Description
I. A Family-Based Model for Difficult Adolescents 1. Introduction 2. Point of Entry: Why Difficult Teenagers Have Problems 3. A Model for Change II. Specific Principles and Guidelines 4. Setting Clear Rules and Consequences: The Basic Work of Therapy 5. Changing the Timing and Process of Confrontations 6. Neutralizing the Adolescent's ""Five Aces"" 7. Restoring Nurturance and Tenderness III. Special Treatment Issues and Circumstances 8. Working with Outsiders 9. Single-Parent Families: Sharing Parental Responsibility 10. Divorce and Stepfamily Problems 11. Alcohol and Drug Use: ""I Don't Have a Problem"" IV. Research Findings and Future Implications 12. Process-Outcome Research and the Family-Based Model: Refining and Operationalizing Key Theoretical Concepts