Building Intimate Relationships: Bridging Treatment, Education, and Enrichment Through the PAIRS Program

Cover; Building Intimate Relationships: Bridging Treatment, Education, and Enrichment Through the PAIRS Program; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction to PAIRS (Practical Application of Intimate Relationship Skills); PART ONE The PAIRS Programin Context; CHAPTER 1 An Overview of the PAIRS Program; CHAPTER 2 The Saga of the Development of PAIRS; CHAPTER 3 The Voices of the PAIRS Leaders; PART TWO The PAIRS Program: Through the Voices of the Leaders; CHAPTER 4 The PAIRS Relationship Road Map; CHAPTER 5 Emotional Literacy and Healthy Relationships. CHAPTER 6 Communication and Conflict ResolutionCHAPTER 7 PAIRS and Family Systems; CHAPTER 8 Bonding and Emotional Literacy; CHAPTER 9 Sensuality and Sexuality; CHAPTER 10 Contracting: Clarifying Expectations; CHAPTER 11 Spirituality and the PAIRS Program; CHAPTER 12 PAIRS Research; PART THREE Special Populations and Adaptations; CHAPTER 13 Stepfamilies; CHAPTER 14 PEERS: Programs for Youth; CHAPTER 15 PAIRS Short Programs; PART FOUR Practical Realities; CHAPTER 16 Exploring Gender Issues in the PAIRS Program; CHAPTER 17 PAIRS: Health and Wellness-Preliminary Considerations; CHAPTER 18 Ethics. Epilogue: Spiritual PartnershipClosing; Appendix: RESOURCES USED BY LORI GORDON TO DEVELOP PAIRS; Contributors; Index.