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Caregiver family therapy : empowering families to meet the challenges of aging / Sara Honn Qualls and Ashley A. Williams.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Qualls, Sarah Honn, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Caregivers.
- Care of the sick--Psychological aspects.
- Care of the sick.
- Older people--Care.
- Older people.
- Family psychotherapy.
- Psychotherapy.
- Medical Subjects:
- Caregivers.
- Psychotherapy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Other Title:
- APA PsycBOOKS.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, [2013]
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Summary:
- "Caring for an older family member with physical or cognitive impairments is a difficult, strenuous process. Caregivers often struggle to balance their own needs with those of the care recipient. Their relationships with family, friends, coworkers, and even the care recipient can suffer as well. As a result, family members often seek professional help to guide them through the caregiving process. This book presents Caregiver Family Therapy (CFT), a systems approach to treating families that care for an aging adult. CFT consists of three core stages: (1) Identifying the problem; (2) Structuring caregiver roles; and (3) Ensuring caregiver self-care. Transition stages bridge one core stage to the next, helping caregivers structure care for the older adult, examine the impact of caregiving role structures, and consider broader effects of caregiving. As new challenges arise, the stages are repeated and the CFT process begins anew. Full of rich clinical examples, this book will help therapists and other service providers meet the complex, diverse needs of caregiving families"--Publicity materials. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved).
- Contents:
- Foundations of caregiver family therapy
- Naming and framing the caregiving problem
- Structuring care
- Role structuring
- Role reverberations
- Caregiver self-care
- Widening the lens and anticipating the future
- Case studies
- Pragmatic issues in practicing caregiver family therapy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2013 dcunns
- Other Format:
- Original
- ISBN:
- 9781433812149
- 1433812142
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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