Parents And Adolescents Living Together: The Basics - Softcover

Patterson, Gerald R.; Forgatch, Marion S.

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Synopsis

Provides parents with the skills they need to survive the teenage years. Shows how to apply common-sense techniques to prevent problems and provide support for growth and development. Helps achieve a good balance between protecting adolescents from serious trouble, while giving them enough freedom to try out new experiences.

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About the Author

Gerald R. Patterson, Ph.D, is the founder of the Oregon Social Learning Center in Eugene, where he continues his distinguished career as a research scientist and principal investigator. He has devoted more than 40 years to the study of processes that disrupt family functioning and the development of a data-based theory, know as coercion theory, that explains these processes. Dr. Patterson has published numerous scientific articles, book chapters, and is the author of two other best-selling parenting manuals: Living with Children and Families. Marion S. Forgatch, Ph.D., is a senior scientist and principal investigator at the Oregon Social Leaning Center, where she has assumed a major role in dissemination research. The focus of this new area of study is on adapting parent-management training strategies to mental health delivery systems. Dr. Forgatch has also designed and tested intervention programs for single mothers and stepparent families.

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9780916154165: Parents and Adolescents Living Together, Part 1: The Basics

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ISBN 10:  0916154165 ISBN 13:  9780916154165
Publisher: Castalia Pub Co, 1987
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