The legacy of unresolved loss : a family systems approach / Monica McGoldrick, LCSW, PhD. [print]

Instructor's manual available for download on landing page.

Original copyright Newbridge Communications, Incorporated, ©1996.

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"In this training video, family therapy expert Monica McGoldrick demonstrates an 18-week course of therapy with a family experiencing deep loss. Family therapy is well known for understanding the symptoms of the identified patient within the context of the larger family system. Here, McGoldrick shows how one family member's loss has ramifications for others. Despite the father's initial resistance to explore the death of the children's mother, McGoldrick links this loss with the family's current struggles, and assists them in the delayed grieving. You will learn how to use genograms to quickly assess patterns of unresolved loss; assign homework that helps families mourn their losses and resolve their grief; evaluate how diverse factors, including ethnic and gender issues, impact family's ability to cope with loss; and achieve therapeutic goals by supplementing regular family sessions with an individual or couple sessions. Intended for students and practitioners in clinical psychology, counseling, social work, and related health professions."