The adolescent in family therapy
Subtitle: breaking the cycle of conflict and control
By: Joseph A. Micucci.
Series: The Guilford family therapy series
Publisher: Guildford Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
Subjects: Adolescent psychotherapy; Family psychotherapy; Family -- Psychological aspects; Parent and teenager
Description: Presenting a developmentally grounded approach to treating a wide range of adolescent problems, Joseph Micucci shows how troubled teenagers and their parents can be helped to use family relationships as catalysts for growth and change. Filled with realistic case examples, practical discussions of the process of assessment and therapy, and straightforward clinical advice, The Adolescent in Family Therapy is a valuable addition to the library of readers at many different levels of expertise.

Integrating ideas from many different models of family therapy, this clearly written book will be useful to all therapists working with troubled teenagers, including family therapists, social workers, psychologists, and psychiatrists. It also serves as a primary or supplemental text for graduate-level courses on psychotherapy with adolescents, family therapy theory and practice, adolescent development, and child and adolescent psychopathology.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-323) and index.