Overview

The eight session cognitive-behavioral treatment model presented here patterns what may seem like a formless array of problems into a coherent set of tasks for the practitioner.

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Jill Rathus and William Sanderson have written a useful guide for therapists who wish to apply cognitive behavioral techniques to couples. This book is a clear and concise manual that describes techniques for increasing positives, decreasing negatives, modifying communication skills, teaching problem-solving skills, and challenging dysfunctional patterns of thinking in couples. There are numerous concrete examples, as well as guides to evaluation, that therapists will find helpful. The focus is on short-term interventions here an approach that will be appealing to many couples.--Robert L. Leahy, Ph.D.

Jill Rathus and William Sanderson have written a useful guide for therapists who wish to apply cognitive behavioral techniques to couples. This book is a clear and concise manual that describes techniques for increasing positives, decreasing negatives, modifying communication skills, teaching problem-solving skills, and challenging dysfunctional patterns of thinking in couples. There are numerous concrete examples, as well as guides to evaluation, that therapists will find helpful. The focus is on short-term interventions here--an approach that will be appealing to many couples. -- Robert L. Leahy, Ph.D.

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Jill H. Rathus, Ph.D., is assistant professor of psychology at Long Island University/C. W. Pos Campus in New York. William C. Sanderson, Ph.D., is associate professor of psychology at Rutgers University in New Jersey.

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