Offers you integrated theories, practice, and research to provide you with the tools to be more effective when dealing with families in crisis. This book explores the decline of families into extreme distress and helps you to determine the best intervention for that particular family, as no one single method can be prescribed for all families.

Contents Senior Editor’s Comments Foreword (Dr. William J. Reid) Preface Acknowledgments Part I: Introduction to the Problem Chapter 1. The Distress: A Social Problem of Families in Extreme Distress, Multi-Problem Families Historical Review: From Multiproblem Families to Families in Extreme Distress (FED) Chapter 2. The Hope: Interventions with Families in Extreme Distress Historical Review: Intervention with Multiple-Problem Families Approaches, Techniques, and Principles Part II: From Theory to Practice: An Overview of the Model Chapter 3. The Fear of Working with FED: Overcoming the Coalition of Despair The Coalition of Despair Overcoming the Coalition of Despair Part III: Assessment of FED Chapter 4. Developing a Model for Working with FED From FED Description to FED Scale: A Clinical Assessment The Families in Extreme Distress Scale Part IV: Intervention Techniques Chapter 5. Developing a Tool Box and Creating the Therapeutic Context Preparatory and goal-Oriented Techniques Preparatory Techniques Chapter 6. Expanding the Tool Box: Using Goal Oriented Techniques Empowering Techniques Enhancing Communication Skills Using the Therapeutic Team Summary Chapter 7. Beyond the Therapy Room Multiprofessional Teamwork Stages in Multiprofessional Team Development Multiprofessional Teamwork Intervention in the Case of FED Chapter 8. The L. Family--A Case Study The L.s As a Couple and As Parents The L. Family Children Therapy Sessions Summary of the Therapeutic Intervention Chapter 9. Supervision in the Context of Therapy with Families in Extreme Distress Coping with the Coalition of Despair Before and During the Therapeutic Process Coping with the Anger of FED Toward Society That Is Directed at the Therapist or Social Worker As Representatives of Society Coping with a Family’s Overwhelmed Condition Developing a Systematic View Rather Than an Individual Perspective Focused on the Wife/Mother Relating to the Entire Team Techniques in Supervision Part V: The Research Project: Process and Evaluation Chapter 10. Developing a Project for Working with Families in Extreme Distress The Pilot FED Project The FED Project Method and Procedure Chapter 11. Pre- and Post-Project Measurements and Evaluation The Study Population The Quantitative Analysis The Subjective Evaluation Summary Part VI: Future Perspectives Chapter 12. Considerations and Attempts for Hope Intervention Perspective of Intervention Bibliography Index Reference Notes Included