Stepfamily Therapy - Scott W. Browning, Elise Artelt

Stepfamily Therapy

A 10-Step Clinical Approach
Buch | Hardcover
291 Seiten
2011
American Psychological Association (Verlag)
978-1-4338-1009-1 (ISBN)
68,55 inkl. MwSt
The authors combine successful interventions within an original theoretical framework for stepfamily therapy.
In this book, Scott Browning and Elise Artelt integrate clinically validated interventions within an original theoretical framework for stepfamily therapy. They envision the stepfamily as comprising subsystems, a series of overlapping relationships between individuals. This key insight enables clinicians to divide the stepfamily into more manageable units and plan treatment accordingly.

The authors guide readers through their 10-step model, emphasizing techniques that range from the conceptual—determining the unique structure of the stepfamily to help guide treatment—to more concrete interventions, from identifying and encouraging empathy, to identifying and challenging unhelpful beliefs, and assisting in work with co-parents. The importance of extended family members is stressed, as is the necessity of understanding and valuing racial, ethnic, and sexual diversity within stepfamilies. The ultimate goal is positive communication among family members, with subsystems that are fully integrated into a functioning and happy stepfamily.

As the first full, length investigation of clinical treatment with this important but underserved population, Stepfamily Therapy is a landmark publication in the field.

Scott W. Browning, PhD, is a professor in the department of professional psychology at Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia. He received his master's degree from Boston University, and his doctorate from the California School of Professional Psychology, Berkeley. Dr. Browning completed his postdoctoral internship at Philadelphia child Guidance Clinic. He is a noted authority on psychological treatment with stepfamilies. As a scholar, teacher, and clinician, Dr. Browning has explored the intricacies of treating stepfamilies and has provided advanced training in the treatment of stepfamilies to clinicians and graduate students both nationally and abroad. He is the author of numerous chapters and articles on the topics of stepfamilies, empathy, codependency and family therapy training practices.   Elise Artelt is a licensed marriage and family therapist and works for Carson Valley Children's Aid, a school and community mental health agency with offices in Philadelphia and Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. She is currently assigned to work in schools as a student assistance program counselor doing group and individual counseling. She received her MEd from Penn State University in secondary school guidance and her MS in counseling psychology from Chestnut Hill College. Her interest in stepfamily work began with her experience as a stepgrandchild and as a stepmother with three stepchildren and four stepgrandchildren. She also has a daughter, Maya. Ms. Artelt has a private practice in Wayne, Pennsylvania, specializing in stepfamily therapy.  

Acknowledgments

Introduction



The Evolution of the Stepfamily Field
Why Are Some Stepfamilies Vulnerable?
Stepfamily Therapy: The 10 Steps
The Simple Stepfather Family
The Simple Stepmother Family
The Complex Stepfamily
The Extended Family in a Stepfamily
Stepfamily Diversity

References

Index

About the Authors

Verlagsort Washington DC
Sprache englisch
Maße 178 x 254 mm
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie Familien- / Systemische Therapie
Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
ISBN-10 1-4338-1009-3 / 1433810093
ISBN-13 978-1-4338-1009-1 / 9781433810091
Zustand Neuware
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