This book describes a blend of insight-oriented, behavioral, and strategic family therapy, which the author has developed over thirty-four years of dealing with suicidal adolescents. It aims not to replace other forms of therapy but to augment the therapist’s own therapeutic style. The book offers an informative and personally told story bringing together scholarship and meaningful glimpses into the thought processes of suicidal youth. Written in an understandable, friendly, and practical style, it will appeal to those in clinical practice, as well as graduate-level students pursuing clinical work.
Describes a blend of insight-oriented, behavioral, and strategic family therapy which is useful in dealing with suicidal adolescents. This work offers an informative and personally told story bringing together scholarship and meaningful glimpses into the thought processes of suicidal youth.