<p>All too often the experience of users of family therapy is neglected in the theory and practice of family therapy as well as in the literature itself. In Introducing User-Friendly Family Therapy the authors describe in detail how the results of an action research project helped the professionals involved to modify their practice. They draw out the implications of the research for providing a genuinely user-friendly service and set the arguments for a more humanistic approach in the wider context of contemporary social policy.<br>Thought-provoking and practical in emphasis, this book places the user at the centre of the stage and insists that family therapy can only flourish if it becomes genuinely empowering and user-friendly.</p>

Introducing User-Friendly Family Therapy

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Treacher, Andy

Reimers, Sigurd

Mental Health

Routledge

Problems and Solutions in Marital and Family Therapy

This practical handbook identifies the major problems which confront therapists working with couples and families and suggests solutions to the difficulties which thwart them in providing effective help. Such problems include difficulties in engaging clients and in maintaining the therapeutic alliance; the questioning of the therapists's competence; the failure to complete an agreed task; dealing with secrets and violence; and deciding when and how young children should be involved. Throughout, the authors warn against the dangers of perceiving clients as "resistant" or "unmotivated". The therapist's task is rather to identify and analyze difficulties and to cooperate with the clients in developing solutions to the problems posed. The book brings together theory, research and practice. The authors draw on their own experience of marital and family therapy and consultation in different settings, and the text contains case examples. There is a bibliography and each chapter is followed by suggestions for further reading. The text is aimed at therapists (psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, social workers) who use the techniques of family therapy, students of family therapy, marriage guidance counsellors and is not confined to practice in the UK.

Carpenter, John

Psychology & Counseling

Blackwell Pub.

On the major problems (and their solutions) confronting therapists. Based on long practice; has case studies. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Medical Books

Medicine

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