Strategic couples therapy / James Coyne, PhD. [print]

Instructor's manual available for download on landing page.

Original copyright Allyn and Bacon, ©1998.

Original title: Strategic therapy.

Originally part of the series: Family therapy with the experts.

Title and description from publisher metadata.

"In this training video, James Coyne demonstrates Strategic Couples Therapy in an actual session with a gay couple. Hugh and Alan have been together more than a decade, and now find themselves ready to work on some of the more persistent annoyances in their relationship. Coyne reframes their issues and gives Hugh and Alan a paradoxical homework assignment: permission to do what they are already doing in order to view their conflicts as an opportunity for change. The therapy session is both preceded and followed by an in-depth exploration of the principles of Strategic Therapy and a discussion of Coyne's own thought process and methodology. You will learn core Strategic Therapy techniques, including meeting with each partner individually prior to bringing them in together, describing the problem explicitly and concisely, investigating all solutions that have been previously tried, defining a clear and concrete change to be achieved, and formulating and implementing a strategy for change. Intended for students and practitioners in clinical psychology, counseling, social work, and related health professions."