| Description |
1 online resource (346 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; About the Editors; Contributors; Foreword; Preface: Tribute to William C. Nichols Jr., EdD; PART I: AN OVERVIEW; Chapter 1. Treating Divorcing Families in Family Therapy: A Literature Review; Early Literature on the Stages of Divorce; The Introduction of Divorce Therapy and Systemic Treatment Models; Recognizing Children's Experiences in Divorce; Literature on the Legal and Technical Aspects of Divorce; Literature on Remarriage and Blended Families |
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Chapter 2. Staying Together or Separating and Divorcing: Helping Couples Process Their ChoicesAn Existential-Dialectical View of "Success" and "Failure" in Marriage and Marital Therapy; An Existential-Dialectical View of the Decision to Divorce; The Stages of Divorce; Encouraging Desirable Pain in the Treatment of Divorcing Couples; Author's Reflections; Chapter 3. An Ecosystemic Look at the Rights of Children in Divorce; The Ecosystemic Orientation; Rights of Children in Divorce; Complicating Factors Considered by Ecosystemic Level |
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Author's Reflections: What Does This Model Highlight for Us?PART II: MODELS AND ISSUES; Chapter 4. Systemic Dynamics and Interventions for Selected Marital Conflicts; Understanding Marital Conflicts from a Family Systems Perspective; Situations That Underlie Marital Conflicts; Three Clinical Stages of Marital Conflict; Reaching Therapeutic Solutions; Author's Reflections; Chapter 5. Four Predivorce Marital Typologies That Aid Clinical Assessment; The Critical Issue; The Divorce Process; Four Typologies; Authors' Reflections |
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Chapter 6. Disclosing Gay or Lesbian Orientation Within Marriage: A Systems PerspectiveThe Gordian Knot of Sexual Orientation Disclosure in Marriage; The Disclosing Spouse; The Spouse to Whom Disclosure is Made; Children of Disclosing Individuals; Family System Reactions; Recovery; Therapeutic Implications; Author's Reflections; Chapter 7. Issues of Separation and Divorce in Families Affected by Domestic Violence; The Appropriateness of Systems Approaches in Domestic Violence Cases; Working with the Abuse Survivor in Therapy; Author's Reflections on the Posture of the Therapist |
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Chapter 8. Children's Voices in the Midst of Parental Breakup: A Qualitative Study of Trauma in "Ordinary" FamiliesThe Clinical Setting; Family Dynamics During Separation and Divorce: A Child's Feelings of Helplessness; The Application of Trauma Theory to Children's Experiences of Their Parents' Divorce; Findings of the Study: The Children's Voices; Author's Reflections on Helping Children Express Their Feelings in the Therapy Setting; Chapter 9. The Influence of Divorce on Children: A Special Focus on Iceland; Divorce Statistics in Iceland; Influence of Divorce on Children and Youths |
| Summary |
Leading experts reveal systemic and integrative approaches to family therapyWhen Marriages Fail: Systemic Family Therapy Interventions and Issues presents several leading experts in the field discussing the full spectrum of clinical interventions and family therapy for troubled and divorcing families. This comprehensive resource presents a broad overview of the literature that provides a foundation for the entire field, then narrows its focus to clearly review clinical assessment models and the special issues that may be factors in conflicted families. Therapists, psychologists, co |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Family psychotherapy.
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Marital psychotherapy.
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Divorce therapy.
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Family Therapy
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Marital Therapy
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
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Divorce therapy
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Family psychotherapy
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Marital psychotherapy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Everett, Craig A., editor.
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Lee, Robert E. (Robert Ernest), 1943-
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Mack, Kerry
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| ISBN |
9781317786672 |
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131778667X |
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9781315808482 |
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131580848X |
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9781317786689 |
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1317786688 |
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9781317786665 |
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1317786661 |
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078902862X |
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9780789028624 |
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9780789028631 |
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0789028638 |
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