this book provides brief overviews of various models, including their history, views of change, views of the family, and the role of the therapist. the book covers each model in a consistent way, so that the reader can better understand the underlying theories and practical distinctions between them. the book also explains how restoration therapy simplifies the contextual therapy model yet stays with the premises that clients need to understand the depth and breadth of their pain.

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the presenter, jeffery bernstein, asked whether we think love or understanding is more important to creating and maintaining healthy relationships. i thought it was an intriguing question, and wanted to know what friends and clients thought about this. and there is much overlap between the two. here are some sample responses: understanding can mean what we call these days ‘emotional intelligence’, or being aware, sensitive and intuitive with others. for example: “you seem down today, is that right?” or “i …

promise-making is a way of generating moral obligations – if i promise to pick you up at the airport, then i have taken on a moral obligation to do so. thus, promising to do something the doing of which one cannot control does not result in a new moral obligation. and although the clarity of wedding vows is not universal, many couples carefully construct the wording of their vows, spending a long time talking through what they are and are …

we then argue that the goal of reducing the number of individuals in nigeria who have sca is compelling. as a result, premarital screening, that is, screening engaged couples prior to the wedding, has become a key strategy for the prevention of sca in nigeria. as a result, christian couples in nigeria have a strong interest in a church wedding and the efforts of churches to discourage sickle cell carriers from marrying, and even denying them a church wedding, represents …

that is not the way for a relationship to survive the covid-19 quarantine. these can be a source of positivity at any time, and couples stuck at home together can use them to happily “nostalgize”—a verb coined by social psychologists who have discovered remarkable benefits in reliving the past. you can try to regularly make a list of your partner’s traits for which you’re grateful, and also make a point of telling your partner what you admire about them.

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