Working with Parents in Child Psychotherapy

I. Foundations of Parent Guidance

1. Contributors to Parenting Patterns

2. Strategies for Partnering: Nurturing the Critical Relationships

3. An Assessment to Guide Treatment

II. What You Need to Know to Choose Effective Parent Guidance and Develop Parenting Skills

4. Developing the Path for Intervention

5. Strengthening Optimal Parenting

6. Building Proactive Competence with Parents

III. Choosing and Using Treatment Strategies: Intervening with Common Problems

7. An Introduction to Assessing and Addressing Common Problems (the Usual Suspects)

8. Daily Struggles: Homework, Bedtime, Eating, and Hygiene

9. Other Common Problems That Lead to Frequent Arguments: Digital Media, Going to School, Extracurricular Activities, and Sibling Conflict

IV. Making the Most of Your Behavioral Interventions

10. Commands, Praise, and Feedback

11. Monitoring Behavior as an Intervention

12. Working with Motivational Systems

V. Specific Problems in the Caregiver

13. Helping the Caregiver Who Has Anxiety or Mood Regulation Issues

14. Helping the Caregiver When There Is a Relationship Problem with the Child

15. Helping the Caregiver Who Makes the Problem Worse

VI. When Something Goes Wrong: Potential Pitfalls in Parent Guidance

16. Pitfalls with the Parent or with the Therapist

17. Pitfalls in the Therapeutic Process

18. Legal and Ethical Concerns: Avoiding Dangers and Reducing Risk

VII. PACT in Action

19. Assessing Progress and Ending Treatment

20. Using PACT to Steer Your Integrative Parent Guidance: A Case Example

Appendix A. Resources for Clinicians

Appendix B. Other Services a Family May Benefit From

References

Index