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Rabin, Claire; And Others – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1985
Examines the Marriage Contract Game which can improve the skills of distressed couples and refocus their attention away from their children and toward their own marriages. Subjects were four distressed couples. Results showed that game play improved couple's problem-solving and positive feeling statements in home discussions of problems. (BH)
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Family Problems, Foreign Countries, Marital Instability
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Rabin, Claire; And Others – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1982
Describes a project designed to reach low-income, multiproblem families, utilizing couples therapy in the home. Reviews major characteristics of multiproblem families. Emphasized therapeutic techniques based on modeling, role playing, and demonstration. Designed tasks which increased the individual and couple functioning of spouses. Reinforced…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Family Characteristics, Family Counseling, Family Problems