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The Impact of Counselor Training on Students' Couple Relationships: A Qualitative Inquiry
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Murray, Kirsten W.; Kleist, David M. – Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 2011
The following qualitative study examined the impact of counselor training on the experience and process of four counseling students' couple relationships. Students were selected from a Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) accredited program to take part in three rounds of interviews and member-check…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Qualitative Research, Counselor Training, Marriage Counseling
Experiences of Attachment Injury in Heterosexual Couple Relationships
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Pelling, Cate; Arvay-Buchanan, Marla – Canadian Journal of Counselling, 2004
The aim of this study was to explore the lived experience of women's attachment injuries within heterosexual couple relationships. An interpretative, phenomenological approach (van Manen, 1990) was used in this exploratory study. Four women participated in three separate research interviews in order to illuminate the phenomenon of "attachment…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Injuries, Marriage Counseling, Attachment Behavior
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy: An Outcome Study.
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Johnson, Susan M.; Greenberg, Leslie S. – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1985
Assessed Emotionally Focused Marital Therapy at initial contact, after an eight-week waiting period, after eight therapy sessions, and at eight-week follow-up. Couples reported no significant changes on measures of dyadic adjustment, intimacy, target complaint reduction or goal attainment after the waiting period, but they reported significant…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Change Strategies, Interpersonal Relationship, Marital Satisfaction
The Strategic Use of Adventure Activities with Couples.
Gillis, H. Lee – 1985
Activities commonly associated with outdoor adventure education can be used effectively in therapy for couples. The adventure education concepts of risk, trust, fear, anxiety, dependence/independence, problem solving, and intimacy are all dealt with in therapy and enrichment experiences for couples. While the outdoor environment has a tremendous…
Descriptors: Adults, Adventure Education, Experiential Learning, Games
Wellness, Perceived Stress, Mattering, and Marital Satisfaction among Medical Residents and Their Spouses: Implications for Education and Counseling
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Powers, Anne S.; Myers, Jane E.; Tingle, Lynne R.; Powers, John C. – Family Journal Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 2004
Numerous studies document that medical education is demanding and stressful, yet few studies have examined the effects of medical training on spouses and medical marriages. Eighty-three individuals (42 couples) living in medical marriages completed questionnaires measuring marital satisfaction, perceived stress, general mattering, and wellness.…
Descriptors: Spouses, Marriage Counseling, Marriage, Counselor Training
Adventure-Based Counseling: An Adlerian "Natural High."
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Gillis, H. Lee; Dagley, John – 1985
Special characteristics of action-oriented approaches to therapy, cautions and tips for using these approaches, and sample activities are provided in this guide. An introductory section explains the relationship of action-based counseling to the traditional action-oriented methods and principles of Adlerian psychology and emphasizes the merit of…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Counseling Techniques, Counseling Theories, Experiential Learning