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Author:   Vivian Center Seltzer
Publisher:   New York University Press
Imprint:   New York University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.612kg
ISBN:  

9780814740422

ISBN 10:   0814740421
Pages:   348
Publication Date:   01 August 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Contents Introduction Part I 1. Dealing with Development. Four Domains of Adolescent Growth 2. Dynamic Functional Interaction (DFI). A Revisionist and Sequential Model of Adolescent Development and Behavior3. Adolescents Who Are Minorities 4. Adolescents Who Are Gay 5. Parenting Adolescents Part II 6. Defining and Detecting Defensive Glitches 7. Understanding Specific Defensive Glitches Part III 8. Getting to Know the Adolescent: An Introduction to PAR Protocols 9. Phase I: Basic Questions, Basic and Circumstance-Specific Auxiliary Protocols 10. Phase I Continued: Supplementary Protocols for Further Exploration 11. Phase II: Defensive Glitch Protocols Part IV 12. Working Together: Peer-Arena Lens (PAL) Group Therapy 13. PAL Group Therapy in Action: Two Case Studies 14. PAL and the Professional: The Story of Desperate Davey

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<p> An excellent guide for clinicians in their treatment of adolescents and young adults. Seltzer outlines a clear and practical road map to address both specific behavioral problems, as well as the normal struggles of transitioning from adolescence to adulthood. . . . An invaluable addition to any therapist's library of treatment resources.'<br>

What sets [Dynamic Functional Interaction (DFI) theory] apart and makes it fresh is the quality of the synthesis, the thought behind the organizational framework, and the amount of research, not just on American adolescents but in places as far-flung as Costa Rica, Scotland, and the Philippines. also offers an exhaustive list of protocols for practitioners, including a step-by-step approach to the group-therapy treatment she developed called the Peer Arena Lens... Seltzer has a number of detailed case studies in , and the book offers insights and tips gleaned from her own private practice to help practioners understand- and treat- their adolescent patients. -The Pennsylvania Gazette,

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Vivian Center Seltzer is Professor of Human Development and Behavior, University of Pennsylvania. She is also a licensed psychologist, certified school psychologist, certified family therapist, and a licensed and certified social worker. She is the author of The Psychological Worlds of the Adolescent: Public and Private and Adolescent Social Development: Dynamic Functional Interaction.

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