Therapy with Single Parents
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-7890-0294-5 (ISBN)
With more than half of all first marriages ending in divorce, it’s time to re-think the notion that divorce means failure. Therapy with Single Parents focuses on the strengths of the single-parent family rather than its weaknesses, stressing the need to look at the socially constructed norms, values, and definitions associated with marriage and family in order to provide effective counseling. This unique book examines experiences that are common to single parents and presents interventive strategies for treating single-parent family issues, drawing on clinical case studies to provide technical knowledge in everyday language.
Current research shows that single parents account for 27 percent of family households that include children under 18 and that the number of single mothers in the United States more than tripled between 1970 and 2000. Therapy with Single Parents challenges outdated notions that the single-parent family is somehow deficient and associated with adjustment problems in children. It doesn’t ignore the anger, pain, sadness, and guilt experienced by many members of single parent families but offers therapeutic considerations from a more balanced approach. The book examines the social, psychological, and sexual experiences of newly single parents and addresses the ups and downs they’ll face in dealing with schools, the workplace, and social services.
Therapy with Single Parents examines:
social and psychological differences between divorce and widowhood
cognitive-behavioral principles of single-parent families
what children can learn from divorce
dealing with the ghosts of past relationships
relationship rules
dealing with adult children and extended families
the effect of change in divorcing families
the feminization of poverty
the therapeutic value of social networks
Therapy with Single Parents is an invaluable resource for psychologists, professional counselors, social workers, and marriage and family therapists. The book presents a thorough, in-depth examination of the single-parent family system as a viable, healthy family form.
Joan D Atwood, Frank Genovese
Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART I: SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EXPERIENCES OF THE SINGLE AGAIN
Chapter 1. Single Again Through Divorce
Historical Divorce Rates
Interpreting Divorce Rates
Social Definitions and Reactions to Divorce
Psychological Reactions to Divorce
Chapter 2. Single Again Through Widowhood
Psychological Differences Between Divorce and Widowhood
U.S. Widowhood Rates
Social Aspects of Widowhood
Psychological Aspects of Widowhood
Therapy Strategies
Chapter 3. Single-Parent Family Issues
General Concern Among Single-Parent Families
Cognitive-Behavioral Principles
Therapy Strategies
Summary
Chapter 4. Resiliency and Competence in Children Experiencing Divorce
The Competent Divorce
Factors Associated with the Competent Divorce
What Children Can Learn from Divorce
Summary
Chapter 5. Redefining Relationships
The Ghost versus Reality: Stress Reductions
The Ghost versus Reality: Relationship Issues
Relationship Rules
Perpetual Divorce and Ambiguous Loss
Loss and the Family
Role of the Professional Therapist
Therapy Strategies
PART II: SEXUAL EXPERIENCES OF THOSE WHO ARE SINGLE AGAIN
Chapter 6. Relational and Sexual Considerations After Divorce
Issues in Sexuality
Sexually Single Again
Sexual Outlets
Incidence of Sexual Intercourse
Frequency of Sexual Intercourse
Number of Partners
Initiating Sex
Quality of Sex
Sex and Single Parents
Therapy Strategies
Chapter 7. Relational and Sexual Considerations After Widowhood
Sexual Considerations of Widowhood
HIV/AIDS
Therapy Strategies
Summary
PART III: SINGLE AGAIN AND DEALING WITH THE LARGER SYSTEMS
Chapter 8. Interacting with School Personnel
The Pathology Assumption
Academic Resilience
Challenging Reality
The School
Psychoeducational Models
Self-Fulfilling Prophesies
Failure Analysis
The Family
The School and the Family
Role of the Professional Therapist
Therapy Strategies
Chapter 9. Single Parents, Work, and Welfare
The Feminization of Poverty
Poverty and Psychological Distress
Therapeutic Value of Support Networks
Role of the Professional Therapist
Therapy Strategies
PART IV: SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION THERAPY WITH THE SINGLE-PARENT FAMILY
Chapter 10. The Single-Parent Family and Social Constructions
Social Constructionist Theory
Social Constructionist Therapy
Theoretical Concepts
Therapy Strategies
Summary
Chapter 11. Conclusions
Reexamining the Pathology Assumption
The Myth of Pathology
Interpersonal and Systemic Circularity
Summary
Bibliography
Annotated Bibliography and Internet Resources
Index
Reference Notes Included
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 12.6.2006 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 148 x 210 mm |
| Gewicht | 680 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sozialpsychologie |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7890-0294-9 / 0789002949 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7890-0294-5 / 9780789002945 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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