What Helps When Children and Families Struggle (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781035842148)

Written for both families and clinicians, What Helps When Children and Families Struggle offers an introduction to attachment theory as it relates to family life. The authors weave a simple and clear discussion of what families can do to support strong connections and what to do when things have fallen off track.

Consistent with a relational focus on mental health the authors strongly advocate the use of family therapy as the entry point to mental health services when a family member is struggling. Through the use of many illustrations and metaphors, the text is a highly practical guide for the ups and downs of family life.

This text offers a broad overview of attachment informed strategies to support positive family dynamics. As well as discussion of family focused interventions related to a range of complicated dynamics and situations, including:

a. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

b. Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD)

c. Loss/Bereavement

d. Marital/Couple Discord

e. During and After Divorce

f. Adoption

g. Physical and Emotional Abuse

h. Managing Trauma

i. Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)

j. Gender or Sexuality Questioning in a Child

k. Depression

l. Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder (Disruptive Behavior Disorders)

m. Childhood Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

n. Substance Use Disorder

o. Personality Disorders

p. Psychotic Disorders

q. Eating Disorders

r. Inpatient Psychiatric Care