101 Interventions in Family Therapy

455 Pages·1993·26.089 MB·English

by  Thorana S Nelson, Terry S Trepper

Marriage and Family; Psychotherapy/Mental Health
“A fascinating addition to the library of family therapists . . . which OFFERS A SMORGASBORD OF
INTERVENTIONS designed for a wide range of presenting problems. . . . a very intellegent book.”
—Journal of Family Psychotherapy
“OPENING THIS BOOK IS LIKE OPENING A TEN-POUND BOX OF ASSORTED CHOCOLATES. . . .
Each contributor writes to share—not to show off. . . . Interventions range in length from one
to four pages, and there is little psychobabble.”
–Transactional Analysis Journal
“A VERY USEFUL ADDITION TO ANY CLINICAL LIBRARY. One is struck by the high-quality of
the contributors. . . . This is not a collection of gimmicks or quick fixes but a presentation of
reasoned client interventions.”
—The Family Journal
“A compendium of tips, anecdotes, and informal case synopses contributed by family therapists.”
—SciTech Book News
101 Interventions in Family Therapy features contributions by a diverse group of well-known leaders in
the field, “therapists on the street,” and faculty of family therapy training programs. Each clinician presents a
creative and useful intervention beginning with a complete description of the method, followed by the specific
indications and contraindications for its application, and concludes with a particular case illustration. These
engaging and informative stories document helpful interventions that really work, not the exotic and impractical
methods of prolific marriage and family authors. Therapists at all levels can learn and incorporate these into
their work with families.
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101 INTERVENTIONS
IN FAMILY THERAPY
Thorana S. Nelson, PhD
Terry S. Trepper, PhD
SOME ADVANCE REVIEWS
"An outstanding resource which provides practical guidelines
for clinical interventions .... I quickly discovered this volume
to be an exciting and energizing grab bag of straightforward
advice for both the beginning student and the experienced
family therapy practitioner. The editors and contributors are to
be commended for bringing together a wide range of clinical
situations with practicality and applicability! This is an enjoy
able, highly readable, and useful book. It should become part
of our library for years to come."
JohnS. Shalett, MSW, ACSW, BCD
Director of Counseling
Family Service of Greater New Orleans
"Creativity just oozes from the pages of this book as clinicians
of all levels and ilk tell their most rewarding interventions.
Most importantly, authors in the last section reflect on how to
approach intervening and prevent the selecting of a juicy inter
pretation that is used indiscriminantly, out of context, without
proper preparation or knowledge."
Cheryl L. Storm, PhD
Associate Professor
Marriage and Family Therapy Program
Pacific Lutheran University
"Trepper and Nelson wanted to provide the reader with a
smorgasbord of interventions-ideas that worked for thera
pists. They have succeeded in providing clinicians with practi
cal, sometimes unusual and often imaginative interventions. It
is both highly entertaining and enlightening."
William J. Hiebert, STM
Executive Director
Marriage & Family Counseling Service
Rock Island, Illinois
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101 Interventions
in Family Therapy
HAWORTH Marriage and the Family
Terry S. Trepper, PhD
Senior Editor
New, Recent, and Forthcoming Titles:
Christiantown, USA by Richard Stellway
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by Nathan Hurvitz and Roger A. Straus
Culture and Family: Problems and Therapy by Wen-Shing Tseng
and Jing Hsu
Adolescents and Their Families: An Introduction to Assessment
and Intervention by Mark Worden
Parents Whose Parents Were Divorced by R. Thomas Berner
The Effect of Children on Parents by Anne-Marie Ambert
Multigenerational Family Therapy by DavidS. Freeman
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Intervention Model by William McCown and Judith Johnson
101 Interventions
in Family Therapy
Thorana S. Nelson, PhD
Terry S. Trepper, PhD
Editors
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First published 1993 by The Haworth Press, Inc.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
101 interventions in family therapy I Thorana S. Nelson, Terry S. Trepper, editors.
p. em.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 0-86656-902-2 (alk. paper)-1-56024-193-4 (pbk.: alk. paper).
I. Family psychotherapy. 2. Family psychotherapy-Case studies. I. Nelson, Thorana
Strever. II. Trepper, Terry S. Ill. Title: One hundred one interventions in family therapy.
RC488.5.A17 1992
616.89'156-dc20 91-22252
CIP
Thorana S. Nelson, PhD
To my mom
Terry S. Trepper, PhD
To Scotty, King of Tots
ABOUT THE EDITORS
Thorana S. Nelson, PhD, is Director of the Marriage and Family
Therapy Program and Associate Professor, Department of Family
and Human Development at Utah State University. She has pub
lished in the areas of gender, transgenerational family therapy, and
basic skills in family therapy.
Terry S. Trepper, PhD, is Director of the Family Studies Center
at Purdue University Calumet where he is also Professor of Psy
chology. An expert in sex therapy, family therapy of sexual abuse,
and family therapy treatments for substance abuse, he is editor of
the Journal of Family Psychotherapy.
CONTENTS
Foreword xvii
Preface xix
1. The Other Side 1
D. Ray Bardill
2. The Case of the Missing Client: Using Non-Pejorative
Language with Strong Denial Systems 5
Yolanda Reyna
Vincent Taylor
3. Read Aloud 11
Diane B. Brashear
4. Stepfamily Enrichment: Assets Feedback 13
Lorna Hecker
5. Ingredients of an Interaction 17
Michele Baldwin
6. The Tug-of-War Toilet 22
Joyce K. Gilkey
7. Metaphors on Space 24
Gregory Brock
Charles P. Barnard
8. The Treatment of Postdivorce Adjustment Problems
Through Cognitive Restructuring 28
Donald K. Granvold