Relationship Dysfunction: A Practitioner's Guide to Comparative Treatments (Springer Series on Comparative Treatments for Psychological Disorders) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 082612092X ISBN 13: 9780826120922

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company, 2007

Synopsis

This volume presents 18 different treatment modalities for the same case, demonstrating a rich variety of interventions available for treating relationship problems. Treatment approaches are divided into systems, psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, integrative therapies, and postmodern theories. For students who want to prepare for licensure or professional counselors and therapists who want to improve their practice with couples, this newly available and affordable paperback will be an essential resource.

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About the Author

Louis J. Bevilacqua, Med, is a Doctoral candidate in Clinical Psychology at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and is the Clinical Director of Connections Adolescent and Family Care, a private psychotherapy practice in Exton, PA that specializes in adolescent and family therapy. He is a National Board Certified Counselor, who has been treating at-risk children and their families since 1986. Mr. Bevilacqua has presented numerous workshops on treating depressed and behaviorally disordered adolescents and their families and has published in the area of suicide. He has also been a Guest Lecturer for Immaculate College. His research interests include teaching comparative therapies, cognitive-behavioral family therapy, and providing clinical supervision to graduate students.

Frank M. Dattilio, Ph.D., ABPP, maintains a dual faculty appointment in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He is a licensed psychologist in the states of PA, NJ, NY and DE and is listed in the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology. Dr. Dattilio is board certified in both clinical psychology and behavioral psychology through the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) and received a Certificate of Training in Forensic Psychology through the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has been a visiting faculty member at several major universities and medical schools throughout the world.

Dr. Dattilio is the recipient of numerous awards, including the award for Distinguished Psychologist by the American Psychological Association's Division 29 and the award for Distinguished Contributions to the Science and Profession of Psychology by the Pennsylvania Psychological Association. He is also an inductee of the prestegious College of Physicians of Philadelphia for his many contributions to medicine and science, and is the recent recipient of the 2005 AABT award for "Outstanding Contribution by an Individual for Clinical Activities." He was recently selected to receive the 2007 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology and Humankind by the Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychology.

Dr. Dattilio has more than 200 professional publications and 14 books in the areas of anxiety disorders, forensic and clinical psychology, and marital and family discord. He has also presented extensively throughout the United States, Canada, Africa, Europe, South America, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Cuba, and the West Indies on both cognitive-behavior therapy and forensic issues. To date, his works have been translated into more than 23 languages.

Dr. Dattilio is co-author of the books, Crime and Mental Illness (2007), Practical Approaches to Forensic Testimony (in progress); Mental Health Experts: Roles and Qualificatons for Court (2002); Cognitive Therapy with Couples (1990) and Panic Disorder: Assessment &Treatment Through a Wide Angle Lens (2000); The Family Psychotherapy Treatment Planner (2000), The Family Therapy Homework Planner (2000); co-editor of Comprehensive Casebook of Cognitive Therapy (1992); Cognitive-Behavioral Strategies in Crisis Intervention (1994); (2nd ed., 2000); (3rd ed., 2007); Cognitive Therapy with Children and Adolescents: A Casebook for Clinical Practice (1995); (2nd ed., 2003); and editor of Case Studies in Couples and Family Therapy: Systemic and Cognitive Perspectives (1998). He has also filmed several professional videotapes and audiotapes including the popular series "Five Approaches to Linda" (Lehigh University Media, 1996) and remains on the editorial board of a number of national and international refereed journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine. Dr.Dattilio's areas of expertise are in couple and family problems, forensic psychological evaluations, and the treatment of anxiety and depressive disorders.

Review

"The first couples therapy text which allows real comparisons among different approaches due to a standard structure across chapters involving analysis of a single case. Each chapter identifies specific strategies and techniques with the editors highlighting the differences and similarities. Provides an in-depth and comprehensive view in the thinking of many of the major proponents of couples therapy. Practitioners at all levels will find this book clinically enlightening."
--Gerald R. Weeks, PhD, ABPP, Professor and Chair, Department of Counseling, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

"An enlightening charting of the territory of couples therapy. This comprehensive guide explores differences in languages and in practices--in philosophies and in techniques. Destined to be an indispensable resource for training and for tracing the multiple influences in our own practices."
--Carlos E. Sluzki, MD, Clinical Professor Psychiatry, UCLA, Director, Center for Psychiatry and Behavioral Healthcare, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, CA

"A monumental achievement in pulling together the entire range of diverse and sophisticated models of couples therapy."
--William J. Doherty, PhD, College of Human Ecology, University of Minnesota

About this edition

• Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 082612092X
• ISBN 13: 9780826120922
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 432
• Editor: Frank M. Dattilio, Louis Bevilacqua