Defiance in the Family
Subtitle: Finding Hope in Therapy
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge
Published: March 2, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781583910047
Subjects: Child & developmental psychology; Family & relationships; Psychotherapy; Treatment; Oppositional defiant disorder in adolescence; Family Relationships; Psychology; Self-Help; Psychotherapy - Couples & Family; Oppositional defiant disorder in children; Dysfunctional Families; Psychology & Psychiatry / Clinical Psychology; Ecological family therapy; General; Case studies; Oppositional defiant disorder
First sentence: We are bombarded daily by examples of defiant children and adolescents out of control, killing themselves, their parents, or each other.
Description: "Alienated, violent children and teenagers, desperate and worn-out parents: the destructive effects of unchecked defiant behavior are obvious. On a societal scale the problem of defiance is clearly reaching epidemic proportions, and punitive societal responses only seem to exacerbate the condition. In Defiance in the Family, however, David Keith, Gary Connell, and Linda Connell look closely at the constructive nature of defiance - its utility.

They examine defiance as an expression of the child's worry for a family that is not working properly, and as the child's means of protecting and preserving the inner Self in the face of perceived threat. As such, defiance becomes a therapeutic opportunity, even a tool. With a firm clinical orientation and a wealth of case material, Keith, Connell, and Connell trace this symbolic experiential approach from initial contact and first interview to termination, including the three-generation consultation and strategies for implementation.

Readers will find the authors' compassionate voice, lively sense of humor, and holistic perspective refreshing and inspiring of hope."--BOOK JACKET.