ABSTRACT
Relationship Enhancement Therapy (RE) is a couples-therapy system conceived of, designed, and first implemented by Bernard Guerney Jr., who integrated the client-centered theory of Carl Rogers, the interpersonal theory of Henry Stack Sullivan, the behavior modification and learning theories of Skinner and Bandura, and the psychodynamic theory of Freud, in formulating RE. In this book Dr. Scuka presents an up-to-date, comprehensive theoretical and practical treatment of RE, in which he gives the reader a guide to implementing the principles of this dynamic theory. The book is written principally with couples therapy in mind, although there is an acknowledged relevance to family therapy, and the author calls attention the many skills and therapy techniques that would be applicable to family therapy. Though designed to allow a therapist of any level of experience to begin working with the RE model, this book is more than a standard cookbook, as it considers a variety of special RE therapy techniques, discusses the entire clinical intake process, the application of the RE model to the treatment of affairs, use with difficult clients, and family therapy issues such as domestic violence and stepfamilies.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |62 pages
PART I Theory, Methods, and Research
part |34 pages
PART II Beginning the RE Therapy Process
chapter |32 pages
CHAPTER 4 Conducting the Clinical Intake with Couples in RE Therapy
part |103 pages
PART III Teaching the Core RE Skills and Launching a Couple's First Dialogue
chapter |18 pages
CHAPTER 6 Embracing the Other: Teaching Empathic Skill
chapter |27 pages
CHAPTER 9 The Heart of the Matter: The RE Dialogue Process in Action
part |60 pages
PART IV Integrating the Other RE Skills Into the Couple's Dialogue Process
part |49 pages
PART V The Application of RE Therapy to the Treatment of Affairs