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1 online resource (197 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; EDITORIAL NOTE; INTRODUCING THIS VOLUME AND DIVORCE STAGES AS A FRAMEWORK FOR THERAPY; Introduction: Divorce Therapy; Divorce Stage Theory and Therapy: Therapeutic Implications Throughout the Divorcing Process; Emotional Process of Divorce; Therapy and the Divorce Stages; Summary; FOCUS ONE: DIVORCE DECISION-MAKING AND CRITERIA FOR A CONSTRUCTIVE DIVORCE; Divorce: Dynamics of Decision Therapy; Context; Decision Therapy; Five Major Stages; Decisional Conflict and Coping Patterns; Common Problems; Interventions; Conclusion |
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Criteria for a Constructive Divorce: Theory and Research to Guide the PractitionerCriteria for Constructive, Long-Term Adjustment to Divorce; Empirical Verification; Concluding Remarks; FOCUS TWO: RESTRUCTURING-THERAPY FOR CHILDREN, MEDIATION, AND CUSTODY; Family Therapy with Children of Divorce; Therapeutic Intervention: Symptoms and Systems; Divorce Stages and Stress Points; Conclusion; Divorce Mediation: An Introduction; Introduction; Divorce Mediation: A Brief History; Contrasting Mediation with Marriage and Family Psychotherapy |
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Mediation as It Is Practiced in Court Related and Non-Court Related SettingsEvaluation of Divorce Mediation Programs; Effectiveness of Mediation; Client, Dispute, and Mediator Factors Related to Mediation Success; Types of Mediated and Adjudicated Agreements; The Promise, Limitations, and Future Directions; Systemic Assessment Criteria for Joint Custody; Systemic Issues in Family Dissolution and Custody Patterns; Assessment Criteria; Conclusions; FOCUS THREE: POST-DIVORCE RECOVERY AND REMARRIAGE |
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Creating New Realities for the Newly Divorced: A Structural-Strategic Approach for Divorce Therapy with an IndividualEarly Therapy; Mid-Therapy; Late Therapy; A Case Study; Conclusion; From Divorce to Remarriage: Implications for Therapy with Families in Transition; Courtship Period and Exploration of Expectations; Boundaries Within the Binuclear Family; Boundaries and Relationships Within the Stepfamily; Conclusions; Sibling Relationships in Families of Divorce; Introduction; The Primacy of the Sibling Relationship in Postseparation Families; Sibling Solidarity: Intragenerational Dialogue |
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Parent-Child Coalitions Following Marital SeparationClinical Implications; Conclusion; COMPREHENSIVE VIEWS OF THE FIELD; The Comprehensive Divorce Treatment Center: The Divorce and Marital Stress Clinic Model; Goals and Philosophy; Clientele and Presenting Problems; Services; Staffing; Funding; Relationship with the Community; Issues and Problems; Summary; Divorce and Divorce Therapy: An Annotated Bibliography; Adjustment for the Divorcee; Children's Books; Custody; Extended Family; Mediation; Parenting and Children; Postdivorce Families; Schools; Theory, Therapy, and Research; Women's Issues |
| Summary |
Examine a wide variety of divorce therapy approaches with this seminal book. Divorce Therapy is one of the first books to present a comprehensive approach to divorce therapy. Based on a foundation of theory and research about divorce, this landmark volume focuses on the help that psychotherapists can provide during the three stages of divorce--pre-divorce decision making, divorce restructuring, and post-divorce recovery. A distinguished array of researchers and clinicians address discuss mediation, criteria for a constructive divorce, remarriage, custody issues, and much more |
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Workshops |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317735564 |
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1317735560 |
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