Systemically Treating Autism: A Clinician's Guide for Empowering Families

ISBN-13: 9781138306585 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 244 str.

Brie Turns; Julie Ramisch; Jason Whiting

Opis

Systemically Treating Autism provides a unique resource for family therapists and other mental health professionals who want to increase their understanding of families with children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Spis treści

Introduction  SECTION I: Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorders  Chapter 1: A Century of Autism: The Story of the Diagnosis  Chapter 2: It’s a Wide the Spectrum: Understanding the Characteristics and Tendencies of ASD  Chapter 3: It May Not Be ASD: Distinguishing Autism Spectrum Issues from Other Diagnoses  SECTION II: Autism, The Family, and The Wider Community  Chapter 4: The Parental Subsystem: The Effects of Raising a Child with ASD  Chapter 5: How to Assist and Empower Parents Raising a Child with ASD  Chapter 6: The Sibling Subsystem: The Effects of Being Raised with an Individual with ASD  Chapter 7: Providing Resources for Neurotypical Siblings of Children with ASD  Chapter 8: Autism and Society: How ASD Influences the Extended Family and Society  SECTION III: Applying Systemic Theories  Chapter 9: The Use of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy with Families  Chapter 10: Focusing on Emotions of Couples: Tailoring Emotionally Focused Therapy to Couples with Children with ASD  Chapter 11: Using Bowen Family Systems Theory with Families  Chapter 12: Decoding the Puzzle of Fairness: Using Contextual Family Therapy with Families  Chapter 13: Parent-Child Interaction Therapy with Families  SECTION V: ASD through the Lifespan  Chapter 14: Empowering Parents After a Recent Diagnosis  Chapter 15: Empowering Families During Early and Middle Childhood  Chapter 16: Empowering Families Transitioning into High School  Chapter 17: Empowering Families Transitioning into Early Adulthood  Chapter 18: Empowering Families Deciding Between Home or Placement and Coping with Placement Decisions  Chapter 19: Assisting the Family After Divorce or Separation  SECTION VI: Special Topics  Chapter 20: Arranging an Appropriate Therapeutic Environment  Chapter 21: Spirituality and the Family Unit  Chapter 22: Caregiver and Professional Perspectives: From Financial Planning Obstacles to Optimizing the Future  Chapter 23: Evidence-Based Practices  Chapter 24: It Takes a Village: Collaborating with Mental Health Professionals  Chapter 25: Helping the Family Communicate with Technology  Chapter 26: Self-Compassion and Raising a Child with ASD