The Couple and Family Therapist's Notebook: Homework, Handouts, and Activities for Use in Marital and Family Therapy (Paperback)

Section I: Interventions for Couples Cheng, Buckman, The Aesthetics of Communication. Murphy, Needful Things: Fostering Communication in Couples. Brimhall,Gardner,Altering the Abyss: Externalizing Negative Interaction Cycles. Shapiro,Money Talks. Jameyfield, Elias,How Does Your Garden Grow? Williams,Negotiating Couple Boundaries: The Metaphor of Gardens. Winek, Craven,The Coming-Clean Ritual. Thomas, Creating Rituals for Couples Coping with Early Pregnancy Loss. Section II: Interventions for Families. Williams, Cushing, The Four Cs of Parenting. Palmanteer,Identifying Family Rules. Hertlein, “Jump, Jump, King Me”: The Systemic Kvebaek Technique. Harris, Wilson, Jackson,Beginning Body Dialogue: An Introduction to Physical Acting Techniques in Family Counseling. Sias, Lambie,Communicating with Children: Feelings Game. Miranda, Black,Name Your True Colors: A Card Game for Engaging Families in Problem-Solving Processes. Hertlein, Royal Flush. Viers,Put on a Happy Face. Hertlein,Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick. Viers,Family Stress Balls. Hertlein, Up, Up, and Away in My Beautiful Balloon. Dust,Drawing the Family System. McWey,Family Drawings with Abused Children: Allowing Room for Expression. Ellis, McClellan,Chicken Little Reconstructed: Trauma Resiliency. Hertlein,Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow: The Good-Bye Book. Hertlein, Hope,The Pen Is Mightier Than the Sword: Writing to Combat Adolescent Silence in Family Therapy. Lambie, Sias, Communicating with Teens: Movie Exchange. Haslam, The “Puppet Reflecting Team” Technique. Lee,“Eyes on the Prize”: Incorporating Cultural Knowledge into Goal Development for the African-American Family with a Child with Serious Emotional Disturbance. Forisha, Wright, Tucker, Toward a Culturally and Spiritually Consonant Treatment of Native Hawaiians: An Integration of Family Therapy and Ho’oponopono. Section III: Interventions Including Larger Systems. Zhang, Christiansen, The Healing Journey: Celebrating the Past and Envisioning the Future. Williamson,If You Work with Families, Get to School! Family-Based School Interventions. Vorkoper, Meade,Loss of a Client to Suicide: Suggestions for Before and After a Client Suicide.