This text and professional resource offers an alternative approach to thinking about and working with “difficult†families. From a nonpathologizing stance, William C. Madsen demonstrates creative ways to help family members shift their relationship to longstanding problems; envision desired lives; and develop more proactive coping strategies. Anyone working with families in crisis, especially in settings where time and resources are scarce, will gain valuable insights and tools from this book.Â
- Reflective Practice in Chaotic Times: Introduction
- Engaging Multi-Stressed Families: The Importance of Relationship
- Reevaluating Our Assessment Process: What We Perceive
- Collaboration: A Two-Way Process with Reluctant Families
- Developing a Proactive Vision: Collaborative Therapy Contracts
- Collaborative Inquiry: An Anthropological Approach to Family Intervention
- Examining the Link between Clients and Their Life Problems
- Helping Clients Shift Their Problem Perspective and Develop Preferred Lives
- Building Supportive Communities for New Lives
- Strengthening New Lives through Therapeutic Documentation
- Maintaining a Collaborative Practice in the Real World
- Reflective Practice in Chaotic Times: Introduction
- Engaging Multi-Stressed Families: The Importance of Relationship
- Reevaluating Our Assessment Process: What We Perceive
- Collaboration: A Two-Way Process with Reluctant Families
- Developing a Proactive Vision: Collaborative Therapy Contracts
- Collaborative Inquiry: An Anthropological Approach to Family Intervention
- Examining the Link between Clients and Their Life Problems
- Helping Clients Shift Their Problem Perspective and Develop Preferred Lives
- Building Supportive Communities for New Lives
- Strengthening New Lives through Therapeutic Documentation
- Maintaining a Collaborative Practice in the Real World
