(Ebook) Marriage and Relationship Education : What Works and How to Provide It by W. Kim Halford ISBN 9781609181567, 1609181565

(Ebook) Marriage and Relationship Education : What Works and How to Provide It by W. Kim Halford ISBN 9781609181567, 1609181565

Grounded in extensive research and clinical experience, this indispensable book addresses the whats, whys, and how-tos of conducting effective marriage and relationship education. Leading authority W. Kim Halford reviews a range of contemporary models and provides an in-depth description of his own approach, Couple CARE. Session-by-session guidelines for therapists show how to help groups or individual couplesOCoincluding those facing major life changes or stressorsOCofoster closeness and communication, manage conflicts, and prevent common relationship problems. The book also explains how to use commercially available online assessment tools to help each couple develop their own relationship goals. It includes 35 reproducible handouts and forms.