marital therapy (IOMT) delivered in Snyder, Wills, and Grady-Fletcher's (1991) comparative treatment study. Presents data showing that treatments were as effective or more so than previously published marital therapy outcome studies. Suggests that…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Conflict Resolution, Counseling Effectiveness, Marital Satisfaction
Beyond Empiricism: The Politics of Marital Therapy.
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Jacobson, Neil S. – American Journal of Family Therapy, 1983
Discusses the politics of marital therapy, using behavioral marital therapy as an illustrative model. Views marital therapy as inherently political with therapists continuously adopting political postures unknowingly. Inadvertent consequences of this insensitivity to the political context of their work are to reinforce traditional values, many…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Attitudes, Counselor Client Relationship
What If Family Therapy Were a Kind of Psychotherapy? A Reading of the "Handbook of Psychotherapy and Behavior Change."
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Grunebaum, Henry – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1988
Examines Garfield and Bergin's "Handbook of Psychotherapy and Behavior Change," which emphasizes that marital and family therapy are a type of psychotherapy. Analyzes major findings about nonfamily psychotherapies, applying them to family therapy, and draws conclusions regarding therapists' thinking, emphasizing need for studying applicability of…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Conflict of Interest, Counseling Techniques