Elizabeth
Einstein now has a new website! Visit it at http://www.stepfamilyliving.com/
As America's family image has changed, Stepfamily Living has fast become the norm.
Professionals who work with these complex families need to understand how the stepfamily
system differs in structure and dynamics. This creative workshop focuses on understanding how to work with stepfamilies from a family systems developmental theoretical framework.
Participants will learn to:
- Understand the complex stepfamily system from a developmental theoretical perspective and
why this approach is most effective.
- Identify the stages and clinical tasks of the Stepfamily Journey.
- Explore specific adolescent stepchild challenges that contribute to crisis and developmental
delays.
- Examine bonding and boundary issues in stepfamilies.
- Learn Virginia Satir's Process of Change and how it can be used to reduce anxiety in the
remarriage system.
- Review basic clinical guidelines to working with stepfamilies.
Elizabeth Einstein, M.A. is a Marriage & Family Therapist, an author,
lecturer and one of the country's leading educators in the dynamics of stepfamily
relationships. Her first book, The Stepfamily: Living, Loving, & Learning,
won a National Media Award from the American Psychological Association. Her other
materials have been used throughout the country by single parents, remarried couples,
and professionals who help stepfamilies solve their problem. Ms. Einstein was
the founding editor of Stepfamilies (formerly Stepfamily Bulletin)
and served on the first national board of directors of the Stepfamily Association
of America. She has trained with Virginia Satir at Process Community and in the
Marriage and Family Therapy Program at Syracuse University. To help create a positive
image for the millions of people who live in stepfamilies, she also makes radio
and television appearances. Send for more information: Elizabeth Einstein...
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