Handbook of Marital Therapy: A Positive Approach to Helping Troubled Relationships : Springer : 9780306402357 : 0306402351 : 31 Oct 1980 : In the treatment of marital problems, behaviorally oriented and com­ munication oriented approaches have been in conflict and seen as con­ trasting and unlikely bed partners. Many therapists, focusing on com­ munication skills, have felt that behaviorists were too structured and uncaring; on the other hand, behaviorists have considered humanistic therapists as being "touchy-feely," vague, and unfocused. However, in the Handbook of Marital Therapy, Liberman, Wheeler, de Visser, and the Kuehnels have wedded these two potent approaches into an inte­ grated framework that makes them loving bed partners. With over a decade of experience in applying behaviorally ori­ ented treatment to couples, Liberman and his co-authors have devel­ oped an educational model that focuses on teaching specific commu­ nication skills to couples. The communication skills the