Interventions with Couples: In order to address the problems and concerns of couples who enter counseling, a counselor working with couples and families must be strongly familiar with the most effective evidenced-based interventions for approaching specific issues.

In order to address the problems and concerns of couples who enter counseling, a counselor working with couples and families must be strongly familiar with the most effective evidenced-based interventions for approaching specific issues.

In this Discussion, you will consider interventions for working with issues that impact couples today.

To prepare for this Discussion:

•Consider the approaches to intervention that are discussed for working with couples affected by various issues, including those related to gender, cultural, and spiritual dynamics.
•Reflect on the preventative techniques discussed and how these might be used as both prevention and intervention therapy at different points in relationships.
•Review the case studies provided in the Introduction area, and consider intervention techniques or approaches you might apply in one of them.

With these thoughts in mind:

The Assignment: Write a brief description of two intervention techniques or approaches that you might apply to your choice of one of the two cases in the attachment. Explain how and why you would apply each technique or approach in the case you selected.