{"product_id":"hope-focused-marriage-counseling-a-guide-to-brief-therapy-expanded-paperback","title":"Hope-Focused Marriage Counseling: A Guide to Brief Therapy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEverett L. Jr. Worthington\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuiding troubled couples is so difficult because divorce is so easy. But it can be done. Everett Worthington, one of today's most widely respected and widely published Christian counselors, offers a comprehensive manual for assisting couples overcommon rough spots and through serious problems in a manner that is compassionate and effective yet in a brief amount of time.His hope-focused (rather than problem-focused) approach enables couples to see that change is possible and gives them a newoutlook 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 homework assignments a counselor can choose from, including\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edrawing on central values\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003epromoting confession and forgiveness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003estrengthening communication\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eaiding conflict resolution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003echanging patterns of thinking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edeveloping intimacy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecementing commitment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith over one hundred options presented, counselors, pastors and social workers are given the flexibility they need to address the specific situation of each client. Moving couples closer to what God intended their marriage to be is not easy, but it is possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverett L. Worthington Jr. (Ph.D., University of Missouri) is professor of psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University. He is a licensed clinical psychologist and former executive director of the Templeton Foundation's A Campaign for Forgiveness Research. Worthington has studied forgiveness since the 1980s and has published more than two hundred articles and papers on forgiveness, marriage and family, psychotherapy and virtue in a wide variety of journals and magazines. He was the founding editor of \u003ci\u003eMarriage and Family: A Christian Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and sits on the editorial boards of several professional journals. He has appeared on \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America, \u003c\/i\u003e CNN and \u003ci\u003eThe 700 Club\u003c\/i\u003e and been featured in award-winning documentary movies on forgiveness such as \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Forgiveness\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Big Question.\u003c\/i\u003e He is the author of seventeen books including \u003ci\u003eHandbook of Forgiveness, Hope-Focused Marriage Counseling\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eForgiving and Reconciling.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 331\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.02 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 10, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52740428071219,"sku":"9780830827640","price":55.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/mAMTnYI80K9780830827640.webp?v=1781562601","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/hope-focused-marriage-counseling-a-guide-to-brief-therapy-expanded-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}