Guiding Families Through Transitions
A Life Cycle Approach To Clinical Practice
de James L. Griffith, Todd M. Edwards e Joellen Patterson
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An indispensable clinical resource and text, this book offers therapists evidence-based strategies to support families through lifes inevitable transitions. Chapters explore typical life cycle stages--couple formation, parenthood, adolescence, young adulthood and midlife, and later life--and describe treatment principles for frequently encountered family challenges. The book normalizes developmental strains and underscores the significance of flexibility, adaptability, and resilience through adversity. Extensive case examples encompass a range of family forms, cultural and individual differences, and life cycle disruptions, including parental separation, illness, and loss.