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Title: The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy: Creating Connection (Basic Principles Into Practice Series)
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| The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy: Creating Connection (Basic Principles Into Practice Series) by Routledge Easy to read and understand |
| This is my first book by Johnson and I found it to be easy to read and understand. Johnson's approach is based on attachment theory which I have found to be a good anchor in working with couples that want to resolve conflict and/or strengthen their bond. |
| The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy: Creating Connection (Basic Principles Into Practice Series) by Routledge A Seminal Work in Couples' Therapy |
Susan Johnson's work through Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is a great asset to the world of relationship therapies. Her work is in the new direction in therapy - calculated integration versus muddle-headed eclecticism.
Johnson's work carefully integrate structural family therapy (Minuchin) with attachment theory (Bowlby) and the experiential therapies. While mainly citing Rogers, this a misnomer. EFT is more Satir and Whitaker than Rogers as the therapist is active and directive as well as short-term to brief in her or his interventions. Rogers is a long-term personality-altering insight therapy, which offers little for today's reality of shorter time constraints whether through managed-care or government stipulations.
Better yet, EFT is an EBT (evidence-based treatment)! I believe it has a 70-73% efficacy rate for couple improvement and therefore is more ameniable to third-party reimbursement. EFT is also a great approach for PTSD (see Johnson, 2002) as in 33-38 sessions a full-blown PTSD sufferer can have significant improvement. This is because the partner, not the therapist, becomes the soother for the traumatized person and is much more available in the long-term for the PTSD sufferer. I believe the Department of Veteran's Affairs needs to "perk-up" and "pony-up" for EFT as the treatment of choice for our soon-to-be onslaught of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom veterans come home.
We are so not prepared for this avalanche of need! |
| The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy: Creating Connection (Basic Principles Into Practice Series) by Routledge Good EFT book |
| This book is very good for people who want to learn more about EFT. it is easy to read and has lots of case examples. |
| The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy: Creating Connection (Basic Principles Into Practice Series) by Routledge Great Theory and Practice |
| This is an excellent presention of EFT for couple therapy. The theoretical underpinnings are presented in a way that does not detract from the aim of the book to help one learn how this work is done. There are lots of clear examples and explanations that give one the feeling they are ready to apply what they have learned in their next session. Written in a clear style free of jargon. |
| The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy: Creating Connection (Basic Principles Into Practice Series) by Routledge Excellent and concise |
| Good overview of the relationship between attachment and emotional functioning in marriage. The manualized treatment approach has been empirically supported so deserves more than just a glance. An excellent addition to the libraries of anyone interested in and encountering the challenges of couples counseling. |
| The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy: Creating Connection (Basic Principles Into Practice Series) by Routledge Product Description |
Since its original publication in 1996, this volume has been a helpful guide to therapists in the practice of emotionally focused therapy. This second edition will address the many changes in the field of couples therapy, including updated research results linked to clinical intervention and new information on using EFT to address depression and PTSD. A new section covers the growth of couples therapy as a field and its overall relevance to the mental health field, accompanied by coverage of how recent research into the nature of marital distress is consonant with EFT. Other new features are a section on EFT and feminism, as well as a section on cultural competence for the EFT therapist.
Written by a leading authority on emotionally focused couples and marital therapy, this second edition will be an up-to-date reference on all aspects of EFT and its uses for mental health professionals. |
