{"product_id":"working-with-families-guidelines-and-techniques-isbn-9780470890479","title":"Working With Families: Guidelines and Techniques","description":"\u003cb\u003eA complete guide for helping professionals, with tried-and-true techniques for practicing family counseling therapy\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eNow in its second edition, \u003ci\u003eWorking With Families: Guidelines and Techniques\u003c\/i\u003e is filled with up-to-date, systems-oriented techniques focused on field-tested results. Outlining the dos and don'ts of working with different types of families and the various complications, nuances, and complexities that can occur, this practical guide provides a broad and proven selection of interventions, processes, and guidelines for working interactively, systematically, and compassionately with families.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorking With Families\u003c\/i\u003e, Second Edition covers a range of topics including:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eFamily work in different settings\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eSession-by-session guidelines\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eTherapeutic themes by family type\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eManaging adolescents in family sessions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eDealing with fear of family work\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eFamily mapping\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrategic child assessment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eChemical dependence and its impact on families\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eInformed by the author's many years of experience in the field, both as a clinician and as a trainer, \u003ci\u003eWorking With Families\u003c\/i\u003e, Second Edition offers an invaluable systems-oriented, goal-directed, problem-solving approach to family counseling therapy for all mental health professionals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: Foundation Ideas 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: Concepts 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning Family Counseling 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Family Work? 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