Building Intimate Relationships: Bridging Treatment, Education, and Enrichment Through the PAIRS Program [Hardcover]

Rita DeMaria (Editor), Mo Therese Hannah (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 158391076X | ISBN-13: 978-1583910764 | Publication Date: December 26, 2002 | Edition: 1

The PAIRS course acts as a kind of bridge between marriage education and therapy, working both with couples in healthy relationships hoping to improve intimacy and with distressed couples trying to save their marriage. "Building Intimate Relationships" is an edited work with contributions from the creator of the PAIRS program and the most experienced PAIRS leaders. It describes the elements of the PAIRS course and discusses the application of the theories and techniques taught in the PAIRS program. Chapters include discussions of intimacy, communication, conflict resolution, emotional literacy, sensuality and sexuality, spirituality, and gender issues.

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About the Author

Mo Therese Hannah, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Siena College in Loudonville, New York and an Advanced Clinician in Imago Relationship Therapy. Dr. Hannah is co-editor of Preventive Approaches in Couples Therapy (1999, Taylor/Francis) and of Healing in the Relational Paradigm (1998, Taylor/Francis). She is the co-author of The EQ (Social-Emotional Intelligence) Program (2000, Symenet Press). Since 1996, she has served as Editor/Managing Editor of The Journal of Imago Relationship Therapy. She practices couples therapy near Albany, New York.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (December 26, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 158391076X
• ISBN-13: 978-1583910764
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,591,119 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)