Family Therapy with Adolescents in Residential Treatment

1. Introduction to Family Therapy with Adolescents in Residential Settings: Intervention and Research
Jacob D. Christenson, Ashley N. Merritts

Part I. Family Therapy During Separation

2. The Use of Letters to Create Movement in Residential Settings with Adolescents and Their Parents
Jacob D. Christenson, Amber L. Runkel

3. A Case Study of Narrative Family Therapy in an Outdoor Treatment Program with a Struggling Adolescent
Steven M. DeMille, Marilyn J. Montgomery

4. Understanding Video Game Mechanics as a Tool in Creating a Sustainable Relationship with Digital Media
Ryan Anderson

5. Family Therapy Implications of Electronic Addictions in Residential Treatment
Ryan Anderson

6. Our Stories of Collaboration Throughout the Therapeutic Wilderness Process
Cynthia Cohen, Lian Zeitz

7. A Parallel Process: Home Therapy While the Adolescent or Young Adult is in Residential Care
Heather Hendrickson

8. Intentional Separation of Families: Increasing Differentiation Through Wilderness Therapy
Kirsten L. Bolt, Tony Issenmann

9. Walking off the Mountain: Planning Aftercare Support for Adolescents in Wilderness Therapy and Their Families
Kirsten L. Bolt

10. Captaining the Ship: Acting as the Treatment Team Leader
John Hall, Barry Fell, Sam Coates, Nathan Sellers, Ryan Anderson, Josh Thorn, Drew Davis, Scott Downs

Part II. Onsite Family Therapy

11. Emerging Family Therapy Models Utilized in Residential Settings
Ashley N. Merritts

12. Intervention: The First Step to Recovery from Addiction
Jerry L. Law

13. Family Involvement in the Treatment of Adolescent Substance Abuse
Whitney Clarahan, Jacob D. Christenson

14. Readiness for Change Within the Family and the Identified Patient
Amber L. Runkel, Jacob D. Christenson, Amanda P. Glunz, Katherine F. Cobb

15. Engaging Families in Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare
Anita Tucker, Mark Widmer, Troy J. Faddis, Bryan Randolph, Michael Gass

16. Unpacking the Family Story: Family Techniques in Residential Treatment
Troy J. Faddis, Katherine F. Cobb

17. Family Workshops in Residential Treatment
Ashlie Lester

18. Expediting Growth: A Call to Measure the Impact of Family Involvement During Wilderness Therapy
Kendall Smith, Tony Issenmann

19. Connecting the Family: Short-Term Residential Treatment and Telemental Health
Johanna Creswell Báez

Part III. Research and Outcomes

20. Investigating Family Therapy with Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods in Adolescent Residential Treatment Programs
Jacob D. Christenson, Dumayi M. Gutierrez

21. Mixed Methods Research on Clinical Consultation Within the REStArT Model in Residential Treatment
Catherine McConnell, Patricia Taglione

22. Youth with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders: Coping and Psychological Difficulties
Michèle Preyde, Jessica Furtado, Amy Tran, Victoria Currie

23. Communication as a Positive Relationship Outcome with Families Participating in a Therapeutic Wilderness Program
Christine Norton, Katie Liermann

24. Program Evaluation for Health and Human Service Programs: How to Tell the Right Story Successfully
Michael Gass, Edward G. Foden, Anita Tucker

25. Expanding Our Understanding of Family Therapy in Residential Treatment
Ashley N. Merritts, Jacob D. Christenson

Keywords: Psychology, Psychotherapy and Counseling, Social Work, Psychotherapy