Practice to make a difference.

The Genogram Casebook: A clinical companion to genograms: assessment and intervention

This clinical companion to the bestselling Genograms: Assessment & Intervention uses case examples to articulate the most effective ways to use genograms in clinical practice.

Widely utilized by family therapists and health care professionals, the genogram is a graphic way of organizing the mass of information gathered during a family assessment and finding patterns in the family system for more targeted treatment. For a client with cutoff relationships or a history of trauma, it can be hard to talk to a therapist about past and present relationships. Genograms are a non-intrusive and non-confrontational way to learn about a client's history and chart crucial, complex information for effective assessment and therapy.

The Genogram Casebook deploys richly detailed case examples to address resistance to genograms, overcoming dysfunctional relationship patterns, working with couples, navigating issues of divorce and remarriage, using genograms in family sessions with children, repairing conflict and cutoff with family members, looking at the therapist's own family, and much more. It's a vibrantly practical, decisively essential guide to the use of genograms in mental health practice.

Contents:

  • 1. Using Genograms in Clinical Practice
  • 2. Getting Started: Introducing Genograms with Clients
  • 3. Assessment and Engagement in Therapy
  • 4. Resistance to Genograms
  • 5. Fusion and Cutoff
  • 6. Triangles and Detriangling
  • 7. Legacies of Loss: Helping Families Mourn Their Losses
  • 8. Working with Couples, Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage
  • 9. Families with Children: How to Use Family Play Genograms
  • 10. Using Genograms to Understand Adult Clients with Sibling Problems
  • 11. The Therapist's Own Family

Author Bio:

Monica McGoldrick, M.A., M.S.W., Ph.D., is co-founder and director of the Multicultural Family Institute in Highland Park, New Jersey, and adjunct faculty at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Her books include Ethnicity and Family Therapy, Third Edition, Genograms: Assessment and Intervention

The Genogram Casebook: A clinical companion to genograms: assessment and intervention

Author: Monica McGoldrick

$53.95 Add to Cart

Customers who Purchased this item also purchased

  • 10 Minutes to Better Mental Health. A Step-by-Step Guide for Teens Using CBT and Mindfulness

    10 Minutes to Better Mental Health. A Step-by-Step Guide for Teens Using CBT and Mindfulness

    by Lee David

    *Small practical steps and bite-sized information to guide teens to better mental health in 10 minutes* What can you really do in 10 minutes? You can make a cup of tea or coffee, walk about 0.6 miles and now, with this book, you can improve your mental health. No matter how busy or stressful your day, with 10-minute steps and quick exercises, you can better understand your experiences and learn how to survive setbacks. The book covers everything from dealing with worry and anxiety and building your confidence, to... More info

    $37.99 Add to Cart
  • The Bulimia Workbook for Teens

    The Bulimia Workbook for Teens

    by Lisa Schab

    Bulimia is one of the most difficult mental health disorders to overcome, and it is essential that sufferers incorporate new coping skills into their lives right away to avoid falling into the destructive pattern of bingeing and purging. The Bulimia Workbook for Teens teaches teens who binge and purge how to replace unhealthy thoughts, feelings, and behaviours with a new set of habits. These activities are based in cognitive behavioural therapy, the professional treatment of choice for bulimia, and are arranged in a progressive format. Their order is based... More info

    $32.95 Add to Cart
  • Healthy Mindsets for Super Kids: A Resilience Programme for Children Aged 7 - 14

    Healthy Mindsets for Super Kids: A Resilience Programme for Children Aged 7 - 14

    by Stephanie Azri

    Self-esteem, communication skills, positive thinking, healthy friendships, and dealing with anger, stress, anxiety and grief are all crucial parts of being resilient and having strong life skills. Join forces with superheroes Steemy, Link, Zen, KipKool, Holly and Hally, Beau and Angel in this 10 session programme to boost resilience in children aged 7—14. Each session focuses on a key theme, and a superhero character helps to teach each skill, from overcoming anxiety to dealing with grief. A creative hands-on activity closes each session, and session summaries and tips for parents... More info

    $57.99 Add to Cart