Abstract
Although 95% of married couples identify with a particular religion, there is great variation in how couples rely on their religion to define or structure their relationship. Various denominations will imply particular “rules” or will shape how the couple deals with interpersonal and family challenges, such as sexuality, parenting, and power. In this article, we review couple relationships within a religious context and advance several treatment principles for treating religious couples. We present a clinical case to illustrate marital therapy with a religious couple, with an Adlerian context.
Disciplines
Family, Life Course, and Society | Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Recommended Repository Citation
Duba, Dr. Jill D. and Watts, Dr. Richard E.. (2008). Couple Therapy with Religious Couples. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 65 (2), 210-223.
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https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/csa_fac_pub/31
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Comments
This article appears in its final form in Journal of Clinical Psychology 65.2 (2009): 210-223.