Prevention in family services : approaches to family wellness / edited by David R. Mace.
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- [1983], ©1983
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Credit: Prevention in family services : approaches to family wellness / edited by David R. Mace. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![[200] DEAL CREA TIVEL Y WITH CONFLICT What if all these preventive resources, conscientiously learned and applied, fail to work? In that event, John and Mary should make an appointment without delay to secure the help of a qualified marriage counselor—just as they would call a doctor in the case of physicial symptoms that failed to yield to all available home remedies. Most communities today have competent marital therapists. Like physi¬ cians, they can do much more for you if you seek their help before your illness becomes chronic. CONCLUSION Sooner or later, I am convinced, we shall acknowledge the fact that all of us need to be trained for marriage and family living, just as we need to be trained for a career. We now know how to do this. I believe the right time is during the first year following the wedding, the period during which the complex interaction patterns between John and Mary are developed, for good or for ill. Not all marriages can expect to be successful in terms of today's high expectations, but with effec¬ tive training I am convinced that the number of well families in our communities could be dramatically increased. REFERENCES LEDERER, W. J., and D. D. JACKSON ( 1968) The Mirages of Marriage. New York; Norton. MACE, D.(1982) Love and Anger in Marriage. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ( 1977) How to Have a Happy Marriage. Nashville: Abingdon. (1974) We Can Have Better Marriages. Nashville: Abingdon.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b18037604_0203.JP2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
