Group Therapy for High-Conflict Divorce

This book presentes the "No kids in the middle" intervention program, a multi-family approach for high-conflict divorced families. This first English language edition contains descriptions of the therapeutic sessions, homework for parents, and their network, along with extra information about the theoretical foundations of the program.

Margreet Visser is a clinical psychologist/psychotherapist and senior researcher at The Children's Trauma Center (KJTC) Kenter Jeugdhulp in the Netherlands. She is specialized in working with traumatized children and their families. Her research focusses on the impact of destructive parental conflicts on children and their families. Justine van Lawick is clinical psychologist, family therapist and co-founder of the Lorentzhuis. She is a senior trainer in the Netherlands and abroad.

1. Introduction; Part 1: Theory and Research; 2. Theoretical Basis; 3. Scientific Research; Part 2: Practice; 4. Methodology Outline; 5. The Keystones; 6. Intake and Referral; 7. The Network Meeting; 8. The Parent Group; 9. The Children's Group; Epilogue; Appendices