ABSTRACT
The PAIRS course acts as a kind of bridge between marriage education and therapy, working both with couples in healthy relationships hoping to improve intimacy, and with distressed couples trying to save their marriages. Building Intimate Relationships is an edited work with contributions from the creator of the PAIRS program and the most experienced PAIRS leaders. It describes the elements of the PAIRS course and discusses the application of the theories and techniques taught in the PAIRS program. Chapters include discussions on intimacy, communication, conflict resolution, emotional literacy, sensuality and sexuality, spirituality and gender issues.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|51 pages
The PAIRS Program in Context
part II|133 pages
The PAIRS Program
part III|37 pages
Special Populations and Adaptations
part IV|45 pages
Practical Realities