{"product_id":"restoring-family-connections-helping-targeted-parents-and-adult-alienated-children-work-through-conflict-improve-communication-and-enhance-relationships-9781538137314","title":"Restoring Family Connections: Helping Targeted","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Broken relationships between adult children and their parents is a widespread phenomenon. While the parent-child attachment relationship is of critical importance for the child in the early years of life, the parent-child relationship continues to be a source of great importance over the course of the individual’s life span for both the child and the parent. For adults and adult children who are estranged\/alienated from each other, the pain and dissatisfaction never fully go away. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite the prevalence of the problem of ruptured relationships, there are few resources available for mental health professionals working with this population. This book provides a tool for clinicians to turn to when they are working with adult children and their parents seeking to resolve conflict, improve communication, and enhance their relationships. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn some families, the nightmare of parental alienation ends when the adult child and the rejected parent find each other and choose—tentatively—to become reacquainted. Although the bad dream is over, the child and parent may still be confused, perturbed, angry, and frightened. This book is a guide for therapists who aim to help their clients get through this critical period of time, which can be both terrifying and wonderful. -- William Bernet, M.D., professor emeritus, Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee\u003cbr\u003eRestoring Family Connections should be in the toolbox of every practicing mental health clinician. It lays the groundwork for understanding the parental alienation dynamic in depth and how to achieve reconciliation. Do you care about families affected by parental alienation? Do you have the desire to help them work through the multiple psychological issues and emotional strife that accompany it? This manual and how to guide is the only resource available today that will help you achieve your goal. -- Jill Egizii, president, Parental Alienation Awareness Organization USA\u003cbr\u003eMany therapists do untold damage to adult alienated children and their parents when they intervene without proper training or education. In this groundbreaking book Amy J.L. Baker, Paul R. Fine, and Alianna LaCheen-Baker provide detailed and informed advice for professionals working with this population. They provide the reader with a critical set of foundational beliefs, interventions, and activities that are essential for clinicians to understand and implement. Highly recommended. -- Joshua Coleman, Ph.D., author of When Parents Hurt: Compassionate Strategies When You and Your Grown Child Get Along\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWelcome \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 Program Logistics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2 Theoretical Principles \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3 Theoretical Principles \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4 Theoretical Principles \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5 Theoretical Principles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6 Thirteen Clinical Principles \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7 The Restoring Family Connections Preprogram Sessions \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8 In-Session Activities \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9 In-Session Activities \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10 In-Session Activities \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e11 In-Session Activities \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e12 Seven Out-of-Session Activities \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBibliography \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041163313495,"sku":"9781538137314","price":58.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781538137314.jpg?v=1750949190","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/restoring-family-connections-helping-targeted-parents-and-adult-alienated-children-work-through-conflict-improve-communication-and-enhance-relationships-9781538137314","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}