Marriage counselling in Australia

Paper presents an overview of marriage counselling services with a focus mainly on information obtained from Family Law Act approved organisations

Marriage counselling in Australia: An evaluation

Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) Monograph no. 8

Marriage counselling services: Priorities and policy

Evaluates the role of marriage counselling as one of a number of community resources which have objectives of more satisfying family relationships

Supporting couples across the transition to parenthood

Discussion of the factors affecting relationship satisfaction for new parents and the types of programs that can support the transition to parenthood.

Strengthening and repairing relationships: Addressing forgiveness and sacrifice in couples education and counselling

Examines the role of pro-relationship behaviours, specifically forgiveness and sacrifice, in repairing and maintaining couple relationships.

Recent progress in marriage and relationship education in Australia

A summary of developments addressing challenges and directions for the field of marriage and relationship education.

Research in premarriage education

Research and evaluation in marriage and relationship education

The effectiveness of marriage and relationship education programs.

This article reports on a recent analysis of a large-scale survey in which lower odds of divorce were found to be associated with participation in a pre-marriage education program.

Counselling works - but not in the way you might think

Counselling for individuals, couples and families works for a significant majority of those seeking help with relationships and life’s problems, according to a discussion paper released today by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.