The Art of Psychotherapy Case Studies from the Family Therapy Networker

by Simon, Richard; Markowitz, Laura; Barrilleaux, Cindy; Topping, Brett

• ISBN13: 9780471191315
• ISBN10: 0471191310
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-03-15
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Dozens of compelling case studies drawn from two decades of the Family Therapy Networker. The most widely read magazine in the mental health field, the award-winning Family Therapy Networker is recognized as a provocative forum for examining the latest innovations and findings in the field. Drawing together two decades of the Networker's popular case studies and commentaries, this book vividly illustrates the art of psychotherapy as practiced by the nation's leading authorities on couples and family therapy. In addition to the full text of the cases, The Art of Psychotherapy also offers study questions to stimulate thought and discussion, making this text an ideal teaching tool. Organized by treatment population to make it easy to reference, the cases explore everything from couples issues (After the Affair: "Turning Down the Temperature") to working with children (Gender Identity Issues: "The Boy Who Loved Catwoman") to the unique challenges of therapy in the '90s (Recovered Memories: "Avoiding the Truth Trap").

Author Biography

RICHARD SIMON is the Editor of the Family Therapy Networker, author of One on One: Conversations with the Shapers of Family Therapy, and Principal Editor of The Evolving Therapist. LAURA MARKOWITZ is a Senior Editor of the Family Therapy Networker and is Editor of In the Family: The Magazine for Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, and Their Families. CINDY BARRILLEAUX has been an Editor of the Family Therapy Networker for fifteen years. BRETT TOPPING is Managing Editor of the Family Therapy Networker.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 COUPLES ISSUES	1	(52)
Interracial Couples: "What Textbooks Don't Tell You--Acknowledging the Complexities of Real-Life Therapy"	3	(7)
Kenneth Hardy
MICHELE BOGRAD
Multicrisis Couples: "Becoming an Emotional Conduit"	10	(8)
Maya Kollman
DON-DAVID LUSTERMAN
After the Affair: "Turning Down the Temperature--Handling One of Marriages Most Explosive Crises"	18	(14)
Leo Fay
FRANK PITTMAN
THELMA JEAN GOODRICH
Short-Term Techniques: "Briefer and Deeper--Addressing the Unconscious in Short-Term Treatment"	32	(10)
Bruce Ecker
Laurel Hulley
LOIS BRAVERMAN
Treating the Ongoing Affair: "Hot Chat--Virtual Affairs Can Become Very Real Emotionally"	42	(11)
Linda S. Freedman
DAVID C. TREADWAY
EMILY M. BROWN
CHAPTER 2 WORKING WITH CHILDREN	53	(78)
Boundaries: "Leaving the Mothering to Mother--Helping a Parent Become Accountable"	55	(15)
Nina Shandler
LEE COMBRINCK-GRAHAM
BRUCE BUCHANAN
How to Diagnose: "Treating ADHD--Understanding Attentional Deficits Can Sharpen Our Treatment Strategies"	70	(13)
Susan Bogas
LAWRENCE DILLER
PETER GOLDENTHAL
Gender Identity Issues: "The Boy Who Loved Catwoman--Deciding Who Has the Problem in a Case that Challenges Gender Norms"	83	(11)
H. Charles Fishman
LYNNE SCHWARTZ
JAMES COYNE
CHERYL RAMPAGE
Adoption: "Adrian's Choice--Helping a Young Adoptee Decide Where He Belongs"	94	(13)
Ton C. Smets
ESTHER PEREL
MICHAEL FOX
STUART TIEGEL
Countertransference: "Joining the Family--Countertransference Can Be the Therapist's Compass"	107	(14)
David E. Scharff
Jill Savege Scharff
JEROME PRICE
ALAN S. GURMAN
Adolescents: "Nunna Yer Beeswax--No-Talk Therapy with Adolescents"	121	(10)
Martha B. Straus
RON TAFFEL
CHAPTER 3 PSYCHOTHERAPY AND MODERN LIFE	131	(54)
Crosscultural Issues: "No Time to Waste--When Culture and Medical Needs Conflict"	133	(8)
H. Charles Fishman
SUSAN H. McDANIEL
ELIANA GIL
KIRAN STAROSTA
Homosexuality: "Quandaries of a Heterosexual Therapist--When Should Sexual Orientation Be the Focus of Treatment?"	141	(8)
H. Charles Fishman
JULIE MENCHER
DAVID WATERS
Multiproblem Families: "Lost in America--Overcoming the Isolation of a Multiproblem, Middle-Class Family"	149	(15)
Judith Friedman
Ella Lasky
LEE COMBRINCK-GRAHAM
MICHAEL SHERNOFF
Recovered Memories: "Avoiding the Truth Trap--Responding to Allegations (and Denials) of Sexual Abuse"	164	(13)
Henry Schissler
MARY JO BARRETT
WAYNE SCOTT
BILL O'HANLON
Recovered Memories: "Resolving the Irresolvable--Constructing a Way Out for Families Torn Apart by Struggles over Recovered Memories"	177	(8)
Mary Jo Barrett
ELIZABETH F. LOFTUS
CHAPTER 4 THE TOOLS OF THE TRADE	185	(72)
Alternatives to Solution-Focused Therapy: "Mr. Spock Goes to Therapy--Good Therapy Means Knowing When to Break the Rules"	187	(16)
Eve Lipchik
BILL O'HANLON
MICHELE BOGRAD
Play Therapy: "The Gift of Play--Using Improvisation in the Therapy Room"	203	(12)
Daniel J. Wiener
RICHARD SCHWARTZ
DAVID WATERS
Network Interventions: "Humanizing the Impossible Case--Engaging the Power of a Family-Larger Systems Intervention"	215	(15)
Jay Lappin
John VanDeusen
EVAN IMBER-BLACK
LEONARD SHARBER
Eye Movement Desensitization: "The Enigma of EMDR--An Intriguing New Treatment Method Promises Dramatic Results"	230	(14)
Clifford Levin
FRANCINE SHAPIRO
DAVID WATERS
Thought Field Therapy: "A No-Talk Cure for Trauma--Thought Field Therapy Seems to Violate All the Rules"	244	(13)
Fred Gallo
LAWRENCE LESHAN
ANNE SPECKHARD
CHAPTER 5 THE IMPOSSIBLE CASE	257
Court-Mandated Cases: "The Resistant Substance Abuser--Court-Mandated Cases Pose Special Problems"	259	(9)
H. Charles Fishman
DAVID TREADWAY
SCOTT D. MILLER
Clients and Self-Help: "The Overresponsibility Trap--Helping Codependents Create a New Life Story"	268	(17)
Joseph Eron
Thomas Lund
JAMES COYNE
VICTORIA DICKERSON
Collaborative Treatment: "Is the Customer Always Right?--Maybe Not, but It's a Good Place to Start"	285	(9)
Barry L. Duncan
Scott D. Miller
Mark A. Hubble
LEE COMBRINCK-GRAHAM
Difficult Cases: "One Step Forward, Two Steps Back--Treating the Unmotivated Client"	294	(12)
H. Charles Fishman
STEVEN J. WOLIN
LEE COMBRINCK-GRAHAM
Deinstitutionalization: "Herman Wept--Or, the Battle of Narratives"	306
Michael J. Murphy
DAVID DAN
CARLOS SLUZKI