Family Therapy Progress Notes Planner

ARTHUR E. JONGSMA, Jr., PhD, is the Series Editor for the bestselling PracticePlanners®. Since 1971, he has provided professional mental health services to both inpatient and outpatient clients. He was the founder and Director of Psychological Consultants, a group private practice in Grand Rapids, Michigan, for 25 years. He is the author or coauthor of over forty books and conducts training workshops for mental health professionals around the world. DAVID J. BERGHUIS, MA, LLP, is in private practice and has worked in community mental health for more than a decade. He is also coauthor of numerous titles in the PracticePlanners® series.

• PracticePlanners® Series Preface xiiiAcknowledgments xvIntroduction 1Activity/Family Imbalance 3Adolescent/Parent Conflicts 12Adoption Issues 22Alcohol Abuse 31Anger Management 46Anxiety 55Blame 66Blended Family Problems 74Child/Parent Conflicts 84Communication 92Compulsive Behaviors 99Death of a Child 109Death of a Parent 115Dependency Issues 121Depression in Family Members 130Disengagement/Loss of Family Cohesion 140Eating Disorders 149Extrafamilial Sexual Abuse 160Family Activity Disputes 170Family Business Conflicts 176Family Member Separation 182Family-of-Origin Interference 188Financial Changes 194Geographic Relocation 200Incest Survivor 207Infidelity 219Inheritance Disputes between Siblings 224Interfamilial Disputes over Wills and Inheritance 230Interracial Family Problems 236Intolerance/Defensiveness 243Jealousy/Insecurity 253Life-Threatening/Chronic Illness 263Multiple Birth Dilemmas 272Physical/Verbal/Psychological Abuse 277Religious/Spiritual Conflicts 290Reuniting Estranged Family Members 297Separation/Divorce 304Sexual Orientation Conflicts 316Traumatic Life Events 327Unwanted/Unplanned Pregnancy 336