Auteur : Madsen, William C. 1954-

Maison d'édition : Guilford Press

Date de publication : 1999

Collation : x, 358 p.

Collection : The Guilford family therapy series

ISBN : 1572304901

Langue : Anglais

Table des matières : 1. Working with multi-stressed families : from technique to attitude -- 2. What we see is what we get : reexamining our assessment process -- 3. Collaboration is a two-way street : engaging reluctant families -- 4. Envisioning new futures : developing collaborative therapy contracts with families -- 5. Invitational interaction : an anthropological approach to "intervening" with families -- 6. Helping clients take apart old problems and put together new lives -- 7. Elaborating and solidifying new lives -- 8. Developing communities to support new lives -- 9. The larger helping system as an appreciative audience for new lives -- 10. Envisioning new futures, revisioning human services

Résumé : This volume describes an innovative approach to working with families who have not been well served by traditional mental health, social service, and medical systems. Critically examining many professional assumptions about "difficult" families, the book outlines clinical practices that facilitate a respectful, constructive, and effective therapeutic relationship. Highlighted are ways to engage reluctant clients, conduct nonpathologizing assessments, and help families develop communities of support. Of crucial importance, the author proposes that therapists move away from trying to identify and correct old problems. He focuses instead on how to support clients in envisioning desired futures and developing new lives. Including a wealth of compelling clinical material, the book raises important theoretical and political questions without becoming moralistic and promotes a strengths-based focus without romanticizing families or minimizing their difficulties.

Mots-clés : Thérapie familiale / Familles - Counseling / Familles inadaptées

Cote : WM 430.5.F2 M183c 1999