Tough Teens/Challenging Children:
Effective Strategies for Working with Even the Most Difficult
Behavior
Created by
Frances E. Steinberg, Ph.D. and Richard G. Whiteside, MSW
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, context, and sequences.
Investigating underlying causes.
Understanding processing and attentional difficulties.
Working with analogies, metaphors, and themes.
Developing constructive hypotheses and 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.
Using Hooks, Levers, and Tools.
Utilizing strategies that work.
Avoiding approaches that make things worse.
How to handle complex cooperation situations.
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Family Therapy 1-2-3
Created by Richard G. Whiteside, MSW and Frances E. Steinberg,
Ph.D.
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 3-disc
set merges the wisdom of 50 years of family therapy practice with 21st century technology.
The
training is divided into three parts:
Disc One: Concepts and Principles of Family Therapy
This disc 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.
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