New releases—Two exciting interactive CD-ROM sets!

Tough Teens/Challenging Children Interactive CD-ROMs

Effective Strategies for Working with Even the Most Difficult Behavior

created by Frances E. Steinberg, Ph.D. and Richard G. Whiteside, MSW

ISBN 978-0-473-14775-4

The Tough Teens/Challenging Children Interactive Training Practicum is a unique, informative, and engaging tool for anyone working with youth and their families.

Disc One Topics include:

What makes a teen “tough” and a child “challenging”?

Determing levels of severity of behavior.

Philosophies for working with challenging behavior.

Eliminating power struggles using the Power of ONCE.

Identifying presenting issues.

Examining context and sequence.

Investigating underlying causes.

Understanding processing and attentional difficulties.

Working with analogies, metaphors, and themes.

Developing constructive hypotheses.

Establishing goals.

The Art of Case Mapping.

Evaluating progress and outcomes.

Disc Two Topics include:

What is Positive Positioning?

Identifying the Four Basic Cooperation Styles:

High Cooperation, No Cooperation, Conditional Cooperation, Illusion of Cooperation

Using Hooks, Levers, and Tools.

Understanding the causes of each cooperation style.

Utilizing strategies that work.

Avoiding approaches that make things worse.

How to handle complex cooperation situations.

System Requirements:

This course is designed for use on Windows Operating Systems (Windows 98 or later) utilizing Microsoft Office PowerPoint software, version 2002 or later. Mac users please contact solun@xtra.co.nz for possibilities.

To see a brief movie about Tough Teens/Challenging Children click here.

To purchase, go to the Ordering Information Page.

Family Therapy 1-2-3

An Interactive Practicum

created by Richard G. Whiteside & Frances E. Steinberg, Ph.D.

ISBN 978-0-473-14078-6

If you’ve ever had an interest in adding family therapy skills to your practice....

If you already practice family therapy but want to improve your ability...

The Family Therapy 1-2-3 Interactive Training Practicum is a unique, informative, and fun way to learn the principles and practices of Family Therapy.

This interactive CD-ROM course merges the wisdom of 50 years of family therapy practice with 21st century technology.

Learn family therapy at your own pace and in your own space.

The training is divided into three parts:

Disc One: Concepts and Principles of Family Therapy

This section of the training explores why you should do Family Therapy, how it differs from other approaches, and what are the fundamental components of practice. You will investigate the presenting and underlying problems families bring to therapy and acquire a wide range of effective and creative strategies for dealing with these issues.

Disc Two: Client-Focused Family Therapy (CFFT)

On this disc, you will discover how to adjust your therapeutic stance to match a family’s cooperation style. You will learn to identify the four basic cooperation patterns, understand client hooks, and adapt your position to maximize success with families. Numerous strategies will be presented for each cooperation pattern.

Disc Three: How to DO Family Therapy

Theory is one thing; practice is another. On this disc, you will learn how to conduct a family therapy session from referral to termination. Written material, exercises, and a videotaped family session will guide you through each stage of the process.

System Requirements:

This course is designed for use on Windows Operating Systems (Windows 98 or later) utilizing Microsoft Office PowerPoint software, version 2002 or later. Mac users please contact solun@xtra.co.nz for possibilities.

To see a brief movie about Family Therapy 1-2-3 click here.

To purchase, go to the Ordering Information Page.