Pathways to change : brief therapy with difficult adolescents / Matthew D. Selekman. [print]

Includes bibliographies and index.

An evolving solution-oriented brief family therapy approach with difficult adolescents -- Guiding assumptions with an eye on solutions -- The improvisational therapist : staying alive and creating possibilities outside the comfort zone with challenging families -- The first family interview : co-creating a context for change -- Guidelines for fostering cooperative relationships with difficult parents -- Effective engagement strategies with difficult adolescents -- The no-problem problem mandated family -- Co-creating a climate ripe for transformative dialogues with helping allies from larger systems -- The second and subsequent sessions : guidelines for consolidating gains and matching therapeutic experiments with family members' learning styles and cooperative response patterns -- The solution-oriented parenting group : empowering parents to be the agents of change -- Solution-oriented brief family therapy and beyond.

"Now in a fully revised and expanded second edition, this indispensable guide presents an effective brief therapy model for challenging adolescents and their families. Matthew D. Selekman interweaves the solution-oriented techniques and strategies so skillfully described in the original volume with ideas and findings from other therapeutic traditions, focusing on what works in the multiple contexts of clients' lives." "Drawing on the leading thinking in the field, and grounded in extensive frontline experience, this book belongs on the desks of all mental health professionals working with tough-to-treat adolescents and their families, including social workers, family therapists, clinical and school psychologists, counselors, and child and adolescent psychiatrists. Graduate-level students in these areas will find it a richly informative yet accessible text."--BOOK JACKET.

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