When Marriages Fail

When Marriages Fail: Systemic Family Therapy Interventions and Issues presents several leading experts in the field discussing the full spectrum of clinical interventions and family therapy for troubled and divorcing families. This comprehensive resource presents a broad overview of the literature that provides a foundation for the entire field, then narrows its focus to clearly review clinical assessment models and the special issues that may be factors in conflicted families. Therapists, psychologists, counselors, and social workers learn cutting-edge recommendations for policies protecting the well-being of children involved in divorce, plus practical, specific systemic treatment interventions that are illustrated with case studies.

Craig Everett, Robert E Lee

About the Editors. Contributors. Napier, Sprenkle, Foreword. Preface: Tribute to William C. Nichols Jr., EdD. Part I: An Overview. Livingston, Bowen, Treating Divorcing Families in Family Therapy: A Literature Review. Charny, Staying Together or Separating and Divorcing: Helping Couples Process Their Choices. Lee, An Ecosystemic Look at the Rights of Children in Divorce. Part II: Models and Issues. Armour, Systemic Dynamics and Interventions for Selected Marital Conflicts. Ball, Hiebert, Four Predivorce Marital Typologies That Aid Clinical Assessment. Bigner, Disclosing Gay or Lesbian Orientation Within Marriage: A Systems Perspective. Harway, Issues of Separation and Divorce in Families Affected by Domestic Violence. Seltzer, Children's Voices in the Midst of Parental Breakup: A Qualitative Study of Trauma in "Ordinary" Families. Herman, The Influence of Divorce on Children: A Special Focus on Iceland. Kaslow, Postdivorce Relatedness Between Parents, Their Divorced Sons, and Their Grandchildren: A Pilot Study.