Families That Flourish: Facilitating Resilience in Clinical Practice
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- Publisher : W.W.Norton
- Published : January 2007
- Category :
Family, Couple and Systemic Therapy - Catalogue No : 24258
- ISBN 13 : 9780393704884
- ISBN 10 : 0393704882
Also by Dorothy S. Becvar
In the Presence of Grief:
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"Families that Flourish" describes the characteristics of families that function successfully, even when faced with seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Using a therapeutic perspective that integrates the perceptions of the clients into the therapist's own clinical approach, the author emphasizes the importance of including in therapy a consideration of ways to facilitate resilience. Guidelines for working with a wide variety of families and situations are provided, with case examples illustrating concepts and therapeutic interventions.
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Resilience is a fundamental therapeutic idea. A resilient person or family has the ability to stretch in response to difficult situations, managing well and rebounding with an increased capacity to deal with life's challenges. Unfortunately, therapists have a difficult time putting this powerful idea to work in the clinical setting. Becvar stresses that clinicians should not just help their clients engage in problem solving but that therapists need to collaborate with families in order to promote their abilities to cope with present and future crises. The goal of therapy is to identify and then augment these unique strengths in order to cope and, then, flourish.
Author Biography:
Dorothy S. Becvar, Ph.D., MSW is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at Saint Louis University. She has authored or co-authored many books, including In the Presence of Grief, Soul Healing, and Family Therapy: A Systemic Integration, 6th edition.
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