TY - BOOK AU - Mones,Arthur G. TI - Transforming troubled children, teens, and their families: an internal family systems model for healing SN - 0415744210 AV - RC489.F33 M66 2014 U1 - 616.89140835 23 PY - 2014/// CY - New York, NY PB - Routledge KW - Psychotherapy patients KW - Family relationships KW - Problem children KW - Rehabilitation KW - Child psychotherapy KW - Adolescent psychotherapy KW - Psychotherapy KW - Methodology N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part One. The internal family systems metamodel -- Part Two. Therapeutic applications of the internal family systems metamodel: doing child-focused family therapy -- Part Three. Beyond the family -- Part Four. Challenging aspects of therapy with children, teens and their families -- Part Five. Putting it all together -- Part Six. Conclusions and reflections -- --; Part One; The internal family systems metamodel --; 1; The essence of emotional healing --; 2; Historical roots of the internal family systems therapy metamodel --; 3; Family dynamics: the dance of adaptation -- --; Part Two; Therapeutic applications of the internal family systems metamodel: doing child-focused family therapy --; 4; Clinical assessment of children and their families --; 5; Organising concepts and principles for treatment of children and their families --; 6; Intrapsychic treatment of children --; 7; Healing attachment injuries of children --; 8; Guiding the process of self-led parenting --; 9; Working with siblings --; 10; Working with teens --; 11; Inside the child's body -- --; Part Three; Beyond the family --; 12; The child in larger contexts -- --; Part Four; Challenging aspects of therapy with children, teens and their families --; 13; Frequently asked questions in working with the internal family systems metamodel -- --; Part Five; Putting it all together --; 14; A closer look at two applications of the internal family systems metamodel -- --; Part Six; Conclusions and reflections --; 15; The real picture N2 - "In Transforming Troubled Children, Teens, and Their Families: An Internal Family Systems Model for Healing, Dr. Mones presents the first comprehensive application of the Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy model for work with youngsters and their families. This model centers diagnosis and treatment around the concept of the Functional Hypothesis, which views symptoms as adaptive and survival ER -