内容简介
Acompleteguideforhelpingprofessionals,withtried-and-truetechniquesforpracticingfamilycounselingtherapyNowinitssecondedition,WorkingWithFamilies:GuidelinesandTechniquesisfilledwithup-to-date,systems-orientedtechniquesfocusedonfield-testedresults.Outliningthedosanddon'tsofworkingwithdifferenttypesoffamiliesandthevariouscomplications,nuances,andcomplexitiesthatcanoccur,thispracticalguideprovidesabroadandprovenselectionofinterventions,processes,andguidelinesforworkinginteractively,systematically,andcompassionatelywithfamilies.WorkingWithFamilies,SecondEditioncoversarangeoftopicsincluding:FamilyworkindifferentsettingsSession-by-sessionguidelinesTherapeuticthemesbyfamilytypeManagingadolescentsinfamilysessionsDealingwithfearoffamilyworkFamilymappingStrategicchildassessmentChemicaldependenceanditsimpactonfamiliesInformedbytheauthor'smanyyearsofexperienceinthefield,bothasaclinicianandasatrainer,WorkingWithFamilies,SecondEditionoffersaninvaluablesystems-oriented,goal-directed,problem-solvingapproachtofamilycounselingtherapyforallmentalhealthprofessionals.
作者简介
JohnT.Edwards,PhD,isanApprovedSupervisorintheAmericanAssociationforMarriageandFamilyTherapy(AAMFT),anadjunctfacultymemberatDukeUniversityMedicalCenterinDurham,NorthCarolina,aprivatetrainer,andaconsultant.Hehasconductedandsupervisedfamilytherapyformorethantwenty-fiveyearsandhasservedasdirectorofcounselinginafamilyhealthcenterandclinicaldirectorofaninpatientfamilycareprogram.HehaswrittentwobooksonworkingwithfamiliesandconductedhundredsoftrainingeventsintheUnitedStatesandCanada.