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The Crowded Bed
An Effective Framework for Doing Couple Therapy
by Toby Bobes ; Barbara Rothman
ISBN: 0393702804
ISBN-13: 9780393702804
Format: Hardcover
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Published date: 1998
Size: 6.5 x 9.75 inches
Weight: 1.15 pounds
Pages: 203
Publisher's Notes
The principles of couple and family therapy are synthesized in a straightforward, jargon-free guide. The crowded bed is a potent metaphor for the ghosts each partner brings to the relationship. Here are the basic principles of the many approaches to family therapy that will empower students to help couples achieve the intimacy they long for. Also included is an extensive case study and guidelines for working with various populations. While written primarily for students, this book will attract all who are experiencing the strain of a crowded bed.
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The Crowded Bed Effective Framework for Doing Couple Therapy
Bobes, Toby & Barbara Katz Rothman
W W Norton & Co Ltd. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 203 pages including index; otherwise unmarked, clean, bright, tight, attractive, probably unread copy ; Norton Professional Books; 0.97 x 9.66 x 6.48 Inches . ( more information) Offered by Frenchboro Books (United States)
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