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Surviving and Thriving in Stepfamily Relationships: What Works — and What Doesn't

Author(s) : Patricia L. Papernow

Table of Contents

Part 1: Laying the Foundation:
1. A Map for Stepfamilies
2. What Makes Stepfamilies Different

Part 2: The Five Challenges;
3. First challenge: Insider/Outsider Positions Are Intense. Stepfamily Structure Keeps Them Stuck
4. Second Challenge: Children Need Help with Losses, Loyalty Binds and Change
5. Third Challenge: Parenting, Stepparenting and Discipline in Stepfamilies
6. Fourth Challenge: Forming a New Family Culture -- Honoring Differences While Building Shared Ground
7. Fifth Challenge: Ex-spouses -- Another Parent Dead or Alive Is a Permanent Part of Every Stepfamily

Part 3: "Diverse" Stepfamilies
8. Stepfamilies Headed by Lesbian and Gay Couples
9. African American Stepfamilies: Strengths We Can Learn From
10. Latino Stepfamilies
11. New Wrinkles: Stepfamilies in Later Life
12. Stepfamily Challenges in Collectivist Cultures

Part 4: Skills Toolboxes:
13. Level I: Toolboxes for Effective Psychoeducation
14. Level II: Toolboxes for Communication Skills and Interpersonal Work
15. Working on Level III: A Toolbox for Intrapsychic Work
16. Clinical Work with Stepfamilies: An Overview

Part 5: Stepfamilies Over Time:
17. Stepfamily Development Over Time
18. Six Patterns of Becoming a Stepfamily
19. Forging New Bonds While Honoring Old Ones: Anna and Jim Move from Surviving to Thriving Conclusion