An Adlerian Approach to Pre-Marital Counseling with Religious Couples
Many couples have been encouraged or even required by their pastors or by the state to engage in premarital counseling (Calvert & Bridges, 2006; Schumm et al., 2010; Williams, 2007). The majority of premarital counseling is provided within church settings and is provided by the clergy or lay min...
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ndltd-ETSU-oai-dc.etsu.edu-etsu-works-64042019-10-19T03:28:36Z An Adlerian Approach to Pre-Marital Counseling with Religious Couples Duba-Sauerheber, Jill Bitter, James Robert Many couples have been encouraged or even required by their pastors or by the state to engage in premarital counseling (Calvert & Bridges, 2006; Schumm et al., 2010; Williams, 2007). The majority of premarital counseling is provided within church settings and is provided by the clergy or lay ministers of the church (Schumm et al., 2010; Stahmann, 2000). Although pastors can provide education and spiritual guidance, they may not be adequately trained or comfortable with providing the clinical interventions that some premarital couples may need. The authors propose an Adlerian model for therapists to use when providing premarital counseling with religious couples. In addition, they provide a brief overview of existing popular assessments and inventories for premarital counseling, and they present a case study involving a male-female, Christian couple. 2013-11-01T07:00:00Z text https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/5202 ETSU Faculty Works Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University Adlerian therapy counseling premarital counseling religious couples Counseling and Human Services Marriage and Family Therapy and Counseling |
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Many couples have been encouraged or even required by their pastors or by the state to engage in premarital counseling (Calvert & Bridges, 2006; Schumm et al., 2010; Williams, 2007). The majority of premarital counseling is provided within church settings and is provided by the clergy or lay ministers of the church (Schumm et al., 2010; Stahmann, 2000). Although pastors can provide education and spiritual guidance, they may not be adequately trained or comfortable with providing the clinical interventions that some premarital couples may need. The authors propose an Adlerian model for therapists to use when providing premarital counseling with religious couples. In addition, they provide a brief overview of existing popular assessments and inventories for premarital counseling, and they present a case study involving a male-female, Christian couple. |
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Duba-Sauerheber, Jill Bitter, James Robert |
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Duba-Sauerheber, Jill Bitter, James Robert |
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Duba-Sauerheber, Jill |
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An Adlerian Approach to Pre-Marital Counseling with Religious Couples |
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An Adlerian Approach to Pre-Marital Counseling with Religious Couples |
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An Adlerian Approach to Pre-Marital Counseling with Religious Couples |
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An Adlerian Approach to Pre-Marital Counseling with Religious Couples |
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An Adlerian Approach to Pre-Marital Counseling with Religious Couples |
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adlerian approach to pre-marital counseling with religious couples |
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