Solution-focused premarital counseling: helping couples build a vision for their marriage.
This article outlines a solution-focused approach to premarital counseling. Solution-focused premarital counseling is a strength-based approach that focuses on a couple's resources to develop a shared vision for the marriage. Background information about premarital counseling and solution-focused therapy provide the framework for the development of intervention strategies that are grounded in the solution-focused approach. Solution-oriented interventions include solution-oriented questions, providing feedback, and the Couple's Resource Map, an original intervention that is described in this article.
Murray
Christine E
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Department of Counselor Education, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611, USA. cborasky@hotmail.com
Murray
Thomas L
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D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods*; D019546:Couples Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology*; D008960:Models, Psychological