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Title: Premarital & Remarital Counseling: the Professional's Handbook by Robert F. Stahmann, William J. Hiebert ISBN: 0-7879-0845-2 Publisher: Jossey-Bass Pub. Date: 15 January, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Comprehensive Guide
Comment: Every clergyperson and secular counselor who does premarital or remarital counseling should have this book. Stahmann and Hiebert have penned an incredibly comprehensive, yet accessible guide for both clergy and secular audiences.
The book begins with foundational issues such as reasons why people marry and beliefs couples tend to hold. The goals of premarital and remarital counseling are also discussed. Their brief introduction to the history of premarital counseling was interesting, though not especially helpful. Throughout the book, the authors summarize relevant findings from a large number of researchers.
This handbook covers all of the practical issues as well, from fees and number of sessions to the actual content of each session. Special emphasis is given to the couple's history together, exploring each family of origin and previous marriages (if any), and the use of premarital inventories. Among inventories, Stahmann and Hiebert review PREPARE, FOCCUS, and the Taylor-Johnson Temperament Analysis. PREPARE is used as the example for most of the book.
Several subjects are covered under "special topics." These include remarriage and stepparenting, specific marital skills, intimacy and sexuality, age-related factors, and problematic situations. The authors also consider the use of group counseling, although most of the book is written for someone counseling one couple at a time.
As a ministry student who realized that my formal seminary training would leave me unprepared for doing premarital counseling, I am grateful to have Stahmann & Hiebert's Premarital and Remarital Counseling. I recommend it along with Charles Taylor's Premarital Guidance and Anderson & Fite's Becoming Married to anyone in a similar situation.
Rating: 5
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Comment: "This book will save many thousands of marriages and will prevent many people from marrying an unsuitable partner. For couples and experts alike, all you ever need to know about preparation for marriage." Amitai Etzioni, author of The New Golden Rule: Community and Morality in a Democratic Society.
"This is the best premarital counseling guide I have seen in more than three decades. Skillfully constructed...it should not be 'on your shelf' but in your hands if you are a mental health professional or clergy member providing such assistance." William C. Nichols, Editor, Contemporary Family Therapy.
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Title: The Premarital Counseling Handbook by H. Norman Wright, Norman H. Wright ISBN: 0802463827 Publisher: Moody Publishers Pub. Date: April, 1992 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: Premarital Guidance (Creative Pastoral Care and Counseling Series) by Charles W. Taylor ISBN: 0800627121 Publisher: Fortress Press Pub. Date: March, 1999 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: Before You Say "I Do": A Marriage Preparation Manual for Couples by H. Norman Wright, Norman H. Wright, Wes Roberts ISBN: 1565076370 Publisher: Harvest House Publishers, Inc. Pub. Date: February, 1997 List Price(USD): $9.99 |
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Title: Getting Ready for Marriage Workbook : How to Really Get to Know the Person You're Going to Marry by Jerry D. Hardin, Dianne C. Sloan ISBN: 0840733208 Publisher: Thomas Nelson Pub. Date: January, 1992 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: Marriage Counseling: A Christian Approach to Counseling Couples by Everrett L. Worthington, Everett L. Worthington ISBN: 0830817697 Publisher: Intervarsity Press Pub. Date: February, 1993 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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