My required reading for a class Everett Worthington Jr, 1991. Hope - focused marriage counseling Downers Grove, IL. Intervarsity Press. I’ve only gotten a few chapters into it, most of the information is very resourceful yet very repetitive, However it is a must read for those wanting to take a deeper insight into one’s own marriage or Marriage Counseling Practice, learning the Hope Focused approach.
While working at a Community Hospital as a Crisis interventionist, I discovered it wasn’t just me or Just my Family! Indeed its safe to say Every Family has or will experience some type of life struggles when it comes to family. Despite the fact, many think of a fairy tale marriage where almost no sinner lives. The fact and dilemma is, we all qualify as sinning partners (137). these issues can surface from problems in a marriage, parenting and inner self conflictions or how to cope with family and certain issues.
The area of marriage and family counseling/therapy has inclined, The number of people seeking help for troubled marriages far outnumbers those seeking help for depression, family tensions, alcohol or drug abuse, anxiety, spiritual concerns, past traumas, or crises. Therefore counselors are expected to work effectively with families dealing with or prevention of issues and problems. In marriage and family therapy/counseling there are so many method techniques that are out there but should be used and looked upon not a cure, but a method to help motivating , giving hope to the family. The counselor is an external factor in this process and he or she will not mend all of the problems right away or apart from the couple (42).
The book Hope-Focused Marriage Counseling: A Guide to Brief Therapy author Everett L Worthington, Jr. Guide and Blue Print to help married couples facing challenges. Unlike many theories or help books Hope Focused Marriage Counseling examines a different approach to marriage counseling in which His approach to counseling is hope-focused rather than problem-focused. By concentrating on hope, the clients are able to discover that change is possible. This hope-focused approach is conjoined with a brief approach.
Marriage is a process of growth and learning, the Therapist work with couples and acknowledge the importance of each individual personal concerns and issues with the consideration of personalities that contribute to the marital problems. Hope Focused Marriage Counseling Does Not implicate marriage success on training people, or ones partner behavior, However it is about hope and promoting couples to value each other the patterns of the professional fostering motivation for the changes in love, work, and faith weakness.. As a Marriage Educator, I have observed couples that are tunnel vision or desiring to focus specific issues, wanting the answers, however the theory of Hope Focused Marriage Counseling the goal is to strengthen the relationship to change the atmosphere of their marriage demonstrated by Worthington Blue print. Figure 1.1 and hopefully reducing divorce when possible. Certainly specific issues that may contribute to the couples present problems however the key concept for Hope Focused Marriage Counseling Blue Print is not problem focus, but Hope focus to act as the motivation to reach the client's goals to strengthen the marriage.
One of the verses in which we find the word hope is Hebrews 11:1. “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” This verse at the beginning of the faith chapter (Hebrews 11) carries with it all of the confidence that comes with knowing for sure, with no question, what we have been promised by God in His Word. Our faith is confident assurance for it is founded upon the Rock of our salvation, the Lord Jesus Christ. All of the actions of the heroes of the faith recorded in Hebrews 11 were made possible because they had this faith based in their confident assurance or hope in God. As believers, we are also called to give an answer for that hope that is within us to any who would ask (1 Peter 3:15).
Hope = Mental Willpower + Way power to Reach Goals
This particular approach focuses on instilling willpower, wait power and way power (30). Willpower speaks of motivation for the couple to make things work; wait power to be patient while their efforts are bringing fruit; way power gives the couple resources to make it work.
References
Everett Worthington Jr, 1991. Hope - focused marriage counseling Downers Grove, Il. Intervarsity Press
While working at a Community Hospital as a Crisis interventionist, I discovered it wasn’t just me or Just my Family! Indeed its safe to say Every Family has or will experience some type of life struggles when it comes to family. Despite the fact, many think of a fairy tale marriage where almost no sinner lives. The fact and dilemma is, we all qualify as sinning partners (137). these issues can surface from problems in a marriage, parenting and inner self conflictions or how to cope with family and certain issues.
The area of marriage and family counseling/therapy has inclined, The number of people seeking help for troubled marriages far outnumbers those seeking help for depression, family tensions, alcohol or drug abuse, anxiety, spiritual concerns, past traumas, or crises. Therefore counselors are expected to work effectively with families dealing with or prevention of issues and problems. In marriage and family therapy/counseling there are so many method techniques that are out there but should be used and looked upon not a cure, but a method to help motivating , giving hope to the family. The counselor is an external factor in this process and he or she will not mend all of the problems right away or apart from the couple (42).
The book Hope-Focused Marriage Counseling: A Guide to Brief Therapy author Everett L Worthington, Jr. Guide and Blue Print to help married couples facing challenges. Unlike many theories or help books Hope Focused Marriage Counseling examines a different approach to marriage counseling in which His approach to counseling is hope-focused rather than problem-focused. By concentrating on hope, the clients are able to discover that change is possible. This hope-focused approach is conjoined with a brief approach.
Marriage is a process of growth and learning, the Therapist work with couples and acknowledge the importance of each individual personal concerns and issues with the consideration of personalities that contribute to the marital problems. Hope Focused Marriage Counseling Does Not implicate marriage success on training people, or ones partner behavior, However it is about hope and promoting couples to value each other the patterns of the professional fostering motivation for the changes in love, work, and faith weakness.. As a Marriage Educator, I have observed couples that are tunnel vision or desiring to focus specific issues, wanting the answers, however the theory of Hope Focused Marriage Counseling the goal is to strengthen the relationship to change the atmosphere of their marriage demonstrated by Worthington Blue print. Figure 1.1 and hopefully reducing divorce when possible. Certainly specific issues that may contribute to the couples present problems however the key concept for Hope Focused Marriage Counseling Blue Print is not problem focus, but Hope focus to act as the motivation to reach the client's goals to strengthen the marriage.
One of the verses in which we find the word hope is Hebrews 11:1. “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” This verse at the beginning of the faith chapter (Hebrews 11) carries with it all of the confidence that comes with knowing for sure, with no question, what we have been promised by God in His Word. Our faith is confident assurance for it is founded upon the Rock of our salvation, the Lord Jesus Christ. All of the actions of the heroes of the faith recorded in Hebrews 11 were made possible because they had this faith based in their confident assurance or hope in God. As believers, we are also called to give an answer for that hope that is within us to any who would ask (1 Peter 3:15).
Hope = Mental Willpower + Way power to Reach Goals
This particular approach focuses on instilling willpower, wait power and way power (30). Willpower speaks of motivation for the couple to make things work; wait power to be patient while their efforts are bringing fruit; way power gives the couple resources to make it work.
References
Everett Worthington Jr, 1991. Hope - focused marriage counseling Downers Grove, Il. Intervarsity Press
