Couple and Family psychology Books

Book SynopsisAn ideal supplemental text, this instructive casebook presents in-depth illustrations of treatment based on the most important couple therapy models. An array of leading clinicians offer a window onto how they work with clients grappling with mild and more serious clinical concerns, including conflicts surrounding intimacy, sex, power, and communication; parenting issues; and mental illness. Featuring couples of varying ages, cultural backgrounds, and sexual orientations, the cases shed light on both what works and what doesn't work when treating intimate partners. Each candid case presentation includes engaging comments and discussion questions from the editor. See also Clinical Handbook of Couple Therapy, Sixth Edition, which provides an authoritative overview of theory and practice.Trade Review"Couples today face the daunting challenges of stress-laden lives and precious little time to nurture their relationship, and couple therapists find themselves with many complex cases. In this timely volume, Gurman and a cadre of leading couple therapists provide a wealth of practical guidelines, case illustrations, and commentary from their own experiences and varied practice orientations. Both beginning social work students and experienced practitioners will find this casebook invaluable."--Froma Walsh, PhD, Codirector, Chicago Center for Family Health, and Mose and Sylvia Firestone Professor Emerita, School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago "This is the only recent couple therapy book I've seen that features a broad range of real cases presented by clinicians from a variety of orientations. It is wonderfully engaging. Whether you are new to couple therapy or are a seasoned clinician, this book will expand your understanding of what happens throughout the course of couple therapy, including both clinical successes and disappointments. Read this book--you will learn, be inspired, and gain an even greater appreciation of how the field of couple therapy has evolved."--Donald H. Baucom, PhD, Richard Simpson Distinguished Professor of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill "Clinical Casebook of Couple Therapy would be an excellent companion to Clinical Handbook of Couple Therapy in a graduate-level couple therapy class. The case examples do an outstanding job of putting 'meat' on the theoretical bones of the different approaches, permitting both a deeper understanding of each approach and consideration of similarities and differences across them. Students will get an inside view of the alternating challenges and breakthroughs that comprise the intricate dance of therapy."--Brian D. Doss, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Miami "This clinical casebook offers extraordinary insights into the practice of couple therapy. It reflects the diversity and breadth of couple therapy today and provides a great opportunity to see master clinicians addressing some of the most interesting clinical challenges. The stories embedded in these chapters are intriguing dramas that clinicians and students will enjoy as they learn new strategies and techniques."--William M. Pinsof, PhD, President, The Family Institute at Northwestern University "Clinical Casebook of Couple Therapy proves once again that although theories of couple therapy can be neat and tidy, real therapy cases seldom are. Readers learn from the pros how to improvise over the course of therapy, using one’s preferred theory as a touchstone along the way. Gurman’s incisive questions throughout the text provide an additional dimension that greatly enriches the experience."--Robert-Jay Green, PhD, Distinguished Professor, California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant International University, San Francisco - This is a real blockbuster, with nineteen chapters and twenty-six authors....Clearly it should be on the shelf in any library of a training centre. It represents a very important compendium of knowledge. --ACP North London Magazine, 2/3/2011Table of Contents1. The Evolving Clinical Practice of Couple Therapy, Alan S. Gurman2. Attunement, Disruption, and Repair: The Dance of Self and Other in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy, P. Susan Hazlett3. Explanation and Description: An Integrative, Solution-Focused Case of Couple Therapy, Thorana S. Nelson4. The North-Going Zax and the South-Going Zax: From Impasse to Empathic Acceptance in Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy, Erika Lawrence and Rebecca L. Brock5. Therapy with a Gay Male Couple: An Unlikely Multisystemic Integration, David E. Greenan6. A Clinical Format for Bowen Family Systems Therapy with Highly Reactive Couples, Peter Titelman7. A Good-Enough Therapy: An Object Relations Approach, Judith P. Siegel8. El Tigre, El Tigre: A Story of Narrative Practice, Victoria C. Dickerson and Kathie Crocket9. Rewiring Emotional Habits: The Pragmatic/Experiential Method, Brent J. Atkinson10. Relational Empowerment in Couple Therapy: An Integrative Approach, Mona DeKoven Fishbane11. Opening Steps: A Structural Approach to Working with Couples, Douglas S. Rait12. Self-Soothing and Other-Soothing in Emotion-Focused Therapy for Couples, Rhonda N. Goldman and Leslie S. Greenberg13. Searching for Mutuality: A Feminist/Multicultural Approach to Couple Therapy, Sheila M. Addison and Volker Thomas14. Getting Over a Rough Spot: A Short-Term, Problem-Focused Approach, Sam R. Hamburg15. Building Intimacy Bridges: From the Marriage Checkup to Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy, Melinda Ippolito Morrill and James V. Córdova16. The Me Nobody Knows: Attachment Repair in Couple Therapy, Marion F. Solomon17. Creating Self-to-Self Intimacy: Internal Family Systems Therapy with Couples, Richard C. Schwartz and Adrian J. Blow18. At the Risk of Losing Our Misery: Existential Couple Therapy, Jerrold Lee Shapiro19. Happily Ever After: A Couple Therapy from Three Perspectives, David C. Treadway

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Book SynopsisVirtually all significant relationships are shadowed by a third party-another person, a competing distraction, or even a memory. This groundbreaking book provides clinicians with a hands-on guide to working with many different kinds of relationship triangles in therapy with families, couples, and individuals. The authors show why triangles come into being, how to predict their evolving nature, and how they can be dealt with and resolved in treatment. A wealth of clinical case material and treatment suggestions illustrates how thinking in terms of threes, as well as individuals and dyads, can greatly increase therapeutic flexibility and effectiveness. The paperback edition includes a new series editor's note by Michael P. Nichols.Trade ReviewThis text takes triangles, a concept central to structural and multi-generational family therapy, to the next level of theoretical refinement and clinical usefulness. Easy to read, rich with clinical examples, I recommend it highly to therapists of all persuasions. --Salvador Minuchin, M.D.Will be valuable to individuals in a range of disciplines, whether students in training or beginning or experienced practitioners....Unlike too much literature in this field, this book provides a great richness of detail on the theoretical history of triangles and the strategies for assessment and intervention. The volumes's specific guidelines for clinical management will be extremely helpful to any therapist working with individuals, dyads, and/or families. Every chapter contains enormously useful case illustrations gleaned from the many years of clinical experience of the well-known and highly respected practitioner authors. --Mary Ann Quaranta, DSW, Dean, Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service - A valuable resource for clinicians of all disciplines, from trainee onwards. It codifies the concept of relationship triangles, offers a constructive framework for useful intervention, develops the idea, and underpins all of this with a rich abundance of clinical vignettes. --Therapy Today, 3/25/2010ƒƒ This invaluable new addition to the treatment literature will be appreciated by the student, the novice or experienced psychotherapist, and the educator....The authors provide a richly conceptualized treatment that is patient centered and process oriented, with self-focused awareness as the goal. As a clinician, one feels renewed optimist for providing care after reading this book. --Psychiatric Services, 3/25/2010ƒƒ Philip Guerin and his colleagues don't claim that they're riding the crest of the next theoretical wave. They don't spout new jargon to describe what they do, nor claim a special understanding of therapy available only to a few. Instead, they let us in on how they've taken one ideathe emotional triangleand worked with it over the past 25 years, finding richness and depth along the way....Working with Relationship Triangles is one repository of hard-won wisdom that's worth having in your knapsack when the miracle question flops. --Networker, 3/25/2010ƒƒ This book is an excellent resource for therapists wanting to work from a structural and multigenerational family therapy perspective. It makes clear clinically what Bowen and others have written about theoretically. The case studies are particularly helpful in understanding the finer workings of triangles. --Journal of Family Psychotherapy, 3/25/2010Table of ContentsSeries Editor's Note, Michael P. Nichols 1. Relationship Triangles: Evolution of the Concept 2. The Relevance of Triangles in Clinical Context 3. Addressing Triangles in Therapy 4. The Structure of Relationship Triangles 5. Emotional Process within Triangular Structure 6. The Interaction of Structure, Process, and Function 7. Introducing Triangles in Individual Therapy 8. Coaching and Direct Intervention with Triangles in Individual Therapy 9. Extrafamilial Triangles in Marital Conflict 10. Marital Triangles within the Family 11. Child and Adolescent Triangles 12. Symptomatic Child and Adolescent Triangles within the Family 13. Conclusion: Becoming a Triangle Doctor

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Book SynopsisShowing how to weave assessment into all phases of therapy, this indispensable text and practitioner guide is reader friendly, straightforward, and practical. Specific strategies are provided for evaluating a wide range of clinical issues and concerns in adults, children and adolescents, families, and couples. The authors demonstrate ways to use interviewing and other techniques to understand both individual and relationship functioning, develop sound treatment plans, and monitor progress. Handy mnemonics help beginning family therapists remember what to include in assessments, and numerous case examples illustrate what the assessment principles look like in action with diverse clients.See also the authors' Essential Skills in Family Therapy, Third Edition: From the First Interview to Termination, which addresses all aspects of real-world clinical practice, and Clinician's Guide to Research Methods in Family Therapy.Trade Review"In the ever-increasing literature of couple and family therapy, there continues to be a dearth of attention paid to important everyday issues, relevant perspectives, and usable methods of clinical assessment. This book is the best remedy thus far for this state of affairs. Like the authors' related book Essential Skills in Family Therapy, it is highly accessible, readable, and practical. Wisely integrative, it pays well-warranted attention to 'individual' issues without ever losing its systemic-relational core, and will be an especially welcome guide for neophyte family therapists."--Alan S. Gurman, PhD, Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry and Director of Family Therapy Training, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health"Masterfully conceived and brilliantly presented, this book focuses on the necessary and inevitable interdependence of assessment and intervention. The relevance and range of issues and populations covered is impressive. The authors succeed in offering a practical, straightforward reference tool for all couple and family therapists. Too often, clinical books fail to represent the foundational nature of assessment. This book not only understands this relationship, it also delivers, demonstrating how change strategies and methods flow logically and directly from comprehensive systemic assessment. This is a wonderful 'how-to' volume on a fundamental and timeless topic. It is a great companion to the authors' Essential Skills in Family Therapy."--Howard A. Liddle, EdD, ABPP, Professor and Director, Center for Treatment Research on Adolescent Drug Abuse, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine"As the title indicates, this comprehensive book is essential reading for all marital and family therapists."--Daniel Le Grange, PhD, Benioff UCSF Professor in Children's Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco; Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, The University of Chicago"Williams et al. provide beginning family therapists with a comprehensive roadmap for assessing key areas that may contribute to couples' and families' difficulties. Unlike other couple and family therapy texts, this book strongly emphasizes that assessment isn't just a prelude to treatment; rather, the two are vitally interconnected. It helps readers hone their observation and listening skills so they are better able to assess clients accurately and treat them effectively. This book will serve as an excellent text for graduate-level courses."--Matthew D. Selekman, MSW, LCSW, Founder and Director, Partners for Collaborative Solutions, Skokie, Illinois "This well-organized text will serve as a fine resource for students and early career professionals working in the field of couple and family therapy."--Frank M. Dattilio, PhD, ABPP, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, and Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine -In this book, authors provide readers with the knowledge and information to develop a beginning set of assessment skills with families and couples….This book is different from many introductory text books on family assessment in that it does not focus specifically on one problem or population; rather it provides a wide range of issues a therapist might encounter in diverse treatment settings….By learning these skills for assessment, a therapist will be ready to engage thoroughly in each part of the intervention and treatment process….This is a well-organized, easy to follow informational guide for new therapists. It provides a solid foundation on which beginning practitioners can rely. Authors provide specific strategies for the evaluation of clinical issues across the lifespan and in a variety of relationships through the use of case studies and interviewing techniques to assist the novice practitioner to begin to understand individual, couple, and family functioning.--The Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 7/1/2012Table of Contents1. Introduction to Assessment 2. Tools for Assessment 3. The Initial Interview 4. Assessing Issues of Safety 5. Assessing Health and Well-Being in Adults 6. Assessing for Psychopathology in Adults 7. Assessing Children and Adolescents 8. Assessing for Psychopathology in Children and Adolescents 9. Assessing Family Interaction 10. Assessing the Multigenerational Family through Time 11. Assessing Couples 12. Special Topics in Couple Assessment 13. From Assessment to Treatment (and Beyond) Index Appendix. Summary of Assessment Tools, Instruments, and Mnemonics

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Book SynopsisVery few families are perfect. But looking from the outside in, through conversations in the grocery store or clicking through social media, oftentimes it seems we are the only ones struggling with raising our kids or aligning with our spouses on parenting. The reality is that so many families struggle. Vicki Hoefle, three-time author, parenting coach, and sought-after speaker, offers a fresh, practical roadmap for achievable family—and marital—harmony and happiness. Her strategies work for everyone: whether you have young children and are just starting the parenting journey; are beginning to experience the first challenges of raising children in the 21st century; or if you’re facing crisis, stress, or the effects of divorce. Hoefle inspires REAL families and shows them how to invest in the relationship, focus on what is important, and experience the joy of living in a healthy, loving family.Trade Review"Raise kids and stay married at the same time. This little book may just be the thing to help you do that. Vicki Hoefle helps you uncover the tough stuff to get your parenting partnership back on track. This book goes way beyond date nights."- Heather Shumaker, author of It's OK Not to Share and It's OK to Go Up the SlideTable of ContentsContentsIntroductionChapter One: Why Now?Chapter Two: Planning for Your PartnershipPart I: Self Discovery/DiscoveryChapter Four: Family RelationshipsChapter Five: Daily OperationsChapter Six: LifestylePart II: Working TogetherChapter Seven: Creating Your PartnershipChapter Eight: Stories from the Trenches

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Book SynopsisThe strain of caring for children struggling with severe and complex mental health needs affects the entire family. The staff at the innovative Croft Child and Family Unit have developed a unique approach of working intensively with the whole family, and encouraging them to share their experiences with other families, to instigate a complete change that will benefit all family members.Using detailed case studies to illustrate the model, the book focuses on the needs of children with a wide range of developmental, emotional and behavioural difficulties, and explores the complicated interactions between these children, their families and their communities. The care team includes nurses, psychiatrists, doctors, family therapists and creative therapists, social workers and teachers. They examine how to integrate a range of therapeutic interventions and how to use the powerful relationships that develop between professionals and families to enable positive, lasting changes. This book will be indispensable reading for trainees and professionals working with children with mental health problems and their families, and special needs educationalists wanting to understand the benefits of an intensive, multi-family approach to treatment for children who do not respond to standard community interventions.Trade Review...there is a wealth of creative and skill-based learning to be explored here, with access to various tools and measures. If you want to work in such a unit, or to draw upon its models for engaging in intensive interventions in controlled environments such as The Croft, then this will be essential reading. -- Research, Policy and PlanningCreating Change for Complex Children and their Families: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Multi-Family Work (Jessica Kingsley Publishers) is more than a description of the work of the Croft Child and Residential Unit in Cambridgeshire. Edited by Jo Holmes, Amelia Oldfield and Marion Polichtoniadis, all of who work at the unit, this book is, of course, that... But, importantly, readers will see how this knowledge and practice can be used elsewhere and the great advantage of the book is a style which shows how the knowledge and practice can be drawn upon. -- Terry Philpot, Young Minds Magazine.Creating Change for Complex Children and their Families focuses upon the Croft Child and Family Unit. This is a residential psychiatric unit that provides a multi-disciplinary, multi-family model of care for children with mental health problems and their families. The book offers valuable insight and suggestions for professionals who are working with families with complex needs... As I read this book I felt it explainedeach aspect of the model in a very clear, concise manner... I would highly recommend this book to professionals or students working with children and families with complex needs either in an outpatient, or residential setting, in schools, social care or related fields. -- Play TherapyCase studies bring the story to life and I found myself agreeing with many of the strategies and ideas that were used on the unit. The book, therefore, served to reassure me that I was not alone with some of my approaches to working with complex children. -- Counselling Children & Young PeopleI recommend it as a very useful tool for everyone trying to effect change in children experiencing mental health problems. -- RostrumThe editors are senior clinical practitioners... The work is clearly intensive... This clear and informative book is clearly laid out, and it engages the reader... Strongly recommended for Educational psychologists, especially those working in intensive or residential settings for children with complex mental health needs and their families. -- Dr. Alun Flynn, Principal Educational Psychologist * Debate - British Psychological Society *Table of ContentsForeword. Prologue. 1. Setting the Scene. 2. Therapeutic Engagement. 3. Structure and Containment. 4. A Nurturing Environment. 5. Multi-Family Work. 6. Accessing Learning. 7. Fostering the Child's Social World. 8. Understanding the Individual. 9. Understanding the Family. 10. Creating a New Story. 11. Reflection and Evolution. Appendices. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisOver a million people commit suicide worldwide every year. Taking an interdisciplinary approach that looks at the person at risk, the family and personal relationships they have and the communities in which they are embedded, this book will help anyone working with suicidal individuals to prevent this major cause of death.Backed up by research and clinical expertise the book clarifies the facts about suicide and debunks the many unfounded myths surrounding the subject. It covers the classifications and manifestations of suicide, as well as the major risk factors, at-risk groups and warning signs. Advice on effective communication and a repertoire of strategies for distress management are offered, not only for supporting at-risk individuals and those who have survived a suicide attempt, but also families coping with bereavement. A final chapter explores the impact of the internet and the digital age on both the propagation and prevention of suicide.This book will be essential reading for anybody working with people at risk of suicide, including clinicians, therapists, psychologists, social and healthcare workers and volunteers working in suicide prevention.Trade ReviewBullying, suicide and homicide and A Comprehensive Guide to Suicidal Behaviours are certainly books about doing thing things and, because of their non-technical approach, would probably appeal to a cross-section of professionals and concerned others wanting to work with suicidal individuals and their communities... A comprehensive guide provides a systemic and practical approach to preventing suicides through counselling and case management... The writing is lucid and there are clear suggestions and recommendations -- Journal of Mental HealthThere is a little to criticise. Therapists, researchers and some lay people are likely to benefit greatly from reading this insightful book. -- Therapy TodayThis book should make the public as well as people in the field of suicide prevention rethink their beliefs of suicide. Suicide, as the authors state, is complex and this book presents a comprehensive overview of what you need to know. Furthermore, the good news is that there is evidence-based treatment and it is effective. -- Antoon A. Leenaars, Author of Psychotherapy with Suicidal PeopleAldridge and Pérez Barrero have written an important, concise, but comprehensive book on understanding suicide. [...] it offers highly readable, straightforward, practical advice on how to prevent suicide. By placing suicidal behaviour within the 'relational context' of friends, families and healthcare providers, readers will find a new role for themselves - not only in how they can help prevent suicide, but how they can reduce distress in those they know, love, and serve. -- Paul Quinnett, PhD, President and CEO, QPR Institute, Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USAA wise and original book, full of knowledge and experience from the field... Updated and modern, an important reading for all - scholars, clinicians and laypeople -, able to provide clear insights on the most relevant aspects in suicidology, from historical landmarks, to essential views on the Internet-based opportunities for suicide prevention. -- Prof. Diego De Leo, DSc, Director, Australian Institute for Suicide Research and PreventionAlthough this book is primarily aimed at those working with individuals at risk and their families, it is a book that could be of value to all who have suffered loss through suicide and who seek to answer the unanswerable question 'why?'. This is a good book full of useful information, clarifying many unfounded myths and giving helpful advice and aids. It is a book essential for those working in the field of suicide prevention but could also be of value to those who have suffered a loss through suicide. -- Eric Thwaites, National Newsletter of Bereavement by Suicide.Table of Contents1. Introduction; the individual in a process of escalating distress. 2. Suicidal behaviour in a historical context. 3. Classifications of suicide. 4. Myths about suicide. 5. Talking about suicidal ideas. 6. Suicide risk groups. 7. Protective factors in suicidal behaviour. 8. Family problems. 9. The survivor and complicated grief. 10. Psychotherapy for suicidal people in crisis. 11. The Internet: new possibilities, problems and challenges in the prevention of suicide. 12. Recommendations for a suicide prevention strategy. Appendix 1. A model of the systemic management of distress. Appendix 2. Glossary of terms. Useful reading.

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Book SynopsisParenting a severely disruptive child can be exhausting and demoralizing to the point where breaking the cycle of bad behaviour seems an impossible task. Happy Families offers a realistic, step-by-step, practical approach to tackling destructive behaviour that helps parents regain control and establish harmony within the family. Using hands-on techniques based on the principles of non-violent resistance, each chapter deals with a different stage of the process - from communicating to the child an unwavering determination that the situation will change and enlisting the support of family and friends, to taking positive action in a way that avoids escalation. General advice such as how to respond constructively and consistently to provocation is included throughout, and morale-boosting tips encourage flagging parents to persevere with the approach. Happy Families will empower despairing parents and caregivers who seek to contain, counter and positively re-direct the aggression they face from children in distress, resulting in deep-felt and lasting change.Trade ReviewThis short, easy to read book provides a basic step by step guide to the principles and strategies fo this approach, empowering parents to help them feel more in control and effective...Overall, this concise guide may be the perfect solution for families looking for an alternative way to address their child's behaviour. -- Youth in MindIf things were different from how they are, what would I have done? Then, this book might help. How? Firstly because it is brief. If you're in trouble you certainly don't have the leisure time to read some weighty tome. No. You want something that's easy to read, lays out the facts, provides a straightforward approach and a plan of action. Interestingly, to me at least, is the reference to shouting, that basically this is an ineffective technique when it comes to parenting. It's quite a common reference in parenting books and it always amuses me when I read it. 'The authors accept that this approach is not a quick fix. It is a lot more difficult than simply losing your temper and yelling, but it is also much more affective; with patience and determination parental authority can be restored, and with it the harmony of home and family life. -- AutisableHappy Families... proposes a "non-violent resistance" approach that avoids escalation while making it quite clear that silence does not equal acceptance. Through techniques like sit-down strikes and calling everyone in your child's social circle, the approach allows parents to confront dangerous behavior without turning up the emotional volume or allowing the child to be in control. This process that requires a lot of patience, perseverance, and daring from parents who may be feeling embattled and overwhelmed themselves, but this slim guidebook does a good job in presenting the steps in a simple and straightforward way. You can read it quickly and start to think about how you'd put it into action. -- Terri Mauro - About.comTable of ContentsIntroduction: What is Non-Violent Resistance? 1. Avoiding Escalation. 2. The Declaration or Statement of Intent. 3. The Sit-In. 4. Going Public. 5. Telephone Rounds. 6. Linking. 7. The Sit-Down Strike. 8. Refusing Orders. 9. Reconciliation. 10. Summary: Empowerment and Readiness. Case Study. Non-Violent Resistance in Practice.

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Book SynopsisA collaborative therapeutic approach often proves the best way to assess and meet the needs of children experiencing barriers to learning. This book gives a concise overview of drama and family therapy and describes how both therapies can work together to provide essential pieces of the jigsaw of emotional support for troubled children within an educational setting.Drawing on their own extensive experience, the authors give explanations of the models and techniques of their own specialist therapy, before exploring their joint work and innovative inclusion in a cooperative team of multi-disciplinary professionals. The book discusses the principles and protocols of a Multi Agency Support Team and looks at how the pieces come together in practice. Case studies are provided to illustrate the successful outcomes of this way of working, as well as the challenges it can present.This book will be vital reading for all professionals working alongside children, families and schools, who are interested in addressing the needs of the child on a deeper and more sustainable level.Trade ReviewI cannot praise this publication any more highly than Dr Sue Jennings does in her foreword to this passionate book. It is the authors' wealth of experience and working relationship that gives this book a realistic, hand-on, practical feel. -- Dramatherapy Journal of the British Association of DramatherapistsThis book proposes dramatherapy and family therapy as key components of a multi-disciplinary approach to engaging with children's wellbeing and advancing emotional health within education settings. It is therefore to be welcomed as a positive and accessible addition to the practice literature, not just for drama- and family therapists, but crucially for all school and community based professionals seeking innovative ideas to expand their repertoire of support for troubled children and their families. In this regard it engages the reader from the outset with the authors' values i.e. of holism in considering the needs of children, and of partnership in perceiving families as 'experts' holding the solutions to the emotional health of their children. Its focus on sustainable creative solution-focused approaches to emotional support for children, underpinned by these values, is equally welcome... I shall certainly add this book to the reading list for the multi-professional CPD course I deliver on therapeutic working with families, as it constitutes a topical and relevant contribution to practice at this time of austerity; the commitment to creative, flexible and collaborative approaches may help to maintain the necessary support for troubled children and their families despite current pressures within children's services. -- Pastoral Care in EducationThe reader is shown how, together with teachers and other professionals, drama and family specialists can help build an emotionally stable future for children. -- Special MagazineIt is a privilege to be invited to write the foreword to this innovatory and interesting book. The two authors show their passion for their professions and even more passion for how they can interrelate... [This book is] a joyous gift of reality; the reality of something that has been demonstrated in the work place and community with great success. -- From the foreword by Sue Jennings, Ph.D., author, dramatherapist, play therapist, Glastonbury, UKI can recommend this brilliant, easy-to-read, jargon-free, practical book as a useful and sensible guide for any discipline working in education with children and their families. It draws on the vast experiences of both authors by addressing how dramatherapy and family therapy can work within a multi-agency team in an educational setting. It describes to the reader how every piece of the Jigsaw needs to be identified and come together for the wellbeing and benefit of the child, family, school and community. -- Sylvia Wheadon, dramatherapist, psychodramatist/psychotherapist, psychotherapy supervisor, specialist educational trainer (mental health), UKAs an educationist for over 40 years I firmly believe that a multi-agency approach provides a family with the expertise of a therapeutic alliance that understands a family's needs. The therapists can provide the skills and expertise to offer a family sustained change. Having worked internationally in schools as a manager, consultant and inspector I feel this multi-agency approach supports a school staff and together they can offer a more holistic and valuable picture of a child and his/her relationship with the family. I have experienced this approach through my support work with a children's bereavement charity and have seen first-hand what a difference it has made to family members. The key, I believe, to this multi-agency approach is that the therapists facilitate change within the family rather than direct proceedings from the outside. In our increasingly complex society, I feel dramatherapy and family therapy have the potential necessary for healing, ensuring all the pieces of the jigsaw are interwoven. -- Annie Tempest, international educationalist, consultant, manager and inspector, UKThis book is a clear and gentle entry point for professionals who work in either family therapy or in drama therapy, or for those who are curious about learning more about either, to learn about these respective different approaches, and how they might together be useful in doing therapy within a school context... It takes the reader through a concise exposition of the goals of such an approach, while explicating each of the therapies simply and accessibly and showing the links between the two. The use of compelling case studies offers vivid illustrations of this work. This book should stimulate readers to investigate how they might add more strings to their therapeutic bows, in order to do the valuable work highlighted by this book. -- Janet Reibstein, MA, PhD, Registered Psychotherapist and Supervisor, Professor, University of Exeter, UKThe book is written with professionals that work in multi-agency teams in mind... Both authors are trained therapists... Each author outlines their qualifications and experiences, giving explanations of the models and techniques used. The initial focus is on dramatherapy, describing who it is for, the history of dramatherapy, how it works and the skills necessary to implement this sort of therapy... Case studies are used to outline theoretical perspectives, psychological models and to illustrate techniques in context. Following on from this approach the Family Therapy models are discussed... The key skills and therapeutic principles used by the therapists would reflect skills developed and practised as part of the doctoral training for Educational Psychologists. The book would also be relevant to other therapists that work within schools and schools considering the use of these approaches within schools in an age of commissioning. The book illustrates how these therapeutic approaches can feed into and enlighten the process of understanding the world of the child, family functioning and the environments in which they function. Overall, I would advocate the reading of this book as a clear overview of the approaches used in dramatherapy and family therapy. The simplicity of the book structure makes the book easy for busy professionals to 'dip in and out of'. The case studies provide a context to see how these therapeutic approaches could be useful and valid in real-life situations. -- Dr Clare Knowler Educational Psychologist, Luton EPS * Debate - British Psychological Society *Table of ContentsForeword by Sue Jennings. Acknowledgements. First Piece: Introduction. Second Piece: A Dramatherapy Approach. Third Piece: A Family Therapy Approach. Fourth Piece: A Multi-Agency Team in Practice. Fifth Piece: Joint Working. The Whole Picture: Conclusion. References. Subject Index. Author Index.

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Book SynopsisWhen a child is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), what the family really need, and often lack, is positive reassurance and understanding from those closest to them. This book is packed with advice on how extended family members and friends can provide the necessary support. Explaining the diagnosis and characteristics of ASD, this helpful guide uses examples from real families to illustrate the complex feelings that parents and each member of the family are likely to go through after a child is diagnosed. It gives practical tips on help that might be needed most, details the possible changes that will take place as the family adjusts and concludes with a comprehensive guide to other useful sources of information.This book will help strengthen relationships between parents and their extended family and friends, enabling a reliable support system to develop which will remain crucial to the child throughout their life.Trade ReviewThe issue of "How can I help?" is a poignant one, however through her own exp0eriences and that of other families, Palmer has produced a thoughtful and supportive guide that tackles a sensitive issue in a practical manner... As a guide to the type of support to offer parents of children with Autism, this book works well... This book is successful in providing guidance and support around emotional wellbeing... this book may be an ideal recommendation for clinicians to make to parents of children recently diagnosed on the spectrum. -- NAPLIC NewsletterEssential reading to help families cope with the stress of parenting a child with autism. Friends and relatives often do not know how to be supportive. This book will provide many insights into the complex emotions of receiving a diagnosis. Insights gained from reading this book will help maintain relationships between friends and relatives of a family with a child with autism. -- Temple Grandin, author of Thinking in Pictures and The Way I See ItPalmer (Parenting Across the Autism Spectrum: Unexpected Lessons We Have Learned), the parent of an adult with autism, provides a good explanation of what autism is and what it's like to live with someone on the autism spectrum. She then discusses what parents, siblings, grandparents, and extended family members may be experiencing and how they can more positively influence and help one another. The work includes a guide to more books and websites on understanding autism spectrum disorders and its impact on a family. VERDICT: A useful tool for extended family members and friends of anyone, helping them gain perspective on their daily challenges; recommended for anyone who knows a family dealing with autism. -- Library Journal ReviewsThis book could be a valuable resource for those struggling to come to terms with a diagnosis of autism for their child. -- Netbuddy.co.ukKudos to Palmer, she has written a book which covers extremely sensitive ground without judging, causing guilt, offence or being unrealistic... It is simple, highly intelligent, unencumbered, straight, honest, clear and balanced... This book is an easy and worthwhile read for all parents seeking validation of their experiences. It educates family and friends in a kind, gentle way and gives pointers about how to open up communication and how to offer the support that is needed, rather than offering the support that they think is needed. Professionals could learn a thing or two about how to approach families and how damaging judgements and so-called supportive clichés can be. I love the honesty and realism of this book which makes such a refreshing change from our usual diet of super up-beat books which all to often seem to be hell bent on denying the truth. It gently guides us through a process whereby the ultimate acceptance of all our children and family as they are is the reward, after all acceptance is the true measure of love. However, it is not naïve and 'happy-ever- after', Palmer understands that life may also be more of a struggle for those of us living with an ASD or living with those on the spectrum. This reality needs facing and then we can all be prepared for the ups and downs without being taken by surprise. -- asteensReceiving a diagnosis of autism for a child can be overwhelming to a parent. As well, friends and relatives the family relies on are often at a loss as to how they can best support their friend in this time of need. In this resourceful book, Ann Palmer provides clear examples of the complex emotions families face at this time, providing greater insight to extended family and friends. The practical tips on the types of help that may be needed most are very useful. Palmer has written a thoughtful and supportive book that will help strengthen relationships and create invaluable, on-going, and mutually beneficial support systems. -- Chantal Sicile-Kira, author of Autism Spectrum Disorders, Autism Life Skills and A Full Life with AutismExpertly combining scientific research with what the families themselves have experienced, Ann provides an efficient, complete pathway to understanding mealtimes, sleep schedules, going out in public, finances, intra- and inter-family relationships, to name just a few of the facets of life that can be affected when a family has a child with autism… In this book is all the information you need to begin the first step in walking hand in hand alongside your friends and family as you join their journey in living with, providing meaningful support for, and making the world a better place for the autism community. -- From the foreword by Stephen M. Shore, Ed. D., Assistant Professor of Special Education at Adelphi University, author, consultant and presenter on issues related to the autism spectrumTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorders. 2. Living with ASD. 3. Mothers, Fathers, and Siblings. 4. Extended Family and Friends. 5. Supporting Each Other. 6. Adjusting to Life with ASD. 7. Top Ten Tips for Family Members and Friends. Appendix A. Helpful books and websites. References.

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Book SynopsisThis resource provides a wealth of activities to use in therapeutic work with families, tailored to meet the particular needs of different types of family.Chapters are organized by family type, and include divorced families, families with an incarcerated parent, grandparent-led families, families with substance abuse issues, and families in grief. Each chapter includes a host of therapeutic activities that are appropriate, and most effective, with each family type. Chapters also include a discussion of the context, the strengths and weaknesses of each family type, the challenges they face, and best practices for effective intervention. Clear instructions and follow up discussion questions are included. This will be an essential guide for all those working with families, including counsellors, family therapists, social workers and psychologists.Trade ReviewThis very accessible book provides a myriad of examples of specific activities that can be utilized when working therapeutically with families. Even 'seasoned' practitioners will find the descriptions of 'at risk families' and the appropriately linked intervention extremely helpful. -- Jenny Harvey, family therapist and author of Dramatherapy and Family Therapy in EducationWorking Therapeutically with Families is a very valuable tool that therapists can use when working with families. It is filled with practical activities and games that are enjoyable and enlightening for the whole family. This is a great book that every therapist should have in their tool box. -- Jeff Harlin, Director of Children's Services, Oklahoma, USAThe benefit of addressing multiple family types and helping families realize that they are not alone cannot be overstated. This a tool that can empower therapists to provide effective family therapy with confidence. -- Josh Cantwell, Adult Services Administrator, Oklahoma, USAThis book is written by practitioners for practitioners... Ten photocopiable appendices support some of the therapeutic activities detailed in the book and there is a subject index... Anyone from parents and young people through to teachers and therapists could read portions of the book and find something useful... The book's strength is its readability and its repetition of layout, which makes it easy to use when finding subjects, resources or information within it. I particularly like the evidence-based theory and practices covered in the book... I would recommend this book to anyone working with children, and in particular to counsellors and therapists. -- BACP Children & Young PeopleThe authors are both qualified social workers... it is a book designed touse a range of activities in a therapeutic manner withchildren, young people and families, which you couldargue fits nicely with an occupational therapy approachto practice... due to its activity focus, I feel this bookfits nicely with an occupational therapy approach andwould be a valuable tool for practitioners workingtherapeutically with families or looking to expand onthis area of their practice. -- Fiona Corless, OT * Children, Young People & Families Occupational Therapy Journal *This is a book that does what it says on the tin... it is a comprehensive and valuable resource for both the beginning practitioner and those looking to develop their practice further in this area. -- Helen Bonnick, Practice Educator in East London, and blogger about children's violence to parents * Professional Social Work *Table of Contents1. Introduction. 2. Family Assessment. 3. Single-Parent Families With an Absent Parent. 4. Divorced/Separated/Unmarried Families. 5. Blended Families. 6. Families with Grandparents as Caregivers. 7. Families with an Incarcerated Loved One. 8. Families with a Substance Abusing Child. 9. Families with a Substance Abusing Parent. 10. Families with a Mentally Ill Parent. 11. Families with a Chronically Ill Child. 12. Families in Grief. Appendix A: General Game Cards. Appendix B: Single Parent Cards. Appendix C: Feelings Thermometers. Appendix D: Choice Cards. Appendix E: Assertiveness. Appendix F: Impulse Control. Appendix G: Values Cards. Appendix H: Substance Abuse Cards. Appendix I: Ill Child Cards. Appendix J: Bereavement Cards.

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Book SynopsisDer sehr erfolgreiche kompakte Band »Systemische Interventionen« der beiden Autoren wird in ihrem neuen Buch ergänzt durch die erkenntnistheoretischen Basics, ohne die systemisches Arbeiten in allen Beratungskontexten im luftleeren Raum bleibt. Es geht um die selbstverständliche Konsequenz einer systemischen Sicht auf die Welt. Interventionen, die als systemisch bekannt und beliebt geworden sind, lassen sich auf einige wesentliche Gedanken zurückführen: Das Interesse richtet sich nicht mehr darauf, Fakten herauszufinden, es wird also nicht nach etwas gesucht, das es gibt, sondern eher nach dem, was sich zwischen Menschen ereignet. Daraus entsteht wie von selbst eine Praxis, die nicht versucht, Defizite zu finden oder eine Ursache, eine Diagnose, eine Störung festzuschreiben. Systemische Praxis sucht danach, wie ein Phänomen, ein Problem von unterschiedlichen Menschen unterschiedlich beschrieben wird. Sie will Beziehungsverhältnisse ergründen und Reflexionen anregen. Sie zielt auf die Muster flüchtiger Kommunikationen, die sich in den vielen, ständig neu erzeugten zwischenmenschlichen und psychischen Wirklichkeiten menschlichen Lebens beobachten lassen. Es geht weniger um den richtigen Einsatz von Techniken oder Tools als vielmehr um eine systemische Sicht auf die Welt.

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Book SynopsisDas systemische Elterncoaching im gewaltlosen Widerstand bei gewalttätigem oder selbstschädigendem Verhalten von Kindern und Jugendlichen zur Herstellung elterlicher Präsenz basiert auf dem Konzept Haim Omers. Von der auf Deeskalation bedachten Haltung fühlen sich nicht nur Therapeuten und Berater, sondern auch Eltern angesprochen. In professionellen Zusammenhängen ergeben sich bei der Umsetzung eine Fülle von Fragen, denen das Werkstattbuch anhand von 14 Beiträgen umfassend nachgeht. Behandelt werden Grundlagen, praktische und störungsspezifische Anwendungen sowie Forschungsperspektiven.

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Introduction, by Vincent Guilamo-Ramos and James Jaccard Part I: Contemporary Issues in Parental Monitoring 1. Parental Monitoring: A Critical Examination of the Research, by Hakan Stattin, Margaret Kerr, and Lauree Tilton-Weaver 2. Developmental and Interactional Antecedents of Monitoring in Early Adolescence, by Robert D. Laird, Matthew M. Marrero, and Jennifer K. Sherwood 3. Impediments to Parental Monitoring in the After-School Hours: A Qualitative Analysis, by Deborah Belle and Brenda Phillips 4: Cross-Cultural Analysis of Parental Monitoring and Adolescent Problem Behavior: Theoretical Challenges of Model Replication When East Meets West, by Sonia Venkatraman and Thomas J. Dishion 5. When Is Parenting Over? Examining Parental Monitoring and High-risk Alcohol Consumption in Young Adult College Students, by Rob Turrisi and Anne E. Ray 6. From Research to Practice: Development and Scaling Up of ImPACT, by a Parental Monitoring Intervention for African American Parents of Adolescents, by Jennifer S. Galbraith and Bonita Stanton 7. A Three-Process System of Parental Monitoring, by James Jaccard, by Vincent Guilamo-Ramos Part II. Expert Perspectives on Parental Monitoring List of Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewAvidan Milevsky provides a good rationale for why we need to examine sibling relationships more closely in terms of family dynamics and individual well-being. His book synthesizes existing research and makes an original contribution by utilizing qualitative and quantitative data to illustrate the themes explored throughout the book. -- Katherine J. Conger, University of California, Davis The release of a new volume on siblings is timely, and the focus on sibling relationships in adolescence and emerging adulthood is very welcome. -- Lew Bank, Oregon Social Learning Center and Regional Research Institute, Portland State University An interesting book...highly recommended. Choice I would recommend this book to students interested in the positive, buffering effects that brothers and sisters can have on one another. -- Alison Pike Child and Adolescent Mental HealthTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Structural Variables and Sibling Relationships 2. Parenting and Sibling Relationships: Indirect Influences 3. Parenting and Sibling Relationships: Direct Influences 4. Well-being and Sibling Relationships 5. Compensatory Effects of Sibling Support: Parents 6. Compensatory Effects of Sibling Support: Friends 7. Sibling Deidentification 8. Summary, Application, and Future Directions References Index

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Book SynopsisDay-to-day clinical guidance on what to do with all the attachment theory you've learned.

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Book SynopsisAn update to this best-selling treatment programme for domestic violence abusers.

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Book SynopsisFamily Conflict takes a life course approach as it provides an accessible discussion of family conflict issues, processes, and outcomes. Chapters draw on recent theory and research regarding sub-systems and stages in family life to give readers resource-rich overviews of conflict in contemporary families. After the initial chapter presents the landscape of family conflict theory and research, chapters focus on conflict in couple relationships, parent-child relationships, sibling relationships, and in stepfamilies. The book concludes with a discussion of how specific work, health, and disability challenges facing today's families influence, and are influenced by, conflict interactions. Family Conflict will be essential reading for students of family communication, family researchers, professionals who work with families in various stages of life, and anyone who desires a deeper understanding of their own family conflict processes.Trade Review"Scholars and students alike will appreciate this highly accessible volume. The authors masterfully weave together multiple perspectives to cogently capture the state of the art on family conflict."Brett Laursen, Florida Atlantic University"This is an excellent piece of well-balanced, integrative scholarship. The writing is precise yet engaging and the book will be an excellent introduction to family conflict for people new to the area and a useful resource for people already familiar with the topic."John Caughlin, University of IllinoisTable of ContentsDetailed Contents viiiTables and Figures xPreface xi1 Introduction to Family Conflict 12 Marital Conflict 223 Interparental Conflict, Post-Divorce, and Stepfamilies 524 Conflict between Parents and Children 825 Siblings in Conflict 1136 Conflict in the Face of Family Challenges: Work-Family Interface, Health & Disability, and Family Resilience 141Appendices 166References 175Index 197

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Book SynopsisFamily Conflict takes a life course approach as it provides an accessible discussion of family conflict issues, processes, and outcomes. Chapters draw on recent theory and research regarding sub-systems and stages in family life to give readers resource-rich overviews of conflict in contemporary families. After the initial chapter presents the landscape of family conflict theory and research, chapters focus on conflict in couple relationships, parent-child relationships, sibling relationships, and in stepfamilies. The book concludes with a discussion of how specific work, health, and disability challenges facing today's families influence, and are influenced by, conflict interactions. Family Conflict will be essential reading for students of family communication, family researchers, professionals who work with families in various stages of life, and anyone who desires a deeper understanding of their own family conflict processes.Trade Review"Scholars and students alike will appreciate this highly accessible volume. The authors masterfully weave together multiple perspectives to cogently capture the state of the art on family conflict."Brett Laursen, Florida Atlantic University"This is an excellent piece of well-balanced, integrative scholarship. The writing is precise yet engaging and the book will be an excellent introduction to family conflict for people new to the area and a useful resource for people already familiar with the topic."John Caughlin, University of IllinoisTable of ContentsDetailed Contents viiiTables and Figures xPreface xi1 Introduction to Family Conflict 12 Marital Conflict 223 Interparental Conflict, Post-Divorce, and Stepfamilies 524 Conflict between Parents and Children 825 Siblings in Conflict 1136 Conflict in the Face of Family Challenges: Work-Family Interface, Health & Disability, and Family Resilience 141Appendices 166References 175Index 197

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Book SynopsisThis timesaving resource features: Treatment plan components for 40 behaviorally based presenting problems Over 1,000 prewritten treatment goals, objectives, and interventions?plus space to record your own treatment plan options A step-by-step guide to writing treatment plans that meet the requirements of most accrediting bodies, insurance companies, and third-party payors Includes new Evidence-Based Practice Interventions as required by many public funding sources and private insurers PracticePlanners THE BESTSELLING TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEM FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS The Family Therapy Treatment Planner, Second Edition provides all the elements necessary to quickly and easily develop formal treatment plans that satisfy the demands of HMOs, managed care companies, third-party payors, and state and federal agencies. New edition features empirically supported,Table of ContentsPracticePlanners® Series Preface x Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1 Sample Treatment Plan 8 Activity/Family Imbalance 11 Adolescent/Parent Conflicts 19 Adoption Issues 29 Alcohol Abuse 35 Anger Management 47 Anxiety 55 Blame 63 Blended Family Problems 71 Child/Parent Conflicts 79 Communication 85 Compulsive Behaviors 91 Death of a Child 99 Death of a Parent 105 Dependency Issues 111 Depression in Family Members 117 Disengagement/Loss of Family Cohesion 125 Eating Disorder 133 Extrafamilial Sexual Abuse 143 Family Activity Disputes 151 Family Business Conflicts 157 Family Member Separation 163 Family-of-Origin Interference 169 Financial Changes 175 Geographic Relocation 181 Incest Survivor 187 Infidelity 197 Inheritance Disputes Between Siblings 203 Interfamilial Disputes Over Wills and Inheritance 209 Interracial Family Problems 213 Intolerance/Defensiveness 219 Jealousy/Insecurity 227 Life-Threatening/Chronic Illness 235 Multiple Birth Dilemmas 241 Physical/Verbal/Psychological Abuse 247 Religious/Spiritual Conflicts 257 Reuniting Estranged Family Members 263 Separation/Divorce 269 Sexual Orientation Conflicts 279 Traumatic Life Events 287 Unwanted/Unplanned Pregnancy 295 Appendix A Bibliotherapy Suggestions 303 Appendix B Professional References for Evidence-Based Chapters 321 Appendix C Recovery Model Objectives and Interventions 345

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Book Synopsis Contains 78 ready-to-copy homework assignments that can be used to facilitate family therapy Homework assignments and exercises are keyed to the behaviorally based presenting problems from The Family Therapy Treatment Planner, Second Edition Assignments are available online for quick customization Features new and updated assignments and exercises to meet the changing needs of mental health professionals The Family Therapy Homework Planner, Second Edition provides you with an array of ready-to-use, between- session assignments designed to fit virtually every therapeutic mode. This easy-to-use sourcebook features: New and updated homework assignments consistent with evidence-based therapies and grouped by presenting problems including adoption, communication issues, interracial family problems, sexual abuse, and school concerns 78 ready-to-copy exercises covering the most common issues encoTable of ContentsWiley PracticePlanners® Series Preface xv Acknowledgments xvii Introduction xix Section I—Activity/Family Imbalance 1 Exercise I.A When Can We Be Together? 2 Section II—Addictions 3 Exercise II.A How Much Does It Cost? 4 Exercise II.B Staying Clean 8 Exercise II.C What Else Can I Do? 11 Exercise II.D Keeping Busy 13 Section III—Adoption 15 Exercise III.A This Is How I Feel 16 Exercise III.B My Safe Place 19 Section IV—Anger Management 20 Exercise IV.A Is It Passive, Aggressive, or Assertive? 21 Exercise IV.B Why Am I So Angry? 26 Exercise IV.C What Happens When I Become Angry? 28 Exercise IV.D I Don’t Have Any Bruises But I Still Hurt 31 Exercise IV.E Go Blow Out Some Candles 36 Section V—Anxiety 37 Exercise V.A It’s Us Against the Anxiety 38 Exercise V.B My/Our Daughter Is Afraid to Go to School 40 Exercise V.C When I Feel Anxious It Is Like . . . 42 Exercise V.D My Mother’s Anxiety Makes Me Feel . . . 45 Section VI—Behavioral Problems With Children and Adolescents 47 Exercise VI.A My Child Just Won’t Listen 48 Exercise VI.B Acting as If 52 Exercise VI.C We Have to Make Some Type of Agreement 55 Exercise VI.D Charting Our Course 58 Section VII—Bipolar 60 Exercise VII.A My Mom Just Won’t Stay on Her Medication 61 Section VIII—Blaming 65 Exercise VIII.A What Do I Say? What Can I Say? 66 Exercise VIII.B Don’t Look at Me, Ask Him 69 Exercise VIII.C The Blaming Jar 71 Exercise VIII.D What’s My Job? 73 Section IX—Blended Families 75 Exercise IX.A I Don’t Like It When You . . . 76 Exercise IX.B I Have Too Many Parents 80 Exercise IX.C We Need to Agree 85 Section X—Communication Problems 88 Exercise X.A How Can I Talk So He’ll Listen? 89 Exercise X.B Everything Is Always Negative in Our House 92 Section XI—Death/Loss Issues 93 Exercise XI.A Remember When . . . 94 Exercise XI.B Until We Meet Again, Love 97 Exercise XI.C The Questions, Feelings, Comments/Concerns Game 102 Section XII—Dependency 103 Exercise XII.A Dependency Go Away 104 Section XIII—Depression 106 Exercise XIII.A Do I Have To Be Depressed? 107 Exercise XIII.B My Positive Script 110 Exercise XIII.C Someone in My Family Is Depressed 113 Exercise XIII.D What Am I Thinking When I Am Feeling Depressed? 115 Exercise XIII.E What Do Others Value about Me? 117 Exercise XIII.F My/Our Daughter is Depressed 119 Section XIV—Disengagement/Loss of Family Cohesion 121 Exercise XIV.A Circles of Perception 122 Section XV—Eating Disorders 124 Exercise XV.A I Need to Get Control 125 Exercise XV.B What Am I Thinking? 128 Exercise XV.C Why Is She Doing This? 131 Section XVI—Estranged Family Members 133 Exercise XVI.A We’re No Longer Speaking to One Another 134 Exercise XVI.B I Miss You 136 Section XVII—Family Business Conflicts 139 Exercise XVII.A A Changing of the Guard 140 Exercise XVII.B Who Is Doing What? 142 Section XVIII—Family-of-Origin Interference 143 Exercise XVIII.A Thanks, But No Thanks 144 Exercise XVIII.B How Can I Tell Her to Mind Her Own Business? 146 Section XIX—Foster Care 147 Exercise XIX.A I Want to Go Home 148 Section XX—Geographic Relocation 150 Exercise XX.A We’re Moving 151 Exercise XX.B Should We or Should We Not? 153 Section XXI—Inheritance Disputes 155 Exercise XXI.A He Always Did Like You Best 156 Section XXII—Interracial Family Problems 157 Exercise XXII.A They’re Calling Me a Half-Breed 158 Section XXIII—Intolerance/Defensiveness 160 Exercise XXIII.A Before and After 161 Exercise XXIII.B Why Can’t You Understand My Side for Once? Part I 164 Exercise XXIII.C Why Can’t You Understand My Side for Once? Part II 166 Section XXIV—Jealousy/Insecurity 167 Exercise XXIV.A I Don’t Have to Be Jealous or Insecure Anymore 168 Exercise XXIV.B I Am Not Jealous 171 Section XXV—Life-Threatening/Chronic Illness 174 Exercise XXV.A Johnny Has Leukemia 175 Section XXVI—Multiple-Birth Dilemmas 176 Exercise XXVI.A With Seven You Get an Eggroll 177 Exercise XXVI.B How Are We Going to Do This? 179 Section XXVII—Pervasive Developmental Disorders 180 Exercise XXVII.A Knowing What to Expect 181 Section XXVIII—Physical Disabilities 182 Exercise XXVIII.A Why Is Dad in Bed All Day? 183 Section XXIX—Physical/Verbal/Psychological Abuse 184 Exercise XXIX.A What Is Okay and What Is Not Okay? 185 Section XXX—Religious/Spiritual Conflicts 187 Exercise XXX.A I Don’t Know What to Believe in Anymore 188 Section XXXI—Schizophrenia 190 Exercise XXXI.A My Brother Hears Voices 191 Section XXXII—School Problems 193 Exercise XXXII.A My Teenager Is Truant 194 Section XXXIII—Separation/Divorce 197 Exercise XXXIII.A My Parents Are Getting a Divorce 198 Section XXXIV—Sexual Abuse 200 Exercise XXXIV.A I Will Be a Survivor! 201 Exercise XXXIV.B Getting It Out 208 Exercise XXXIV.C I Gotta Stop Thinking This Way 213 Exercise XXXIV.D A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words 215 Section XXXV—Sexual Preferences 219 Exercise XXXV.A I Am Still Danny 220 Section XXXVI—Suicide Attempts 221 Exercise XXXVI.A I Want Things to Be Better 222 Exercise XXXVI.B Creating a Positive Outlook 227 Section XXXVII—Unwanted/Unplanned Pregnancies 229 Exercise XXXVII.A Honey, Guess What? 230 References 233 About the Authors 235 About the Downloadable Assignments 237

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Book SynopsisJames McHale defines coparenting as “an enterprise undertaken by two or more adults who together take on the care and upbringing of children for whom they share responsibility.” Coparents may be members of the child’s extended family, divorced or foster parents, or other specialized caregivers. This landmark book was written to encourage good coparenting as a powerful support for at-risk children’s social, emotional, and behavioral needs. Part I examines the concepts, theories, and empirical research underlying this dynamic socialization force characteristic of all family systems. Part II explores clinical applications—the various assessments and interventions that promote coparenting. The result is essential reading for those interested in the welfare of children.Table of ContentsContributorsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: What Is Coparenting? James P. McHale and Kristin M. LindahlI. Theory and Empirical Research Coparenting in Diverse Family Systems James P. McHale and Karina Irace Coparenting in Two-Parent Nuclear Families Sarah C. Mangelsdorf, Daniel J. Laxman, and Allison Jessee Coparenting in Extended Kinship Systems: African American, Hispanic, Asian Heritage, and Native American Families Deborah J. Jones and Kristin M. Lindahl Coparenting in Fragile Families: Understanding How Parents Work Together After a Nonmarital Birth Marcia J. Carlson and Robin S. Högnäs Coparenting in Families With Adolescent Mothers Laura D. Pittman and Rebekah Levine Coley Coparenting Among Lesbian and Gay Couples Charlotte J. Patterson and Rachel H. Farr II. Applications: Assessment and Interventions to Promote Coparenting Assessing Coparenting James P. McHale Coparenting Interventions for Expecting Parents Mark E. Feinberg and Kari-Lyn Sakuma Coparenting Interventions for Unmarried Parents Francesca Adler-Baeder and Karen A. Shirer Coparenting in Family–Infant Triads: The Use of Observation in Systemic Interventions France Frascarolo, Elisabeth Fivaz, and Nicolas Favez Coparenting After Divorce: Paving Pathways for Parental Cooperation, Conflict Resolution, and Redefined Family Roles Marsha Kline Pruett and Tracy Donsky Coparenting Practices Among Families in the Foster Care System Daniela Montalto and L. Oriana Linares Coparenting in Multigenerational Family Systems: Clinical and Policy Implications James P. Gleeson, Anne L. Strozier, and Kerry A. Littlewood Afterword: Coparenting as Paradigm James P. McHaleIndexAbout the Editors

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Book SynopsisIn this treatment manual, Adele Lafrance, Katherine A. Henderson, and Shari Mayman provide mental health professionals with guidelines for implementing emotion-focused family therapy (EFFT), an exciting new intervention in which caregivers are the primary healing agents in their loved one’s treatment. EFFT was initially created to treat eating disorders, and then developed into a transdiagnostic approach that can be applied to any emotion- or behavior-based disorder with various relationship dynamics across the lifespan, including parent–child relationships (even if the child is an adult) and romantic partnerships. The authors describe how to teach caregivers advanced skills for supporting their loved ones through emotion and behavior coaching. Therapists will also learn collaborative strategies for strengthening healing bonds between the caregiver and the loved one and healing relational ruptures. Techniques for processing caregivers’ emotionTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. Emotion-Focused Family Therapy Explained Chapter 2. Emotion Coaching Chapter 3. Behavior Coaching Chapter 4. Therapeutic Apologies Chapter 5. Working Through Caregiver Blocks Chapter 6. Working Through Clinician Blocks Chapter 7. Emotion-Focused Family Therapy for Eating Disorders Chapter 8: Frequently Asked Questions and Future Directions for Emotion-Focused Family Therapy Epilogue Appendix A. The Super-Feeler Explained Appendix B. Emotion Coaching Cheat Sheet Appendix C. Behavior Coaching for Cooperation and Compliance Appendix D. Healing Family Wounds via Therapeutic Apology Appendix E. Caregiver Styles Self-Reflection Tool Appendix F. Caregiver Traps Scale Appendix G. Behavior Coaching – Family Safety Plan for Self-Harm & Suicidality Appendix H. Relationship Dimensions Scale Appendix I. Connecting in Relationships: Validating Silence Appendix J. Processing Caregiver Blocks Using Chair-Work Appendix K. Clinician Traps Scale Appendix L. Self-Directed Block Worksheet for Clinicians Appendix M. Script for Processing Clinician Blocks – Caregiver Involvement Appendix N. Helpful Resources When Caring for a Loved One With an Eating Disorder References Index About the Authors

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Book SynopsisBrief strategic family therapy (BSFT) is an evidence-based intervention for diagnosing and correcting patterns of family interactions that are linked to distressing experiences and symptoms in children ages 6-18. This clinical guide shows practitioners how to transform family interactions from conflictive to collaborative, from habitual to proactive, so that the love trapped behind the anger can flourish, and family members can re-bond in loving and mutually caring relationships Readers of this book will learn how to engage families that are reluctant to become involved in family therapy, and structure a 12-to 16-week intervention that will effect powerful behavioral change. Therapists help adults learn to collaborate with one another to nurture, guide, and handle misbehavior among children and teens. Dozens of detailed clinical examples show practitioners how to navigate family complexities, and how to work through the challenging decision points they present.Table of ContentsForeword Preface Introduction1. Basic Concepts of Brief Strategic Family TherapyFamily Systems Structure: The Script for the Family Play Strategy Context Process Versus Content: A Critical Distinction Advice to Therapists Key Takeaways2. Joining: Preparing the TerrainCreating the Therapeutic System Joining Techniques Advice to Therapists Key Takeaways3. Diagnosing Family Systems Patterns of InteractionsOrganization Resonance Family Developmental Stage Identified Patienthood Conflict Resolution Life Context Key Takeaways4. Applied Issues in DiagnosisEncouraging Enactment Defining Adaptive or Maladaptive Patterns Planning Treatment on the Basis of Diagnosis Interrelationship Between Dimensions Key Takeaways5. Orchestrating Change: RestructuringBuilding on Joining and Diagnosis Working in the Present Developing Mastery: Helping the Family Build Competence in Adaptive Interactions The Process of Restructuring Key Takeaways6. Pitfalls to AvoidContent-Driven Therapy About-ism Centralization of the Therapist Lecturing and Philosophizing Losing the Leadership in the Therapeutic System Doing for the Family or Playing a Family Role Getting “Sucked” Into the Family’s Frame Failing to Close the Deal Key Takeaways7. Engaging Families Into Brief Strategic Family TherapyChallenges for Therapists Diagnostic Dimensions of Engagement How to Engage Reluctant Families Working With Challenging Family Interactional Patterns Key Takeaways8. Applying Brief Strategic Family Therapy to Different CircumstancesWhen the Family’s Home Is the Practice Setting Family Compositions Special Circumstances Key Takeaways9. Bringing It All Together: The Case of JJJJ’s Case Engaging the Family The First Therapy Session Session 2 Sessions 3 to 5 Sessions 6 and 7 Session 8 Sessions 9 to 12 Key Takeaways Concluding Thoughts References Index About the Authors

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Book SynopsisThis book presents parenthood as a developmental process that can be supported by a mentalization-based model of intervention.Trade ReviewThe research makes clear that working with parents and carers is essential if we are going to support the mental health of children and young people. But how should we work with them? And do we have to approach the work differently when working with the parents of a toddler compared with, say, a teenager? This brilliant book draws on a mentalizing model to show how we can all learn to do this work better. It is the kind of book that I wish I could have read when I first started working in this field; but it also offers important insights and practical advice for the experienced psychotherapist."—Nick Midgley, PhD, Professor of Psychological Therapies With Children and Young People, University College London and the Anna Freud Centre, London, UK"Adults who become parents are developing alongside their infants and children. They are especially learning how their mental life shapes and is shaped by their children. In this very accessible and clinically rich volume, the authors describe this developmental journey that is the privilege and responsibility of parenting. Their insights are invaluable to clinicians and parents alike."—Linda Mayes, MD, Arnold Gesell Professor, Yale Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USATable of ContentsForewordPeter Fonagy Acknowledgments Introduction: Our Framework to Mentalization-Based Therapy With ParentsI. A MENTALIZATION-BASED FRAMEWORK FOR WORKING WITH PARENTS Chapter 1. Mentalization and Parental Reflective Functioning in the Context of Development Chapter 2. Our Mentalizing Framework: Building on a Foundation of Epistemic Trust and Mentalized Affectivity Chapter 3. Developmental Psychopathology: Ghosts in the Nursery Chapter 4. Assessment With Parents From a Mentalizing Approach Chapter 5. Mentalization-Informed Treatment With Parents: A Scaffolding ProcessII. MENTALIZING PARENTING ACROSS THE LIFESPAN Chapter 6. Parenting Today Chapter 7. Just a Twinkle in My Eye: Mentalizing and the Transition to Parenthood Chapter 8. Learning to Let Your Child Walk Away and Come Back: Mentalizing the Toddler Years Chapter 9. Working With Parents of School-Age Children (5-12) Chapter 10. Adolescence: Redefining Boundaries Chapter 11. David and Goliath: Mentalizing Young Adulthood Chapter 12. Couples Therapy With and for Parents Chapter 13. Concluding Remarks: Bringing It All Together Is Never Easy Appendix A: Assessment Measures for Mentalizing Reflective Functioning Appendix B: Mentalizing-Informed Work With Parents—Assessment and Formulation Worksheet Appendix C: Mentalizing-Informed Work With Parents Adherence Scale References Index About the Authors

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Book SynopsisThis book examines common interactional challenges that contemporary families face, such as co-parenting, divorce, and blending families. Contributors summarize the research and show how to develop interventions for different family types.Table of ContentsContributorsAcknowledgments1. Our Approach to Inclusive Evidence-Based Practice With Contemporary FamiliesScott Browning and Brad van Eeden-MoorefieldFoundational Terminology and Contextual InformationThe Process of Creating This Book2. Implications of Inclusion and Intersectionality for Clinical PracticeMaya Autret and Brad van Eeden-MoorefieldDiversity, Inclusion, and Social JusticeCultural Competence, Cultural Humility, and Cultural ResponsivenessIntersectionalityConclusion3. Stress From Microaggressions and Discrimination: A Focus on Asian American, African American, Latina/o/x, and Queer FamiliesResearch: Lindsey Sank DavisClinical Applications: Claudia García-Leeds, Yiqing Youngman, Cheryll Rothery, and Erika GrafskyResearchClinical Applications4. Couple Instability: A Focus on Fragile Families, Stepfamilies, Families With a Child on the Autism Spectrum, and Multiracial FamiliesResearch: Francesca Adler-Baeder and Kim D. GregsonClinical Applications: C. Wayne Jones, Patricia L. Papernow, Scott Browning, Kelley Kenney, and Mark KenneyResearchClinical Applications5. Intimate Partner Violence: A Focus on Queer Families, Families and Substance Use, and Military CouplesResearch: Autumn M. BermeaClinical Applications: Peter Fraenkel, Kristen Benson, Camille St. James, and Matthew BowenResearchClinical Applications6. Coparenting: A Focus on Divorced Families, Stepfamilies, Intergenerational Families, and Families With a Child on the Autism SpectrumResearch: Tamara D. Afifi, Alison Mazur, and Chris OtmarClinical Applications: Amy C. Wagner, Patricia L. Papernow, Bindu Methikalam, and Bryan M. PeightalResearchClinical Applications7. Boundary Ambiguity: A Focus on Stepfamilies, Queer Families, Families With Adolescent Children, and Multigenerational FamiliesResearch: Marilyn Coleman and Lawrence GanongClinical Applications: Salvatore D’Amore, Scott Browning, Dena DiNardo, and Bindu MethikalamResearchClinical Applications8. Ambiguous Loss: A Focus on Immigrant Families, Postincarceration Family Life, Addiction and Families, and Military FamiliesResearch: Catherine Solheim and Anne Williams-WengerdClinical Applications: Christine Kodman-Jones, Kyle Burke, Camille St. James, Miguel Lewis, and Michelle ShermanResearchClinical Applications9. Loss and Bereavement: A Focus on Cancer and Families, Death of a Parent, Death of a Young Child, and Sudden or Violent Death in FamiliesResearch: Jacquelyn J. Benson, Abigail J. Rolbiecki, and Tashel C. BordereClinical Applications: Cadmona A. Hall, Allie Abraham, Dena DiNardo, Marianne Celano, and Ileana UngureanuResearchClinical Applications10. Emergent Areas of Clinical Practice in Need of Research: Medical ChangesSusan McGroarty, Rachel Hull, and Christopher RoyerClinical Expertise and Interpretation of EvidenceConclusion11. Outcome Assessment in Family TherapyCharles Fishman, Angus Craig, Scott Browning, Rachel Hull, and Allison RozovskyRBA: Is Anybody Better Off?Case Study for the RBAGenogram-Based Interactional MeasureCase Example for the GBIMConclusionIndexAbout the Editors

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Book SynopsisWinner, 2021 Lawrence S. Wrightsman Book Award, given by the American Psychology-Law SocietyBridges family law and current psychological research to shape understanding of legal doctrine and policy Family law encompasses legislation related to domestic relationshipsmarriages, parenthood, civil unions, guardianship, and more. No other area of law touches so closely to home, or is changing at such a rapid pacein fact, family law is so dynamic precisely because it is inextricably intertwined with psychological issues such as human behavior, attitudes, and social norms. However, although psychology and family law may seem a natural partnership, both fields have much to learn from each other. Our laws often fail to take into account our empirical knowledge of psychology, falling back instead on faulty assumptions about human behavior. This book encourages our use of psychological research and methods to inform understandings of family law. It considers issues including child custody, intTrade Review"An informative read for those who are interested in understanding the often obscure relationship between legal codes and the scientific facts, principles, and logical considerations upon which they rely. Under the category "facts", the author offers a thoughtful and thorough examination of the evidence that has been used to either justify existing codes or to make alterations after enactment." * Metapsychology *

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Book SynopsisIn this book the bestselling author and psychoanalyst Massimo Recalcati offers a fundamental re-examination of what ‘being a mother’ means today, in a world where new social and sexual freedoms mean that motherhood is no longer the sole destiny of women. Questioning the belief that a mother’s love is natural and unconditional, he paints a more complex and troubling picture of the mother–child relationship, observing that mothers may even resent their children as a result of unresolved conflicts between different dimensions of love. The mother’s hands not only nurture but can also potentially harm. Recalcati argues that it is precisely in these competing demands that motherhood fulfils its function: only if the mother is ‘not-all-mother’ can a child experience the absence that enables it to access the symbolic and cultural world. Recalcati cuts through conventional wisdom to offer a fresh perspective on the changing nature of motherhood today. An international bestseller, this book will appeal to a wide general readership, as well as to students and scholars of gender studies, psychoanalysis and related disciplines.Trade Review‘This book from one of Italy’s most popular public intellectuals turns our conventional understanding of motherly love on its head, encouraging a complete rethink of what motherhood means today. Written with Recalcati’s typical flair and sagacity, it will be of interest to a very wide readership.’Dany Nobus, Brunel University, London ‘In this poetic and thought-provoking book, Massimo Recalcati explores the many images of the mother to be found in both psychoanalysis and popular culture, urging a questioning of the prejudices and clichés that are so often taken for granted. Without downplaying the complexity and ambivalences of the mother–child relation, he emphasises the positive, life-giving transmission of the mother, and shows us with clarity and elegance the many levels at which this operates.’Darian Leader, Psychoanalyst, Centre for Freudian Analysis and ResearchTable of Contents Introduction 1. The Mother’s Desire The Hands; The Wait; The Face; Lalangue; The Breast; Absence; Desire; Paranoia; The Name; Care; Transcendence 2. The Mother’s Shadow The Two Mothers and Solomon’s Ruling; Wanting To Have a Child; Maternal Anxiety; The Child As Object; The Mother’s Refusal; Primary Perversion; The Mother’s Enjoyment; Ange Duroc; The Mother-As-Crocodile; The Narcissistic Mother; A Fugitive Mother; The Medea Complex; Mommy 3. The Mother’s Inheritance Maternal Power; The Maternal Sentence; Maternal Inheritance; The Dead Mother; Mother and Daughter; Failure of Inheritance; Ravage; Violence and Resignation; The Mother’s Solitude; A Successful Inheritance Epilogue: Being Fair To The Mother Notes

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Book SynopsisFatherhood today is in crisis. Fathers have gone missing, or have become their children’s playmates, and the symbolic authority of the father has lost its power. What remains of the father today in the wake of this decline, and what should the relation between children and parents now be? In addressing these questions, Massimo Recalcati draws inspiration from the story of Telemachus in Homer’s Odyssey. The Telemachus complex is the reverse of the Oedipus complex. Recalcati argues that children are possessed not just with a desire to annihilate their father, as their key rival in the contest to win the mother’s love, but also with a longing for a father-figure, as someone who brings meaning, structure and order to their lives and who imbues them with a sense of the future. This fresh and insightful account of the changing relations between parents and children in the era of the decline of the father will be of great interest to a wide general readership.Trade Review‘With his customary blend of wisdom, acumen and wit, Recalcati travels deep into the world of Odysseus to re-tell the story of Telemachus for our times. This book shows the Italian master at his thought-provoking best. All fathers shall prescribe it to their children!’Dany Nobus, Professor of Psychoanalytic Psychology, Brunel University LondonTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Law of the Word and the New Hell Praying Is No Longer Like Breathing; Aphonia and the Father’s Amnesia; The Hell of Salò; The Law of the Word; How Do We Transmit the Word of the Law?; We are A Scream in the Night; Escape From Freedom; The Fantasy of Freedom As a Hypermodern Fantasy; Mass Freedom; Dying to Work 2. The Confusion Between Generations The Parents’ Task; The Law and the laws; Adulterations; Transgression, or an Appeal to the Law?; A New Discontent of Youth; The Trauma of the Non-Existence of the Sexual Relationship; Femicidal Violence; The Technological Object and Depression in Youth; Evaporation and Invention 3. From Oedipus to Telemachus Four Types of Child; The Child-as-Oedipus; The Anti-Oedipal Child; The Child-as-Narcissus; The Child-as-Telemachus 4. What Does It Mean To Be A Rightful Heir? Inheritance as Reclamation; An Excess of Memory; The Anti-Melancholy of Jesus and Nietzsche; The Negation of Symbolic Debt; Telemachus Is The Rightful Heir; What Does Inheritance Mean?; The Recognition of the Symbolic Debt; The Symbolic Difference Between Generations; Act, Faith and Promise Epilogue: Reading Pain on the Leaves Index of Names

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Book SynopsisThis book which has been created in the framework of the EU-funded COST Action INTERFASOL brings together researchers from 22 INTERFASOL countries, who frame intergenerational family solidarity in the specific historical, cultural, social and economic context of their own country. Integrating different perspectives from social and political sciences, economics, communication, health and psychology, the book offers country-specific knowledge and new insights into family relations, family values and family policies across Europe.Trade ReviewThis comprehensive study of families in Europe reveals the strength and variation in family solidarity and values. By drawing together detailed descriptions of continuity and change, Families and Family Values in Society and Culture provides a fascinating account of the social and cultural contexts that shape European family life. The case studies of families in different European countries compare demographic and welfare regimes to consider the challenges facing generations in Europe and responses to these. The book is an invaluable resource for researchers studying family life and inter-generational solidarity."" — Clare Holdsworth, Professor of Social Geography, Keele University""This book is based on the testimony of experts, each of them proposing analyses which are specific to their own society. It provides an opportunity for the reader to take a new look at the evolution of intergenerational solidarity in 22 countries, whose wealth, welfare systems, and demographic situations, as well as recent events (wars, migratory movements, …) offer specific challenges. It adopts the perspective of the insider to shed light not only on culture and values in each country, but also on conflicts between tradition and modernity, and between subcultures in the same society. The book thus allows better understanding of changes in intergenerational and gender relations, and the variety of solutions implemented or suggested to promote more satisfactory expressions of intergenerational solidarity for the next decade. Families and Family Values in Society and Culture provides an invaluable contribution for cross-cultural and social sciences researchers interested in understanding how different forms of solidarity arise from family and social dynamics."" — Anne Marie Fontaine, Professor of Psychology, University of Porto

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Book SynopsisThis book which has been created in the framework of the EU-funded COST Action INTERFASOL brings together researchers from 22 INTERFASOL countries, who frame intergenerational family solidarity in the specific historical, cultural, social and economic context of their own country. Integrating different perspectives from social and political sciences, economics, communication, health and psychology, the book offers country-specific knowledge and new insights into family relations, family values and family policies across Europe.Trade ReviewThis comprehensive study of families in Europe reveals the strength and variation in family solidarity and values. By drawing together detailed descriptions of continuity and change, Families and Family Values in Society and Culture provides a fascinating account of the social and cultural contexts that shape European family life. The case studies of families in different European countries compare demographic and welfare regimes to consider the challenges facing generations in Europe and responses to these. The book is an invaluable resource for researchers studying family life and inter-generational solidarity."" — Clare Holdsworth, Professor of Social Geography, Keele University""This book is based on the testimony of experts, each of them proposing analyses which are specific to their own society. It provides an opportunity for the reader to take a new look at the evolution of intergenerational solidarity in 22 countries, whose wealth, welfare systems, and demographic situations, as well as recent events (wars, migratory movements, …) offer specific challenges. It adopts the perspective of the insider to shed light not only on culture and values in each country, but also on conflicts between tradition and modernity, and between subcultures in the same society. The book thus allows better understanding of changes in intergenerational and gender relations, and the variety of solutions implemented or suggested to promote more satisfactory expressions of intergenerational solidarity for the next decade. Families and Family Values in Society and Culture provides an invaluable contribution for cross-cultural and social sciences researchers interested in understanding how different forms of solidarity arise from family and social dynamics."" — Anne Marie Fontaine, Professor of Psychology, University of Porto

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Book SynopsisThis book, which has been created in the framework of the EU-funded COST Action YOUNG-IN (CA17114), sheds a light on the structural disadvantages and opportunities in family formation among youth, offering an insight into the relevant contextual factors in eleven countries. Analyzing demographic trends and socioeconomic settings, including normative and institutional frameworks (that focus on family policies), the authors have identified and presented the peculiarities of the transition to parenthood, as well as common challenges that young people face in that process.Trade ReviewGathering rich and novel information from 11 European countries that have been so far neglected in family formation studies this volume is an enlightening reading for policy makers, social policy students and young people themselves."" — Anu Toots, Tallinn University, Estonia and COST Action YOUNG-IN""This book brings together scholars from all over Europe to provide an updated account of demographic change and family formation in Europe. The book is quite impressive both in its scope and depth, and should be an essential read for those interested in the demographic challenges that our countries are facing."" — Johannes Bergh, Institute for Social Research, Oslo, Norway

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Book SynopsisThis book, which has been created in the framework of the EU-funded COST Action YOUNG-IN (CA17114), sheds a light on the structural disadvantages and opportunities in family formation among youth, offering an insight into the relevant contextual factors in eleven countries. Analyzing demographic trends and socioeconomic settings, including normative and institutional frameworks (that focus on family policies), the authors have identified and presented the peculiarities of the transition to parenthood, as well as common challenges that young people face in that process.Trade ReviewGathering rich and novel information from 11 European countries that have been so far neglected in family formation studies this volume is an enlightening reading for policy makers, social policy students and young people themselves."" — Anu Toots, Tallinn University, Estonia and COST Action YOUNG-IN""This book brings together scholars from all over Europe to provide an updated account of demographic change and family formation in Europe. The book is quite impressive both in its scope and depth, and should be an essential read for those interested in the demographic challenges that our countries are facing."" — Johannes Bergh, Institute for Social Research, Oslo, Norway

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Book SynopsisThis volume is the firstborn of the Annals of Cultural Psychology - a yearly edited book series in the field of Cultural Psychology. It came into being as there is a need for reflection on “where and what” the discipline needs to further develop, in such a way, the current frontiers and to foster the elaboration of new fruitful ideas.The topic chosen for the first volume is perhaps the most fundamental of all- motherhood. We are all here because at some unspecifiable time in the past, different women labored hard to bring each of us into this World. These women were not thinking of culture, but were just giving birth. Yet by their reproductive success—and years of worry about our growing up—we are now, thankfully to them, in a position to discuss the general notion of motherhood from the angle of cultural psychology. Each person who is born needs a mother—first the real one, and then possibly a myriad of symbolic ones—from “my mother” to “mother superior” to “my motherland”. Thus, it is not by coincidence if the first volume of the series is about motherhood. We the editors feel it is the topic that links our existence with one of the universals of human survival as a species.In very general terms what this book aims to do is to question the ontology of Motherhood in favor of an ontogenetic approach to Life’s Course, where having a child represents a big transition in a woman’s trajectory and where becoming (or not becoming) mother is heuristically more interesting than being a mother. We here present a reticulated work that digs into a cultural phenomenon giving to the readers the clear idea of making motherhood (and not taking for granted motherhood). By looking at absences, shadows and ruptures rather than the normativeness of motherhood, cultural psychology can provide a theoretical model in explaining the cultural multifaceted nature of human activity.

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Book SynopsisThis volume is the firstborn of the Annals of Cultural Psychology - a yearly edited book series in the field of Cultural Psychology. It came into being as there is a need for reflection on “where and what” the discipline needs to further develop, in such a way, the current frontiers and to foster the elaboration of new fruitful ideas.The topic chosen for the first volume is perhaps the most fundamental of all- motherhood. We are all here because at some unspecifiable time in the past, different women labored hard to bring each of us into this World. These women were not thinking of culture, but were just giving birth. Yet by their reproductive success—and years of worry about our growing up—we are now, thankfully to them, in a position to discuss the general notion of motherhood from the angle of cultural psychology. Each person who is born needs a mother—first the real one, and then possibly a myriad of symbolic ones—from “my mother” to “mother superior” to “my motherland”. Thus, it is not by coincidence if the first volume of the series is about motherhood. We the editors feel it is the topic that links our existence with one of the universals of human survival as a species.In very general terms what this book aims to do is to question the ontology of Motherhood in favor of an ontogenetic approach to Life’s Course, where having a child represents a big transition in a woman’s trajectory and where becoming (or not becoming) mother is heuristically more interesting than being a mother. We here present a reticulated work that digs into a cultural phenomenon giving to the readers the clear idea of making motherhood (and not taking for granted motherhood). By looking at absences, shadows and ruptures rather than the normativeness of motherhood, cultural psychology can provide a theoretical model in explaining the cultural multifaceted nature of human activity.

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Book SynopsisWhile family businesses have existed for millennia all over the world, it is only in the past few decades that professional consultants have been utilized to help them function more effectively. This engaging, up to the minute volume explores the varied and complex world of family enterprises as they now exist in the third decade of the 21st century. Attention is given to the factors unique to family businesses in their attention to perpetuating family values, traditions, loyalties and their legacy to future generations. Consultants may be drawn from law, finance and accounting, organizational psychology, or family psychology (with its special emphasis on understanding the family relationship system). The book describes methods of assessment and how to effectively communicate the results as well as techniques of consulting and provides an invaluable description of what is necessary to be and become a family business consultant. Readers will benefit from explorations of A new model featuring 8 inter-related business domains Cybersecurity issues and how to handle them Working collaboratively with financial and legal professionals Comprehensive coverage of research based assessment instruments Given that over 85% of the businesses in the world, from small to multinational in size and scope are family businesses, the enormous amount of information conveyed in this volume can be extremely valuable to professional consultants and those in the C Suite (CEO’s, CFO’s, COO’s) in helping businesses operate at maximum efficiency, productivity, profitability and satisfaction to all involved."Throughout this well organized and well written book, the authors raise the pivotal questions that form the basis for becoming and being an exceptional family business consultant. Psychologists can learn to transform family business conundrums into healthy interactions between the family members of the enterprise before, during, and after transitions of the company. The various aspects of serving as a consultant are fleshed out in the carefully-researched chapters. Case studies show the patterns of behavior that can lead to continuing multigenerational successes or hard dissolutions. Their new model entitled “The Dynamic Interactive Multifactorial Family Enterprise Ecosystem Model” constitutes a major contribution to the field. The best part of the book remains its celebration of the importance and richness of family businesses across generations that will inspire any reader."G. Andrew H. Benjamin, JD, PhD, ABPPPast President, American Academy of Couple & Family PsychologyPast President, American Board (ABPP) of Couple & Family Psychology Clinical Professor of Psychology & Affiliate Professor of Law, University of WashingtonTable of Contents

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Book SynopsisWhile family businesses have existed for millennia all over the world, it is only in the past few decades that professional consultants have been utilized to help them function more effectively. This engaging, up to the minute volume explores the varied and complex world of family enterprises as they now exist in the third decade of the 21st century. Attention is given to the factors unique to family businesses in their attention to perpetuating family values, traditions, loyalties and their legacy to future generations. Consultants may be drawn from law, finance and accounting, organizational psychology, or family psychology (with its special emphasis on understanding the family relationship system). The book describes methods of assessment and how to effectively communicate the results as well as techniques of consulting and provides an invaluable description of what is necessary to be and become a family business consultant. Readers will benefit from explorations of A new model featuring 8 inter-related business domains Cybersecurity issues and how to handle them Working collaboratively with financial and legal professionals Comprehensive coverage of research based assessment instruments Given that over 85% of the businesses in the world, from small to multinational in size and scope are family businesses, the enormous amount of information conveyed in this volume can be extremely valuable to professional consultants and those in the C Suite (CEO’s, CFO’s, COO’s) in helping businesses operate at maximum efficiency, productivity, profitability and satisfaction to all involved."Throughout this well organized and well written book, the authors raise the pivotal questions that form the basis for becoming and being an exceptional family business consultant. Psychologists can learn to transform family business conundrums into healthy interactions between the family members of the enterprise before, during, and after transitions of the company. The various aspects of serving as a consultant are fleshed out in the carefully-researched chapters. Case studies show the patterns of behavior that can lead to continuing multigenerational successes or hard dissolutions. Their new model entitled “The Dynamic Interactive Multifactorial Family Enterprise Ecosystem Model” constitutes a major contribution to the field. The best part of the book remains its celebration of the importance and richness of family businesses across generations that will inspire any reader."G. Andrew H. Benjamin, JD, PhD, ABPPPast President, American Academy of Couple & Family PsychologyPast President, American Board (ABPP) of Couple & Family Psychology Clinical Professor of Psychology & Affiliate Professor of Law, University of WashingtonTable of Contents

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Book SynopsisThis book presents an integrative perspective on home or Heimat showing that it is much more than the place we were born or where we live. This book brings fresh theoretical and empirical perspectives on what home is and can be from different viewpoints.The chapters invite the reader to face challenging questions of what we learn about Heimat, when it is taken from us, threatened, left on purpose or when we set out on the journey to find one. The chapters are written by psychologists throughout, but are expanded in perspective by comments from the groups of people featured in the chapters, who are thus given their own voice. The book ends with a suggestion how all the different perspectives can be unified in the framework of general model of cultural psychology."All in all—the reader of this volume gains an access to the most intricate phenomenon of human ways of being—that of home. Impossible to define in terms of the scientific lore of psychology, intuitively understandable in everyday life, and basis for deep desires if the feeling of home is lost."This book will be rewarding reading for professionals and students from cultural psychology, cultural and psychological anthropology, sociology, and related disciplines, asking the question of what home is and how individuals can be supported in finding it.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents an integrative perspective on home or Heimat showing that it is much more than the place we were born or where we live. This book brings fresh theoretical and empirical perspectives on what home is and can be from different viewpoints.The chapters invite the reader to face challenging questions of what we learn about Heimat, when it is taken from us, threatened, left on purpose or when we set out on the journey to find one. The chapters are written by psychologists throughout, but are expanded in perspective by comments from the groups of people featured in the chapters, who are thus given their own voice. The book ends with a suggestion how all the different perspectives can be unified in the framework of general model of cultural psychology."All in all—the reader of this volume gains an access to the most intricate phenomenon of human ways of being—that of home. Impossible to define in terms of the scientific lore of psychology, intuitively understandable in everyday life, and basis for deep desires if the feeling of home is lost."This book will be rewarding reading for professionals and students from cultural psychology, cultural and psychological anthropology, sociology, and related disciplines, asking the question of what home is and how individuals can be supported in finding it.

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