Emotion-Focused Family Therapy

This clinical manual describes how to use emotion focused family therapy, an exciting new psychotherapeutic approach in which caregivers play a pivotal role their loved ones' treatment.

Table of Contents

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Chapter 1. Overview of Emotion-Focused Family Therapy
• Chapter 2. Emotion Coaching
• Chapter 3. Behavior Coaching
• Chapter 4. Sharing the Burden: Relieving Self-Blame and Relationship Repair
• Chapter 5. Working Through Caregiver Emotional Blocks
• Chapter 6. Processing Clinician Emotional Blocks Through Supervision
• Chapter 7. Emotion-Focused Family Therapy for Eating Disorders
• Chapter 8. Emotion-Focused Family Therapy in Practice: Methods of Delivery, FAQs, and Lessons Learned
• Epilogue
• Appendix A. The Super-Feeler Explained
• Appendix B. Emotion Coaching Cheat Sheet
• Appendix C. Behavior Coaching for Cooperation and Compliance
• Appendix D. Behavior Coaching � Family Safety Plan for Self-Harm & Suicidality
• Appendix E. Relationship Repair, Sharing the Burden and Relieving Self-Blame
• Appendix F. Caregiving Styles Self-Report Measure
• Appendix G. Caregiver Traps Scale
• Appendix H. Relationship Dimensions Scale
• Appendix I. Connecting in Relationships: Validating Silence
• Appendix J. Processing Caregiver Blocks Using Chair-Work
• Appendix K. Clinician Traps Scale
• Appendix L. Self-Directed Block Worksheet for Clinicians
• Appendix M. Script for Processing Clinician Blocks; Caregiver Involvement
• Appendix N. Script for Processing Clinician Blocks; General
• Appendix O. Helpful Resources When Caring for Loved One with an Eating Disorder
• References
• About the Authors