{"product_id":"mending-fences-by-benjamin-d-garber-9781950057184","title":"Mending Fences","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHigh conflict divorce can leave children polarised within the transitioning family system, aligned with one parent and resisting or refusing contact with the other parent.\u003c\/strong\u003e Rather than becoming mired in the bottomless pit of back and forth blame, more and more courts are seeking remedies in the form of reunification therapy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCharged with helping the polarised child to enjoy a healthy relationship with both parents, we know what doesn't work: individual child therapy cannot remedy a family systems problem. Dyadic interventions with the child and either parent are seldom sufficient. Even family therapies fall short when they are not grounded in well-established, reliable and valid science.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMending Fences\u003c\/em\u003e introduces a child-centred, systemically informed, empirically-validated and experientially-proven collaborative reunification protocol. Focusing on the anxiety inhibiting the system's healthy functioning, well-respected and long-validated cognitive behavioural exposure methods are fused with structural family therapy to reduce the child's anxieties about separating from one parent and approaching the other, the aligned parent's fears of separation and loss, and the rejected parent's fears of rejection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA common vocabulary across coordinated interventions allows children across the spectrum of ages and abilities to identify and overcome an individually tailored succession of anxiety-inducing events so as to gradually (re-)establish healthy and safe relationships with both parents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eMending Fences\u003c\/strong\u003e protocol is practical, proven, and effective. The user-friendly discussion is peppered with up-to-date references to the scientific literature and international case law. Application via video conferencing platforms is discussed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncluded:\u003c\/strong\u003e Case illustrations, sample court orders and service agreements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCaveat Lector\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eForeword\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 1 There Is No Such Thing as Reunification Therapy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Know When to Hold 'Em: Receiving, Accepting, or Declining the Referral\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 3 The Court Order\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 4 The Service Agreement\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 5 In the Age of Telehealth\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 6 On Villages and Blind Wisemen: MMST as a Team Sport\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Initial Adult Interviews\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Establishing Rapport with the Child\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Conducting Initial Child Interviews; Segueing into Anxiety Management\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Understanding Anxiety\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Anxiety Management, Exposure, and the MMST Protocol\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Working through the Success Deck: Creative, Responsive, and Graduated Exposure\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 13 When MMST Isn't Enough\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAppendix A Sample Court Order\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAppendix B Sample Service Agreement\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAppendix C Sample Timeline of Multi-Modal Systemic Reunification Therapy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCitations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47431589953772,"sku":"9781950057184","price":94.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781950057184.jpg?v=1774557524","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/mending-fences-by-benjamin-d-garber-9781950057184","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}