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Family Therapy for the Postmodern Family
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Enhance your effectiveness in working with kids and teens by learning how to:
- Conduct an initial interview that involves parents and focuses on collecting the information crucial to successful treatment.
- Assess the six kinds of cases in which it is preferable to see a child separately from his or her parents.
- Become comfortable with the language of play and with the slowing down necessary to work with younger children.
- Utilize family meals, rituals, stories, and drawings to increase the impact of therapy.
- Use yourself and your own positive feelings toward clients to affirm both children and their parents.
OBJECTIVES
- Discuss the advantages to working individually with a child.
OUTLINE
- The Two Main Elements of Family Therapy
- Parents Too Impaired to Benefit from Therapy
- Getting to Know the Family Dynamic
- Merging Spheres of Interest
- Developing Ways to Creat a Level Playing Field
- Different Types of Play
Richard Simon, Ph.D.
Richard Simon, PhD, was a clinical psychologist and the late editor of Psychotherapy Networker, the most topical, timely, and widely read publication in the psychotherapy field. During his career, he received every major magazine industry honor, including the National Magazine Award.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Rich Simon is the President of Psychotherapy Networker, Inc. and the editor of Psychotherapy Networker magazine. He is a published author and receives royalties. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Rich Simon has no relevant non-financial relationships.
Martha Straus, PhD
Martha B. Straus, PhD, is an international trainer and speaker on topics related to child, adolescent, and family development, attachment, trauma, and psychotherapy. Straus’s postdoctoral years were spent in the department of psychiatry at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. She’s the author of seven books including the highly acclaimed No-Talk Therapy for Children and Adolescents.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Martha Straus maintains a private practice and is an instructor at Antioch University New England Graduate School and Smith College. She receives royalties as a published author. Dr. Straus receives a speaking honorarium, recording royalties, and book royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Martha Straus has no relevant non-financial relationships.
