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21. Introduction to Family Processes

    Fifth Edition

    By Randal Day, Randal D. Day

    What goes on "behind closed doors" in families is examined in this text. Through his storytelling style, Randy Day introduces readers to the family processes approach – the strategies and behaviors families use to achieve goals. The emphasis is on how families work and interact rather than on the...

    Published July 27th 2009 by Routledge
22. Counseling Fathers

    Edited by Chen Z. Oren, Dora Chase Oren

    Series: The Routledge Series on Counseling and Psychotherapy with Boys and Men

    Men do not often come for counseling because they are having difficulties with being a father, but many of the presenting problems and reasons for seeking help can be related to the roles and responsibilities of fathering. The dramatic shift in societal expectations of being a father can often...

    Published June 22nd 2009 by Routledge
23. What Every Man Should Know About Being a Dad

    By David Cohen

    Series: Parent and Child

    When a man becomes a father, it can be a very daunting time. He is suddenly thrust into a new and emotional world. He can feel unprepared (despite the preceding nine months of build-up), useless (despite all the "uses" the mother of his child could offer him), and apprehensive. However, the new...

    Published June 3rd 2009 by Routledge
24. CPRT Package

    By Garry Landreth, Sue C. Bratton, Theresa Kellam, Sandra R. Blackard

    This package includes one copy of Child Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) by Landreth & Bratton, Child Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) Treatment Manual by Bratton, Landreth, Kellam & Blackard, and The Parent Survival Guide by Kellam, sold at a discount of 20% off the total retail...

    Published December 28th 2008 by Routledge
25. The Parent Survival Guide

    From Chaos to Harmony in Ten Weeks or Less

    By Theresa Kellam

    When parents turn to the parenting/self-help section of their local bookstore, they are looking for both practical guidance and a childrearing philosophy that resonates with them - an approach they can relate to and be comfortable implementing in their own household. In The Parent...

    Published November 4th 2008 by Routledge
26. Counseling Troubled Boys

    A Guidebook for Professionals

    Edited by Mark S. Kiselica, Matt Englar-Carlson, Arthur M. Horne

    Series: The Routledge Series on Counseling and Psychotherapy with Boys and Men

    This volume provides practitioners with clear, helpful information about the process of understanding and engaging a wide array of boys and adolescent males in counseling. It supplies case examples and covers topics including race, ethnicity, religion, and other cultural factors of boys. A...

    Published December 17th 2007 by Routledge
27. Coming Out, Coming In

    Nurturing the Well-Being and Inclusion of Gay Youth in Mainstream Society

    By Linda Goldman

    Coming Out, Coming In: Nurturing the Well-Being and Inclusion of Gay Youth in Mainstream Society describes the process of “coming in” to a welcoming and nurturing family, from both the teen's and the parents' perspective. Linda Goldman draws on her personal and professional experience as a school...

    Published November 15th 2007 by Routledge
28. Effective Parenting for the Hard-to-Manage Child

    A Skills-Based Book

    By Georgia A. DeGangi, Anne Kendall

    Effective Parenting for the Hard-to-Manage Child is a skills-based book for parents who need practical advice from experts, without all the jargon and generalizations. The book provides specific strategies and techniques for children who are intense, highly reactive, and unable to self-calm. It...

    Published November 13th 2007 by Routledge
29. International Family Change

    Ideational Perspectives

    Edited by Rukmalie Jayakody, Arland Thornton, William Axinn

    Many dimensions of family life have changed. Age at marriage has risen, arranged marriages and extended families have declined, intergenerational relationships have been altered, and contraceptive usage has become widespread. Until now, most explanations have focused on structural influences that...

    Published July 26th 2007 by Routledge
30. Promoting Positive Parenting

    An Attachment-Based Intervention

    Edited by Femmie Juffer, Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marinus H. van Ijzendoorn

    Series: Monographs in Parenting Series

    This book illuminates the successful implementations of one of the few evidence-based parenting intervention programs. More than 20 years ago the editors began experimenting with videotaping parental behavior in order to enhance parents' sensitivity to their children’s signals. This new book...

    Published July 22nd 2007 by Routledge