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Book SynopsisSuccess for Modern Day Relationships: Working with Dating, Engaged, and Married Couples by Barbara R. Cohl, PhD, is a compilation of practical, effective, empirically tested techniques and interventions that allow a therapist to evaluate and treat an array of marital issues. By using colorful and instructive vignettes derived from her private practice, Dr. Cohl provides lessons she has learned from happy and successful couples, and teaches her couples as well as her readers how to avoid the pitfalls that unhappy couples share. Success for Modern Day Relationships covers all of the different stages of romantic relationships, from the first date to engagement, marriage, and sometimes to separation and divorce. Through her book, Cohl helps readers to essentially take the guesswork out of creating a successful relationship.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Dedication Introduction Chapter 1: Time for a Change Chapter 2: Assessment Phase Chapter 3: Learning the Basic Skills of Listening and Understanding 101 Chapter 4: Learning Effective Communication Skills, 102 Chapter 5: The Mystique of Compatibility Chapter 6: What Happy Couples Can Teach Us Chapter 7: What Unhappy Couples Can Teach Us Chapter 8: Sharing Ideas and Providing Constructive Feedback Chapter 9: Setting Goals and Meeting Expectations Chapter 10: Flirting, Dating, and Intimacy Chapter 11: Creating a Resource Library Chapter 12: Planning for the Future Bibliography About the Author
