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partnerschule.de - a process to clarify and master family crises |
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The situation of couples and familiesThe insecurity of organizing a relationship and the desire to avoid negative effects of separation and divorce leads a lot of people to marriage and family counseling agencies. There is obviously a longing for answers, how to manage a relationship, what is right and what is wrong and what kind of competence is needed today to succeed in a relationship. Postmodern People Former social structures are broken and refer the individual back to himself The disires of clients An analysis of expectancies, which clients have expressed in marriage and family counseling offices has been recently published. (Saßmann & Klann 2002). Some of the results were were quite surprising. Clients desire more support from their close social environment. 89% of the interviewed clients in marriage and family counseling offices desired to have more contact to friends and 59% more contact to their neighbors. Although goals and desires for contacts exist they seem to be difficult to establish. 61% expressed that they are prepared to get involved in a self-help group. Since the beginning of the ninetees, research on couple counseling shows pretty accurate, which kind of problems couples are ready to talk about in sessions. (Klann &Hahlweg 1994, Klann 2002). The main topics are: getting closer to the partner (65%), Sexuality (64%), Communication/mutual talks (59%), demands of the partner (57%), missing acceptance/support of the partner 54%) "Non-marital relationships" are located on place 19 (Klann 2002, S.98).
Effects of seperation and divorce
The challengeRegarding the consequences for the clients and their families it is necessary to adjust the marital counseling to a concept that transfers competences for relationships to change the emotional quality to a more positive one and to ensure a more life satisfying relationship.
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