Adolescent in Family Therapy, Second Edition (eBook)

Harnessing the Power of Relationships

Joseph A. Micucci (Autor)

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2009 | 2., Second Edition
368 Seiten
Guilford Publications (Verlag)
978-1-60623-355-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Rich with clinical wisdom, this successful text and practitioner guide offers a comprehensive framework for treating adolescent problems in the family context. Even as teenagers become increasingly independent, Joseph Micucci shows, they still need parental guidance and nurturance. By strengthening family relationships, clinicians can alleviate symptoms and promote behavioral change. Vivid examples and session transcripts illustrate specific strategies for treating eating disorders, depression, anxiety, defiance, underachievement, and other frequently encountered challenges. Weaving together family therapy techniques with ideas from psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral approaches, the book has a pragmatic focus on effective interventions for getting adolescent development back on track.New to This Edition*Thoroughly updated to reflect current research and reader feedback.*Chapter on adolescent anxiety disorders.*Expanded coverage of attachment issues; lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth; and racial and ethnic identity.*New case material, one of the book's most popular features.

Autor

Joseph A. Micucci, PhD, ABPP, is Professor of Psychology at Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he has taught courses in psychological assessment, adolescent development, and family therapy. He has been on the staff of North Memorial Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the Robert Wood Johnson, Jr., LIFEstyle Institute in Edison, New Jersey. He also served as Director of the Adolescent Unit and as Chief Psychologist at the Philadelphia Child Guidance Center. An Approved Supervisor for the American Association for Marital and Family Therapy, Dr. Micucci has a private practice in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

Inhalt

1. Introduction2. Adolescent Development3. Basic Concepts4. How to Assess and Treat Problems5. Eating Disorders6. Depression and Suicide7. Anxiety8. Defiant and Disruptive Behavior9. Psychosis10. Underachievement and Other School-Related Problems11. Leaving Home12. Families with Multiple ProblemsEpilogue: The ARCH

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.7.2009
• Reihe/Serie: The Guilford Family Therapy Series
• Reihe/Serie: The Guilford Family Therapy Series
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Entwicklungspsychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Familien- / Systemische Therapie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
• Schlagworte: adolescence • adolescents • Anxiety • behavioral • children • Conduct • Conflicts • defiance • Depression • Development • disorders • Eating Disorders • Family • Family Therapy • guilford • Interventions • Parents • Problems • Psychosis • psychotherapy • relationships • series • "substance abuse, behavior change, psychotherapy, interventions, addictions, ambivalence, resistance, therapy, counseling field, counseling students, interviewing skills, meth addiction, life coaching, helping professionals, therapeutic relationship, helping professions, professional counselor, core concepts, social workers, transpersonal, rationales, person-centered, exam, cognitive-behavioral, court-ordered, modality, clinicians, evidence-based, revisions, trainers, therapists, counselors, seminar, exerci • Systemic • Teenagers • the • therapy • Treatments • Underachievement
• ISBN-10: 1-60623-355-6 / 1606233556
• ISBN-13: 978-1-60623-355-9 / 9781606233559