TY - BOOK AU - Price, Jerome A. TI - Power and compassion: working with difficult adolescents and abused parents T2 - (Guilford family therapy series) SN - 9781572301412 U1 - 616.89/02220 PY - 1996/// CY - New York PB - Guilford Press KW - FVC KW - ADOLESCENTS KW - ALCOHOL ABUSE KW - CHILDREN KW - DISCIPLINE KW - DRUG ABUSE KW - EMOTIONAL ABUSE KW - FAMILIES KW - INTERVENTION KW - PARENTAL ABUSE KW - PARENTING KW - PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE KW - SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE KW - YOUNG PEOPLE N1 - Foreword by CloƩ Madanes; us N2 - This United States-based book outlines levels and types of adolescent abusive behaviour and suggests how parents can regain control by learning to be more understanding and decisive. The book provides a range of therapeutic interventions to address the more serious and difficult problems presented by adolescents. The author explains the causes of parent abuse and describes patterns of family interactions when children victimise parents. The book provides specific guidelines for assessment and intervention, illustrated with case material. Post divorce problems and adolescent drug and alcohol abuse are among the range of topics covered. This text is aimed at practising therapists and other mental health professionals working with aggressive adolescents and their parents, and those studying child and adolescent therapy ER -