Love Is Never Enough, Or Is It?
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An 8 page paper discussing the book by Aaron T. Beck entitled, Love is Never Enough. This book is based a cognitive therapy approach to marriage counseling. Beck offers many constructive ideas and exercises for the couple who wish to more fully understand each other while ceasing to bring in their negative, and pointless, emotions into the relationship. While this book may apply to many people, if not all people in some way, it is presumptuous to assume that love is 'never enough.'
Filename: Lnevere.wps

Marital & Family Therapy / Techniques
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A 12 page examination of the history and central features of Marital and Family Therapy as a social movement and an institution. Significant trends and contributions are highlighted including : Structural Family Therapy, Strategic Family Therapy, Transgenerational Family Therapy, and Behavioral Family Therapy. The writer also provides a brief overview of treatment modalities that have developed under the umbrella of marriage and family therapy and formulates a theory of marital and family therapy based upon the "better parts" of that which already exists. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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Marriage and Family Counseling
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A 10 page paper which discusses various conditions of the family today. Family laws are increasing in strictness, with divorces harder to obtain, in an effort to keep families together. The paper discusses these aspects as they involve families under attack for divorce and dysfunction and also addresses how successful family and marriage counseling in preventing problems. The involvement of prayer is also addressed as it involves protecting and sustaining families and marriages. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: RAcounselpryr.wps

Marriage Counseling & Keeping Couples Together
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A detailed, 6 page examination of marriage counseling theory & technique today. The writer cites key statistics concerning marriage/divorce rates and pointing at the work of certain theorists, argues that there exists a grave need for change. Much of this essay is written from a "Christian perspective" on marriage counseling in which the emphasis is to be upon keeping the couple together and helping them to both understand and appreciate their sacred vows. FREE abstract included ! Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Marrcoun.wps

Mediation and Diverse Populations
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This 15 page report discusses the concepts associated with mediation processes and discusses the ways in which cultural, social, and personal biases can have a significant impact on the successfulness of the outcomes reached through mediation. Mediation has become an effective and beneficial means of dispute settlement in a number of circumstances. The mediator creates a safe and encouraging environment for deliberation, fostering new ideas, shuttling settlement options back and forth and focusing attention on feasible solutions. The process is not only cheaper than litigation but more geared to fixing what is broken. The most important thing to understand is the fact that in the vast majority of situations the potential drawbacks of mediation are few while the benefits are many. However, cultural considerations must be seen as extremely important in the overall establishment of a successful mediation program. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Multicultural Marriage Counseling
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An 8 page overview of the difficulties involved in providing multicultural marriage counseling. Emphasizes the differences and the feelings of isolation which a multicultural couple, or a couple whose cultural background is different from the counselor might experience. It also suggests that it is the role of the counselor to overcome these feelings and to gain the trust of the clients. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Narrative Therapy
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A 5 page research paper that provides a critical examination of the narrative approach to counseling, comparing it to more traditional approaches. The writer feels that this approach is more individualistic and empowering for the client/patient. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Narrative Therapy on Divorce & Separation
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A 10 page research paper that explores the use of narrative therapy, particularly in regards to how it can be used to help women facing issues of loss and grief due to separation or divorce. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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