Aponte uses a gentle style of confrontation to offer the family insight into personality traits and family histories and even religious beliefs that put distance between the two parents. His humor and the ease of his presence add to and enlarge a technique that inspires confidence in the family and the viewer.
By watching this video you will learn how to:
- Join effectively in the family’s dynamic during the session, in order to help bring about changes in their relational infrastructure.
- Confront family members with the impact of their actions without causing defensiveness or evasion.
- Identify the strengths and areas for growth in each family group, find reason for optimism about moving forward together.
Length of video: 1:05:00
English subtitles available
Group ISBN-10 #: 1-60124-409-6
Group ISBN-13 #: 978-1-60124-409-3
Harry J. Aponte, LCSW, LMFT is a professor in Drexel University’s Couple & Family Therapy Department. He also has a private practice in Philadelphia. He has written several important articles and chapters in addition to his book,
Bread and Spirit: Therapy with the new poor. He has lectured and conducted workshops throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, Latin America, Europe and Asia.
Among other honors, he received the award for Distinguished Contribution to Family Therapy and Practice from the American Family Therapy Academy in 1992, and the award for Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Marriage and Family Therapy from the Association for Marriage and Family Therapy in 2001. He also received the I. Arthur Marshall Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Menninger Clinic in 1997.
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