| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 240 pages) |
| Contents |
Basic concepts of brief strategic family therapy -- Joining: Preparing the terrain -- Diagnosing family systems patterns of interactions -- Applied issues in diagnosis -- Orchestrating change: Restructuring -- Pitfalls to avoid -- Engaging families into brief strategic family therapy -- Applying brief strategic family therapy to different circumstances -- Bringing it all together: The case of JJ -- Concluding thoughts -- References -- Index -- About the author |
| Summary |
"Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT) is a strengths based model for diagnosing and changing repetitive patterns of behavior that cause friction in families. This clinical guide to BSFT shows how practitioners can transform family interactions from conflictive to collaborative, from habitual to proactive, so the love trapped behind anger can flourish. When, for example, a teen is acting out, using drugs, or not attending school, the adults in the family need to assume leadership, and all members of the family must adapt their patterns of talking and behaving with one another for positive changes to take place. BSFT therapists aid in this process by analyzing how the family operates as a whole and the role that each member plays in the family organism. Readers of this book will learn how to engage reluctant families or family members, and structure 12 to 16 week cognitive and affective interventions that will effect powerful behavior change. Detailed clinical examples show practitioners how to navigate family complexities, and work through the challenging decision points they present"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ProQuest Ebook Central, viewed March 9, 2021) |
| Subject |
Family psychotherapy.
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Family Therapy
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Family Relations -- psychology
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PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Couples & Family
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Family psychotherapy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hervis, Olga, author.
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| LC no. |
2019033778 |
| ISBN |
9781433831713 |
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1433831716 |
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