Creating Connection
eBook - ePub

Creating Connection

A Relational-Cultural Approach with Couples

  1. 254 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Creating Connection

A Relational-Cultural Approach with Couples

About this book

Relational-Cultural Therapy (RCT) is developed to accurately address the relational experiences of persons in de-valued cultural groups. As a model, it is ideal for work with couples: it encourages active participation in relationships, fosters the well-being of everyone involved, and acknowledges that we grow through and toward relationships throughout the lifespan. Part and parcel with relationships is the knowledge that, whether intentionally or not, we fail each other, misunderstand each other, and hurt each other, causing an oftentimes enduring disconnect.  This book helps readers understand the pain of disconnect and to use RCT to heal relationships in a variety of settings, including with heterosexual couples, lesbian and gay couples, and mixed race couples. Readers will note a blending of approaches (person-centered, narrative, systems, and feminist theory), all used to change the cultural conditions that can contribute to problems: unequal, sometimes abusive power arrangements, marginalization of groups, and rigid gender, race, and sexuality expectations. Readers will learn to help minimize economic and power disparities and encourage the growth of mutual empathy while looking at a variety of relational challenges, such as parenting, stepfamilies, sexuality, and illness. Polarities of "you vs. me" will be replaced with the healing concept of "us."

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Yes, you can access Creating Connection by Judith V. Jordan, Jon Carlson, Judith V. Jordan,Jon Carlson in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Psychology & Mental Health in Psychology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2014
eBook ISBN
9781136302893
Topic
Psychology
Subtopic
Mental Health in Psychology
Index
Psychology

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Editor Biographies
  7. Contributor Biographies
  8. Series Editor’s Foreword
  9. 1 Couples Therapy and Relational-Cultural Therapy (RCT)
  10. 2 Relational-Cultural Couple Therapy: From Impasse to Movement
  11. 3 When 1 + 1 Does Not Equal 2: The Impact of Context on Couples Therapy
  12. 4 Resilient Relationships: Cultivating the Healing Potential of Couple Stories
  13. 5 Liberating Voice and Vulnerability: Relational-Cultural Perspectives on Conflict in Mixed Race Couples
  14. 6 Supporting Relational Growth in a Shifting Cultural Environment: Therapy with Lesbian Couples
  15. 7 Gay Male Couple Work: The Value of Individual and Group Therapy
  16. 8 Evolving Sexualities for the Couple: Integrating RCT and the Sexual Health Model
  17. 9 Strangers in a Strange Land: Men in Relational Couples Therapy
  18. 10 Motherhood and Marriage: Naming the Work
  19. 11 A Neurobiological-Relational Approach to Couple Therapy
  20. 12 Healthy Relationships During Unhealthy Times: Relational-Cultural Theory Group for Partners Facing Cancer
  21. 13 A Relational-Cultural Perspective of Divorce
  22. 14 Helping Remarried Couples Survive Stepkids
  23. 15 Conclusion: The Pain of Disconnection, the Power of Connection
  24. Index