The multi-level approach: a road map for couples therapy.

This paper presents a multi-level framework and road map to guide the therapeutic process. Starting with the couple's reactive pattern, the multi-level approach first orients the therapist on how to create a 'holding environment.' It then suggests how the therapist, in collaboration with the couple,...

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Publicado en:Family Process Vol. 47; no. 2; pp. 197 - 214
Autor principal: Scheinkman M
Formato: case study tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Jun2008
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          Adult
          Collaboration
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          Professional-Patient Relations
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