Title
Play In Couples Counseling
Keywords
adult play; couples therapy; experiential therapy; humor; play therapy
Abstract
Recent couple counseling research has identified the common factors in long-term relationships. With this increased understanding of common factors, couple counselors can focus on interventions that affect common factors to improve couple relationships. Researchers have found the focus on improving common factors in couple relationships is effective in improving couple stability and satisfaction. Although researchers have not considered couple play as an intervention to affect common factors, couples counselors and theorists have proposed a strong relationship between play and successful, long-term couple relationships. The research on adult play and humor also support the possibility for couple play as an intervention in couples counseling. The possible positive effects of couple play on common factors and implications for interventions are discussed. © 2007, Sage Publications. All rights reserved.
Publication Date
1-1-2007
Publication Title
The Family Journal
Volume
15
Issue
2
Number of Pages
133-136
Document Type
Article
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1177/1066480706297847
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
34147108608 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/34147108608
STARS Citation
Casado-Kehoe, Montserrat; Vanderbleek, Linda; and Thanasiu, Page, "Play In Couples Counseling" (2007). Scopus Export 2000s. 7358.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2000/7358