Learn to choose interventions based on the client's developmental stage Teenagers are often a strain on families, and they can pose difficulties even in a family therapy setting. Developmental-Systemic Family Therapy with Adolescents integrates research and theory about adolescent development with different approaches to family therapy. By matching the adolescent client's developmental stage and particular issues with the most effective therapeutic approach, this book enables family therapists to tailor their treatment plan to meet each family's unique needs. Developmental-Systemic...
Learn to choose interventions based on the client's developmental stage Teenagers are often a strain on families, and they can pose difficul...
Call on men's hidden strengths to help them become responsible fathers in even the most challenging circumstances Clinical and Educational Interventions with Fathers gives you fresh approaches for effective interventions with fathers. Whether by calling on their faith to help them deal with the complexities of fatherhood or offering high-tech interventions on the Internet, these techniques help men find their strengths, maintain their masculinity, and learn to guide, nurture, and discipline with love and responsibility. Instead of thinking of fathers as deficient, the book emphasizes finding...
Call on men's hidden strengths to help them become responsible fathers in even the most challenging circumstances Clinical and Educational Interventi...
Explore the reasons that new families break up This landmark book examines the causes and consequences of divorce occurring during pregnancy or within a year of childbirth. Women s Stories of Divorce at Childbirth: When the Baby Rocks the Cradle draws from the experiences of seventeen women who suffered this especially traumatic form of family breakup. Using ideas gleaned from psychoanalytic theory, academic psychology, attachment theory, sociology, trauma studies, and infant development research, Dr. Hoge examines the personal, familial, and social significance of these stories of...
Explore the reasons that new families break up This landmark book examines the causes and consequences of divorce occurring during pregnancy...
Explore the reasons that new families break up This landmark book examines the causes and consequences of divorce occurring during pregnancy or within a year of childbirth. Women's Stories of Divorce at Childbirth: When the Baby Rocks the Cradle draws from the experiences of seventeen women who suffered this especially traumatic form of family breakup. Using ideas gleaned from psychoanalytic theory, academic psychology, attachment theory, sociology, trauma studies, and infant development research, Dr. Hoge examines the personal, familial, and social significance of these stories of personal...
Explore the reasons that new families break up This landmark book examines the causes and consequences of divorce occurring during pregnancy or withi...
This book delivers professional insights on one of the least understood but most important of Bowen's concepts - emotional cutoff. The first book on this subject, Emotional Cutoff: Bowen Family Systems Theory Perspectives examines this aspect of Bowen family system theory and shows how emotional cutoff can be understood and addressed in therapy. Emotional Cutoff also provides beneficial case examples, empirically based studies, helpful figures, and family diagrams. This information-packed volume includes a chapter by the developers of Family of Origin Response Survey (FORS); an instrument...
This book delivers professional insights on one of the least understood but most important of Bowen's concepts - emotional cutoff. The first book on t...
Learn to free creativity from the shackles of emotional conflicts This riveting collection of case histories illustrates the dark interplay of neurosis and creativity. Psychotherapy with People in the Arts explores the struggles of writers, painters, actors, and composers to reconcile their overwhelming need to create and the self-doubts, frustrations, and neuroses that block their potential. In addition to ten inspiring tales of healing and self-knowledge, Psychotherapy with People in the Arts provides a solid introduction to the primary issues related to emotional...
Learn to free creativity from the shackles of emotional conflicts This riveting collection of case histories illustrates the dark interplay ...
Between Fathers and Sons: Critical Incident Narratives in the Development of Men's Lives shows how the stories we construct come to shape our perceptions of the world and of ourselves. The incidents recounted here are more than just moving, funny, or painful stories of fathers and sons. Each is a myth that helped form the authors social and moral identity. This blend of feeling and intellect, story and analysis makes Between Fathers and Sons a work of art as well as a work of psychology. The contributors--many of them pioneers of narrative therapy--bring unique insight to bear on their own...
Between Fathers and Sons: Critical Incident Narratives in the Development of Men's Lives shows how the stories we construct come to shape our percepti...
Re-energize your practice Solution-Focused Brief Therapy: Its Effective Use in Agency Settings chronicles the lessons learned when a substance abuse counseling program switches its theoretical orientation from problem-focused to solution-focused. The book details the technical aspects of the changeover (theory, techniques, interventions, politics, and team design) as well as the personal struggles the team endured and the successes they enjoyed. It demonstrates how solution-focused therapy can be applied to both clinical and administrative work while addressing questions and concerns,...
Re-energize your practice Solution-Focused Brief Therapy: Its Effective Use in Agency Settings chronicles the lessons learned when a substance a...
Provides a thorough understanding of solution-focused therapy through the use of: case studies, interviews with therapists, sample forms, tables, and much more.
Provides a thorough understanding of solution-focused therapy through the use of: case studies, interviews with therapists, sample forms, tables, and ...
Examine the dynamic role of creativity in therapy Creativity in Psychotherapy: Reaching New Heights with Individuals, Couples, and Families examines the nature, role, and importance of creative thinking in counseling and therapy. Authors David K. Carson and Kent W. Becker combine extensive backgrounds in marriage and family therapy and counseling to give you a unique resource that fills a crucial gap in the therapy literature. The book explores various aspects of creative thinking, personal characteristics of highly creative therapists, creative techniques and interventions, barriers to...
Examine the dynamic role of creativity in therapy Creativity in Psychotherapy: Reaching New Heights with Individuals, Couples, and Families exam...