ABSTRACT

The techniques described here are the familiar ones of establishing contracts and contigencies and training in communication and problem-solving skills. As the reader will see, these techniques are eminently teachable. The fact that they are described here and that they are teachable suggests that clinical technology has stepped forward a long way from the arcane mysteries which characterized psychotherapy efforts in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The aspect of this work which sets it clearly in the forefront is the emphasis upon soft clinical skills as being a necessary .

chapter 2|21 pages

General Considerations

chapter 3|16 pages

Initial Interview

chapter 4|39 pages

Assessment of Relationship Dysfunction

chapter 6|31 pages

Increasing Couples’ Positive Exchanges

chapter 7|73 pages

Communication and Problem-solving Training

chapter 8|28 pages

Contingency Contracting

chapter 10|21 pages

Empirical Status

chapter 11|31 pages

Case Illustrations