Pathways
to Change: Brief Therapy with Difficult Adolescents
Mathew D. Selekman, LCSW, MSW 2005. 287 Pages
14 Hours CE Credits
75 Questions: True/False, Multiple Choice, and Matching
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Conveys innovative and practical ways for conducting Solution-Oriented Brief Family Therapy with difficult adolescents and their families. Emphasizes how to build relationships, design therapeutic questions and experiments, be flexible in choosing therapeutic strategies, and improvise when necessary. Draws on the leading thinking in the field, while grounded in extensive clinical experience.
Learning Objectives:
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List techniques for eliciting cooperation from difficult adolescents and their families.
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Explain the author's model of Solution-Oriented Brief Family Therapy.
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Discuss assumptions underlying the author's treatment model.
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Match interventions with three stages of readiness for change.
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Recognize how to improvise and use intuition in the treatment process.
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Explain how to use the first family interview to create a context for change.
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Match interventions with five key areas of intelligence.
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Discuss methods for helping families become "unstuck."
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Recite strategies for collaborating with social networks and other professionals.
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Describe how to help parents create a positive home environment.
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List strategies and exercises for conducting soluiton-oriented parent groups.
Course Outline:
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An Evolving Solution-Oriented Brief Family Therapy Approach with Difficult Adolescents
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Guiding Assumptions with an Eye on Solutions
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The Improvisational Therapist
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The First Family Interview: Co-Creating a Context for Change
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Guidelines for Fostering Cooperative Relationships with Difficult Parents
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Effective Engagement Strategies with Difficult Adolescents
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The No-Problem Problem Mandated Family
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Co-Creating a Climate Ripe for Transformative Dialogue with Helping Allies From Larger Systems
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The Second and Subsequent Sessions
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The Solution Oriented Parenting Group and Beyond