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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 couples -- including those facing major life changes or stressors -- foster 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.

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This book sets a new high-water mark, not only for therapists, counselors, and their clients, but also for the field itself. While relationship enhancement programs have often lacked strict accountability based on research, Halford's approach is both clinically relevant and empirically sound. The book details effective assessment and stepped-training procedures with great clarity. Scholarly and accessible, it will have lasting utility for practitioners and students. - Robert L. Weiss, University of Oregon, USA With this comprehensive, beautifully written book, Halford brings the practice of couple relationship education to a whole new level. The program presented here enhances all aspects of couple functioning and includes specific guidance for helping partners initiate relationship behavior changes and sustain them over time. The book features assessment scales and plenty of illustrative vignettes. It will become an instant classic and core text for therapists, pastoral counselors, and other professionals who want to provide couples with the tools to make their love last. - Peter Fraenkel, The City University of New York, USA and Ackerman Institute for the Family, USA

From one of the world's leading marital researchers, this book should be required reading for all mental health professionals interested in relationships and marriage, especially couple therapists who want to expand their practices to encompass the growing field of relationship education. The book is special in that it translates decades of significant research on relationship education into a very clear, user-friendly presentation. I recommend this exciting book for use in undergraduate courses in marriage and the family and in all graduate courses that deal with couple therapy. Buy this book, read it, and put what you learn into practice with clients! --Howard J. Markman, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Denver With this comprehensive, beautifully written book, Halford brings the practice of couple relationship education to a whole new level. The program presented here enhances all aspects of couple functioning and includes specific guidance for helping partners initiat

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W. Kim Halford, PhD, School of Psychology, University of Queensland, Australia

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