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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 646.78 EAN: 9781572244818 Edition: 2 Revised ISBN: 157224481X Label: New Harbinger Publications Manufacturer: New Harbinger Publications Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 316 Publication Date: 2006-12 Publisher: New Harbinger Publications Studio: New Harbinger Publications Related Items:
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 Rating:  - All about communicationThis book was useful for couples, friends, most communication interaction. The examples and descriptions were enlightening and informative on many levels! Rating:  - Practical, useful book for motivated couplesCouple Skills is written by three established authors in the self-help field. The authors argue that their approach is unique in that it focuses on action and change, thereby requiring the active involvement of the reader. Furthermore, they have designed each chapter of the book to stand alone, thus allowing readers to pick and choose the sections of the book which are most personally applicable. As a clinical psychologist, I believe that the main strength of this book is its practical ... Read More Rating: - Couple SkillsThe book was helpful in my career as a "para-professional" or lay counselor. The reading was easy and not alot of legalistic wording. Rating: - Excellent for couples and couples' therapistsThis is my favorite couples' therapy book. Not only do I use it constantly when I work with couples, but I've recommended and shared it with my interns and with psychiatric residents who are working with couples for the first time. Practical and down-to-earth, it provides useful examples and exercises for couples, both new and long-term. I highly recommend it. Rating: - A very practical book!I use this book when I do therapy with couples. It is very practical and it has really helped. 
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