This study investigated marital adjustment for couples participating in one of two treatment groups; the Brief Integrative Couples Counseling model(Young & Long, 1998, 2007); and the PREPARE/ENRICH Empowering Couples marriage education weekend workshop (Olson & Olson,2000). This study examined the following research questions: Do couples show a different level of marital adjustment following Brief Integrative Couples Counseling compared to those who receive a marriage education treatment?; Do couples show greater marital adjustment following Brief Integrative Couples Counseling compared to those who participated in a Marriage Education weekend workshop treatment over time? This article presents an exploration of mean marital adjustment scores following participation in a Brief Integrative Couples Counseling treatment or a marriage education weekend workshop protocol. This study was a quasi-experimental design because participants were placed in pre-existing groups by self-selection. Following statistical analyses using repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA), the data suggest there is no difference in the level of change in marital adjustment scores between the two treatment groups. In addition, follow up analysis of covariance (ANCOVA's) was conducted on marital adjustment, using demographics as covariates.

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O objetivo desta pesquisa é esclarecer uma possibilidade de atendimento fenomenológico existencial direcionado a casais. Para isso, questiona a prática do próprio autor, dando a ver seu modo de ser psicólogo junto a casais. Ao introduzir a pergunta norteadora como pode ser um atendimento fenomenológico existencial com casais, a pesquisa revela três pontos fundamentais aos quais se debruça para aprofundar: 1- o horizonte histórico no qual o tema tem sido apresentado e questionado, permitindo-lhe que se pergunte, nesta pesquisa, por uma possibilidade outra de atendimento de casal; 2- O modo específico desta possibilidade pela perspectiva fenomenológica existencial, permitindo que a pesquisa retome o percurso do autor junto à fenomenologia existencial, esclarecendo-a como seu modo de compreensão do existir humano, modo esse que marca a pesquisa em sua compreensão do fenômeno pesquisado; 3- a quem se destina o atendimento: o casal. Deste modo, a pesquisa busca considerar e suspender concepções previamente determinantes sobre casal, buscando uma descrição fundada na possibilidade de realização do existir. A partir do esclarecimento destes três pontos a pesquisa pode voltar-se para a pergunta norteadora, em um diálogo do autor com sua prática e com outros autores que se dedicam ao tema, para revelar outra possibilidade de ação psicológica autoral: atendimento fenomenológico existencial com casais / The aim of this research is to clarify a possibility of existential phenomenological therapy towards couples. To do so, the research examines the authors practices, revealing he´s way of being psychologist with couples. After introducing the guiding question what is it like an existential phenomenological therapy with couples?, the research reveals three key points to which it looks for deepening: 1- the historical horizon in which the theme has being introduced and questioned, allowing it to be questioned in this research for another possibility of couples therapy; 2- The specific way of this possibility, an existential phenomenological perspective, so the research resume the author´s course in existential phenomenology, clarifying it as he´s understanding of human existence, as well as clarifying it as the research´s way of understanding the researched phenomenon; 3- to whom the therapy is destined: the couple. Thus, the research pursues considering and suspending previously determinant conceptions about couples, searching for a description founded in the human possibility of existence. From the clarifying of those three points the research could look to the guiding question, towards a dialog between the author and he´s practice and between the author and other couple therapy authors, to reveal another possibility of psychological action: existential phenomenological therapy with couples

O objetivo desta pesquisa é esclarecer uma possibilidade de atendimento fenomenológico existencial direcionado a casais. Para isso, questiona a prática do próprio autor, dando a ver seu modo de ser psicólogo junto a casais. Ao introduzir a pergunta norteadora como pode ser um atendimento fenomenológico existencial com casais, a pesquisa revela três pontos fundamentais aos quais se debruça para aprofundar: 1- o horizonte histórico no qual o tema tem sido apresentado e questionado, permitindo-lhe que se pergunte, nesta pesquisa, por uma possibilidade outra de atendimento de casal; 2- O modo específico desta possibilidade pela perspectiva fenomenológica existencial, permitindo que a pesquisa retome o percurso do autor junto à fenomenologia existencial, esclarecendo-a como seu modo de compreensão do existir humano, modo esse que marca a pesquisa em sua compreensão do fenômeno pesquisado; 3- a quem se destina o atendimento: o casal. Deste modo, a pesquisa busca considerar e suspender concepções previamente determinantes sobre casal, buscando uma descrição fundada na possibilidade de realização do existir. A partir do esclarecimento destes três pontos a pesquisa pode voltar-se para a pergunta norteadora, em um diálogo do autor com sua prática e com outros autores que se dedicam ao tema, para revelar outra possibilidade de ação psicológica autoral: atendimento fenomenológico existencial com casais / The aim of this research is to clarify a possibility of existential phenomenological therapy towards couples. To do so, the research examines the authors practices, revealing he´s way of being psychologist with couples. After introducing the guiding question what is it like an existential phenomenological therapy with couples?, the research reveals three key points to which it looks for deepening: 1- the historical horizon in which the theme has being introduced and questioned, allowing it to be questioned in this research for another possibility of couples therapy; 2- The specific way of this possibility, an existential phenomenological perspective, so the research resume the author´s course in existential phenomenology, clarifying it as he´s understanding of human existence, as well as clarifying it as the research´s way of understanding the researched phenomenon; 3- to whom the therapy is destined: the couple. Thus, the research pursues considering and suspending previously determinant conceptions about couples, searching for a description founded in the human possibility of existence. From the clarifying of those three points the research could look to the guiding question, towards a dialog between the author and he´s practice and between the author and other couple therapy authors, to reveal another possibility of psychological action: existential phenomenological therapy with couples

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The purpose of this study was to examine the factors that influence the relationship between counselors' sexual comfort and their willingness to discuss sexual issues with the couples they counsel. I surveyed 2000 members of the American Counseling Association (ACA). This study examined the relationships between counselors' sexual comfort and their willingness to discuss sexual issues with couples with a variety of variables. The results revealed that counselors' sexual education and training experience, supervision experience discussing sexuality, sexual attitudes, and age were all associated with both counselors' sexual comfort and willingness to discuss sexual issues with couples. Counselors' years of practice was found to be associated with their sexual comfort. Types of graduate specialization were found to be associated with counselors' willingness to discuss sexual issues with couples. The results of this study have implications for counselors, counselor educators, and supervisors. My hope is that counselor educators will utilize this knowledge to address counselors' in training sexual comfort level and willingness to discuss sexual issues with the couples.

Syftet med föreliggande studie var att undersöka om skattad familjefunktion påverkades av parsamtal på familjerådgivning och om det förelåg någon skillnad i behandlingsutfall mätt med SCORE-15 beroende på om deltagarna gått i sedvanlig familjerådgivning eller familjerådgivning med inkludering av Feedback Informerad Terapi (FIT). Åttiotvå deltagare skattade familjefunktion vid inledning av familjerådgivningen. Trettioåtta undersökningsdeltagare skattade sin familjefunktion med SCORE-15 både före och efter parsamtal vid familjerådgivning. Av de 38 fick 18 (47.4%) familjerådgivning med FIT och 20 (52.6%) sedvanlig familjerådgivning. Resultatet visade en statistisk signifikant förbättring avseende skattning av total familjefunktion mätt med SCORE-15 före och efter familjerådgivning och en signifikant större förändring i SCORE-15 före och efter familjerådgivningen för de deltagare som fick sedvanlig familjerådgivning jämfört med FIT. Deltagarna i sedvanlig familjerådgivning hade dock en sämre familjefunktion inledningsvis, vilket innebar en större möjlighet till förbättring. Därutöver undersöktes genom fyra kvalitativa intervjuer familjerådgivares upplevelser av huruvida familjefunktion påverkas av familjerådgivning, med eller utan inkludering av FIT och huruvida de upplevde någon skillnad i behandlingsutfall beroende på om FIT inkluderas i familjerådgivningen. Familjerådgivare upplevde att familjefunktionen förbättrades efter familjerådgivning. Däremot upplevde de inte någon skillnad i behandlingsutfallen beroende på om individer fått familjerådgivning med FIT eller inte. Studiens begränsningar och de kliniska implikationerna diskuteras.