Todo lo que necesitas saber para convertir tu relación de pareja en un lugar seguro y construir un vínculo sano, pleno y duradero. ¿Tienes la sensación de que tu pareja y tú no os entendéis? ¿Vuestras discusiones suben de tono fácilmente? ¿Los conflictos se acumulan y no se reparan? ¿Os sentís cada vez más alejados y emocionalmente desconectados? Las relaciones deberían ser un entorno seguro, un lugar en el que crecer juntos, que promueva el bienestar y no todo lo contrario. Para conseguirlo,...
DSM-5® and Family Systems
The first book to present DSM-5 diagnoses within a systems context The first text to present DSM-5 diagnoses within a relational perspective, DSM-5 and Family Systems delivers timely content aimed at training marriage and family therapists, clinical mental health counselors, and other systems-oriented practitioners. It reflects how the DSM-5 examines, for the first time, its diagnostic categories from the perspective of cultural and environmental impact on the development of individual disorder...
This is a book about writing, fantasising and marvelling. The 130 writing exercises included can be used both at school and at home, in both amusing and serious situations, alone or in a group. The example texts written by children and adolescents serve to stimulate one's fantasy and help to open up the field of creative writing. One can play with language and with one's own fantasy; one can discover the world inside and outside with all of one's senses; one can then write down what has been see...
The sequel to The Secret of Happy Children - which has sold over 1 million worldwide. This book helps parents communicate with children from babyhood to teens. A book which covers a wide age group from toddlers to older children and covers new key issues such as:* `soft love': the power of touch and praise and giving time and the `firm love' which allows you to discipline (this is not about giving punishment but about teaching and getting involved... without hurt or fear)* the childcar...
Homes and Hearths in Little Woodford (Little Woodford, #3)
by Catherine Jones
Gordon and Maxine's dreams of a blissful life of gardening, pub lunches and quiet retirement in the charming market town of Little Woodford are ruined when three very demanding members of their family come home. First up is daughter Abi and her unassuming partner Marcus. Abi is determined to move back to Little Woodford and only the perfect house will do. What could be better than parking with Mum and Dad, while she drives local estate agents and builders mad? Then comes Judith, Maxine's hig...
A Grief Unobserved - Helping Parents and Carers with Early Childhood Bereavement
by Neal James and Maggie Kindred
Helpful one- and two-page recaps of Virginia Satir's approach and practice, through diagrams, charts, and descriptions.
Developments in Family Therapy
The Heart of Intimate Abuse (Springer Series on Family Violence)
by Linda G. Mills
This startling analysis of violence within intimate relationships contends that every abusive relationship has, paradoxically, a heart of its own. Practitioners must acknowledge and engage this dynamic emotional center in order for interventions to succeed. The Heart of Intimate Abuse takes a broad, critical view of standard responses to abuse by today's criminal justice, social work, and medical systems--especially those that respond to violence with coercive interventions such as mandatory arr...
Are you one of the countless people who grew up with emotionally immature parents? If you suffer from this troubling parent/child dynamic, you may still recall painful moments from your childhood when your emotional needs were not met, when your feelings were dismissed, or when you took on adult levels of maturity in an effort to “compensate” for your parents’ behavior. And while you likely cultivated strengths such as self-reliance and independence along the way— strengths that have served you...
Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences (Handbooks of Aging)
Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences, Seventh Edition, provides extensive reviews and critical evaluations of research on the social aspects of aging. It also makes available major references and identifies high-priority topics for future research. The book is organized into four parts. Part 1 reviews developments in the field of age and the life course (ALC) studies and presents guidelines on conducting cohort analysis. Part 2 covers the demographic aspects of aging; longevity trends; dis...
Effective Mediation Seasoned mediator Donald Saposnek has revised and updated his classic primer which offers the most current information on issues and procedures concerning child custody mediation and includes important updates on new research and laws. Using metaphors drawn from Aikido, Saposnek's compassionate book offers guidance for developing the essential therapeutic skills and mediation techniques that will help solve difficult problems and create cooperation.
Family Therapy with Ethnic Minorities
by Man Keung Ho, Janice M Rasheed, and Mikal N Rasheed
The classic and critically acclaimed book Family Therapy with Ethnic Minorities, Second Edition has now been updated and revised to reflect the various demographic changes that have occurred in the lives of ethnic minority families and the implications of these changes for clinical practice. Family Therapy with Ethnic Minorities provides advanced students and practitioners with the most up-to-date examination yet of the theory, models, and techniques relevant to ethnic minority family funct...
Voices in Family Psychology 2 Volume Set
Have you ever wondered what’s going on in your child’s mind? This engaging book shows how reflective parenting can help you understand your children, manage their behaviour and build your relationship and connection with them. It is filled with practical advice showing how recent developments in mentalization, attachment and neuroscience have transformed our understanding of the parent-child relationship and can bring meaningful change to your own family relationships. Alistair Cooper and Shei...
"The text is filled with good advice, practical examples, and provides a strong grounding in TFM, as well as its theoretical underpinnings. It is useful for students and practitioners alike. The text is accessible and well-written. . ." --RESOLVE, Family Mediation Canada "This is an important text, making complex ideas easily accessible and thought provoking. It will certainly become essential reading for family mediation practitioners and of interest to therapists. . . " --Magazine for Famil...