Lebow Handbook of Clinical Family Therapy

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-118-42886-3
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 656 Seiten, E-Book

The latest theory, research, and practice information for familytherapy
The last twenty years have seen an explosion of new, innovative,and empirically supported therapeutic approaches for treatingfamilies. Mental health professionals working with families todayapply a wide range of approaches to a variety of situations andclients using techniques based on their clinically and empiricallyproven effectiveness, their focus on specific individual andrelational disorders, their applicability in various contexts, andtheir prominence in the field.
In this accessible and comprehensive text, each chapter coversspecific problems, the theoretical and practical elements of thetreatment approach, recommended intervention strategies, specialconsiderations, supporting research, and clinical examples. Thecontributors provide step-by-step guidelines for implementing theapproaches described and discuss particular issues that arise indifferent couple, family, and cultural contexts.
Handbook of Clinical Family Therapy covers treatment strategiesfor the most common problems encountered in family therapy,including:
* Domestic violence
* Adolescent defiance, anxiety, and depression
* Trauma-induced problems
* Stepfamily conflicts
* ADHD disruption
* Substance abuse in adults and adolescents
* Couple conflict and divorce
* Chronic illness
A detailed reference for today's best treatment strategies, theHandbook of Clinical Family Therapy brings together the toppractitioners and scholars to produce an innovative anduser-friendly guide for clinicians and students alike.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lebow, Jay L.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contributors.
Preface.
1. Family Therapy at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century(Jay L. Lebow).
PART I: PROBLEMS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS.
2. Attachment-Based Family Therapy for Depressed and AnxiousAdolescents (Guy S. Diamond).
3. Family Therapy for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder(ADHD) (Karen C. Wells).
4. Brief Strategic Family Therapy for Adolescents with BehaviorProblems (Viviana E. Horigian, Lourdes Suarez-Morales, Michael S.Robbins, Mónica Zarate, Carla C. Mayorga, Victoria B. Mitrani,and José Szapocznik).
5. Multisystemic Therapy for Adolescents with SeriousExternalizing Problems (Sonja K. Schoenwald and Scott W.Henggeler).
6. Multidimensional Family Therapy: A Science-Based Treatmentfor Adolescent Drug Abuse (Howard A. Liddle, Rosemarie A.Rodriguez, Gayle A. Dakof, Elda Kanzki, and Francoise A.Marvel).
7. Functional Family Therapy for Externalizing Disorders inAdolescents (Thomas L. Sexton and James F. Alexander).
PART II: PROBLEMS IN ADULTS.
8. Psychoeducational Multifamily Groups for Families withPersons with Severe Mental Illness (William R. McFarlane).
9. Optimizing Couple and Parenting Interventions to AddressAdult Depression (Maya Gupta, Steven R. H. Beach, and James C.Coyne).
10. Couples Therapy for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (Gary R.Birchler, William Fals-Stewart, and Timothy J.O'Farrell).
11. Making Treatment Count: Client-Directed, Outcome-InformedClinical Work with Problem Drinkers (Scott D. Miller, DavidMee-Lee, William Plum, and Mark A. Hubble).
12. Family Therapy: Working with Traumatized Families (MichaelBarnes and Charles R. Figley).
PART III: COUPLE RELATIONSHIP DIFFICULTIES.
13. Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy (Brian Baucom, AndrewChristensen, and Jean C. Yi).
14. Brief Integrative Marital Therapy: AnInterpersonal-Intrapsychic Approach (Alan S. Gurman).
15. Creating Secure Connections: Emotionally Focused CouplesTherapy (Scott R. Woolley and Susan M. Johnson).
16. Domestic Violence-Focused Couples Treatment (Sandra M.Stith, Eric E. McCollum, Karen H. Rosen, Lisa D. Locke, and PeterD. Goldberg).
17. Treating Affair Couples: An Integrative Approach (Donald H.Baucom, Kristina C. Gordon, and Douglas K. Snyder)
18. Couple Sex Therapy: Assessment, Treatment, and RelapsePrevention (Barry W. McCarthy and L. Elizabeth Bodnar).
PART IV: RELATIONSHIP DIFFICULTIES IN FAMILIES.
19. Family Therapy with Stepfamilies (James H. Bray).
20. Integrative Family Therapy for Families ExperiencingHigh-Conflict Divorce (Jay L. Lebow).
21. Differentiation and Dialogue in IntergenerationalRelationships (Mona DeKoven Fishbane).
22. An Integrative Approach to Health and Illness in FamilyTherapy (Anthony R. Pisani and Susan H. McDaniel).
23. Families in Later Life: Issues, Challenges, and TherapeuticResponses (Dorothy S. Becvar).
Author Index.
Subject Index.

Über Autor(innen)

JAY L. LEBOW is Senior Faculty Member at the Family Institute at Northwestern University and Adjunct Associate Professor at Northwestern University. He is past president of the APA's Division 43 (Family Psychology), an approved supervisor of AAMFT, and a former board member of the American Family Therapy Academy and American Board of Family Psychology.