{"product_id":"hope-focused-marriage-counseling-a-guide-to-brief-therapy-9780830827640","title":"Hope-Focused Marriage Counseling: A Guide to Brief Therapy","description":"\u003cp\u003eEverett L. Worthington, Jr. offers a comprehensive manual for assisting couples over common rough spots and through serious problems in a manner that is compassionate, effective and brief. His hope-focused (rather than problem-focused) approach enables couples to see that change is possible and gives them a new outlook on the future. Combining this with a brief approach that addresses the realities of managed care and tight budgets, Worthington shows how to be strategic in each counseling situation by including teaching, training, exercises, forgiveness, modeling and motivation. At the heart of the book are dozens of interventions and exercises, including\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003edrawing on central values\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003epromoting confession and forgiveness\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003estrengthening communication\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eaiding conflict resolution\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003echanging patterns of thinking\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003edeveloping intimacy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ecementing commitment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBacked by years of experience and substantial research, hope-focused marriage counseling offers hope to counselors that they can provide help to troubled couples quickly, compassionately and effectively. This paperback edition includes a new introduction, summarizing the latest findings and developments in marital counseling and applying hope-focused marriage counseling to today's cultural and clinical realities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Everett L. Worthington Jr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e IVP Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/10\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 331\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.14w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780830827640\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorthington Jr, Everett L.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eEverett L. Worthington Jr.\u003c\/strong\u003e (Ph.D., University of Missouri) is chair of the department of psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University. A licensed clinical psychologist, he serves as director of VCU's Marital Assessment, Therapy and Enrichment Center and as executive director of the Templeton Foundation's Campaign for Forgiveness Research. He has published more than 150 articles and papers on marriage, family and forgiveness in a wide variety of journals and magazines. He is the author of many books, including \u003cem\u003eForgiving and Reconciling, To Forgive Is Human\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMarriage Counseling.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IVP Academic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40540937781363,"sku":"9.78083E+12","price":52.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_92ac7ef5-cc24-428d-81b1-c183328a42f5.jpg?v=1666792119","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/hope-focused-marriage-counseling-a-guide-to-brief-therapy-9780830827640","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}