William C. Madsen

Collaborative Therapy with Multi-Stressed Families (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This text and professional resource offers an alternative approach to thinking about and working with difficult families. From a nonpathologizing stance, William C. Madsen demonstrates creative ways to help family members shift their relationship to longstanding problems; envision desired lives; and develop more proactive coping strategies. Anyone working with families in crisis, especially in settings where time and resources are scarce, will gain valuable insights and tools from this book.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Dover Publications
• Seitenzahl: 388
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. April 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781462512379
• Artikelnr.: 47978458

Autorenporträt

William C. Madsen, PhD, Family Institute of Cambridge, Watertown, MA

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Reflective Practice in Frenzied Times
1. Working with Multi-Stressed Families: Recognizing the Importance of
Relational Stance
2. What We See Is What We Get: Reexamining Our Assessment Process
3. Collaboration Is a Two-Way Street: Engaging Reluctant Families
4. Developing a Proactive Vision to Guide Clinical Work: Collaborative
Therapy Contracts
5. Collaborative Inquiry: An Anthropological Approach to Intervening with
Families
6. Examining the Relationship between Clients and the Problems in Their
Lives
7. Helping Clients Shift Their Relationship to Problems and Develop
Preferred Lives
8. Developing Communities to Support New Lives
9. Solidifying New Lives through Therapeutic Documents
10. Sustaining a Collaborative Practice in the Real World
Appendices: A. One Example of a Strength-Based Assessment Outline. B.
Questions to Assess Externalized Problems Rather Than Families. C.
Considerations in Collaborative Therapy Contracts. D. An Interview Outline
to Consolidate Alternative Stories. E. Coauthoring
Termination/Consolidation Summaries with Clients.