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The Adolescent in Family Therapy: Breaking the Cycle of Conflict and Control
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Much of the writing on therapy with adolescents suggests contradictory approaches. On the one hand, therapists are advised to encourage the teenager's individuality and separation; on the other, they are urged to help parents "pull in the reins" and reestablish a strong sense of authority. This book proposes that what is missing from both of these formulations is a focus on strengthening the quality of family relationships and ensuring that adolescents receive the ongoing parental nurturance they need. Presenting a developmentally grounded approach to treating a wide range of adolescent problems, Joseph Micucci shows how troubled teenagers and their parents can be helped to use family relationships as catalysts for growth and change. Filled with realistic case examples and straightforward clinical advice, the book describes specific family intervention strategies for eating disorders, depression, defiant behavior, underachievement, stress caused by psychotic symptoms, and other frequently encountered conditions. Attention is also given to working with schools and the special challenges of treating multiproblem families.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #746354 in Books
- Published on: 2000-03-10
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 336 pages
Editorial Reviews
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"...presents a balanced treatment of the issues involved in the psychotherapy of disturbed adolescents in the context of their families....This excellent guide to the difficult, and sometimes perilous, terrain of psychological work with adolescents and their families should be required reading for all first-year graduate students in child and family clinical psychology and social work and for all beginning practitioners." --Choice
"Micucci joins the ranks of authors who clearly and carefully integrate both strategy and tactics in proposing guidelines for conducting therapy....Micucci makes excellent use of case material to communicate not only what should be done and why, but also how specifically to do it. The case descriptions in each problem-related chapter are well chosen to reflect actual clinical practice and a broad range of adjustment difficulties, adolescent and parent issues, and treatment challenges....For practitioners practicing family therapy, the specific procedures he describes and illustrates for addressing some very difficult clinical problems are likely to help them sharpen their skills and broaden their repertoire." --Contemporary Psychology
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...presents a balanced treatment of the issues involved in the psychotherapy of disturbed adolescents in the context of their families... -- Choice , Volume 36, Number 8, April 1999
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"This book is particularly strong on issues of adolescent sexuality--both male and female, heterosexual and homosexual. Its subject and sophistication make it unique in the annals of structural family therapy." --Deborah Luepnitz, PhD, Author, The Family Interpreted: Psychoanalysis, Feminism, and Family Therapy
"...presents a balanced treatment of the issues involved in the psychotherapy of disturbed adolescents in the context of their families....This excellent guide to the difficult, and sometimes perilous, terrain of psychological work with adolescents and their families should be required reading for all first-year graduate students in child and family clinical psychology and social work and for all beginning practitioners."--Choice
"Micucci joins the ranks of authors who clearly and carefully integrate both strategy and tactics in proposing guidelines for conducting therapy....Micucci makes excellent use of case material to communicate not only what should be done and why, but also how specifically to do it. The case descriptions in each problem-related chapter are well chosen to reflect actual clinical practice and a broad range of adjustment difficulties, adolescent and parent issues, and treatment challenges....For practitioners practicing family therapy, the specific procedures he describes and illustrates for addressing some very difficult clinical problems are likely to help them sharpen their skills and broaden their repertoire." --Contemporary Psychology
From the Back Cover
This thoughtful, caring, and practical book demonstrates the maturation of family therapy. Integrative in the truest sense, the book brings together theories and approaches best suited to specific troubled families and teenagers. The author knows and understands his clients, and his case discussions are compelling and wonderfully written. Readers will be rewarded by the book's clarity and focus and will be challenged to emulate Micucci's compassion, persistence, and creativity (John Sargent, MD, The Menninger Clinic).
Customer Reviews
practical, well written, useful
a practical and useful book for the clinician working with adolescents in family therapy. Clear and readable. Theoretically sound.
Parents of adolescents need this book!
This is a great resource for any parent who is living with (or trying to) a teenager. I'm using it as a required text for a course but it is very applicable as a parent resource as well.
