This book is a challenge to the silos in our human services that an ‘atomised’ focus gives rise to. They are evident in the chasm that can exist between child and adult mental health care, between competing therapeutic approaches and, most importantly for this volume, in the segmentation of support for adults who are partners as well as parents. The contributors, all with substantial experience of providing front-line services, identify the problem their intervention is designed to address and provide a conceptual justification for the approach they have used.
Key Features
- Vivid illustrations that bring the work to life and provide examples of best practice.
- Approaches that encompass internal and external realities in responding to challenges.
- Contributions highlight a common thread that can inform services at different stages of the life course.
- Each chapter is accompanied by a commentary from specialists in their field.
Additional Information
Engaging Couples: New Directions in Therapeutic Work with Families explores new ways of approaching some of the key issues of contemporary family life, including depression, living with long-term conditions, inter-parental conflict and domestic abuse to name but a few, refracting them through a lens that sees our relationships as fundamental to the fabric of our lives – the most important social capital of all. It represents essential reading for clinicians and family practitioners of all persuasions, and those that train and support them in their work.
