1st Edition
Developmental-Systemic Family Therapy with Adolescents
256 Pages
by
Routledge
254 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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Learn to choose interventions based on the client's developmental stage! Teenagers are often a strain on families, and they can pose difficulties even in a family therapy setting. Developmental-Systemic Family Therapy with Adolescents integrates research and theory about adolescent development with different approaches to family therapy. By matching the adolescent client's developmental stage and... Read more
Contents
- About the Author
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Organization of the Material
- Conceptual Approach
- Assessment
- SECTION I: ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT
- Chapter 1. Cognitive Development
- Influence of Cognitive Development on Therapy Process
- Principles of Cognitive Development
- Adolescent Egocentrism
- Summary
- Chapter 2. Emotional Development
- Three Aspects of Emotion
- Developmental Issues
- Emotion in Families
- Emotion in Family Therapy
- Summary
- Chapter 3. Identity Development
- What Is Identity?
- Identity Crises
- Identity Status
- Developmental Aspects of Identity
- Summary
- Chapter 4. Self-Esteem
- What Is Self-Esteem?
- Primary Aspects of Self-Esteem
- Developmental Aspects of Self-Esteem
- Domains of Self-Esteem
- Factors Associated with Self-Esteem
- Presenting Problems Associated with Self-Esteem
- Assessment of Self-Esteem
- Locus of Control
- Summary
- SECTION II: INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
- Chapter 5. Attachment
- What Is Attachment?
- Types of Attachment
- Attachment in Adolescence
- Attachment in Families
- Family Therapy Implications
- Assessment of Attachment in Family Therapy
- Summary
- Chapter 6. Parent-Adolescent Relationship
- Connectedness for Adolescents
- Functions of Families
- Parental Influence
- Parenting Strategies
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Summary
- Chapter 7. Peer Relationships
- Peer Influence
- Friends
- Peer Rejection
- Assessment of Peer Rejection
- Clinical Intervention for Peer Rejection
- Summary
- SECTION III: ADOLESCENT RISK TAKING
- Chapter 8. Sexuality
- Media Influences
- Influence of Individual Psychosocial Factors
- Influence of Dating Dynamics
- Influence of Family Relationships
- Parental Involvement in Sexuality Education
- Summary
- Chapter 9. Alcohol and Substance Abuse
- Trends
- Treatment of Alcohol and Substance Abuse: Conceptual Issues
- Treatment of Alcohol and Substance Abuse: Structural Family Therapy
- Summary
- Chapter 10. Suicide
- Research on Suicide and Adolescence
- Risk Factors
- Conceptualization of Suicide in Family Therapy
- Therapeutic Process
- Summary
- SECTION IV: TREATMENT ISSUES
- Chapter 11. Use of Self
- The Natural Self
- The Fight for Control
- The Differentiated Therapist
- The Use of Self and Stages of Therapy
- Summary
- Chapter 12. Some Considerations on Inviting the Participation of Adolescents in Psychotherapy
- From the Outside Looking In
- Research in Support of Increased Adolescent Involvement in the Family Process
- Accountability
- Evaluating Our Preferred Models of Psychotherapy for Personal Agency and Cognitive Development
- Summary
- Conclusion
- Concluding Example
- Summary
- Notes
- References
- Index
- Reference Notes Included
Biography
Terry S Trepper, Ronald Jay Werner-Wilson
