Matthew D Selekman Livres

This comprehensive volume addresses five self-destructive behaviors—self-harm, substance abuse, eating disorders, gambling, and Internet and cyber sex abuse—within a unified framework for therapeutic intervention. By employing a solution-focused approach, the authors tackle the challenges of initiating change, managing the risks of relapses, and navigating the complexities of the therapeutic journey. This resource aims to provide valuable insights for both practitioners and individuals seeking to understand and overcome these issues.

Focusing on the complexities of self-harming behavior among adolescents and young adults, this workbook serves as a practical companion to existing literature, offering a comprehensive treatment protocol. It equips therapists with effective strategies for individual, couple, family, and group therapy settings. By providing detailed practice guidelines, the manual aims to enhance the confidence and competence of both experienced and novice therapists in addressing the needs of this challenging population.

Focusing on the integration of personal presence in therapy, this book provides essential guidelines and strategies for students and practicing marriage and family therapists. It emphasizes the importance of therapists bringing their authentic selves into sessions, enhancing the therapeutic relationship and effectiveness. By encouraging a more personal approach, it aims to foster deeper connections with clients, ultimately improving therapeutic outcomes.

This book encourages and trains students and practicing marriage and family therapists to bring themselves into the therapy room, offering guidelines and strategies for being more present and personal with their clients.

This innovative book focuses on helping high-risk adolescents and their families rapidly resolve long-standing difficulties. Matthew D. Selekman spells out a range of solution-focused strategies and other techniques, illustrating their implementation with vivid case examples. His approach augments individual and family sessions with collaborative meetings that enlist the strengths of the adolescent's social network and key helping professionals from larger systems. User-friendly features include checklists, sample questions to aid in relationship building and goal setting, and reproducible forms that can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size. Blending family therapy science with therapeutic artistry, the book significantly refines and updates the approach originally presented in Selekman's Pathways to Change.˜ ˜