Treating the difficult divorce : a practical guide for psychotherapists / by Jay L. Lebow.

First Edition.

Washington D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2019.

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"Divorce is also a substantial challenge for mental health professionals, as standard psychotherapeutic approaches can prove insufficient for the complexities of families in crisis. This book presents a comprehensive, integrative systemic approach to treating difficult divorce. It consists of eleven chapters. Chapter one begins with a description of the aspects of difficult divorce. Chapter two examines divorce more broadly, reviewing the most important research about divorce and considering it in the context of the shifting attitudes about divorce in Western society. Chapter three segues from considerations about divorce in society to considerations about the topic of divorce in psychotherapy. Chapter four begins with a summary of the various structures for intervention in difficult divorce. Chapter five focuses on various aspects of structuring therapy in the model, including the therapeutic contract, alliance formation, initial assessment, goal setting, and planning. Chapter six describes intervention strategies and formats for therapy used in the model. Chapter seven discusses the interface with the legal system. Chapter eight examines several specific kinds of problems and issues that occur and how treatment is adapted in the presence of specific problems. Chapter nine focuses on the therapist's self-care in this work and how to mitigate burnout. Central to this book is a focus on those who fall at the high end of the continuum in difficulty in divorce. Chapter ten explores issues for the therapist as a person encountering difficult divorce cases. The book concludes with Chapter eleven, which describes two extended case examples of treating difficult divorce."--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved).

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January 16, 2019

Includes bibliographical references and index.