Marital Counseling Sans Sex or Handbook

Marriages in Ghana are usually preceded by counseling. It is believed that premarital counseling helps to sustain marriages because it gives couples the initial skills needed to enable them to start their marriage and solve minor problems that may be encountered in the relationship. This study was aimed at assessing the significance of premarital counseling to the sustenance of marriage. The study adopted a mixed methodological approach in gathering the data. Data was gathered from 112 individuals from three different suburbs of the capital city of Ghana. The results showed that although pre-marital counseling was observed to be important for would-be couples, it does not help sustain all marriages. Married couples that were given pre-marital counseling were getting separated as well as those who never had pre-marital counseling. It is therefore recommended that although premarital counseling may be necessary, it is not sufficient to sustain marriages. Therefore, counseling should continue even after marriage.

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A Communications Approach to Marital Counseling

The Family Coordinator ◽

10.2307/582143 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

pp. 32 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Gordon L. Bolte

Keyword(s):

Marital Counseling

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Value Congeries and Marital Counseling

Marriage and Family Living ◽

10.2307/348186 ◽

1953 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 28 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Donald Chard Marsh ◽

Norman D. Humphrey ◽

Harold T. Christensen ◽

John W. Hudson

Keyword(s):

Marital Counseling

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Research Findings on the Outcomes of Marital Counseling

Social Casework ◽

10.1177/104438947505600304 ◽

1975 ◽

Vol 56 (3) ◽

pp. 153-181 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Dorothy Fahs Beck

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Future Research ◽

Positive Outcomes ◽

Marital Counseling ◽

Research Directions ◽

Research Findings ◽

Future Research Directions

A review of studies from a variety of disciplines and treatment perspectives reports generally positive outcomes and suggests future research directions

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