1st Edition
Defiance in the Family Finding Hope in Therapy
236 Pages
by
Routledge
236 Pages
by
Routledge
236 Pages
by
Routledge
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Defiance in the Family follows the treatment of childhood and adolescent defiance through therapy, from intake to termination. The authors take a unique view of defiance as an expression of a child's worry for a family that is not working properly and as the child's means of protecting the inner self in the face of family turmoil.
Introduction; Chapter 1 Defiance in Families; Chapter 2 Parenting; Chapter 3 The Dilemma of Childhood; Chapter 4 Therapists and the Therapeutic Process; Chapter 5 Beginning the Therapeutic Project; Chapter 6 Therapeutic Jambalaya; Chapter 7 The Heart of Therapy; Chapter 8 Three-Generation Family Consultation; Chapter 9 Termination;
Biography
David V. Keith, Gary M. Connell, Linda C. Connell
"The authors provide a refreshing perspective . . . This book can serve not only as a manual for this type of therapy, but, because it is easily readable, it can also be recommended to families undergoing this treatment." -- Psychiatry
"Cutting edge, thought-provoking, yet highly practical...this volume is a must-read for clinicians working with families and adolescents snared in a web of alienation, anger and defiance." -- William Bumberry, MD