Negotiating Parent-Adolescent Conflict: A Behavioral-Family Systems Approach [Hardcover]

Sharon L. Foster (Author), Arthur L. Robin (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0898620724 | ISBN-13: 978-0898620726 | Publication Date: January 6, 1989 | Edition: 1

Parent-adolescent discord is often handled from a unitary perspective, whether the focus is on enhancing parenting skills, resolving conflicts in family relationships, or working to improve the behavior of the individual child. This important work shows the clinician how to incorporate all of these crucial elements into a single, research-based treatment program. Presented is the authors' influential integration of cognitive-behavioral constructs and family systems theory, grounded in consideration of adolescent developmental concerns. The book describes effective ways to conceptualize and assess the problems of embattled parents and teens; use assessment data in treatment planning; overcome resistance and other therapeutic hurdles; and implement carefully sequenced skills training, cognitive restructuring, and functional/structural interventions. The theoretical and empirical bases of the treatment approach are also discussed in depth.

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"For the clinician or researcher who deals with the ever-growing population of families encountering adolescent runaway, conduct, and delinquency problems, this book is a must...." --Journal of Marital and Family Therapy "I wish this kind of book was the norm, but in my judgment, work this rich in clinical impact with this kind of empirical support comes around only once every couple of years....I certainly hope this book will be widely read. If it is, many families, clinicians, and researchers will benefit." --Child and Family Behavior Therapy "Well written, engaging, and useful for many professionals at all levels of expertise.'' --Merrill-Palmer Quarterly -- Review

About the Author

Arthur L. Robin, PhD, is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences and Pediatrics at Wayne State University School of Medicine, and Chief of Psychology at Children's Hospital of Michigan. The author of many articles and chapters on ADHD, parent/n-/teen relations, and eating disorders, he is the coauthor (with Sharon L. Foster) of [ital]Negotiating Parent/n-/Adolescent Conflict.[/ital] Dr. Robin is a practicing clinical psychologist with University Psychiatric Services in Detroit and Farmington Hills, Michigan.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 338 pages
• Publisher: Guilford Press; 1 edition (January 6, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0898620724
• ISBN-13: 978-0898620726
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,625,395 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for family therapy, March 10, 2011

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This review is from: Negotiating Parent-Adolescent Conflict: A Behavioral-Family Systems Approach (Paperback)

I'm currently using this book and the ideas from Robin and Foster while working with a family to reduce conflict. Excellent read for family therapists or individuals wanting to improve conflict resolution in their family.