Family psychology

Provides a unique interdisciplinary approach to the science of intimate human relationships This newly updated edition of a popular text is the first to present a full-blooded interdisciplinary and theoretically coherent approach to the latest scientific findings relating to human sexual relationships.

Ready-to-use therapeutic exercises for overcoming parenting deficits The Parenting Skills Homework Planner provides complete, customizable, copy-ready exercises for use with parents in therapy.

Ready-to-use therapeutic exercises for overcoming parenting deficits The Parenting Skills Homework Planner provides complete, customizable, copy-ready exercises for use with parents in therapy.

This much-needed resource offers insight into building and maintaining satisfying and successful stepfamily relationships.

This much-needed resource offers insight into building and maintaining satisfying and successful stepfamily relationships.

This book identifies and addresses potential clinical issues for clients who have family members struggling with addiction, and offers concrete strategies for treatment.

This book identifies and addresses potential clinical issues for clients who have family members struggling with addiction, and offers concrete strategies for treatment.

This timesaving resource features: Treatment plan components for 40 behaviorally based presenting problems Over 1,000 prewritten treatment goals, objectives, and interventions plus space to record your own treatment plan options A step-by-step guide to writing treatment plans that meet the requirements of most accrediting bodies, insurance companies, and third-party payors Includes new Evidence-Based Practice Interventions as required by many public funding sources and private insurers PracticePlanners THE BESTSELLING TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEM FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS The Family Therapy Treatment Planner, Second Edition provides all the elements necessary to quickly and easily develop formal treatment plans that satisfy the demands of HMOs, managed care companies, third-party payors, and state and federal agencies.

This timesaving resource features: Treatment plan components for 40 behaviorally based presenting problems Over 1,000 prewritten treatment goals, objectives, and interventions plus space to record your own treatment plan options A step-by-step guide to writing treatment plans that meet the requirements of most accrediting bodies, insurance companies, and third-party payors Includes new Evidence-Based Practice Interventions as required by many public funding sources and private insurers PracticePlanners THE BESTSELLING TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEM FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS The Family Therapy Treatment Planner, Second Edition provides all the elements necessary to quickly and easily develop formal treatment plans that satisfy the demands of HMOs, managed care companies, third-party payors, and state and federal agencies.

The Handbook of Family Psychology provides a comprehensive overview of the theoretical underpinnings and established practices relating to family psychology.

Practical techniques for guiding parents through the stages of adoption and beyond Editors Virginia Brabender and April Fallon are clinical psychologists and also adoptive parents whose families are acquainted with both the uncertainty and joy of adoption.

Practical techniques for guiding parents through the stages of adoption and beyond Editors Virginia Brabender and April Fallon are clinical psychologists and also adoptive parents whose families are acquainted with both the uncertainty and joy of adoption.

This volume tackles key issues in the changing nature of family life from a global perspective, and is essential reading for those studying and working with families.

This volume tackles key issues in the changing nature of family life from a global perspective, and is essential reading for those studying and working with families.

Eight practical steps to help military families through the unique issues they face When service members return, it's up to their families to try to soften their re-entry into civilian life.

Eight practical steps to help military families through the unique issues they face When service members return, it's up to their families to try to soften their re-entry into civilian life.

Schritt für Schritt zurück zum Mut: Seit 20 Jahren forscht Haim Omer zum Gewaltlosen Widerstand und zur Neuen Autorität.

Children are born into a social context that is not of their choosing.

From a leading expert, a guide to changing your anger style and successfully communicating your feelings.

'I truly could not recommend this book highly enough, not only to blended and step-families themselves, but all those involved in their support' - Professor Andrew Reeves, BACP fellow and Professor in Counselling Professions and Mental Health'Clear, accessible and understanding .

Integrates research on parenting and children''s socioemotional development into a comprehensive overview of effective childrearing.

Integrates research on parenting and children''s socioemotional development into a comprehensive overview of effective childrearing.

The most important emphasis is the focus on children''s lives, which combines child and parent depressive contexts.

The most important emphasis is the focus on children''s lives, which combines child and parent depressive contexts.

Comprehensive review of the science and practice of parenting in diverse cultural contexts, including policy implications and interventions.

Comprehensive review of the science and practice of parenting in diverse cultural contexts, including policy implications and interventions.

Provides an evidence-based overview of the challenges of becoming a parent in a broad range of contemporary contexts.

Provides an evidence-based overview of the challenges of becoming a parent in a broad range of contemporary contexts.

This Element focuses on the environment and how it is implicated in children''s development.

A benchmark of the current state of scholarship, synthesizing the extant theoretical and empirical literature on personal relationships.

Leading scholars synthesize knowledge on how gains from early childhood programs and practices are initiated, increased, and sustained.

Drawing on a small-scale longitudinal study of mid-life women tracking their menstrual cycles within the context of their lives as a whole over a twenty year period, this insightful book documents general health, family, and life situation changes and continuities for the participants.

A benchmark of the current state of scholarship, synthesizing the extant theoretical and empirical literature on personal relationships.

Discusses contemporary research that examines the ways that close relationships are involved in, and affected by, health and wellness.

Applies a historical, cultural, and life-course developmental framework toward understanding children''s lives in a changing world.

Applies a historical, cultural, and life-course developmental framework toward understanding children''s lives in a changing world.

This book considers the response to the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa by examining family planning programs and HIV prevention efforts.

This book considers the response to the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa by examining family planning programs and HIV prevention efforts.

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'Utterly fascinating' NEW YORK TIMES'A profound, rich document'NEW STATESMAN'An act of intimate storytelling'VOGUEA recently discovered journal from one of America's most iconic writers, Joan Didion, the author of The Year of Magical Thinking and Blue Nights.

In einer Zeit, in der das Land, in dem wir leben, sich wieder intensiv mit dem Aufrüsten zur militärischen Antwort im Kriegsfalle beschäftigt, wünschen wir uns sehnlichst, daß statt der Waffen die Möglichkeiten der Psychotherapieausbildungen und die Möglichkeiten der Kunst in unseren Gesellschaften ausgeweitet würden - um möglichst viele Menschen über einfache Methoden zu informieren, wie sie ihre im Krieg erschrockenen und gestressten Nachbarn, Freunde, Verwandten, die zu uns Flüchtenden und – eben gerade auch – die uns mißtrauenden Fremden, noch bevor sie zu unseren Freunden werden, beruhigen, stabilisieren und aufbauen können!

Originally published in 1987, Malcolm Hill examines the different ways in which parents share responsibility for looking after their pre-school children with other people, whether members of their social networks, formal groups or paid carers.

Originally published in 1987, Malcolm Hill examines the different ways in which parents share responsibility for looking after their pre-school children with other people, whether members of their social networks, formal groups or paid carers.

House Sharing and Young Adults offers unique insight into the dynamics of successful house sharing among young adults and questions some of the myths fostered by the negative stereotyping of housemates.

House Sharing and Young Adults offers unique insight into the dynamics of successful house sharing among young adults and questions some of the myths fostered by the negative stereotyping of housemates.

This book is a study of infant mental health which blends knowledge and understanding from three perspectives: international research, theory, and intervention.

This book is a study of infant mental health which blends knowledge and understanding from three perspectives: international research, theory, and intervention.

Systemic Perspectives in Mental Health, Social Work and Youth Care describes the theoretical foundations of a systemic framework, or 'systemic lens', and how the counsellor, therapist, social worker or other health professional can apply these ground principles in therapeutic meetings with clients.

Systemic Perspectives in Mental Health, Social Work and Youth Care describes the theoretical foundations of a systemic framework, or 'systemic lens', and how the counsellor, therapist, social worker or other health professional can apply these ground principles in therapeutic meetings with clients.

This book presents a novel psychoanalytic and psychotherapeutic method which enables expectant mothers to establish communication with their unborn babies.