Therapy with Single Parents: A Social Constructionist Approach

ISBN-13: 9780789004079 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 342 str.

Joan D. Atwood

Opis

With more than half of all first marriages ending in divorce, it's time to re-think the notion that "divorce" means "failure." Therapy with Single Parents focuses on the strengths of the single-parent family rather than its weaknesses, stressing the need to look at the socially constructed norms, values, and definitions associated with marriage and family in order to provide effective counseling. This unique book examines experiences that are common to single parents and presents interventive strategies for treating single-parent family issues, drawing on clinical case studies to provide technical knowledge in everyday language.

Spis treści

• Acknowledgments
  
• Introduction
  
• PART I: SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EXPERIENCES OF THE SINGLE AGAIN
  
• Chapter 1. Single Again Through Divorce
  
• Historical Divorce Rates
  
• Interpreting Divorce Rates
  
• Social Definitions and Reactions to Divorce
  
• Psychological Reactions to Divorce
  
• Chapter 2. Single Again Through Widowhood
  
• Psychological Differences Between Divorce and Widowhood
  
• U.S. Widowhood Rates
  
• Social Aspects of Widowhood
  
• Psychological Aspects of Widowhood
  
• Therapy Strategies
  
• Chapter 3. Single-Parent Family Issues
  
• General Concern Among Single-Parent Families
  
• Cognitive-Behavioral Principles
  
• Therapy Strategies
  
• Summary
  
• Chapter 4. Resiliency and Competence in Children Experiencing Divorce
  
• The Competent Divorce
  
• Factors Associated with the Competent Divorce
  
• What Children Can Learn from Divorce
  
• Summary
  
• Chapter 5. Redefining Relationships
  
• The Ghost versus Reality: Stress Reductions
  
• The Ghost versus Reality: Relationship Issues
  
• Relationship Rules
  
• Perpetual Divorce and Ambiguous Loss
  
• Loss and the Family
  
• Role of the Professional Therapist
  
• Therapy Strategies
  
• PART II: SEXUAL EXPERIENCES OF THOSE WHO ARE SINGLE AGAIN
  
• Chapter 6. Relational and Sexual Considerations After Divorce
  
• Issues in Sexuality
  
• Sexually Single Again
  
• Sexual Outlets
  
• Incidence of Sexual Intercourse
  
• Frequency of Sexual Intercourse
  
• Number of Partners
  
• Initiating Sex
  
• Quality of Sex
  
• Sex and Single Parents
  
• Therapy Strategies
  
• Chapter 7. Relational and Sexual Considerations After Widowhood
  
• Sexual Considerations of Widowhood
  
• HIV/AIDS
  
• Therapy Strategies
  
• Summary
  
• PART III: SINGLE AGAIN AND DEALING WITH THE LARGER SYSTEMS
  
• Chapter 8. Interacting with School Personnel
  
• The Pathology Assumption
  
• Academic Resilience
  
• Challenging “Reality”
  
• The School
  
• Psychoeducational Models
  
• Self-Fulfilling Prophesies
  
• Failure Analysis
  
• The Family
  
• The School and the Family
  
• Role of the Professional Therapist
  
• Therapy Strategies
  
• Chapter 9. Single Parents, Work, and Welfare
  
• The Feminization of Poverty
  
• Poverty and Psychological Distress
  
• Therapeutic Value of Support Networks
  
• Role of the Professional Therapist
  
• Therapy Strategies
  
• PART IV: SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION THERAPY WITH THE SINGLE-PARENT FAMILY
  
• Chapter 10. The Single-Parent Family and Social Constructions
  
• Social Constructionist Theory
  
• Social Constructionist Therapy
  
• Theoretical Concepts
  
• Therapy Strategies
  
• Summary
  
• Chapter 11. Conclusions
  
• Reexamining the Pathology Assumption
  
• The Myth of Pathology
  
• Interpersonal and Systemic Circularity
  
• Summary
  
• Bibliography
  
• Annotated Bibliography and Internet Resources
  
• Index
  
• Reference Notes Included
  

O autorze

Joan D Atwood, Frank Genovese