Developmental-Systemic Family Therapy with Adolescents

Learn to choose interventions based on the client's developmental stage!Teenagers are often a strain on families, and they can pose difficulties even in a family therapy setting. Developmental-Systemic Family Therapy with Adolescents integrates research and theory about adolescent development with different approaches to family therapy. By matching the adolescent client's developmental stage and particular issues with the most effective therapeutic approach, this book enables family therapists to tailor their treatment plan to meet each family's unique needs. Developmental-Systemic Family Therapy with Adolescents contains special chapters on such serious teen problems as suicide and alcohol/substance abuse, as well as thoughtful consideration of such normal issues of development as cognitive stages, identity development, and self-esteem. Interpersonal relationships are also considered, including parenting, peers, and attachment issues. This essential resource offers family therapists suggestions on how to make sessions more relevant to clients who engage in risky sexual behavior, abuse alcohol and drugs, or run away from home.Each chapter includes detailed, down-to-earth discussions of:case examples common presenting problems assessment and treatment issues therapy process dynamics suggestions for developmentally appropriate interventions Developmental-Systemic Family Therapy with Adolescents examines emotional and cognitive development in adolescents to help therapists improve communication and devise effective methods of treatment. Its well-balanced, pragmatic approach to therapy will help you properly assess your clients and offer them the services they need in a form they can accept.

Terry S Trepper, Ronald Jay Werner-Wilson

Contents About the Author Contributors Acknowledgments Introduction Organization of the Material Conceptual Approach Assessment SECTION I: ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT Chapter 1. Cognitive Development Influence of Cognitive Development on Therapy Process Principles of Cognitive Development Adolescent Egocentrism Summary Chapter 2. Emotional Development Three Aspects of Emotion Developmental Issues Emotion in Families Emotion in Family Therapy Summary Chapter 3. Identity Development What Is Identity? Identity Crises Identity Status Developmental Aspects of Identity Summary Chapter 4. Self-Esteem What Is Self-Esteem? Primary Aspects of Self-Esteem Developmental Aspects of Self-Esteem Domains of Self-Esteem Factors Associated with Self-Esteem Presenting Problems Associated with Self-Esteem Assessment of Self-Esteem Locus of Control Summary SECTION II: INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS Chapter 5. Attachment What Is Attachment? Types of Attachment Attachment in Adolescence Attachment in Families Family Therapy Implications Assessment of Attachment in Family Therapy Summary Chapter 6. Parent-Adolescent Relationship Connectedness for Adolescents Functions of Families Parental Influence Parenting Strategies Solution-Focused Therapy Summary Chapter 7. Peer Relationships Peer Influence Friends Peer Rejection Assessment of Peer Rejection Clinical Intervention for Peer Rejection Summary SECTION III: ADOLESCENT RISK TAKING Chapter 8. Sexuality Media Influences Influence of Individual Psychosocial Factors Influence of Dating Dynamics Influence of Family Relationships Parental Involvement in Sexuality Education Summary Chapter 9. Alcohol and Substance Abuse Trends Treatment of Alcohol and Substance Abuse: Conceptual Issues Treatment of Alcohol and Substance Abuse: Structural Family Therapy Summary Chapter 10. Suicide Research on Suicide and Adolescence Risk Factors Conceptualization of Suicide in Family Therapy Therapeutic Process Summary SECTION IV: TREATMENT ISSUES Chapter 11. Use of Self The Natural Self The Fight for Control The Differentiated Therapist The Use of Self and Stages of Therapy Summary Chapter 12. Some Considerations on Inviting the Participation of Adolescents in Psychotherapy From the Outside Looking In Research in Support of Increased Adolescent Involvement in the Family Process Accountability Evaluating Our Preferred Models of Psychotherapy for Personal Agency and Cognitive Development Summary Conclusion Concluding Example Summary Notes References Index Reference Notes Included