Surviving and Thriving in Stepfamily Relationships: What Works and What Doesn’t
Patricia L. Papernow
Jun 2019 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Chloe Cannon
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Surviving and Thriving in Stepfamily Relationships draws on current research, a wide variety of clinical modalities, and thirty years of clinical work with stepfamily members to describe the special challenges stepfamilies face. The book presents the concept of "stepfamily architecture" and the five challenges it creates, and delineates three different levels of strategies—psychoeducation, building interpersonal skills, and intrapsychic work—for meeting those challenges in dozens of different settings.
The model is designed to be useful both to stepfamily members themselves and to a wide variety of practitioners, from a highly trained clinician who needs to know how and when to work on all three levels, to a school counselor or clergy person who may work on the first two levels but refer out for level three. It will also be useful to educators, judges, mediators, lawyers, and medical personnel who will practice on the first level, but need to understand the other two to guide their work.
The model is designed to be useful both to stepfamily members themselves and to a wide variety of practitioners, from a highly trained clinician who needs to know how and when to work on all three levels, to a school counselor or clergy person who may work on the first two levels but refer out for level three. It will also be useful to educators, judges, mediators, lawyers, and medical personnel who will practice on the first level, but need to understand the other two to guide their work.
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Jennifer Slack
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May 28, 2021
AMAZING! Papernow is a brilliant thinker and writer! As a family therapist I cling to her every word. And she is so personable in her writing style. I find her research and prose infinitely helpful in my work with clients. And I know families and clients find her work just as valuable!
About the author
Patricia L. Papernow is a nationally recognized expert on stepfamilies, couples in "blended family" systems, and parenting after divorce. She also provides training and consultation throughout the U.S. Since 1981, she has been in private practice.
Audiobook narration seized Chloe Cannon's interest when reading aloud to localseniors, who informed her that her reading sounded "just like their audiobooks!" Since then, shehas narrated titles in a variety of genres, including young adult, sci-fi/fantasy, romance, self-help, thriller/suspense, and biography.
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