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ENGAGING THE NON‐ATTENDING SPOUSE IN MARITAL THERAPY THROUGH THE USE OF THERAPIST‐INITIATED WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
Author(s) -
Wilcoxon Allen,
Fenell David
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.1983.tb01500.x
Subject(s) - spouse , marital therapy , referral , psychology , psychotherapist , clinical psychology , medicine , family medicine , sociology , anthropology
There is currently rather widespread acceptance among clinicians that conjoint marital therapy is the preferred format for treating marital difficulties. However, more often than not, it seems that the marital referral or inquiry for therapy stems from the efforts of one spouse, with the other spouse remaining uninvolved or resistant. Consequently, engaging the non‐attending spouse in therapy is an important issue for professionals working with married couples.