Background and overview
Demographic data on divorce and discord
Consequences of divorce and discord
Evidence-based approaches to couple therapy
Overview of empirically-supported couple therapies
Similarities and differences between these evidence-based approaches
A unified protocol for couple therapy – basic principles
Principles of Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy (IBCT)
Model of Distress in IBCT
Assessment and evaluation in IBCT
Overview of assessment and evaluation
Measures for the clinical couple therapist
Assessment of violence and affairs in couples
The “feedback session”
Interventions for promoting acceptance
Overview of interventions for promoting greater acceptance
Description of “Empathic Joining;” video examples.
Description of “Unified Detachment;” video examples.
Description of “tolerance building;” video examples.
Interventions for promoting change
Traditional strategies for promoting change
Specifying, promoting, and debriefing positive actions
Communication training and problem solving
Integrating acceptance and change strategies
Empirical support for IBCT
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