Couples Therapy Informative Speech

Escaped Africn American slave, reform, abolsotionist, orator and writer Fredrick Douglas once said “Without a struggle, there can be no progress”. Fighitng for the equailty for slaves was Douglas greatest struggle that transform into a life changing vicotry for many Africn Americans. Like Fredrick Douglas, Esmerlda Santigo touching autobiographic called When I was Puerto Rican, elborates on the stuggles of the Santigo family in Pueto Rico but also their process and assimlation in the Uinted States. Through the eyes of Esmerlda, the reader is taken on a journey of family, conflct, lanuage boundaries, assmilation, dreams and sacfrice, which everyone can relate to in their lives.

Gottman couples therapy is an integrative approach that focuses on emotion, behavior, cognitive, and narrative approaches with in a systemic framework (Gottman & Gottman, 2013). This therapy is based on extensive research about how stable relationships work and how unstable relationships fail. The goal of Gottman therapy is to help couple process their inevitable fights, moments of miscommunication, or hurt feelings and to enable them to repair the relationship (Gottman & Gottman, 2013). Moreover, the goal is to “heal the wounds crated by regrettable incidents” (Gottman & Gottman, 2013, p. 95).

But it is not the traditional type of counseling that most couples do. They still attend a 'Couples Retreat' and the one that they go to has a 90 percent success rate with repairing marriages.

Cognitive behavioral therapy partner has focused on the detailed analysis of everyday conflicts that can lead to the breakdown of the relationship; it has been raised how problems arise, and how they are maintained. It has identified a feature which is associated with them generally, a predominance of negative interactions on positive. With the obvious aim of achieving an effective intervention, it has raised the ways to overcome them focusing on increasing the exchange of positive behaviors and improving communication and problem solving.

Gehart, D. R., & Tuttle, A. R. (2003). Theory-based treatment planning for marriage and family therapists. Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole.

After reading two articles it was interesting to note the differences and similarities between the two intellectual and highly respected individuals within the field of Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT). Each makes many valid points yet with such opposing viewpoints. By taking a closer look at some specific areas one may see that though these men have different beliefs on how treatment should be conducted, there are also some parallels. Some of the topics will include the history and future of Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT), what they agree and disagree on along with the challenges each has dealt with. Finally the author of this paper will provide insight as to what this means for her as she begins her journey to becoming a Marriage and Family therapist.

During treatment Cognitive-Behavioral Couple Therapy (CBCT) and Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy (IBCT) will use feedback sessions to help assess how the couple is doing in a positive way (Gurman, 2008). Both CBCT and IBCT both use conflict and emotional expressions as avenues for couples to express their affection and understanding for one another (Gurman, 2008). Both CBCT and IBCT also have the same value system of creating a general closeness and intimacy between partners (Gurman, 2008). Regardless of the differences, the two therapies have the general

An important question to ask when meeting with a couple for the first time is if the couple had ever been to therapy before? The couple’s response will provide Dr. Heitler with an understanding as to why the couple is seeking therapy as well as provide her with a reason(s) why their previous counseling sessions were unsuccessful.

Research in the field of couples and family counseling is very limited, one of the many reasons for this is the lack of governmental funding and the fact that relational issues are not view as diagnosable mental illnesses. It is important to note that what little research exists will be of great use to a practitioner. This is because what we can learn from this research is the factors of satisfied/unsatisfied couples/families, communication patterns of a satisfied/distressed couple/family, or if marriage/divorce rates are projected to grow/shrink.

Targeting one goal and one problem at a time. Making therapy brief is also a belief and some cases or sessions last no longer than 6 months. Another belief is that it is okay for the therapist to “push” or “bump” the clients or family into interactional pattern or relational pattern, which maintains their problem into a pattern, and allows the family to divest themselves of the problem seem appropriate (Gardner, Burr, & Wiedower, 2006). The main belief that strategic therapy is based on is that there is a strategy, a plan, a tactic, whatever the case maybe to help create change. A marriage counselor may strive on the belief that love, faith, and hope can save a marriage in chaos. Each therapist and family may have different beliefs but will strive for a healthier change.

The therapist can assign the client with homework on how to resolve issues using strategies shared during the session and to set objectives (Jinks, 2006; Feltham and Horton, 2012); it will be important to do these assignments, as they will help the client advance. It will also be useful to keep a journal, highlighting what occurred before the incident and outcomes, which can be talked about at follow-up session (Jinks; Feltham and

During today's session, client and therapist worked on establishing a therapeutic rapport by discussing roles and responsibilities as his therapist and addressing clients goals and intentions for therapy. Client states that he plans to complete individual therapy and work towards getting his family back

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Therapy focuses on issues and problems that are troubling the client at the present moment and try to help them using brief therapy. Therapists typically ask questions about family role patterns, rules, goals, and stages of development.

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