Bøker av Janet Sasson Edgette

Therapeutic Conversions with Adolescents takes readers into the office of a seasoned therapist, where they can be a fly on the wall of live therapy sessions. Full of actual dialogue and the processing behind the choice of responses and interventions, this book stands in contrast to the dozens of books about adolescent therapy that discuss only theory, conjecture, and generic strategies. Teenagers today need therapists who can offer robust and unpretentious therapeutic relationships, as well as conversations that matter enough to hold their clients' attention and make them want to come back for more. Readers will come away from this book understanding how to tread the delicate balance between the support and confrontation, the forthrightness and discretion, and the humor and tenacity that therapists need to make a real and lasting impact with teenagers.

Therapists no less than parents face a dilemma when trying to reach out to teenagers, who are violent, addicted or have other behavioural or social problems. How can one show understanding for their plight? This work aims to demonstrate how to be tough, compassionate and effective in helping teenagers turn their lives around.