The Family Therapy Workbook: 96 Guided Interventions To Help Families Connect, Cope, and Heal

Review
Wondering how to get to the heart of complicated family conversations? Kathleen Mates-Youngman provides you with 96 different ways. In a time when families are experiencing high levels of anxiety and stress while adapting to societal change, author Kathleen Mates-Youngman presents clinicians with 96 reflection activities designed to help clients engage in meaningful conversations about important issues facing today's youth and families. Beginning with activities to help families become centered on their own values, needs, and communication skills Mates-Youngman provides scripts, worksheets, and questions to facilitate family explorations that have the power to be truly transformative. The Family Therapy Workbook offers helpful ways to discuss everything from coping with family conflict to gender identity, adoption, grief, depression, anxiety, and more. The Family Therapy Workbook is recommended for new and seasoned clinicians looking for thoughtful ways to help families connect, engage, and heal. --Lynne Kenney, PsyD, Pediatric Psychologist
The Family Therapy Workbook provides psychoeducation across a range of diverse topics to help all families foster healthy communication, a deeper understanding of one another, and a stronger and more loving connection. With therapists and clients in mind, Mates-Youngman has developed guided conversations, strategies, and homework assignments to help families achieve healthy, long-term goals.The goal is not to eliminate challenges that arise among family members but to grow and learn from those challenges as a strong and connected family unit. This useful and practical guide will provide you with the tools needed to address a variety of issues that families may present with, such as alcohol abuse, adoption and fostering, eating disorders, and gender and sexuality.